To Vaccinate or Not

[Monica]

In my experience, no one goes into pediatric medicine because they are 'callous and insensitive'.

Maybe not, but that was still a calloused and insensitive thing to say. Either that man never spoke with any of those parents directly and is just ignorant, or he chose to dismiss their experiences.  

Let's focus on the real science Monica, not on the pain and suffering of the few who experience something and blame it on vaccines, ok?

You're doing the same thing he did...minimizing and disregarding the real experiences of thousands of people. How is many thousands a 'few'? And even IF it were only a very few, they are still important and their stories count. They are part of the equation.

Medical research originally existed for the purpose of serving, but it has become all about making profits for the pharmaceutical companies. If the people are no longer served, but instead minimized and disregarded, then it has missed its mark.

It would be foolish to focus on these people's experiences while disregarding scientific research.

It would be equally foolish (or insensitive?) to do the opposite...disregard the very data the research is supposed to analyze.