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> Which side effect is better than your child being dead? This is a very simplistic view given the probabilities involved. For a drastic example, consider a hy
by majewsky 8y ago
> Which side effect is better than your child being dead?
This is a very simplistic view given the probabilities involved. For a drastic example, consider a hypothetical treatment that can perfectly prevent a disease that would otherwise kill 1% of those who are treated, but it will blind 100% of them. It's hard to argue that this is a better outcome.
- tw04 8y agoBut that's not what we're talking about. We're talking about available vaccines and none of them cause blindness. And the rates of death are far higher than 1%. The probabilities involved are ridiculously in favor of vaccination. Literally the exact opposite of what you claim. Making up completely ridiculous examples to just justify anti-vaxxer idiocy should stay on Facebook.
- irondruid 8y ago<< We're talking about available vaccines and none of them cause blindness. Quick Google Search: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22989339 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22989339
- chrisbennet 8y ago“Reversible blindness in bilateral optic neruritis associated with nasal flu vaccine.“ Reversable - the tiny chance of a reversable condition vs contributing to the death of others. Can you be more selfish?
- irondruid 8y agoPrevious comment 1) Burden of proof 2) Single cause You 1) Moving the goalposts 2) Illicit Major 3) Ad hominem https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies