[slowhandluke]

'More likely' could be a statistical statement, but in this case it's simply wishful thinking - they simply don't know.

Vaccine Safety Conference Session 16 Dr. Christopher Exley

And, like with global warming, there are inconvenient facts out there showing that the consensus is wrong. That's not to say the anti-vaccine folks are proved true, just that the science is definitely not settled yet.

[RFEngineer]

“That’s not to say the anti-vaccine folks are proved true, just that the science is definitely not settled yet.”

We do know that, for instance, not having a polio vaccine leads to polio and often consequences like paralysis.

The science of vaccination is settled. What isn’t settled is whether vaccinations are the cause of certain other ailments or whether it’s just bad parenting.

I submit that it’s not vaccinations that cause any complications, that it’s bad parenting. You may try to prove me wrong, but I’ll just say “the science of bad parenting is FAR from settled”.

[Claud]

The dunderheads in the media (and I think too many docs unfortunately) seem to think the “autism” link is the only reason for refusal, as if there are no other good reasons like:

* use of fetal cell lines from abortions
* use of adjuvants other than mercury, like aluminum
* use of egg or other allergens
* the sheer aggressiveness of piggybacked vaccines
* vaccinations for normal, non-fatal childhood diseases (chickenpox)
* Gardasil (need I say more)

Vaccines are not panaceas. Every vaccination is a cost benefit analysis that has to be weighed individually.

[Cato in PA]

I don’t think raising questions in this manner is radical or extreme in any way. Vaccine proponents should have nothing to fear from an open and honest discussion since they believe the evidence to be on their side.

The way they mock and deride most people who ask them to defend the status quo is shameful.

[Toddsterpatriot]

just that the science is definitely not settled yet.

I was thinking the same thing last week, when I was hospitalized for smallpox. Or was it polio.

[Forgotten Amendments]

I'm not really up on this issue. But the vehemence used to shout down anyone who dares question the safety of the vaccines makes me curious. Sort of like the birther stuff. “Shut up, they explained.”