OnioNew York Times: A Medical News Parody
Managing Editor's Note: I laughed like heck when I read these
Onionesque parody excerpts by Katie about the New York Times and its atrocious coverage of autism. Feel free to create your own and submit it to our comments. Keep 'em clean! We'll choose a winner and you will get... hmm, an onion? (That's my Gianna laughing in the photo.)
By Katie Wright
SARS Epidemic Waiting to Hit the USA!
Do you sleep with waterfowl in your home? You will soon DIE of SARS! Join vaccine trials now! By, Anahad O’Donnor
“New York Times” Editorial by Gardiner Darris
ALL Americans must be forced to buy Paul Offit’s products or have their citizenship revoked! To parents of vaccine injured children -shut up! Don’t you know Vaccines Save LIVES! If you dare to question the sanctity of vaccines or speak about an adverse reactions other children WILL die and epidemics will return! Just to be clear no adverse vaccine reactions will NEVER be discussed in this newspaper, “The New York Times,” because Vaccines Save Lives! If over-vaccination ruins a life, that is too bad, those people don’t matter, because Vaccine Save Lives!
H1N1 PANDEMIC – We are all going to DIE, every person on earth, unless vaccinated- right NOW! By. Benedict Larey
1 in 68 American children now autistic. Parents groups are “scared” for NO reason! It the parents vs. the Research” By, Ananad D’Connor
The NYT Sunday Review, by Dr. Sam Wang
“Don’t Worry Be Happy= No Autism!” It’s not a disease, just stress! Listen, get over it 1 in 68 kids having autism is no big deal!
Measles Epidemic RIPS Through New York City! In city of 8 million 11 people ( 5 were vaccinated ) test positive for measles! All make complete recovery. 5,000 word article to follow!!!! By, Douglas O’Deil
Swine Flu Plague hits the USA! .000004% Americans test positive! Swine Flu reaches Crisis Levels! By, Anahad O’Donner
In other news 1 in 68 American children autistic.
Cochrane Reports finds flu shot virtually useless and adverse vaccine reactions vastly underreported.
OLD Parents ARE Autism’s Cause! by, Gardiner Darris
Medical help for sick ASD children almost impossible to find
In order for ASD families to collect their awards from Vaccine Court they must sign gag order.
Greedy Parents Seeking Free Services for Kids Cause of Autism’s Rise! All Parents want the autism label for their kids! Autism is a fad! By, Jeter Tearman
Has anyone heard about the Canadian mom who killed herself and her autistic adult son? So SAD. Not another one! Breaks our hearts...And to think this happened during autism awareness month...well...obviously, we are failing to support those who need the most help, especially as their children age out of school. We need better medical, nutritional, behavioral and educational supports.
Posted by: Victor B | April 25, 2014 at 01:39 PM
Here's another one...but this story was pulled from the NY Times website soon after it hit. Fortunately I screen captured it before it disappeared from the internet forever.
"Anti-Vaxx'ers Embraced by American Public?"
Researchers were astounded to find that public opinion polls weighed in high favor of families who do not vaccinate their children - also known as anti-vax'ers.
Support for the non-conformist approach to health and well-being was overwhelming. When asked why respondents were so supportive of non-vax'ing families, poll participants cited a reduction to their own insurance rates - a benefit where dollars not spent on vaccines in healthy children could be put toward healthcare costs of chronic diseases. Virtually 100% of poll participants reported they or someone in their immediate family had a chronic debilitating health condition that was costing them thousands of dollars out of pocket each year.
Times reporters conducted a cursory review of the cost of the childhood vaccine program and determined that for every 1% drop in vaccine uptake, the impact on healthcare dollars NOT spent is a staggering $21,900,000 dollars.
“I want $15,000 of that money that’s saved by those anti-vax’ers to pay for my husband’s next chemo treatment,” said Polly Whoawally of Poughkeepsie, NY. “I don’t care if they don’t vaccinate their children! That’s more money to treat me and my family!”
Joan Sicker of Hartford, CT, agreed. “My healthcare costs for pain meds and my back surgery are breaking the bank. Please people keep saving the system money. Your babies are healthy and you don’t need the money like the rest of us do. All healthcare dollars should go to chronic and terminal illnesses.”
