Doctor Lauds Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Founder Was RIGHT to Vaccinate His Daughter - Scientists Share Immunization Myths

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had her baby immunized and sparked a gamut of pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine debate.

Zuckerberg posted a photo of him and his 2-month-old baby on his social media account. He captioned it with, "Doctor's visit -- time for vaccines!"

The Washington Post reported that nearly 70,000 commented on Zuckerberg's post with their different inputs about vaccine.

"Thanks for protecting your child, and other children who can't be vaccinated, and for supporting science!" Allison Hagood commented. "Adorable baby."

Another user, Elsa Sakz, did not find the post inspiring at all, "Vaccine is poison for human kind. It kills more people than it helps. I wish people don't take it as an example here."

The people are divided with the pros and cons of vaccines.

In a separate report from The Washington Post, the Republican frontrunner for presidency, Donald Trump, linked vaccination to autism. In a speech, he shared a story about an adorable 2-year-old baby who had a vaccine and got a tremendous fever a week after. According to him, the baby got sick and is now autistic.

However, health officials do not agree with the different illnesses link to vaccination.

Dr. Anita Milicic, an immunologist from the University of Oxford, told Daily Mail Online that there is no evidence that vaccines cause autism or other diseases. She stressed that failing to be immunized subject the baby to the risk of meningitis, polio, measles, tetanus and other potentially life-threatening illnesses.

Many remain skeptical about the benefits of immunization and vaccines. To help the people understand this matter more, here is a short list of the popular immunization myths.

MMR Vaccine Causes Autism

In 1998, a study linked MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine to autism. The study resulted in a decline in the MMR vaccine uptake and paved way to the return of measles resulting to hospitalization and deaths in the U.K. and U.S. After more studies, they found that the first research was fraudulent and ethical. The paper was retracted but the damage was already done.

Vaccines Contain Toxic Chemicals

The concern about toxicity associated to vaccines has not been scientifically proven. All those talks remain theories.

Vaccine Can Cause The Disease They're Supposed To Be Preventing

In rare cases, vaccine containing a live weakened virus can cause a mild form of the disease they are supposed to be preventing. For instance, a live polio vaccine caused polio in a handful of cases. The MMR vaccine occasionally causes a mild form of measles or mumps that last for a day or two. However, these risks only apply to children with weak immune systems such as those with cancer.

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