Sally, before vaccines, 500 kids died each year from measles, thousands got brain damage, and millions got sick. But you want to complain that under 400 people in the past 27 years died from vaccines??? That's 15 per year. How many people died from medication side effects or antibiotics allergies each year? But you don't sit there and let your baby die of pneumonia because someone once died from an amoxicillin allergy.

Dawn chappell, that is just the number of accepted deaths. If you research you will see that it is estimated that between 1 and 10% of adverse events are reported so the actual numbers are much higher. Many deaths will be attributed to sids or shaken baby syndrome. Even when parents report, the medical staff often don't bother to hand the report in and please tell me why a mum should rusk killing her healthy baby just Incase another child may get sick. What is this strange notion that we should risk sacrificing our children for the perceived greater good.

I only had 2 vaccines, none in the first year. People are concerned about adding so many, without testing the overall safety of 8 at a time and maybe 25 doses by six months of age...

"Using the MedAlerts search engine, which facilitates an online search of the federal Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) database, as of March 3rd, 2016 there have been 7692 serious adverse events Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) in connection with measles vaccine since 1990, with over half of those occurring in children three years old and under. Of these events 397 were deaths with over half of the deaths occurring in children under three years of age. "

Laura m, I would like to see you say that directly to a mother that has lost her child. I'm sure she will be greatly comforted

That is utter nonsense. If there were no risks there would be no compensation. Over 3 billion has been payed out by the courts in the US alone, funded by the tax payer as 75cents are taken off the profit from each vaccine to pay out to the poor families.

You are a paranoid, ignorant twit. Unfortunately, there's no point arguing with someone who does not live in the reality-based world, and who starts from the position that everyone is lying to them (like all cults do), but just for the record, chicken pox does kill many people, only those people aren't here to tell us that they actually were 'broken' and stop the spread of your b******t, because they are in a hole in the ground.

People like you make me frightened for humanity. I'm sincerely disappointed that you have children. Please stop breeding and spreading your ignorance.

I admit I got a little confused. I'm not anti-vax; my kid had all hers. But they don't vaccinate for chicken pox here, in fact, people try to get their kids infected so that they are immunized that way. Measles can cause death and mumps can cause meningitis in young infants and leave them with disabilities. I don't think I've ever heard anything like that about chicken pox? Anybody have more info on that?

(afaik chicken pox is only dangerous to adults).

Vaccines do not cause autism. The study that argued it does has been refuted entirely. It was a study based on 8 children. One of them seemed to have autism-like symptoms, but this was found to be untrue. It is a totally bogus study.

The analogy with the seatbelt is just perfect. I had a friend in college that had his little sister killed in a car crash. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt and was eject from the car when she found herself stuck in it when the fire declared. Knowing that, i still always make sure everyone is buckled in the car, specialy my kids, because just as adam says "a seatbelt is much more likely to save your life". Plus anti-vaxx initiate based on a total lie of Andrew Wakefield. It is just as if you wouldn't buckle up because a coffin maker was shouting everywhere a seatbelt is the most absolute danger!

You know what 'anti' means right? By definition, an anti-vaxxer who isn't opposed to taking vaccines is like a vegetarian who eats meat. Noone is against making people aware of EXISTENT side effects; that is not what the anti-vaxx movement is about. And yes, of course I recommend everyone taking them, because the side effects aren't as bad as the illness itself. A fever is always better than measles, just as a seatbelt is much more likely to save your life than decapitate you.

Which side effects, specifically, are you talking about?

Most of The so called side effects were fabricated by a quack doctor who lost his license because of it

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June Burnett Amen...these people believe b******t too and are one sided. They dislike your comment because they have no reason or commen sense. They also follow propaganda and lies but they're right in what they believe. It's sad on how many deaths and sickness vaccines causes but these people don't care about those victim's. I see now that we live in a intolerant and one sided world and people don't care for those against things like this. I pray one day they will at least reason on their own and not use science their god to back up their b******t. Science is still filled with not perfect men that are mainly out for money. Bill gates said 1/3 of the population we can bring down (kill) with vaccines and health care! Wow! Btw, if you want to put toxins in your child that's your business..go ahead I won't condemn you or call you names.

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But you have no trouble with the big pharma companies making money off chemicals injected into children? I've seen a lot more than ONE scientist admitting to the proof of harm from vaccines and many doctors who admit it as well. And I know families who have children who HAVE been harmed. So who's selling the bullshiggety???

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Maci, what did he lie about?

Sorry that should say the a co author of the study appealed his removal of licence and had it reinstated so the paper has been shown to not actually be fraudulent as claimed

Though I'm not saying I believe autism and vaccines are linked, your statement says nothing, every person is different and can react differently to everything!

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People ARE NOT BORN WITH IT!

1.1% + 89.9% doesn't equal 100%. I don't usually like to be pedantic, but in this case, if you can't add to 100, then you might not be best suited for arguments like this or trying to sway others. Autism exists. Every effect has a cause, but given the overwhelming amount of evidence in support of vaccines, with no link to autism, you should start looking elsewhere (I am the father of an autistic child btw). The list of things you are scared of have all been thoroughly proven not to present or of any relevant concern. Please educate yourself, and by that I mean become science-literate, or, if you choose not to, which I suspect you won't, leave discussions like these to people that are. Jon Oliver's latest episode would be a great one for you to watch. You might get offended (which I think is well deserved), but you'll get a baseline education, learn a little about herd-immunity, and see why what you are spreading is so dangerous

People are born with autism. People with autism have always existed. The only reason it has risen in number is because we know more about it and it becomes clearer to recognise and diagnose. There is not a single case of autism caused by vaccines.

No, she is someone who has experienced vaccine damage as have I.

Burn!