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[quote=Anonymous]We'll only know whether there is a relationship when the comparisons are made between the rate of hives in vaccinated vs. unvaccinated people.  I expect that we will find a relationship.  But remember that 1 in 5 people experience hives at some point in their lives.  In the U.S. that's over 60 million people.  So in a given year, 1 million people will probably have their first case of hives - for any number of reasons.  With that many cases of hives occurring due to any number of factors, the only way to answer the question is to look at large scale data.

But if you are the earlier poster from the above, your question has not been whether there is a correlation, but whether a risk of hives should cause us to refuse vaccination.  And to make that assessment, you have to balance the relative risks.

You can't just say "people who got hives after vaccination -- what do you think we should do about vaccination?"  That's like asking plane crash victims whether air travel is dangerous.  Well, yes, to them it was.  But statistically it is far safer than riding in a car.

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