I was unaware of any controversy surrounding Dr. Classen, but I note the source I used cited him. Since there is a problem, I would withdraw that supporting point from my original argument, but my basic point remains: that we will probably move to a situation where the majority of parents will accept whatever risk is inherent in vaccination, and the minority will be able to get three separate vaccinations for their children.
While this doesn’t address whether or not there are risks associated with a multiple disease vaccination, it does provide some alternative to parents who are disturbed by the possibility, yet still accomplishes the goal of the most students being vaccinated, even if a tiny minority are harmed in any way.
This should not be discouraged by the health authorities, as their mission is to get universal vaccination, which is not dependent on how that is done.
I would note that there are some individuals who are firm believers that the process of universality is more important than the goal. This actually works against the mission of universal vaccination.
They hold similar beliefs that having socialized medicine as a system is far more important than actually providing quality health care. This is an inherent flaw in their belief system that tends to inhibit any mission oriented goal they attempt. In this case, it is most definitely the ends that matter, not the means to those ends.