Yes, Mayim Bialik Is Anti-Vax

Or "vaccine hesitant" if she likes that better. Either way, she's still promoting misinformation about vaccines and it'd be super cool if she stopped.
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[@goodgirl140]

My aunt had polio as a kid, paralyzing her. When the vaccine came out for polio, my grandma cried. She took all of her children to get the vaccine, and people were lined up around the block with their kids to get it. It was heralded as a miracle. For years, helpless parents had to watch their children die and become paralyzed from this horrible disease. How soon people forget. I can't imagine denying a child of such a gift of life.

[@vanessac1721]

My sister went deaf in one ear from measles and that was relatively "lucky". She had even had the vaccine but was a sickly kid. Wouldn't it be nice if we could just bloody well cooperate and eradicate it completely?

[@anja6548]

My grandfather got scarlet fever as a kid and got blind from it and he died pretty young.

[@watchingyoutube8132]

This is what gets me the most tbh. It breaks my heart how people just forget.

[@InefficientElectron]

My grandfather had chickenpox as a kid, no big deal for most people. It returned as shingles when he was older, blinding him in one eye and causing horrendous pain that persisted for years. Infectious diseases, even the ones many people view as mild, aren’t something to be played with. Just get the fucking vaccine.

[@coloradogirl5390]

Back then aborted babies were not including as they are today.

[@Char10tt3_]

“Measles is an almost-always benign childhood disease” my great aunt got measles as a kid and went from a happy healthy child to severely brain damaged, unable to walk, talk, and look after herself, and died in her 20s. Even if that’s a small risk. It’s still a risk. Why would you chance that?

[@googleuser8656]

So has my friend's child but FROM a vaccine.

[@KattReen]

@@googleuser8656 Sure Jan

[@googleuser8656]

@@MisaloSloe of course they can...you can be alergic to a ingredient in a vaccine or have a reaction to them. Same as you can have a reaction to a ingredient in a medication or food and it can kill you. It is really ignorant to deny the suffering of those harmed by vaccine cause they are mandatory. Please educate yourself.

[@darolien6672]

@@MisaloSloe Not true. Vaccinated children/people are not allowed to visit patients at hospitals because they are shedding and can cause others to get sick. Just read the guidlines to visiting a patient at one of the well known hospitals such as johns hopkins. It litteraly says "live vaccines" meaning live viruses. There are many types of vaccines if you learn about it.

[@darolien6672]

@@googleuser8656 I hope your friend's child gets well soon. Ameen.

[@fivebyfivewhat]

Matin Bialik drives me crazy. She has this super reasonable tone whilst she delivers the biggest bullshit messaging. It’s super easy to get sucked in to what she’s saying as she sounds so reasonable if you don’t actually listen to the words she’s saying!

[@UnnaturalVegan]

It sucks because some of her stuff is good. Her divorce videos have brought me to tears (the one about keeping mementos like wedding photos for your children in particular).

[@sannetts]

She comes out constantly and says she's so pro education and so pro science. And then this.

[@sannetts]

@Shimmy Shai oh absolutely.

[@Theresa5207]

Aren"t these celebrities forced to say certain things because they have contracts? I think she is lying. I doubt she is getting flu shot or any other toxic vaccine.

[@thatsalt1560]

@@Teebee300 What does that have to do with it?

[@kassie5779]

Her tone sounds like she's trying to make people angry? Like it's really confrontational and matter of fact/not open to interpretation. It reminds me of people that say their religious views are not open to discussion even though they are trying to change laws (which impact non-religious people) to conform to those beliefs, which makes it everyone's business.

[@shannonperez3779]

Yes! I hate this tone of voice. It’s gross.

[@mathildem6714]

She always talks like that

[@vividgreenvegan9286]

It is funny you say that. Because I stopped watching Mayim's videos when she made one about how you can be a scientist and still be religious. She explained how she can be Jewish and believe in god as a neuroscientist. And I could not believe her rationale which was basically (if I remember correctly) science is science and I believe in god because I just do so leave me alone.

[@misspeaches1144]

Vividgreen Vegan it’s always weird to me how people use some WEIRD logic and apologetics to explain the relationship between science and religion. There isn’t one. Science is about fact religion is about believing, you can believe in both but they are not connected

[@Tovish1988]

@@misspeaches1144 Yeah you can believe in both, as long as your religion doesn't make claims about how the physical world functions that conflict with science. I don't know which specific tradition of Judaism she subscribes to, but if for instance she professed belief that a clay statue can be brought to life by a Rabbi inscribing it with the Hebrew name of god, I'd have a harder time taking her scientific work seriously. I wouldn't just declare a scientific paper she published to be incorrect based on superstitious beliefs, but I'd sure as heck work through all the statistics and read everything she cited, rather than giving the benefit of the doubt that it was all on the up and up.

[@annacabane99]

I can't stand people down playing the effects of measles... The mortality rate is high and can cause neurological damage even years later... I just-

[@baum7des7lebens7]

I had the measles but no problems.

[@annacabane99]

@@baum7des7lebens7 good for you, you could still develop SSPE, but idk

[@baum7des7lebens7]

@@annacabane99 After almost 40 years? Nah...

[@hollyerorabaugh4406]

Anna Cabane exactly

[@TheBreakfastLover]

@@baum7des7lebens7 in the Philippines, there was a large measles outbreak in 2019 when vaccination rates dropped to 74% (due to a large anti-vax movement). There were about 30,000 infected and over 400 died. The measles vaccine is 98% effective, but because measles is so contagious you need over 90% vaccinated to prevent outbreaks.

[@nadja6514]

swayze: "do you understand this? or this? and please be honest with yourself" me, a biomed student: "ah yes, finally my weekly mental breakdowns and hours of stress-studying every day are paying off."

[@Ashaliyeva]

My answer to that question, as a non biomed professional, nor medical professional in any way: “Oh, HELL frickin’ no!” LOL! My gratitude to anyone who truly does understand all of that! 😘💗

[@annacabane99]

same!!! I was like... Wait... I actually do...

[@georgejubilee8880]

But swazey girl is just a researcher.

[@brittniep9219]

hahaha yes!

[@skinnypomegranate]

you should be extremely proud of your hard work!!

[@machoke666]

I don't get the whole "vaccines cause autism"-argument, wouldn't nearly all people be autistic then? And if everyone was autistic autism wouldn't exist because autistic traits would be deemed the norm?? So what if it caused autism anyway (which it doesn't) I have autism and I'm doing pretty well, and it hurts my feelings knowing there are parents out there who'd rather risk their children's lives rather than have them potentially develop autism, as if autism was a bad thing, it's just a different way of being, that's all.

[@autismenlightenment]

Correct they do not cause autism. People are autistic from birth, but because they have sensitive neurological systems it impacts them more and can make the autism more severe. I am also autistic myself. I have worked w children on the spectrum and heard personal stories from other parents. Vaccines dont cause autism but having autism can cause adverse reactions from vaccines at a young age.

