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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's fine to have different opinons, but when someone tells me that vaccines are 100% safe, with no chance of side effects and that all the vaccine preventable diseases had been eradicated it really doesn't do a lot to convince me.[/quote]

No one with any knowledge of science or medicine would say that vaccines are 100% safe, with no chance of side effects.  Vaccines are medicine, and like all medicines, there is a chance, however small, of some side effects.  This is why VAERS exists.  CDC fact sheets for each vaccine list these side effects, most of which are minor. Fortunately, the vast majority of people do not experience any side effects from vaccines.

It comes down to risks vs. benefits.  The benefits of vaccines far outweigh the risks.  The risk of complications from diseases are higher than the risk of side effects from vaccines.  I would hate to be the parent of one of those infants in the Chicago daycare who contracted measles.  They were too young to be vaccinated.  This is why we need herd immunity, and vaccination is the only way we can maintain herd immunity and protect infants, people with medical/immune system issues that preclude vaccination, the elderly, pregnant women, and other vulnerable members of society.  [/quote]

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