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Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by Arbitrageur
Exactly, but it's fashionable to make out like it's a huge problem being swept under the rug. It isn't.
I am willing to bet that there are far more cases of an adverse reaction to paracetamol or anti-biotics, but it isn't cool to spread panic about them.
What these anti-vaccine people fail to realise (or simply ignore) is that without vaccines, most of the world's poputlaion wouldn't even be here, we'd all be dying of smallpox, polio or a myriad of other diseases.
All 3 of my kids have had their full quota of vaccines are are not deaf, not autistic and actually excelling in their development. Without the vaccines, chances are at least two of them wouldn't even make it to adolescence, let alone adulthood.
Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by artistpoet
You only have to look at child mortality before mass vaccination and after to get the figures you want. It is utterly undeniable that vaccination has helped more people survive into adulthood and beyond, even if a very small minority have a reaction.
Now, before you mount your high horse again and make out like I put my children at risk (quite the opposite in fact, you pompous little person), I never actually denied any potential side affects to being vaccinated.
You get side affects to ALL MEDICINE and given the sheer scale of vaccination programmes, the fact that only 6 people have had their deafness "linked" (and this is circumstantial and not actually "proven") out of several million is actually pretty good for modern medicine. It's all very well people saying "but I bet there are hundreds of thousands more" is just pure bullcrap and based on nothing, yet you will have a pop at me for claiming millions have been saved, which is actually easily provable.
People have reactions to band aids, painkillers and anti-biotics, often fatal.
Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by Arbitrageur
What these anti-vaccine people fail to realise (or simply ignore) is that without vaccines, most of the world's poputlaion wouldn't even be here, we'd all be dying of smallpox, polio or a myriad of other diseases.
It's on Google books here:
Originally posted by J.B. Aloha
Historical statistics copied from: US Dept of Comm. Historical Statistics of the U.S. Part 1 Bureau of Census 1975. This reference can be found in any Library.
Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by Arbitrageur
Exactly, but it's fashionable to make out like it's a huge problem being swept under the rug. It isn't.
I am willing to bet that there are far more cases of an adverse reaction to paracetamol or anti-biotics, but it isn't cool to spread panic about them.
What these anti-vaccine people fail to realise (or simply ignore) is that without vaccines, most of the world's poputlaion wouldn't even be here, we'd all be dying of smallpox, polio or a myriad of other diseases.
All 3 of my kids have had their full quota of vaccines are are not deaf, not autistic and actually excelling in their development. Without the vaccines, chances are at least two of them wouldn't even make it to adolescence, let alone adulthood.
Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by artistpoet
You only have to look at child mortality before mass vaccination and after to get the figures you want. It is utterly undeniable that vaccination has helped more people survive into adulthood and beyond, even if a very small minority have a reaction.
Now, before you mount your high horse again and make out like I put my children at risk (quite the opposite in fact, you pompous little person), I never actually denied any potential side affects to being vaccinated.
You get side affects to ALL MEDICINE and given the sheer scale of vaccination programmes, the fact that only 6 people have had their deafness "linked" (and this is circumstantial and not actually "proven") out of several million is actually pretty good for modern medicine. It's all very well people saying "but I bet there are hundreds of thousands more" is just pure bullcrap and based on nothing, yet you will have a pop at me for claiming millions have been saved, which is actually easily provable.
People have reactions to band aids, painkillers and anti-biotics, often fatal.
Originally posted by J.B. Aloha
Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by Arbitrageur
What these anti-vaccine people fail to realise (or simply ignore) is that without vaccines, most of the world's poputlaion wouldn't even be here, we'd all be dying of smallpox, polio or a myriad of other diseases.
Actually, when one takes the time to browse historical statistics, the kind found in hard copy medical annals and journals, you will find that vaccines consistently followed the decline of diseases as they burned through populations and REAL herd immunity was created. Vaccines always followed. They never preempted the decline. None. Not One. Ever.
Historical statistics copied from: US Dept of Comm. Historical Statistics of the U.S. Part 1 Bureau of Census 1975. This reference can be found in any Library. You usually have to ask at the reference desk for this one though.
