Chili’s Burns Anti-Vaxxers—and Probably Saves Some Kids’ Lives

(Correction appended 4/7/14) MoreMen Charged With Toppling Ancient Rock Formation Avoid Jail Time Huffington PostHere's An Updated Tally Of All The People Who Have Ever Died From A Marijuana Overdose Huffington PostTexas 12-Year-Old Lost 6 Lbs., Has 'More Energy' Since Weight-Loss Surgery PeopleUConn-Kentucky title game matchup not as surprising as it seems Sports IllustratedSuperhero 'What the...?!' end-credits: We rank 'em Entertainment WeeklyToday’s tip of the tinfoil hat goes to the anti-vaccine kooks who nearly contaminated one of their biggest victims. This time it wasn’t just a child who became infected with a vaccine-preventable disease or an entire community of children and adults coming down with measles (hello, New York City and Orange County, Calif.) or mumps (you too, Columbus, Ohio). This time it was poor Chili’s, the restaurant chain that tried for a feel-good and do-good moment, announcing that it would donate 10% of Monday’s revenues to the National Autism Association (NAA), in recognition of Autism Awareness Month. Popular Among Subscribers The Taliban’s New Campaign of Fear Subscribe The Virtual Genius of Oculus RiftThe Last Coral ReefsGood for you, Chili’s — and good for you too, NAA, for looking out for struggling kids. Except there’s this, from the NAA’s website: “Vaccinations can trigger or exacerbate autism in some, if not many, children.” Worse, there...
Source: TIME: Top Science and Health Stories - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Uncategorized anti-vaccinators anti-vaxxers Autism Chili's Kristin Cavallari national Autism Association National Vaccine Information Center vaccines Source Type: news