“Vaccines cause adults” is a pro-vaccination slogan that has been printed on many images. The slogan is a response to the anti-vaccination slogan of “Vaccines cause autism.”
 
“Vaccines cause adults” was put on a sign at the March for Science on April 22, 2017, and posted that day on Twitter. A T-shirt was shown on Twitter on July 17, 2017.
   
CureGear T-shirts popularized the slogan in October 2017. Some anti-vaccination responses to this T-shirt, however, include “Vaccines also cause perfectly healthy babies to die and never become adults” and “This is the dumbest shirt ever.”
   
             
Twitter
Val Giddings‏
@prometheusgreen
#ScienceMarch vaccines cause adults
5:39 PM - 22 Apr 2017
 
Twitter
Russell Adam‏
@__CtrlAltDel_
You know what vaccines cause?
Adults. They cause adults.
#vaccineswork
9:38 PM - 25 Apr 2017
 
Twitter
Doug‏
@ThynkTwyce
Replying to @WiringTheBrain
Recall that great sign from the science march (somewhere): “Vaccines cause adults.”
12:08 PM - 26 Apr 2017
 
Twitter
James Wong‏
@Botanygeek
Vaccines cause adults. Not autism.James Wong added,
Melissa Smith
@Melissa62263619
Replying to @Botanygeek @UGRnews
Refuse all the vaccines being pumped into babies!
4:40 AM - 27 May 2017
 
Twitter
Yo Amo Vinil‏
@yoamovinil
Playera Vaccines Cause Adults #playera #Tshirt #vaccines #cause #adults #vaccinescauseadults #viniltextil #YoAmoVinil #CDMX🇲🇽 #méxico🇲🇽
4:28 PM - 17 Jul 2017
 
Facebook
CureGear
October 17, 2017 at 10:37am ·
It’s a fact… Vaccines Cause Adults. Help educate others and advocate for Vaccination with this super cute baseball tee!
3 children will be immunized against Polio for every shirt sold, thanks to the Gates Foundation and Rotary International, which is committed to eradicating polio worldwide by 2020!
You can get your shirt here: https://curegear.com/vaccines
 
WISTV-10 (Columbia, SC)
Pro-vaccination T-shirt created by scientist has anti-vaccination crowd riled up
Thursday, October 26th 2017, 10:03 pm EST
Friday, October 27th 2017, 4:15 am EST
By Tanita Gaither, Digital Content Manager
(WIS) - A Colorado startup is creating clothing and jewelry to bring awareness about diseases - but a new item about vaccines is creating a stir.
 
CureGear is pegged as “Clothing for a cure!” and creator Jessie Frenkel, 26, calls it “a science-inspired clothing brand.” Their Facebook page describes their brand as “dedicated to promoting a healthy lifestyle while supporting medical research” with a portion of the sales going to research.
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But an item posted on Oct. 17 has upset many in the anti-vaccination community. A baseball-style T-shirt that reads: “Vaccines cause adults” is featured on the post that says “Help educate others and advocate for vaccinations with your ‘Vaccines cause adults’ baseball Tee!”
 
The post riled up many anti-vaxxers, who filled the comments with links and content to combat the vaccination advocacy.
 
Miami (FL) Herald
‘Vaccines cause adults’ say these t-shirts. ‘Dumbest shirt ever,’ says anti-vaxxer
BY DON SWEENEY
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NOVEMBER 06, 2017 1:31 PM
When Jessie Frenkel’s start-up debuted a new t-shirt line featuring the slogan “Vaccines cause adults,” she didn’t expect controversy.
 
Then vaccination critics discovered the shirts.
 
“What a disgusting mockery of people who have been injured by vaccines. You will NEVER see my business!” posted one person on CureGear’s Facebook page. A post promoting the pro-vaccination shirts gathered 7,500 comments, including “Vaccines also cause perfectly healthy babies to die and never become adults” and “This is the dumbest shirt ever.”