Breaking News – Phil Donahue has died.
Donahue, hosted by Phil Donahue, was a hit daytime talk show that ran from 1970 to 1996.
Much like Oprah, Donahue provided an outlet for those with anti-vaccine ideas to push their views.
In 1983, Donahue had a segment on the side effects of vaccines, in which a pediatrician said that the risks of vaccines weren’t worth the benefits.
And in addition to Robert Mendelsohn, Donahue is famous for hosting Lisa Bonet of The Cosby Show fame, back in 1990, when she was talking about her daughter Zoe Kravitz, just 15 months old at the time:
“I’m scared to vaccinate, which is why I didn’t vaccinate her in the first place and which led me to read about the warnings that are out there. And what I’ve learned are there warnings about introducing these alien microorganisms into our children’s blood and the long-term effects, which could be trivial or they could be quite hazardous – and they could just be allergies or asthma or sleep disorders or they could be cancer, leukemia, multiple sclerosis, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
It’s very scary and it’s very serious and I think because I felt wrong doing it… that’s why I didn’t do it.
An you know I mean we have to think twice.
You know why are our kids getting these diseases?”
Lisa Bonet
Since we know that vaccines don’t cause allergies, asthma, cancer, leukemia, multiple sclerosis, or SIDS, it is worrisome that she would scare people like that on a national TV show.
“And what is the biochemical legacy of the vaccination? How long does it last and what might it be its effect. You’re putting something into your baby’s bloodstream. Everybody ought to think about that twice.”
Phil Donahue
We also know why our kids are getting vaccine-preventable diseases – it is because they aren’t fully vaccinated.
In the 1980s, Phil Donahue “used his powerful position on television to publicize the theory that DPT vaccine (for dipththeria, pertussis, and tetanus) induced seizures and neurological damage in children who received it.”
It didn’t.
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Last Updated on August 20, 2024
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