Johan Amedeus Metesky
2008-03-15 15:39:28
The only reason anti vaccine luddites can even think of not vaccinating children is ironically because of the very success in childhood vaccinations effectively suppressing childhood diseases.
One problem with focusing on thimerosol is that autism predates the use of vaccines. What caused autism before widespread exposure to thimerosol?
Life is all about balancing risks and rewards. Before Pasteur, mortality due to childhood diseases and smallpox was incredibly high. People had many children and only some of them lived to adulthood. As a parent I’m willing to risk a 1 in 100 chance of autism to avoid a 25 in 100 chance of infant or childhood mortality.
