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> That's a bold claim. But where are the groups for "anti-organ transplants", or "anti-blood transfusion" etc? One does not often come across references to the

> That's a bold claim. But where are the groups for "anti-organ transplants", or "anti-blood transfusion" etc? One does not often come across references to them on online forms, I think. So clearly we are talking about a substantially large population here. >How "safe" is "safe enough" Quite subjective, so I am not going to answer that. But that is also besides the point. Point is people are called anti-vaxxer, if they doubt the safety of vaccines. Case in point is given below. https://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c4001.abstract https://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c4001.abstract

sokoloff 4y ago
I haven’t seen laws proposed to mandate transfusions or organ transplants against the wishes of the recipient. If such laws were proposed, you’d rightly hear people objecting to them.
gattilorenz 4y ago
> But where are the groups for "anti-organ transplants", or "anti-blood transfusion" etc? One does not often come across references to them on online forms, I think Conveniently leaving out DNR, I see :) > Point is people are called anti-vaxxer, if they doubt the safety of vaccines People are called anti-vaxxers for a number of reasons, including - but not limited to - the one you mention.
- tresqotheq 4y ago
  >Conveniently leaving out DNR, I see :) Was not intentional. > People are called anti-vaxxers for a number of reasons, including - but not limited to - the one you mention. Then I think that group asking for safer vaccines should be called "safe-vaxxers", right?
  - gattilorenz 4y ago
    > Then I think that group asking for safer vaccines should be called "safe-vaxxers", right? Sure, if you get the general speakers of English to agree on it, it might reflect a nuance that the current term misses. I have the feeling though that most people don't care, since the term "anti-vaxxers" is not used by sociologists or by people that do not want to be vaccinated for reason X, and is instead used by the average person in an argument.

sokoloff 4y ago

I haven’t seen laws proposed to mandate transfusions or organ transplants against the wishes of the recipient. If such laws were proposed, you’d rightly hear people objecting to them.

gattilorenz 4y ago

> But where are the groups for "anti-organ transplants", or "anti-blood transfusion" etc? One does not often come across references to them on online forms, I think Conveniently leaving out DNR, I see :) > Point is people are called anti-vaxxer, if they doubt the safety of vaccines People are called anti-vaxxers for a number of reasons, including - but not limited to - the one you mention.

tresqotheq 4y ago
>Conveniently leaving out DNR, I see :) Was not intentional. > People are called anti-vaxxers for a number of reasons, including - but not limited to - the one you mention. Then I think that group asking for safer vaccines should be called "safe-vaxxers", right?
- gattilorenz 4y ago
  > Then I think that group asking for safer vaccines should be called "safe-vaxxers", right? Sure, if you get the general speakers of English to agree on it, it might reflect a nuance that the current term misses. I have the feeling though that most people don't care, since the term "anti-vaxxers" is not used by sociologists or by people that do not want to be vaccinated for reason X, and is instead used by the average person in an argument.