Dr. Idont Nowhatathinkofit said, “These people may have a point, for every 10% of children that aren’t vaccinated that’s more than $300 million that can go toward the care of sick people who need it more than healthy newborn babies. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think this makes a lot more sense. Put healthcare dollars where it’s needed most.
The NY Times does not endorse or agree with poll results. Our position is and has always been get every freaking shot that’s ever made damnit!
Posted by: All About Me | April 15, 2014 at 04:31 PM
OnioNew York Times: A doctor's point of view.
Vaccines cause what?!! Autism? That’s crazy. Next thing you know, those foolish anti-vaccine people will be telling us that the Earth actually revolves around the Sun when every intelligent being knows it’s the other way around. Or that we didn't evolve from apes. What do they know anyway? They aren't doctors or scientists or specialists. No, they are the uninformed parents of un-vaccinated children. Everyone else who are enlightened” know that a great amount of study and tests go into each and every vaccine. Oh sure, there are a few at the top of the CDC that are able to bypass some of the tests. But these are not very important to the vaccines. But on the whole, Everyone knows that vaccines are safer than driving in your automobile. And I should know, I’m a licensed by the CDC doctor. Yours truly, Dr. Trustme Itstrue
Dear Dr. Itstrue,
How many vaccines can we actually give our newborn and children before the entire cocktail becomes toxic to the body?
And un-informed parent of a un-vaccinated child
(Think about it a while. It’ll come to you.)
Posted by: Michelle Heath | April 15, 2014 at 01:58 PM
A new vaccine to prevent autism is underway! We don't know what causes but we know how to create a vaccine to prevent it! In other news a recent study shows autism may be communicable. Autistic kids no longer allowed in "normal kid" classrooms. Least Restrictive Environment is now solely in the home. ADA to follow same lead. we wouldn't want this to spread.
Posted by: pissed off mom | April 15, 2014 at 07:37 AM
New Poop Smear Art Discovered
Parents are scrambling to get autistic friends for their children after creative poop smears have been discovered. "They are kind of like the painting on caves" explained one proud Mom.
"Yes, it's juts one more example of the benefits of having an autistic child. They get tp have more time on the SAT, and they create lovely wall designs. And instead of taking your child to boring ball games, swim lessons, dance lessons, or the library, you get to drive them to speech therapy and occupational therapy .
People planning to be Parents are trying to figure out how they too can live near a highway, or get old, get fat, watch TV too much, so that they, too can have a poop smearing masterpiece on the bathroom wall in thetiny home they can afford after happily spending their life savings on fun, interesting, autism treatment that they are doing because they don't love their child, and spending their free 3 hours a night that their child sleeps, hanging out with other autism parents online trying to upset decent kind people by telling them crazy stuff like there are neurotoxins, formaldehyde, animal tissue, and heavy metals in vaccines (oh yeah the CDC admits that).
Posted by: Whatwilltheysay Whenit Happens2Them | April 15, 2014 at 01:07 AM
The New York Times has reported that 86 of their employees have come down with the chicken pox, another 48 have contracted the whooping cough, while 103 got the measles. The CDC further stated that these diseases all came from the cousin of an eleven year old girl from the Netherlands who was working in China but traveled to Paris, London and New York City between March 13 and March 28 of this year. The CDC has now, along with the help of the WHO, isolated every person in Paris, London and New York City in an effort to keep it from spreading to Spain, Italy, Switzerland and other cities in the US and other countries. So far China is not cooperating. They have brought in Dr. Nancy Snyderman to run the campaign to get everyone in the world vaccinated for all these diseases. She will travel the world with her bull horn and yell"Just get the damn shot." Those who refuse to comply will get shot. The New York Times further stated it will be moving its offices to a safer location in Chippewa Fall, Wisconsin. Meanwhile, they have asked the cousin of the 11 year old girl to identify every person she came in contact with the whole month of March, even if she doesn't personally know them.
Posted by: Maurine Meleck | April 14, 2014 at 10:14 PM
This is fun! I'm adding another one!
Study Proves that Autism is Inherited!
A study out of Slobobia State U proves that autism is inherited and not environmental. The study, conduced by Dr. Ima Moron followed the parents of autistic children for a week. "Any time we could record an instance of a parent stimming, we decided that parent was autistic and therefore carried the gene," Dr. Moron said. Stimming was noted any time a person shook their car keys, repeated a phrase, tapped a pencil or turned several pages of a book or magazine. "We hope this will end the debate," Dr. Moron said.
When asked why the incidence of autism had increased so much over the past few years Dr. Moron said "Oh, it's always been with us, we're just more aware of it now."
Posted by: Nancy | April 14, 2014 at 09:20 PM
I vote for this one...
"Measles Epidemic RIPS Through New York City! In city of 8 million 11 people ( 5 were vaccinated ) test positive for measles! All make complete recovery. 5,000 word article to follow!!!! By, Douglas O’Deil"
Posted by: Eric Schuldt | April 14, 2014 at 08:38 PM
Christine Thompson that was absolutely hilarious and PERFECT!! I'm surprised we haven't already seem this in the paper!!
Posted by: Jan | April 14, 2014 at 07:25 PM
Headline: AI Bots Fail to Convince Anti-Vaxxers to Vax Their Kids!
Will Bates is confounded that the logic of his programmed legions of Robo-Nurses and Robo-Docs could not convince parents of unvaccinated children to fully vaccinate their children according to the required schedule of 100,000 vaccines! Bates was overheard saying, "I don't understand. -- This is completely illogical! It does not compute!"
Dr. Profit, millionaire vaccine industrialist, and developer of the Rotocrap vaccine, stated, "Our poor, poor stakeholders! This is such a spectacular loss to all of our poor, poor stakeholders! What will become of them due to these stupid, genetically inferior, human parents who care more about their children's God-given biological integrity, their children's God-given immune systems, and even their God, than our poor, poor stakeholders?"
The extraordinarily ethical and pure of heart, Bart Craplan, who is always consulted, no matter what the vaccine issue, no matter what the publication anywhere in the world, had this to say. "The lack of ethics displayed by these anti-vaxxers is shameful! That anyone would complain about the death, brain-damage, or life-long disability of their previously healthy infants and children and relate it to their recent vaccinations, is just plain criminal!"
Posted by: Not an MD | April 14, 2014 at 07:01 PM
Lol, "autistic sperm donors."
Posted by: Not surprised | April 14, 2014 at 05:47 PM
As long as we're being sardonic, I'm sure that last thing that corporate America wants is an incoming generation of young male workers with no distractive social lives, no vices, and needfully medicated with what is essentially speed. No of course that's the last thing any inwardly turning empire in collapse would want, I'm sure.
Nancy, you are 'parodying', I know, but not really. Most here have seen the articles confirming exactly this, that aspies are just golly gee great workers if 'utilized' correctly.
Posted by: Joy B | April 14, 2014 at 02:02 PM
Thank goodness we still have the Wall Street Journal
...which is now owned by the Brits and Rupert Murdoch.
Posted by: cmo | April 14, 2014 at 01:03 PM
Leading Headlines and leading lines in the same newspaper, on the same page:
On April 1st -- April Fool's Day.
Title: Pertussis outbreak in Northern Kentucky:
"There are rare incidents of vaccine injuries among a small group of minority children, but not significant and very few in numbers everyone needs to get their vaccines -------- Vaccinations rates are good says the director of health up to 96%."
Title:
Lottery Drawing Tonight; Jack Pot up to 94 Million:
"Get your ticket before it is too late, remember to play responsibly after all the chances of you winning is about the same chance of you being hit by a meteor - twice. ------------------ Record number of Lottery tickets sold today"
Title:
CDC Numbers out: Autism Numbers are Up
"The CDC released new numbers today that the autism numbers are up from the last release and is now 1 out of 68. ----- well we are not sure these are the real numbers."
Title:
NIMH says bipolar has increased 40 fold in past decade:
"Great news for those suffering from bipolar; FDA has approved a new drug just for bipolar depression, Latudia. The bad news is it cost 700 dollars a month. Tom Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health acknowledged yesterday that the long-term outcome studies indicate that antipsychotics, despite their apparent short-tem benefits, "may worsen prospects for recovery" !"
