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Because the real side effects are almost negligible compared to the diseases they prevent.

• justatdotin 14y ago
  ... for high enough values of 'almost negligible'
  • sliverstorm 14y ago
    How much do you know about the various diseases that are vaccinated against? Rabies, for example? Before treatments were developed, rabies had an essentially 100% mortality rate. (Though I believe the rabies vaccine is usually administered to animals, rather than humans) How about smallpox? Historically, ~30% mortality. I don't know about you, but I've never heard of vaccines causing 30% mortality.
    • maxerickson 14y ago
      The vaccine is the treatment for human exposure to rabies. Animal vaccination is used to reduce the prevalence of the virus. The virus moves slowly, so the vaccination is able to prompt an immune response before the infection becomes severe.
• justatdotin 14y ago
  ... for high enough values of 'almost negligible'