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[mikewint]

Being vaccinated LIKE ANY OTHER HUMAN ACTIVITY is NOT without risk. Driving a car or boat, flying in an airplane, taking an aspirin, living!! have risks. We weigh benefit vs risk and make a choice. So vaccination has a risk factor and as such I do understand why some do not want to take that risk for their child. My biggest objection to their choice is that it affects OTHERS when their unvaccinated child serves as a reservoir for a disease and enhance its spread.
Historically there have been a number of issues with vaccine safety some quite serious
Cutter Incident – 1955
Cutter Labs produced several batches of Polio vaccine that contained live virus particles. Over 250 cases of Polio resulted

Simian Virus 40 (SV40) - 1955–1963
During this period 10-30% of the Polio vaccines were contaminated with SV40 (Simian Virus 40). The Polio virus had been grown in infected monkey cell cultures. As a result those inoculated with the contaminated vaccines have shown increased rates of several types of cancers: ependymomas[brain & spinal cord tumors] (37%), osteogenic sarcomas (26%), other bone tumors (34%) and mesothelioma (90%) among those in the exposed population.

Swine Flu Vaccine and Guillain-Barré Syndrome – 1976
A very small (1 in 100,000) increased risk of contracting GBS in the vaccinated population

Hepatitis B Vaccine and Multiple Sclerosis – 1998
Some early research indicated a possible link however several very large studies found no connection between the two

Rotavirus Vaccine and Intussusception – 1998 – 1999
The Rotashield Vaccine to prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis was found to cause a rare and serious bowl obstruction in infants under 12 months of age. The vaccine was withdrawn

Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Meningococcal Vaccine - 2005 – 2008
A number of children who had received the Menacta vaccine developed GBS. Two large studies of over 2 million children were unable to show any connection

Hib Vaccine Recall – 2007
Mereck recalled 1.2 million doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines due to concerns about potential contamination with bacteria called B. cereus. The vaccines were tested and no contamination was found

H1N1 Influenza Vaccine and Narcolepsy - 2009 – 2010
During the 2009 Influenza pandemic in Europe GlaxoSmithKline produced the Pandemrix vaccine (never licensed in the US). Finland (initially)reported an increased risk of Narcolepsy after inoculation however, a 2014 study by the CDC was unable to find a link

Porcine Circovirus in Rotavirus Vaccines – 2010
Both rotavirus vaccines licensed in the U.S.- Rotarix and RotaTeq- were found to contain PCV type 1. PVC1 is a common virus found in pigs and it is not known to cause any disease in humans or pigs. If you eat any type of pork product you've already been exposed

HPV Vaccine Recall – 2013
Mereck recalled one batch of Gardasil, a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The company had concerns that a small number of vials might have contained glass particles due to breakage during the manufacturing process

 

[swampyankee]

In my view. these diseases increased when the illegals were transported around the country. Look at Typhus and the uncurable strains of pneumonia in California. Even warning of the Plague. In central America, much of the population goes un vaxed.

Plague has been endemic in the Southwestern US for centuries. The incurable strains of bacterial pneumonia are largely due to noncompliant patients snd the use of antibiotics by the meat industry. Also, as an aside, rates of refusal to vaccinate increase in areas with high income

 

[GrauGeist]

Vaccines aren't perfect, but they have proved to be overall effective in saving lives.

Just like helmets and seatbelts aren't an ironclad guarentee against death or terrible injury, but since they entered widespread use, the numbers of deaths have declined dramatically.