Title
Childhood Obesity What is Really Behind It!;
"School lunches needs to include better food, and cut portions----The free lunch program is important - it maybe the only meal a child has that day. Schools need to encourage exercies ---------We are increasing the number of school days and cutting out recesses because the extra days and the extra 20 minutes will give more hours for students to study math which students of the United States lag behind the other nattions.
Obseity it behind the increase in childhood diabeties -----School nurses, and teachers need to keep in their possession candy bars in case of a diabetic emergency "
Posted by: Benedetta | April 14, 2014 at 12:05 PM
Parents Seeking out Autistic Sperm Donors
The change in perspective in our society has changed from parents trying to 'cure' their autistic children to parents actively seeking out autistic people as sperm donors. "You get more benefits, more 1:1 attention from the schools and there are companies that favor hiring autistic people. Who wouldn't want an autistic child?" said Cathy DeLooney, a patient of a local infertility clinic. "Since all that environmental stuff has been debunked, using an autistic sperm donor is the way to go!"
Posted by: Nancy | April 14, 2014 at 11:09 AM
The Good Ship Lollipop Cruise through the Land of Denial is filling up fast! by Shirley U. Jest
Step into the fantasy. Get you tickets now! Join us for 7 Day cruise with CDC's very own Captain Coleen Boyle and first mate Tom Insel. Entertainment provided by special guest speakers Dr. Paul prOffit and Dr. Nancy "Get your Damn Shot" Snyderman. Special offer: A free flu vaccine with every ticket sold. Tour Highlights:
Day 1: Depart from the Port of Reality
Day 2: The IOM
Day 3: The CDC in Altanta
Day 4: The AAP
Day 5: Merck HQ
Day 6: FDA
Day 7: Washington DC
Disclaimer: Cruise organizers are not responsible for severe adverse reaction and uncontrollable vomiting from eating all the bullshit pie served up on this tour. Passengers sail at their own risk.
Posted by: autismmom | April 14, 2014 at 10:39 AM
OMG - Christine Thompson you made me almost choke on my breakfast I was laughing so hard!! Mood music! Ha Ha. Again, it is the parent's fault. Perfect Made my day!
Posted by: Jill Fenech | April 14, 2014 at 09:19 AM
"Older Parents Lose Parental Rights over Chicken Pox" - Parents at a local senior center were outraged over losing parental rights to their grown children. Child Protective Services severed the link between grown children and parents because these parents purposely exposed their children to this generations equivalent of the Black Death - chicken pox. "I thought I was doing the right thing," sobbed Mrs. Whyme. "My neighbors invited him to a chicken pox party, and I let my son attend. So he experienced the trauma of chicken pox at the tender age of 6! I didn't know any better. I should have waited. He could have been vaccinated. Silly me; I thought acquiring lifelong immunity was more important than a week's worth of a rash."
Posted by: Vicki Hill | April 14, 2014 at 09:06 AM
"Intercourse As Environmental Trigger"
IACC is funding a research study looking into the connection between a little mood music during intercourse and how the musical selection may be one of Autism's triggers. "We're quite excited about this new line of investigation. Musical selection is linked to the parents age and questionable tastes," according to Dr. Blowhard at the Doctor Hook Research Center for Anything Under the Sun That May Be Linked to Autism. Barry White, the Bee Gees, the Carpenters? A possible link, yes. Vaccines? No.
Posted by: Christine Thompson | April 14, 2014 at 07:14 AM
"H1N1 PANDEMIC – We are all going to DIE, every person on earth, unless vaccinated- right NOW! By. Benedict Larey"
Tamiflu sales hit almost $3 billion in 2009 - mostly due to its use in the H1N1 flu pandemic - but they have since declined because too many scientists believe Tamiflu is ineffective in fighting flu.
Tamiflu, one of a class of medicines known as neuraminidase inhibitors, is approved by regulators worldwide and is stockpiled in preparation for a potential global flu outbreak. It is also on the World Health Organization's "essential medicines" list.
Thank God governments worldwide have stockpiled Tamiflu worth BILLIONS .. in spite of those scientists who warn that Tamiflu is a waste of scarce monies should a real pandemic occur in the near future.
Posted by: Bob Moffitt | April 14, 2014 at 06:31 AM