Re: Obama Climbs On The Vaccine Bandwagon

On Apr 22, 5:09=A0pm, Jeff <kidsdoc2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> PeterB wrote:
> > Vaccine is certainly implicated in autism even if it's not likely to
> > be the sole trigger. =A0What's tragic is that vaccine is so completely
> > unncessary and without scientific basis.
>
> Really? Ever notice all those kids coming down with polio? Staying home
> from school from measles? Having birth defects from rubella? Not
anymore.
>
> Vaccines completely eliminated polio in the Western hemisphrere, nearly
> completely stopped measles (with all cases from sources outside the US),
> decreased invasive Hib disease, nearly eliminated rubella-related birth
> defects, decrease the incidence and severity of chicken pox, decreased
> the rates of diptheria, tetanus and purtussis.
>
> If you want to decrease the chances of your kid from getting sick or
> dying, then vaccines are necessary.
>
> Jeff


Most intelligent folks have figured out the enormous benefit seen from
vaccines, have far outweighed any small risk vaccinations present.

People who would promote an anti vaccination agenda in this day and
age, are either too young to remember the world with Polio, Rubella,
Whooping Cough, Mumps, etc.; OR they are too old and senile to
remember it!