[@Melissa-cl2rf]

It stinks that your way of being has been dragged into this debate. I'm sorry your feelings have been collateral damage as a result. If you're looking for someone to blame, research Andrew Wakefield. In 1998, he published a NOW-RETRACTED study in a prestigious medical journal, and it linked the MMR vaccine to autism. Not only is this link nonexistent (a gajillion subsequent studies proved this), but his original study was rife with fraud. He only studied twelve children, some of whom didn't even have autism, and manipulated the timeline of when they got their vaccines to coincide w/ autism diagnosis. He also taught out these children through an anti-vaccine parent group... In addition, Wakefield had major, UNDISCLOSED, financial conflicts of interest. A lawyer, who planned to sue vaccine makers on behalf of parents of kids with autism, had retained him. Wakefield had also applied for a patent on a single measles vaccine (ie not combined w/ mumps, rubella), and he would've made a lot of $$ if people listened to his convenient study conclusion - that is, not to give your kids combo vaccines like MMR.

[@rachelbutler3367]

My problem with the vaccines and autism rhetoric (aside from the fact it is false) is why is it okay to imply that a child would be better off dying from a preventable illness that living with autism? Do people really hate those with autism that much?

[@agees924]

Rachel Butler People usually think of the severe autism when they picture it. Like the type where full adults throw tantrums, scream, hurt themselves, and can never communicate or live independently. Which in that case, dealing with that sort of autism is a nightmare and a lifelong commitment.

[@rachelbutler3367]

A.S. Bernard I understand that is what people picture but it isn't all individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Even handling mild ASD is a challenge (my son is on the milder end of the spectrum) so I get That as well, I just think it would be considered hateful to imply people with other disabilities are better off potentially dying, so why is it okay to say it about individuals with Autism?

[@summersolstice5615]

I was told by my doctor who is not anti-vax to not get the flu vaccine due to very dangerous reactions I get with my immune system since I suffer an autoimmune disease. I wish I could get vaccinated though since I am scared of both the flu and covid.

[@Lineyakitty]

Yeah there are legitimate medical reasons to not get a vaccine, which is why it's so important for those of us that can get vaccinated get vaccinated. And this is my opinion after having an adverse response to a vaccine!

[@JennRighter]

I have an autoimmune disorder and with most of them you should never be vaccinated-your immune system isn’t capable of fighting off even the severely weakened strain in a vaccine. Sadly, autoimmune disorders are widely misunderstood, even by doctors. You’re lucky you have a doctor that understands this. The world of having an autoimmune disorder usually revolves around everyone in the medical field just shrugging their shoulders at you.

[@hairofdog6331]

@@emmareisenberg8107 It is not your job to be self righteous. You're not saving me or anyone by getting anything injected into you. That's like a heroin addict saying they shoot up so no one else gets addicted. News flash! vaccinated people get sick and heroin junkies don't stop other people from becoming heroin junkies.

[@buffalosayshi]

@@hairofdog6331 you can actually save people who can't get vaccines because health conditions by getting your own vaccines it's called herd immunity.

[@hairofdog6331]

@@buffalosayshi Were talking about injections not producing antibodies from getting sick. I don't disagree with you though.

[@RoxyMoron101]

I can't believe someone in the STEM field is so anti-vaxx

[@Aelffwynn]

Smart in one area, blind in another. Very common.

[@burstofsanity]

I know I can't believe Elon... I mean Matin Bialik.

[@lissie3669]

burstofsanity Elon is a business man more than a scientist/engineer. But it doesn’t matter how smart he is, his greed is what drives him to do the abhorrent things he does.

[@confusedflourbeetle4734]

I don't think it is because they are stupid. I think it is because they are scared

[@laurie8090]

Maybe that's a reason to listen to her.🤔

[@merrivideo]

Ross: and I'm Dr. Ross Geller Rachel: Ross, please, this is a hospital, ok? That actually means something here.

[@luckylarita1630]

But it's not the MDs who make vaccines, it's the PhD. The PhD is actually the "real" Dr.

[@luckylarita1630]

Not agreeing with her tho or giving her any credit, just to make that clear 😅

[@Owlsiebee]

@@luckylarita1630 It's really both, a lot of MDs still do clinical research

[@stefaniekolbe7190]

luckylarita yeah, but it depends on the PhD specialisation🤣 My grandma has a PhD in psychology, that does not make her an expert in vaccines🤦‍♀️

[@luckylarita1630]

@@stefaniekolbe7190 like I said, I am not giving her any credit or saying MB has any knowledge on vaccines. I was just replying to the commentator, separate from the video, since they were implying a MD is superior to a PhD, or that a PhD is not a real Dr., whereas in reality it's actually that the PhD is in most cases superior or at least of the same value.

[@heatherjosvlog]

To be honest...this was kinda triggering. I was a super young Mom and had my first kid during the height of the anti-vax prominence in media. I was so scared of doing the "wrong" thing that i was a prime target of this shit. Im sad to say it got to me and i did the "delayed vaccination schedule". Luckily for me and my family it didnt cause any harm but i will always regret how gullible i was. (I also got into an MLM at this time in my life so i was winning all around!)

[@shell9918]

oh god i'm glad you're out of that phase!

[@luckylarita1630]

I didn't get my HPV shot bc of anti-vaxx and it's my biggest regret, cuz it's the one you can't just get later :( I had always been pro-science, even as a kid, and always gotten all my shots. So I scheduled an appointment for my HPV shot and told my friend about it, and she was all like "oh no, the HPV vaccine is super dangerous and has all sorts of side effects". And I was all like "well, I'm not gonna believe it just because you told me, Imma research it. I didn't even know anti-vaxx was a thing, this was back in 2009 or so. So obviously my search results were filled with anti-vaxx so when I went to the appointment I told my Dr. I didn't wanna get the shot anymore, cuz I had read it's dangerous. I still remember her disappointed look. She told me that that's not true and that it is a very important vaccine. But she respected my decision and didn't try so persuade me. I wish she had. I was a minor :( anyways, luckily I really didn't know it was a whole movement, so I only thought that one might be sketchy, I always got all my shots. Although maybe if I had understood it was an entire movement, I would have dismissed it and gotten the vaccine after all, since I knew they work. Well, what if what if 🤷🏻‍♀️ Later in life I realised it was an ideology and I am so fucking annoyed I fell for it...

[@nenetubiduba3628]

@@luckylarita1630 you can still get the shots. Even if you are already infected with a high risk virus, you will be protected against the others

[@Orynae]

@@luckylarita1630 wait, can you not get the HPV vaccine later?? D= I didn't get it but for different reasons... Since it's sexually transmitted, and my parents are super religious (anti-abortion anti-lgbt no-sex-until-marriage young-earth-creatonist Christians), they were always like "lol no she doesn't need that", because I guess you're safe from STDs if you don't have sex until marriage, and of course a good kid like me would never do that lol. And after that I was always afraid of what they would think of me if I went and got the vaccine on my own...

[@stuffandalsootherstuff]

@@Orynae you should probably ask your dr about what ages they'll still do it, so you know what your doing

[@malorieann1150]

I had to stop following her after I had a baby, her content was so guilt focused (typical attachment parenting stuff). Didnt know she was anti vax, that’s surprised since she’s a scientist! Thanks for this!

[@jlh5310]

I only really found her religious videos interesting because it’s so different than our modern society. I respected her talking very honestly about her divorce and how her religious beliefs made it so challenging to deal with. I liked her try-on hauls of very modest clothing too. It’s kinda cool to learn about someone‘s very strict lifestyle. But yeah, the health and parenting stuff really doesn’t speak to me. I find it strange and annoying.

[@Linsey2345]

Are you a scientist? Why not turn the light back on your self and question, why do I beleive differently to someone (likely) for smarter than myself. I vaccinate, however with hesitation. But I have many friends who don’t vaccinate their kids. One is a nurse and the other a doctor. A lot of them are extremely intelligent people (more so than usual person and their professions Reflect that. ) I just think it’s funny you acknowledge her intelligence yet question her rather than your own opinions . Always look inward before outward

[@lionellynnkim4077]

kn nk Doctors and nurses can be anti-vax but it doesn't mean it is safe or scientifically proven.

[@elisenieuwe4649]

@@Linsey2345 intelligence has not much to do with being factual. Actually intelligent people are better at reasoning and therefore better at reasoning about bullshit and convincing them self with bullshit. No joke. Intelligence can be the downfall instead if a help. Also in the US there are a lot of 'universities' tgat are crap. So it natters a lot where someone studied not just what. Until I know where someone studied I take their degree with a grain of salt.

[@bookkeeper8092]

MdoubleHB lmao gtfo 😂 please do your research

[@franceseast6592]

You can tell we both spend too much time talking to kids. I call it my tumtum too. I also asked another adult on the trail "did you bonk your bean" the other day without thinking about it. Please send grown ups to hang out with asap 😂

[@kangaroomommy4457]

I have a child going through the IEP assessment process and the poor team leader looked actually pained while asking me if we vaccinate. I can only imagine what absolute garbage she hears. The relief was palpable when I said we vaccinate on schedule.

[@Starkardur]

I remember seeing Mayim Bialik talk about how her family of 4 had to share a bathroom when she was growing up. My family had to do it too but as it is normal in a lot of countries in the world (yes in the western world) I have never thought of it as anything other than common, but for her it seemed to be something that made her strong.

[@rubysykes8215]

I had a family of 6 share a bathroom and we are all fine lol

[@Geini0]

Growing up I was in a family of 6 and we were all able to share 1 bathroom just fine. I never once thought I was underprivileged. That’s just how a lot of houses were made back then.

[@stinepetersen861]

Yeah, that's normal here. Normal middle class house. If your lucky there's a bath and a half... 🙄 We are obviously very deprived

[@xBloodGarnetx]

Totally hilarious, I grew up I a small family with one bathroom and somehow we struggled through 😂😂😂

[@aineg2259]

Living in the UK 1 bathroom is the norm 👀 our houses are just smaller

[@jesseperkins9669]

She rubs me the wrong way everytime I hear her speak. Every word drips with condescension and she honestly seems to put herself on such a high intellectual pedestal.

[@MortuaryQueen]

Glad I'm not the only one that felt that way (this was the first time I heard her talk)

[@hairofdog6331]

I'm curious why she's rubbing you at all.

[@kassie5779]

@@hairofdog6331 lmao

[@tstststst173]

Well she is married to sheldon cooper 🤪

[@snthtiCloud]

Not like the people that think others should be forcibly injected or ostracized from society because they are too "dumb" to make their own decision. Take a look at the attitudes of the people who are on your side of the argument if you wan't to see true condescension

[@janellefrickert6522]

I stopped liking her when she victim-blamed during the MeToo awakening. She said stuff like women need to be aware of their clothes, and she (Mayim) never got harassed or assaulted because she doesn’t dress suggestingly or something.

[@lizza333]

Ohh I didn’t even know about this! I stopped paying attention to her a while ago so I must have missed that!

[@leonamay8776]

@@gracecooper4692 I was assaulted whilst wearing a huge coat, pulled back hair and not a hint of makeup. So yeah, that kind of talk really is just.... No.

[@autoestimasm3408]

Reallyy?? I didn't knew that, it's very sad and disappointing

[@janellefrickert6522]

@Jayanga S Oh fucking hell there's always one like this. If you're a decent man, you don't have to worry about MeToo (of course, you should still support victims who speak up). I feel like men who worry and hate on MeToo definitely are the kind of men that get accused of stuff you know.

[@janellefrickert6522]

@@leonamay8776 I was assaulted by a guy in highschool wearing sweatpants & oversized tshirt so...

[@scottishere]

Woah. I think its incredible for her to act all private about vaccinating her children, yet years earlier she wrote an entire book on parenting which detailed her decision to circumcise her children, which to me seems like a way bigger breach of privacy lol.. shes always left an off taste in my mouth & I can’t begin to imagine why anybody would pay attention to her

[@mjszy1]

I think she's only saying this because she doesn't want to admit either way to get further backlash.

[@scottishere]

mj zyn Yes 100%. Mayim is being wish-washy to avoid controversy, but we all see through it!

[@KattReen]

@@mjszy1 Anti-vaxxers are a minority, if you're avoiding the topic entirely to avoid controversy it's pretty clear that you have internalized atleast some anti-vaxxer rhetoric.

[@craiga4215]

Call it what it is. It's genital mutilation not circumcision

[@scottishere]

@@craiga4215 I agree

[@goodgirl140]

I don't think the breast implant scare is the best example. That conversation has been reopened as of late, with many women coming forward to how it negatively affected their health, to the point where they needed to be removed. Most of this issue stems from implants with micro tears, which leak the fluid from the implant into the body over time. Studies still need to be made though, but I don't think it's that far fetched.

[@roeliethegoat]

Exactly. I delved into a case for my journalism studies, talked to lawyers, a doctor and the person involved. The silicone leaked into her body, and had been leaking for years without the doctor noticing. The way it was described to me, is that there's something in silicone that cóúld trigger your immune system of you have an underlying condition. In her case, rheumatism. It wasn't showing before the implants, but the silicone triggered her immune system and she started showing symptoms. So no, the implant didn't cause rheumatism, but made her develop it. If that makes sense. And it was a particular brand of implants that seemed to cause these issues. Others were fine. I don't think it's that far fetched either.

[@Theelderscrolls52]

As someone who has autism I thank you for talking about this! Trust me, ask anyone with autism. Most of us highly dislike anti-vaccine people. I would rather ‘be like this’ than in an iron lung

[@Victoria-ls8hd]

After having the measles at 22 with two trips to the ER and several follow up appointments to a respiratory specialist, I can promise you the vaccine is cheaper 🥴

[@piau1798]

Absolutely! I think those people don’t see the highly increased risk that comes along with getting those “childhood illnesses” NOT in childhood but later in life. It can be so dangerous. And if you don’t vaccinate than it’s up to chance if you get it in a not so dangerous state of life or later on in one with risks.. Hope you are fine now :)

[@googleuser8656]

Were you vaccinated against measels or not?

[@Victoria-ls8hd]

google user no and highly regret not taking it into my own hands when I went to college but it’s not something you think about as a teenager.

