Their statements are based on reported cases.
It's not surprising that they've modified their statements about AIDS and
HIV as more data is collected. That's the way that science works.
As far as I know, their conclusions on the measles vaccine have not been
modified over that past 30 years.
BTW-- what are the _odds_ of contracting HIV by sharing toothbrushes?
At 5:07 PM -0500 11/18/00, Beth Benoit wrote:
>> * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
>wrote:
>
>> Note:
>> The CDC has stated unequivocally that the measles vaccine used could not
>> cause measles.
>
>Why does that statement not convince me? Their "unequivocal" statements
>change more often than I care to think about.
>
>Let's see:
>
>Earlier statement: "You can't contract HIV from using the toothbrush of an
>infected person."
>Later statement: Oh, yeah, well, I guess you can in some circumstances.
>
>E.S.: You can't contract HIV from "french kissing" an infected person.
>L.S.Well, yeah, you can in some circumstances.
>
>The list does go on. Anyone think of others?
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