I support banning of unvaccinated children from kinder gardens and schools as I think it's unacceptable to compromise herd immunity because of selfish non-scientific beliefs that verge on ideology at this point.
Autism aside there is a very real danger of a reaction when you combine so many vaccines. Others are completely unnecessary, like Hep B at birth.
If the governing bodies went back to a sane vaccine schedule I think some of the refusers would come back into the fold.
Can you not vaccinate your child by your own selection and timeline?
The other issue at hand is that drug companies make a pretty penny if everyone gets Hep B at birth "just to be safe." Motivations become difficult to pull apart and people become suspicious. Exhibit B. The chicken pox vaccine, who's addition to the vaccine cocktail at birth no doubt helps Merck's bottom line, despite the fact that one does is only effective for five years and even at the height of protection afforded, you are still likely to contract varicella, but with lessened symptoms [3].
1: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/6/12-0091_article.htm 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubella#Prognosis 3: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/varicella-vaccine/pages/introdu...
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I'd like to see the studies that say that combos are worse than individual. I'm not trying to be a dick, but when you make claims, you gotta back it up with data.
If one fears additives, preservatives, or contamination then combined vaccines may be safer by potentially reducing the number of injections, and possibly the volume of preservatives.
They only give the Hep B vaccine if the mother is positive for Hep B.
You know that's been totally and utterly discredited, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMR_vaccine_controversy
there is a very real danger of a reaction when you combine so many vaccines.
Citation?
Others are completely unnecessary, like Hep B at birth.
Citation? Wikipedia suggests it's been very successful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_B_vaccine
I don't understand this point of view. We literally live in a country where our government uses vaccinations as part of secret assassination campaigns. Reluctance to get vaccinated doesn't necessarily mean ignorance about science.
WTF? What campaigns are these? They have programs where they assassinate people with vaccines?
Even though you're supporting a good cause, that doesn't make this line of reasoning correct. That's purely anecdotal.
"Those assholes who don't vaccinate ... "
"Those assholes who require me to vaccinate ... "
We're all gonna die of something, and damned if most of the time it will have been somewhat preventable. Surely declining vaccination is not the greatest negligent act someone in a developed country can choose (hello, texting and fucking driving).