[@heyikindalikeyou]

Survival of the fittest

[@easilystartled2203]

It's wild having her pop up every once in a while to just come off worse and worse. She is absolutely no where in my world for years at a time and then she bops up saying something even more batty and off-putting. If she's not careful on the tilt she's got going on, she's got enough runway to pull a Paula Dean and then a J.K.Rowling. The discomfort and face-palms are too real.

[@hollyerorabaugh4406]

The measles are horrible the pics I’ve seen these children are suffering

[@hairofdog6331]

I know. It's crazy how those people vaccinated with the measles kept getting sick from the measles.

[@Linsey2345]

What about my child’s vaccine injury? No one cares about that. No one cares about the after effects of the fever they couldn’t get under control, the lump at the site that stayed for 4 years, and still is a small bump when you press on the site. No one care about the health implications we are dealing with after her vaccine reaction. Because it’s not convenient for your argument. I had 4 vaccinated children (hesitantly) But it really suck no one gives a shit about my kid but you care about the ones that suit your argument. My kid was sick too. My kid has lifelong problems as a result too. My kids heath is worth caring about too.

[@Victoria-jd1dx]

kn nk all medical procedures can cause adverse side effects, and I am sorry that that happened to your child. However I do not that think that someone discussing how measles is terrible has anything at all to do with what you went through

[@Linsey2345]

Victoria the comment referred to the suffering of children through measle (ergo which is why we should vaccinate) If that’s a reason than my child must be taken into as much value for the opposing argument.

[@Orynae]

@@Linsey2345 it's horrible that your child went through that, I'm so sorry. But the scenario you went through _is_ actually taken into account when vaccines are developed. Just like for covid tests where they need to measure the false positive and false negative rates (which will always exist for any test of any kind), and reach certain thresholds before it's approved. Same with medication, like hydroxychloroquine which was _not_ approved when they determined that the adverse effects outweighed the potential positives. With vaccines, they need to reach a certain effectiveness at preventing the disease, but also a low enough risk of negative effects. No matter what it is, there's always a small chance of an adverse reaction. But it _is_ outweighed by the positives, on a societal scale. Even on an individual level, if your child hadn't been vaccinated, who's to say they wouldn't have been very ill from measles instead? You _should_ be compensated and your child _should_ receive all the care they need for the complications. And you and your family have every right to be frightened of vaccines after that experience. But that doesn't mean vaccines are bad.

[@korrinmackenzie1566]

I was raised heavily influence by anti-vaxers. Despite knowing the science the illogical fear is really hard to shake. They make you feel as if your dangling your kid off a cliff. While I don't agree with her, the fear vs logic can be really hard, and I kinda feel bad for her.

[@SelinaCat]

Me too, thanks for sharing this, it really helps to understand the thinking more. When we understand, we can be more compassionate instead of just demonizing them and forcing them deeper into a hole.

[@chiarakoch6034]

my mom is an adamant anti vaxxer, im a medical student. its hard for me to accept that she is anti vax. and it took a lot to learn for me to realise... she is infact completely utterly wrong. im glad i went through this procses though. everytime we touch the subject though the tension in the room between us is almost visible.

[@thegirlnexxtdoor3]

MdoubleHB that would you. You’re the fool.

[@SelinaCat]

@@thegirlnexxtdoor3 I just keep reporting them for harassing Swayze....did you see they posted this like 10 times?! What a bully!

[@leonamay8776]

Same. The nurse had to pin down my arm when I got my first vaccination. I'm not sure she understood why I was being so difficult but she offered to basically "clench" my hand between her knees so I'd stop flinching. And that was the only way I was able to stay still...

[@nottt5203]

4:50 In talking about her kids: "Information you don't necessarily get to know about because you follow me on social media" Oh, I can't. This is the same woman who has posted *tons* of highly detailed content about the embarrassing behaviors of her kids (their names are publicly available, one google search away), private intimate information about their hygiene and personality, and explaining how tough she has it dealing with those things 'as a mother.' It's the most self-absorbed parenting content you could imagine. Love that she has concern for their privacy when it shields scrutiny into her dangerous views on vaccines, but not when it helps cast her as a valiant figure and her kids as problems.

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

Now I learned that she talked about their circumcisions

[@snthtiCloud]

Umm... just because someone chooses to disclose one personal doesn't mean they are required to disclose everything, despite the you feeling that it may be inconsistent. She is absolutely right, the entitlement of some people is insane?

[@nottt5203]

@@snthtiCloud so the point went over your head. The point is, Mayim exploits her kids by selectively sharing information about them that makes her as a mother look valiant while her children seem like problems. Many examples of this too, she LOVES making content about this. She's willing to share gross and embarrassing information about their hygiene and personality. So it doesn't pass the smell test that she can't say 'they're not vaccinated because of a medically significant condition'. That gives no information about them personally, and it's substantially less information than the exploitative information she *IS* willing to share about them for content, when it makes her look good and them look bad. That's not what underlies her decision to not disclose here, in reality she doesn't want to be criticized for being antivax and that's it.

[@snthtiCloud]

@@nottt5203 After reading your reply I can confirm that I did not miss the point and that my previous comment applies within the context of your "clarification".

[@nottt5203]

@@snthtiCloud bless your heart

[@maximeraynaud-liblin9558]

I gotta say, as a totally pro-vaxx, I'd be somewhat hesitant if a covid vaccine came out right now. It seems far too short of a R&D window, and I'd prefer some more testing before blindly running in. In my case, I'd take the chance and take it just for shot at stopping covid (which is a far bigger threat), but I feel like having a doubt because of the most likely very short testing period is totally reasonable.

[@unoriginal1086]

Especially if trump endorses the vaccine immediately, or if it comes out of russia too quickly. I still might take it though.

[@AnaLuisa-uj2bc]

Me too

[@thatfangirl1145]

Same here

[@onebraincellleft2563]

Same. I feel like wearing a mask and social distancing is effective enough for now. I would rather wait longer for a good vaccine than push it out too soon

[@sophieMW84]

We need more testing time to ensure efficacy. Period.

[@statesoftheunited7049]

Wonder how many diseases mutated from the constant vaccines since the beginning of vaccines?

[@ashleyw3326]

I like a lot of Mayim’s stuff, I really do. She has some really smart, insightful videos. But I had to quit this one mid way through. The minute she says “most illnesses can be treated with herbs and natural remedies”, I was out.

[@ninokemularia9079]

🙏

[@peachyykeen80]

I have a PhD in immunology and I have had antivaxxers tell me that I don't know my own field because Mayim Bialik has a PhD and she is antivax. Whether she likes it or not, she is used as an example of an antivaxxer. She is either lying (to herself or to everyone) or naive to say that people shouldn't assume she is pushing the antivax position.

[@FrankeyVoodoo]

I found out a nurse I work with and respected that "she doesn't believe in vaccines." You can believe in whatever you want but it doesn't change fact. Vaccines aren't faith based.

