It is not reasonable or serious to avoid possibly health-saving and life-saving treatments because of risks that are unproven, and even if proven affect below 1 in 1 million treatments. That's called hysteria.
Perhaps you need to read Senator Paul's statements again. He said he knows of "many tragic cases", which is quite unlikely to be true. One way to describe the "Severe Problems" on the CDC website would be "unproven". Even another term to describe them would be "statistically insignificant", especially considering the benefits of wiping out these diseases, which are unfortunately making a comeback thanks to people of influence like Senator Paul making unfounded and debunked claims.
Either way, he obviously has a problem with the truth. I'll be happy to be proven wrong once Senator Paul is able to verify his claims of "many tragic cases" of mental disorders that were proven to be a side affect of vaccination. I'll bet he can't name one.
My little sister was “adversely” affected by Govt administered smallpox vaccine in the late 1950’s. They administered to me and my middle sister without notification to our parents. They sent us home with a “note” saying we may have swelling at the injection site and nothing else. My little sister... a toddler at home... was not inoculated. She was in proximity with my sister and I and she became very ill and was subsequently diagnosed with smallpox. They buried this, but look it up. My baby sister is affected still today with the damage to her eyes and health. No one takes responsibility for her health challenges or ours. I never had problems with skin sensitivity and I could list so much more... until this vaccine. City of Riverside, Calif.... no responsibility.. Fed Govt... no responsibility ever.... ultimate FU from the “we know what you need and you have to take it” lobby.
IN time I've also learned that so called Rare side effects aren't as rare as claimed. For example I've seen antidepressants adverse reaction similar to LSD. But Nah that just don't happen neither or Rubbish as the doctor told me when I showed him his Pharmacology Professors article warning f Serotonin Syndrome caused by antidepressants. Yea it's so rare I damn near had it myself.
But I'm not anti vaccine. However I do think there is a lot of validity especially in the risk the Three in One vaccine MMR poses. Maybe it should be individual shots and spread out some is what I'm saying. Granted most kids immune systems can handle it but realizing some can not with tragic results.
Think for a moment. He's a senator. He gets petitioned by parents and by groups representing such issues as Autism. Yeah he likely does know of the number of cases and likely some that don't get added into the official CDC Stats. These are the parents who make calls and write letters looking for answers.
Autism for example when I was growing up {born in 1957} was rare. Now most people know of someone with an Autistic child. Before mainstreaming they were sent to special education schools and pre 1980 there wasn't that many. That's how I know.
So what changed? The stories all seem similar. Kids born with no notable defects or disorders suddenly developing disorders which can not be linked to any changes except for recent vaccines which began in early 1970's. Again is it the actual vaccine or the fact the All In One Method of vaccines became common?
I will say this. BIG PHARM has big influence in congress and in health agencies as well in dictating policies and even far too much influence in some doctors offices. I've seen three REPS sitting in an office from the same company with the same product before.