re: The Anti-Science Advocates have won: Measles Outbreak in NYC

My concern with vaccines is a little more with the Govt and Big Pharm. Drug companies have no liability if one of their vaccines proves to have health risks bc of a vaccine law approved thru Congress. All vaccine related cases are handled thru a special federal court and any restitution (and there has been a lot paid out over the years) is paid basically by the taxpayers.

Second concern I have is with the combo vaccines. Each vaccine has side effects some being relatively severe tho rare. Problem is when u combo vaccines there is no way to know which vaccine is causing the side effects which could influence the parent to stop administering the vaccine all together. Also usually the vaccines are combo'd out of convenience. Take the MMR. They can do individual shots but that would be more costly. Measles and Mumps are a threat to small kids; however, Rubella poses no threat to children yet it is added to the combo. My problem is Rubella has the worst side effects.

The discussion about vaccines between Dr. and parents is a not a bad practice.