[@abug5004]

Mayim's not like other moms! She's a COOL mom! My grandfather had polio when he was 7 or 8. The public health people quarantined his family in Hell's Kitchen. His uncle muscled him out & got him to a sanatorium in PA which probably saved his life. (Sanatoriums were like fresh-air health facilities in non-slum areas.) My grandfather survived but had breathing trouble including getting pneumonia frequently for the rest of his life. He wasn't able to serve as a soldier in WWII, he had some kind of homefront neighborhood watch gig like the old men, which made him feel emasculated. He was about 5'4" tall, his sons are all 6' or taller. So was the uncle who saved his life. It's just like...these aren't joke diseases. There's a reason they came up with vaccines for them. They affect growth, they have lifelong effects on really important systems in the body. Even something like mumps can render a kid sterile and change the whole course of their future that way.

[@alexwillis2381]

Wait. You’re not Mayim Bialik? /jk. Haha.

[@Jarblyy]

SAli your comment killed me I love it

[@TheBrucifer]

Ha, If we were in the other side of a Parallel Universe..

[@StitchinStacey1]

So sad with her scientific background.

[@forestgreen9002]

All the more reason we need consensus

[@hollytobin6036]

It's the telling women to dress more modestly if they don't want to get assaulted for me

[@janellefrickert6522]

Yes thank you!!! You're the only comments that talks about this :(

[@cheesyDELISH48]

Mayim seriously said that??

[@hollytobin6036]

@@cheesyDELISH48 yes, unfortunately.

[@mairzydoats4879]

I like these curls the most, they look natural yet intentional.

[@joaosantos-uj9uw]

Oh my god they’re so pretty

[@joaosantos-uj9uw]

She has such pretty features too :)

[@dr.tanyajay4473]

As soon as I hear anti vaccination, my anger levels rise severely high and I can no longer listen to, or find anything else credible coming from that person. NB : Don't get me started on medical professionals who are anti vaccination, that goes beyond any comprehension I could muster, knowing the vast amount of knowledge we have.

[@HowCaseySeesIt]

100% agree

[@AlienZizi]

I'm shook that she put out a parenting book, dedicated some of it to vaccinations, and shared that her own kids were not vaccinated, but is now trying to play the privacy card and say we dont get to know why she delayed vaccination. this isn't how it works, if you're gonna share controversial opinions unprompted and be upset when people think you're irresponsible, you don't get to walk away saying "i had a good reason but it's none of your business."

[@adriennengo5527]

Yay vegan mom posted! I always feel so comforted when you post!

[@steffen_e]

It's so upsetting to see more and more people in the STEM field speak out against vaccination. I study biochemistry and I have people believing in homeopathy taking courses in drug discovery and anti vaxxers studying immunology still not changing their mind. It is frustrating :/

[@letsdomath1750]

At least they are open enough to take formal courses in those subjects, hahaha. XD

[@steffen_e]

@@letsdomath1750 LMAO 😂

[@sabahalilovic2245]

Jeezz ://

[@ianafloat9250]

Paraphrasing: vaccines are necessary, except for my children.

[@BinaScully]

So glad you did this. I felt really icky after watching her video

[@lilycollens]

L

[@EQ3282]

Watch interviews with her. She's always had a very exaggerated sense of self, and after she got her PhD she made the life choice to be the smartest person ever to live on the Earth. She enjoys her position and relishes it.

[@anuke123]

LOL 14:54 is so true! I have had that happen to me multiple times. Most recently with a painkiller pill that a 1990s commercial led me to believe targeted the place that hurt you specifically, even though it was just ibuprofene. This is why I think discussion is so important, oftentimes you don't realize how stupid something is until you say it out loud.

[@TheFinalMB]

Came to the comments to say the same thing (not specifically about painkillers). There are so many things I go to say and I stop and think “am I about to say a bullshit?”, then do some research and find out that indeed I was incorrect all along and trusting memorised ‘facts’ can sometimes lead you astray :p

[@nom3nnescio]

haha, RELIGIONS

[@laugh2live1230]

“She also believes in “boosting your immune system”... ummm do you not? I was a bit confused and taken aback by the way you stated this. Are you unaware of the multitude of implications that environmental & dietary inputs have on our body’s innate ability to fight infection? As an example, have you read about the significant impact that Vitamin D has on proper immune function, particularly with regard to this coronavirus? Supporting optimal immune function through diet & lifestyle is a vital aspect to reducing the impact of this virus (in addition to reducing the spread in the first place, of course). You seem to have an aloof attitude towards any and all interventions that are not medically/ pharmacologically based (even if they are scientifically supported). It is quite off-putting.

[@suzan6254]

Yeah, one of the things she listed for boosting immune system was getting enough sleep. I think you can probably ask any doctor in the world whether getting enough sleep helps your immune system and the answer will be yes.

[@samiam2088]

“Boosting your immune system” is often code for “I don’t need to get vaccinated because I stay home if I don’t feel well.” This does not take into account that most diseases have an incubation period, where an infected person in contagious and asymptomatic. This is the primary problem with COVID-19. COVID has a two week incubation period, wherein the carrier feels totally normal and meantime is exposing everyone with whom s/he comes into contact. Sleeping well, taking vitamins, and getting exercise does not change make an infected person less contagious.

[@dr.corinaz7776]

You touched a very important topic, the "do your own research" one. I am an MD , assoc prof with a PhD in human medicine. And it is very very dificult even for me to...do my research in a certain topic. So...this mantra is miserable and empowers just misunderstanding and error...

[@neurodivergentpunk]

People conflate the ability to google whatever you want with actual research studies and how to find them. There are literally classes on how to research for a reason...

[@shpunge]

Everyone should be HESITANT about any procedure that involves a degree of risk. And there is no question that vaccination falls in that category. Being hesitant means you consider the pros and cons before you reach a conclusion. There's nothing to be ashamed of about that.

[@angelfallen9183]

I agree to a degree, I don't like how vaccine hesitant is equivalent to being anti-vax. Because not all vaccines are equal, meaning some have been around for decades & have been thoroughly tested while others not so much. Ex you shouldn't have to be hesitant with vaccines like polio or measles. But newer ones ex the covid vaccine deserve hesitancy.

[@NoToPCBS]

Worrying about un-vaccinated people is like You buying a raincoat & then complaining that you're getting wet because I don't hv a raincoat Your raincoat will either keep you dry, in which case there isn't a problem, or it won't & your raincoat wasn't worth having in the 1st place

[@principessa101]

She’s not anti vax in her video she says she did give her kids the vaccines just delayed. I mean I see what you mean with that definition you found online. But she still gave her kids vaccines.

[@rubysykes8215]

Not all of them

[@rubysykes8215]

She says that in the video

[@samiam2088]

Which ones did she skip? People who delay vaccines also choose to forgo certain vaccines altogether. So which ones did she skip entirely and why?

[@martam.1994]

My friend's child is on a delayed vaccine schedule because the baby was born neutropenic. There are legitimate reasons for people to not adhere to the recommended timetable.

[@tkps]

Maybe so. But how many who delay do so for the reasons you just gave rather than due to an emotional response?

[@christina7454]

That child is actually a good example why everyone who can get vaccinated should be (protection by herd immunity)

[@martam.1994]

@@christina7454 Absolutely, I do agree. What I meant was it's a bit unfair to assume that people who have children on altered vaccine schedule are automatically anti vaxxers.

