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I see a lot of pro vax people here. (Wonder how many of you actually have children less than 2 years old). Anyway here are some things that concerned me: 1. "V

I see a lot of pro vax people here. (Wonder how many of you actually have children less than 2 years old). Anyway here are some things that concerned me: 1. "Vaccines are safe" - The U.S. has the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program [1]. In short it pays people who are hurt by vaccines. If vaccines are so safe why is this program needed? 2. "We had these vaccines as Kids" - The vaccine injury program made vaccine manufactures not be liable for injuries cause by their vaccine. This happened in 1988. "Since 1988, the U.S. childhood immunization schedule has rapidly expanded"[2]. In you are older than 28 you did NOT receive a lot of these vaccines as a kid. There is a whole lot more but I don't feel like writing a book. [1]http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/index.html http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/index.html [2]http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00038256.htm http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00038256.htm

centrinoblue 11y ago
I hesitate to reply here but some additional points to consider (esp. re item 11 in the list of vax): - exponential growth in the number of vaccines over time - non-leathal nature of some of the newer vaccinees i.e common flu (scope creep) - concerns around the early age to be injecting so many foriegn substances (monkey genes) at the same time - trust in a for-profit medical system (revolving door governance) - science is not perfect - mandatory medical procedures should be viewed as a slippery slope - no-one died in the Disneyland outbreak - perspective: "in 2011, outbreaks resulted in over 30,000 cases, 7 deaths" http://shotofprevention.com/2015/01/22/disneyland-measles-outbreak-should-you-be-concerned/ http://shotofprevention.com/2015/01/22/disneyland-measles-ou... "Season’s failed flu shot raises questions about immunization program" http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/seasons-failed-flu-shot-raises-questions-about-immunization-program/article22730631/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/healt...
- __z 11y ago
  The common flu is non-lethal? Facepalm Flu deaths are hard to measure but "CDC estimates that from the 1976-1977 season to the 2006-2007 flu season, flu-associated deaths ranged from a low of about 3,000 to a high of about 49,000 people." - http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/us_flu-related_deaths.htm http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/us_flu-related_deaths.h... Furthermore, I personally know one of those people killed by the flu.
__z 11y ago
Jesus... In medical terms vaccines are incredibly safe. Medicine is a cost-benefits analysis. The risk of getting vaccines (as directed) is much less than getting the diseases vaccinated against. You have to look at it as "what choice provides the most benefit?" which is how medical interventions work.

centrinoblue 11y ago

I hesitate to reply here but some additional points to consider (esp. re item 11 in the list of vax): - exponential growth in the number of vaccines over time - non-leathal nature of some of the newer vaccinees i.e common flu (scope creep) - concerns around the early age to be injecting so many foriegn substances (monkey genes) at the same time - trust in a for-profit medical system (revolving door governance) - science is not perfect - mandatory medical procedures should be viewed as a slippery slope - no-one died in the Disneyland outbreak - perspective: "in 2011, outbreaks resulted in over 30,000 cases, 7 deaths" http://shotofprevention.com/2015/01/22/disneyland-measles-outbreak-should-you-be-concerned/ http://shotofprevention.com/2015/01/22/disneyland-measles-ou... "Season’s failed flu shot raises questions about immunization program" http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/seasons-failed-flu-shot-raises-questions-about-immunization-program/article22730631/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/healt...

__z 11y ago
The common flu is non-lethal? Facepalm Flu deaths are hard to measure but "CDC estimates that from the 1976-1977 season to the 2006-2007 flu season, flu-associated deaths ranged from a low of about 3,000 to a high of about 49,000 people." - http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/us_flu-related_deaths.htm http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/us_flu-related_deaths.h... Furthermore, I personally know one of those people killed by the flu.

__z 11y ago

Jesus... In medical terms vaccines are incredibly safe. Medicine is a cost-benefits analysis. The risk of getting vaccines (as directed) is much less than getting the diseases vaccinated against. You have to look at it as "what choice provides the most benefit?" which is how medical interventions work.