To Vaccinate or Not

[Shawnna]

All of that's irrelevant when it's your own kid who was damaged.

My heart aches for everyone who suffers.  Those who have children who end up with a severe reaction to a vaccine, and those who end up disabled or dead from contracting a preventable disease.  



Neither is acceptable and we should continue to support research into medical treatment based on the specific genome of the individual.  Doing that will allow us to know ahead of time whether or not a vaccine will cause harm to a specific individual.



At the end of the day, the real issue is are we functioning as a society based on sound scientific evidence, or are we functioning as a society based on fear and misinformation?

I would hope that we continue to function as a society based on sound scientific evidence, knowing that in those rare instances when something terrible happens, we will take care of and honor the individuals involved until our medical science is sophisticated enough the impact of a vaccine to an individual before it is given.