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originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: AndyFromMichigan
Smallpox and polio isnt enough data for you?
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: AndyFromMichigan
Smallpox and polio isnt enough data for you?
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: Dr UAE
No. But they are the prime examples.
Smallpox was eradicated by vaccines and polio is almost gone.
And the flu shot saves millions of elderly a year. It's not a conspiracy. The only conspiracy is that some might not be needed, but vaccicnation works, bottom line.
originally posted by: avgguy
Nothing is safe, but vaccine have saved millions, probably billions of lives. The impact of the flu alone per year is incredibly expensive, especially in the elderly and the immunocompromized.
"National record keeping is not precise enough in tracking illness, vaccination, and influenza diagnosis in the individual patient," he says. "We have not been able to show a mortality impact with vaccination, and that has been a source of frustration."
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: AndyFromMichigan
Smallpox and polio isnt enough data for you?
According to a recent study by Johns Hopkins, more than 250,000 people in the United States die every year because of medical mistakes, making it the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.