[@christina7454]

@@martam.1994 definitely! I'd also not judge anyone who doesn't get vaccinated because of a medical reason (ppl with autoimmune conditions for example) It's just that usually when someone speaks of a delayed schedule they mean the one by Bob Sears who uses the anti vax movement for his own profit. There's no evidence for his plan.

[@jannahwhitmore5527]

There were textured implants that did have issues regarding cancer. Recently there has been more research suggesting breast implant illness is real. I’ve seen a few plastic surgeons discuss this possibility and it has certainly given me cause to reconsider.

[@dr.tanyajay4473]

Jannah Whitmore Breast implant illness is 100% a real thing indeed.

[@juliettegagne5068]

My mom had to delay my vaccination because of medical reasons and had to get allergy tested to the vaccines before I got them. Plus I’m allergic to one of the vaccines most kids got, so technically I do not have all vaccines most kids had, but I don’t think anyone would call her an anti-vaxer. If her kids were in a similar situation, just say that it’s totally valid to delay vaccination for medical reasons

[@magnaz26]

I disagree with your opinions in this video so I disliked. You are guilty of committing the same offenses you accused her of. You also do not understand any of the data you are examining just like the woman you are criticizing. How life works is that you will never have all 100% of the information on any subject but you still must take the limited info that has been made available to you and make a choice regardless before your time for choosing runs out. Your criticisms of this woman are Hypocritical cause you criticize her for lacking understanding while having the same exact lack in understanding yourself you accused her of having. So you are "Projecting" here in this video.

[@whitecrow1583]

Please don't perpeuate the myth that homeopathy is ineffective. I know the official science does not support it, and I honestly don't know why, but it has been shown to work even in animals, which rules out the placebo explanation. When standard medicine can't help, homeopathy might, so please keep an open mind.

[@sarasthoughts]

??? Science doesn't support it because it doesn't work. That's it.

[@christina7454]

Look up placebo by proxy.

[@eleigar1]

My husband has a PhD in chemistry. He doesn't know everything but if I have to ask something about science, I rather ask my husband than some random youtuber. At least I know that he has done plenty of research and he can read scientific publications and he knows how that stuff works. I am not saying that Mayim is right but at least she has some real credit in scientific world. Unnatural Vegan has none (as far as I know), so why should I even listen to her ideas about the topic. She says that you can't educate yourself online but she does the same thing. Why does she offer her opinion and tries to back it up with science she doesn't really understand. I think this is pretty hypocritical.

[@profklink]

Good video...but breast implants are probably a poor example. First, I'm pretty sure the FDA just issued a black box warning for breast implants being linked to a specific type of cancer. Second, however low the risk for breast augmentation are, they should be weighed against the relatively low benefits for most people (in consideration of variable cosmetic outcomes and the fact that they are not lifetime devices). Whereas the minuscule risk of a vaccine should be weighed against the substantial benefit to yourself and your community in curtailing preventable disease.

[@Kaleysia]

The breast implants were only used as an example for showing that just because people receive compensation payments, doesn't mean the things they are being compensated for actually happened. So I don't think the differences you mentioned are relevant.

[@profklink]

@@Kaleysia Personally, I still do perceive it to be a bad example because the validity of those symptoms is still grey, and those suits also revolved around high rates of implant rupture and leakage, which were known by but not disclosed by the manufacturer. Therefore, it is not necessarily a good example of "nothing bad happened here and people were still compensated for it." Second, because of the low utility to society of breast implants, it doesn't actually seem like poor policy to me to have temporarily removed a specific type of breast implant from the market while a significant number of terrifying anecdotal claims and verifiably high rupture and leakage rates were being thoroughly investigated. The risk benefit calculation is very different for vaccines.

[@DELLRS2012]

They also need to be changed out every 10 years. I think a lot of people are walking around with expired implants. Ew

[@RosemarysArt]

Mayim is talking about now, not before, not when she was little, not when her kids were of age to be vaccinated, but NOW.

[@PhantomStella]

I've never really liked the way she talks/her attitude in general...she just seems really condescending and like she looks down on everyone else.

[@pmariewatson]

Thanks for speaking out on this topic. We have to be careful who we align ourrselves with in terms of health issues. I am science educated and conducted research in molecular biology for 10 years. Yet I know enough to know that I am not expert in all areas of science and seek out views of the specialized experts in areas that I wish to understand with greater depth. I think that celebrities have a responsibility to their fans and not lead them astray with unsubstantiated personal beliefs. Educated celebrities especially should know better and not be blinded by their ego and self importance to present themselves as infallible resources. This is how many followers will regard them because they want to believe them. I am disappointed in Mayim's confusing viewpoints. She has done a disservice to her fans with her pseudo science understanding of vaccines.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

We live around many anti-vaxxers too and it almost makes me feel weird about being pro. But I think the science is solid and vaccines have done many good things. I mean, how great is it for your kid not to get polio?! They act like things are just added randomly in the program instead of after literal decades of research. Strange times man, I’m sure people in 1800 would have loved what we have now.

[@SelinaCat]

This made me accept something sad about her, I'm Jewish and I have so few female role models who are STEM and observant, but I can't ignore this...especially the comments section

[@flygirlhandm]

Why is delayed scheduling bad? I'm not trying to be argumentative, I just don't understand. If your child ends up with all the vaccines, why does getting them more spread out matter? Isn't it good to have them spread out if there is a reaction to one, then you will know which one it is?

[@neurodivergentpunk]

Because you don't know WHAT vaccine is going to be necessary and when it'll be necessary. Getting them ALL as soon as possible will mitigate the chance of contracting and potentially giving the disease to others. Especially if it's a virus like covid-19 where you dont have symptoms for weeks before you notice you have it. Who cares if you're /scheduled/ to have a measles vaccine done next friday when you get it that Tuesday? It's why babies and children shouldn't be around too many people, esp other children, for the first few months of their lives so as to stay safe until vaccines are given. Same goes for unvaccinated adults.

[@flygirlhandm]

@@neurodivergentpunk O.k. but like... say you have a very busy work schedule. And you schedule the doctor appointment for next Friday... how is that different than doing one on Tuesday, and one on Friday? Does that mean every parent who doesn't get their child fully vaccinated on the first day they are medically allowed are bad parents? I don't think that is possible for most people? Also, I agree about just not having kids be around other people or "out" until they are vaccinated fully... so a delayed schedule would just mean delaying that a bit too, which is fine?

[@chiabee14]

flygirlhandm what anti-vaxxers mean with ‘delayed scheduling’ isn’t just a couple of weeks/months tho, it can go to years even. And at that point, it gets harder to stay away from other people/children (the kid gets old, has friends to play with, starts school, etc). If you don’t have the time to take your kid to get vaccinated this week so you do it the next it’s not delayed scheduling, waiting until your kid is school-aged because you don’t think newborns ‘can’t stand’ the vaccination... that’s not good

[@flygirlhandm]

@@chiabee14 ohhhh ok... ya I don't think spreading them out by years is a good idea. But I think spreading them out a little in certain circumstances is fine.

