You all seem to think that people who are against vaccines are some sort of Luddite. You go on lamely repeating myths about 'herd immunity'. You don't know what you are talking about. There is no such thing as 'herd immunity'. We are against vaccines for very good reasons. I was headed to med school myself until I trustingly received the MMR as an adult. Ever since then, I have been crippled with chronic myalgias and bone pain. Yes, it's a known side effect. Spend some time with the adverse reaction reporting system database. I now have an autoimmune disorder.
As a mother, I started out vaccinating my kids. Their grandma observed that their father didn't have any allergies until he started getting his 'shots'. So I started watching. Sure enough, their allergies, behavior and ADHD was worse for 3 weeks after an immunization.
As a biologist, I am not against immunization which occurs through natural routes, (nose, tear ducts, digestive system.) I am VERY much against injecting foreign proteins into he skin. That's just asking for immune system trouble.
People need to do some research and stop mealy-mouthing repetitious Old Doctor Tales.