DEATHS PER 100,000, U.S.
Year (D)DIPHTHERIA (P)PERTUSSIS (M)MEASLES (I)INFLUENZA
1900 (D)40.3 (P)12.2 (M)13.3 (I)202.2
1910 (D)21.1 (P)11.6 (M)12.4 (I)155.9
1920 (D)15.3 (P)12.5 (M)8.8 (I)207.3
1930 (D)4.9 (P)4.8 (M)3.2 (I)102.5
1940 (D)1.1 (P)2.2 (M).5 (I)70.3
1945 (D)1.2 (P)1.3 (M).2 (I)51.6
1950 (D).3 (P).7 (M).3 (I)31.3
1955 (D).1 (P).3 (M).2 (I)27.1
1960 (D)0 (P).1 (M).2 (I)37.3
1970 (D)0 (P)0 (M)0 (I)30.9
These charts below shows the death incidence every 5 years for each disease. The underlined number in chart below indicates the APPROXIMATE advent of vaccine. Reproduced from: Alderson, M - International Mortality Statistics, Pages 163-198, 313 ISBN 0-87196-514-3 1981.
Year (PO)POLIO (D)DIPHTHERIA (P)PERTUSSIS
1901 (D)48,839 (P)33,094
1906- (D)28,225 (P)26,436
1911- (D)20,350 (P)20,285
1916- (D)15,623 (P)21,382
1921- (PO)7229 (D)12,267 (P)14,724
1926- (PO)6038 (D)7074 (P)13,047
1931- (PO)4545 (D)4388 (P)9850
1936- (PO)3666 (D)2189 (P)6809
1941- (PO)3539 (D)1135 (P)4399
1946- (PO)3799 (D)467 (P)1460
1951- (PO)3826 (D)125 (P)558
1956- (PO)1604 (D)45 (P)206
1961- (PO)1076 (D)22 (P)82
1966- (PO)928 (D)15 (P)32
1971-75 (PO)0 (D)12 (P)122
Year (T)TETANUS (M)MEASLES (I)INFLUENZA
1901 (T)28,065 (M)11,956 (I)15,496
1906- (T)16,318 (M)10,837 (I)10,109
1911- (T)11,503 (M)7615 (I)7086
1916- (T)8596 (M)7926 (I)54,283
1921- (T)7818 (M)4919 (I)13,673
1926- (T)6040 (M)3994 (I)17,602
1931- (T)4709 (M)2957 (I)11,191
1936- (T)3275 (M)1238 (I)8449
1941- (T)2384 (M)1013 (I)4366
1946- (T)1697 (M)469 (I)1736
1951- (T)1093 (M)268 (I)1178
1956- (T)788 (M)203 (I)938
1961- (T)550 (M)162 (I)553
1966- (T)282 (M)44 (I)633
1971-75 (T)122 (M)17 (I)491
The exact years of Vaccine Debuts are as follows:
Polio - 1954
Smallpox - 1902
Diphtheria - mid 1940s (Year debatable depending on source)
Pertussis - mid 1940s (Year debatable depending on source)
Tetanus - mid 1940s (Year debatable depending on source)
MMR -1978
Hemophilus B - 1985
Hepatitis B - 1991
Chickenpox - 1995
PCV - 2002
Influenza - 2005
Originally posted by artistpoet
See you have to lower yourself to insults yet again Stumason with any who oppose you.
Well your bullying way does not wash with me sunshine.
Originally posted by artistpoet
If you took your blinkers off - You might be able to discern my stance
I say that one should not blindly accept the official line but look at all sides of the discussion but for you there is no discussion it seems
Originally posted by artistpoet
Sticks and Stones Stu, sticks and stones
Thought you might be above that - Thought you were better than that and still do really
Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Now that is funny. When i was a kid we had to get vaccinated for MMR and polio. I havent had to get them since. I don't get flu vaccines or anything else and i'm doing just fine.
These charts below shows the death incidence every 5 years for each disease.