[@nehaneha5312]

And she's a PhD holder on neuroscience 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@KattReen]

Smart people can be wrong too ;P

[@rivrox17]

But breast implants do cause illnesses

[@whitneyw.7919]

It's really interesting that Mayim circumcised her sons when that's objectively much crueler and much less necessary

[@amberskeens9621]

Exactly, but she is Jewish and most Jewish but not all Jewish people have their Children circumcised. I read her book and I remember her saying this way

[@brooker5919]

Call her out!! I can’t even deal with people who are anti vaccine, and I don’t understand why it’s getting more popular?

[@nom3nnescio]

I work in field of molecular genetics but i have about no clue of immunology. so: even if i have high education that DOES NOT MEAN I KNOW ALL THINGS.

[@kristavaillancourt6313]

She didn't have to put it out there,but she did..

[@ivi3991]

But also, who LIKES getting vaccinated? Aren't we all a little bit "vaccine hesitant"? I don't understand why "vaccine hesitant"="anti-vax". Or do we want to call it a spectrum, like with autism? I'm trying not to be sarcastic...

[@gloriousg]

People need to understand that STEM is not a subject. In universities STEM subjects take up 50% of the campus: the knowledge covered in String Theory and Zoology are nothing in common.sure, a STEM degree gives you a scientific method of thinking but thinking that someone with a STEM degree should be able to have a acknowledged, rational and fact-based opinion on vaccination is, well, simply unrealistic.

[@FleurPillager]

No.

[@Chelsyclb]

I think by now she should know the difference between boost and support. Supporting your immune system with certain foods, herbs and vitimans is normal. It shows she doesnt know what shes talking about.

[@Matildacona]

Hi! I'm pretty skeptic and pro-science, pro-vaccine. But specifically the Covid vaccine worries me a little bit, as we will know very little about its long term effects before we have to get it. I'd love to hear informed scientific opinions on this topic. Thanks!

[@suzan6254]

I think it's difficult to find an informed scientific opinion on "the covid vaccine" because it doesn't exist yet. There are many different possible covid vaccines being developed, but none have been sufficiently tested to be confirmed safe and effective yet. So if anyone tells you at this time that "the covid vaccine is safe", they don't know what they're talking about.

[@Matildacona]

@@suzan6254 Exactly what I think! But every time I express this someone calls me an anti-vax, and sure vaccines are important but I don't know if the risk covid implies is high enough to justify vaccination with a very short testing period

[@Christina-vs6cl]

I know I'm like 8 months late to this - but someone who was working on the Pfizer vaccine (I'm not a vaccine know it all, not by a long stretch) was explaining to me that vaccines are actually very differently to standard drugs in terms of half life and side effects. Prescribed or over the counter drugs are often taken long term, and as such they last longer in the body (because it takes time for your body to remove any foreign substance from itself) and so they often have side effects, and some can be quite severe. Vaccines are purposefully made to be identified by the immune system, tagged, and then destroyed in order for natural antibodies to be made by your body. As such, the side effects of a vaccine are basically never long term because the vaccine has stuff in it (e.g. dead or artificial virus bits) which is very quickly removed by the body. This is why you often feel a bit tough for the next 2 days after a jab, but very very rarely (maybe never) have long term consequences/side effects! I hope this helps 👍

[@Christina-vs6cl]

@@Matildacona just tagging you because I forgot above 🤦‍♀️

[@celinedcelined5468]

As a pharmacy master student I can tell you that vaccines usually don't give side effects a long time after you got them, but you can get side effects that develop gradually and you'll only discover them or get symptoms after a few months or even years, so in that way a vaccine can give long term side effects. We don't know the long term side effects from the covid vaccines, and yes it's possible that we could develop long term/ chronic diseases from this vaccine, but it's rare. So everyone should make the choice for themselves.

[@margotmolander5083]

I understood those figures, but I’m an immunologist so it’s my job! Vaccines have saved so many lives all over the world, they’re so well studied I just don’t get the fear of them.

[@hairofdog6331]

A lot of people have died from vaccines. Just because someone gets vaccinated from something doesn't meant the vaccine saved them. 😂

[@FellowLee]

+

[@blackarchon8778]

I am all for vaccines but whats wrong with changing the scedule of vaccines for you or ur kids to over a month or whatever instead of all in a few days. Btw i work at a vet clinic and have seen over 200 vaccine reactions(as far as how many vaccines we give thats not a lot)but its still some and no they werent just rashes at the injection site some were near deadly. My chihuhahua would have died without my mom being the vet and her being near oxygen and drugs. Im just saying different dogs have differentt reactions to some very basic vaccines so what makes you think there isnt a risk for people when vaccinating all at once. Btw we only give around 2 to 3 vaccines at once

[@magnaz26]

Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@user-xy4ff5yp7b]

Bodily. Autonomy. Is. A. Human. Right.

[@mandigurl2341]

Oh, fun. Another nail in her reputation coffin.

[@alblin]

Don't like this. Don't like anything that is happening. Alright, let's do this. 2020 mood.

[@spidermiss2426]

I used to help out a lady that had polio in the 1970s. She was paralyzed from below her neck. She could move her neck and nothing else. I basically helped her do everything- eat, use the bathroom, etc. She used a stick to type on her computer, she operated her wheelchair by blowing through a tube. Her husband left her shortly after she recovered from the polio.

[@eliacanete8128]

I perfectly understand what she said, I'm not sure you do..

[@mcresent]

Remember when drs promoted smoking?

[@Synthwave_Ash]

I am so pro-vax I ask for a second helping!

[@capitalbad1528]

"People who won't even get vaccinated for Covid". This video is from 2020. Have you changed your mind on this since then?

[@Happycactus-s1q]

Yea, she’s critical and skeptical of big pharma. I’m critical and skeptical of her.

[@youareherediversity7321]

I know 2 people in my family with measles injuries. My grandfather was blind in one eye due to measles, my mother in law is deaf due to measles. I don’t know anyone in my generation with measles related disability- because we were vaccinated.

[@haydnstv]

Her cadence and condescension plays a huge role in how her views are received online - and that’s incredibly frustrating, given her academic credentials. My mom isn’t necessarily anti-vax, but she’s never received her flu shot. She’s a recovered/recovering alcoholic, turned crunchy granola person. I love her with all my heart - it’s just incredibly disheartening to hear her stumble through her reasoning. People like Miyam have intentionally misled people like my mother, and I’m pissed the fuck off.

[@Jilly_Neutron]

I don't have children yet, but I will admit that, if I do, I will be hesitant to give them the DTAP or TDAP vaccine. All of my siblings are moderately allergic to it and I am severely allergic to it. I don't know how strongly allergies are inherited, but it is definitely something I think about when talking about childhood vaccines.

[@lucybrown8902]

The most fascinating thing about this whole video is discovering that Americans say whooping cough differently to brits 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@MortuaryQueen]

Do you think you can phonetically spell out how brits say it because I am very intrigued by this fact lol

[@lucybrown8902]

@@MortuaryQueen we say hooping cough, the w is silent. :)

[@wildhias6195]

Thats unfair, homeopathy is not just water....it is sometimes also sugar

[@jasonbolding3481]

If lucky alcohol

[@d.b2370]

Omg finally someone is talking about her weirdass ideas. She also tells her kids to they need to call her firstly no matter what cus their daddy is working but she is actually real hectic one lol

[@amberskeens9621]

I didn’t know this!! What Mayim?

