[opinionator]

In the United States, with a vaccine and modern medical care widely available, flu kills at least 36,000 people a year.

16,000 AIDS related deaths in the U.S. in 2001, according to the CDC. Hmmm...

[Marie]

Yup. With this in mind, before vaccines Measles killed roughly 100 children a year.

Think about that. Parents are accused of neglect and loose custody of their children because they are worried about a vaccine that would save about 100 children a year... that NOATIONALLY folks. (minus the few that the vaccine itself kills) Kids can't go to school or day care.

And I wonder how many of those kids who were killed by measles were unhealthy in the first place. Perhaps, if we only vaccinated the few high-risk kids we would be better off. (Yes, I know. More sick days off from work to care for sick kids, but hey...)

And the flu kills over 35,000. Perhaps our money could be better spent else where.