[@jackogracko]

“Do you understand this? Or this? Or this?” *has a breakdown because I do*

[@stevenbishop8625]

Now you should eat your words uv.. apologise for pushing this on kids. You were so wrong when you made this video. Poor kids

[@troy8613]

She won’t apologize. Doesn’t have that level of maturity.

[@sarahrobb8294]

I was vaccine hesitant due to a mentor strongly advising me to look into the anti vaxx world (not youtube or celeb, a real person in my life) I did not understand either side and was super confused! But when I was pregnant with my one year old and was offered the whooping cough vaccine, my intuition felt very okay with it, and then with his other vaccines too! There seems to be less vaccine injury/deaths than what there would be if there was no vaccines, no one should have to lose a child, we are all doing what we can with the information we have in this very uncertain world we live in.

[@matthewmckee561]

I would like to say something and I'm not intending to be rude at all. As a psychotherapist, I tried to put a little effort into analyzing your video cuz I don't quite understand you or even the position that you are taking. Just so you know, I have never seen one of Mayim Bialiks KZbin videos before and I never knew her personal views or anything until the video that you referenced randomly popped up on my KZbin feed. I watched it out of curiosity and then I watched your video which was recommended underneath hers. There are so many points that I would like to touch on but I feel more concerned with the underlying factors here. To be honest, I can't decipher if it's a cognition issue, or perhaps some type of odd celebrity jealousy, or maybe even just using someone else's fame to boost your viewership. But regardless of your motivation, the content in your video is completely wrong. Starting with the fact that Mayim Bialik has never "promoted" being an anti-vaxxer or delaying vaccines. She wrote a book about parenting because that was important to her and as a celebrity who has a lot of fans she also gave personal information about herself and her children at that time. A lot of celebrities give their fans personal information about themselves but that doesn't mean that they are promoting for the general population to follow them in their decision. Also, the forward of the book can be written by anyone she chooses and I can assure you that she doesn't share a 100% of the same beliefs of whomever wrote her forward. Also, you seemed slightly defensive when stating that she could stop acting as if people are creepy or trying to be personal because that's not what you're trying to do. However, that's EXACTLY what you're trying to do. She stated in her video, in so many words, the reason why she delayed vaccination for her children when they were growing up. She spoke about that when she mentioned the allergies and reactions and medical contraindications. And that's exactly what you said she should say and everything would be fine with you. but just because she didn't use your exact wording that you needed her to use doesn't mean that she didn't state the same thing. And again, just like at no point in time in history, she did not promote any point of view in this video. She simply corrected people's perception of her beliefs and then shared and elaborated more upon them. Honestly, I do not know how she could have been any more clearer with her words. And she seems to be a very genuine person to me, although I cannot speak from any personal experience with her. So I'm not quite sure what it is you wanted her to do that she didn't do. Nor do I quite understand how you have become some voice for vaxors. You clearly showed images of scientific information regarding vaccinations and pointed out that they were too complicated for the average person to know. Yet, you're an average person and you were speaking as if you're some sort of authority and dismissing the person who is actually a scientist. She may not be an expert in vaccinations but I can assure you she understands the charts. I haven't watched any of your other videos and I am quite confident I never will. But I do hope that your 256k followers only take your opinions as opinions. Because I find it close to impossible to be able to trust someone who either doesn't understand information that is clearly communicated or simply has chosen not to. But it's a little brazen to post the same video that you're trying to discredit as evidence when it clearly states the opposite of the statements within your entire video. And that's a person who has a platform also, you should be more responsible.

[@simaipinacomposer]

Absolutely!!!!!!

[@avi10000]

Re polio - this one does not affect children badly. Next issue.

[@Destiny1994ish]

Unrelated too the video but your skin looks great ❤️

[@taitai-jw3xy]

I think people should listen more carefully to Mayim's video. She is not an anti-vaxxer, the video itself make it very clear. The fact that she didn't follow the "usual" recommended schedule for her two boys doesn't mean that she didn't followed it at all, and she explained that too in the video, for those who really wanted to listen. A lot of parents find themselves in the condition of following another timing for the vaccines, just a little different, because their kids are more delicate or they have particular birth conditions....she explained something, but of course this is her personal business, and she doesn't have to explain exactly WHY she followed another timing/schedule. And being an anti-vaxxer is not simply saying, as she says, that yes when she had to take the kids to get the shots she was worried and icky and felt a little strange...we, parents, I think we felt the same feelings too!!! The moment we take our babies to do it, I think we feel exactly how she felt! She is just trying to explain that on some things we are all on the same boat.....and being so judgmental without knowing her whole story is wrong.....so I think that you have either something personal against her, or you didn't get her video at all. Or more, you didn't want to get it. Bye.

[@samiam2088]

She’s a public figure with a platform to a large audience. She’s the one who brought up the “delayed vaccination schedule,” not the public. If she’s going to publicize how she screws around with vaccinating her kids, she damn well needs to explain WHY. She doesn’t get to play the privacy card after she airs her own dirty laundry in public.

[@taitai-jw3xy]

@@samiam2088 Dear Samian, from that point of view I can understand you opinion: from the early 2000s, and after that, a lot of public figures and vip people started living their lives on social medias, but deciding to tell or show too much to be understood without explanations...I think that she did that mistake too, but a lot of times she admits that she goes wrong like every other normal person, and she put her face in the video saying that she is wrong, and this is very humble. So this teaches us that videos and social medias must be managed very carefully. But some facts must remain private anyways, especially because medical matters are really private matters. And we are not even talking about HER life, but about the life of her 2 kids...and they are MINORS. Let's not forget that. I kiss you strongly!

[@varalys]

For various reasons (including being old and born pre-MMR) I was not vaccinated against measles, I got age 7 and it was a week of absolute feverish agony I still have strong nightmarish memories of over forty years later. I HATE anti-vaxxers with a passion to be willing to expose their kids to that much pain. I should point out my baby sister born 12 years later in the mid 80's had her full complement of jabs as have my small nephews this past few years.

[@mcresent]

Has there been long term affects studies done vaccines?

[@EclecticallyEccentric]

Actually, yes.

[@mcresent]

@@EclecticallyEccentric pls provide.

[@SarahWelstead]

I stopped watching Mayim Bialik after her hot takes about extra-marital sex and her barely-concealed moral judgement about polyamorous and other non-traditional lifestyles. She's smart, but she's also SUPER religious in a pretty orthodox way (i.e. like she's into 'modesty' and perpetuates the old trope that 'promiscuity' leads to STDs) and that religion really leads her down some really wrong, judgemental, unbelievably unpleasant paths.

[@ghillies4life]

I understood those, but I'm defending a PhD in pathobiology in the spring. And by the way, my daughter is fully vaccinated, on CDC schedule and flu too.

[@jesenializ339]

I trust a nuero scientist over a you tubers opinions when it comes to vaccine injury

[@WanderingWaystrel]

It stuns and frustrates me how a genuinely intelligent woman with degrees in biology is using her platform to spread dangerous misinformation to her audience