I have done some stats work. There is more at play than correlation /causation. There is time line. This makes for a quite a big difference in the likelihood of causation.
For example, It is well known that beer sales and diaper sales are correlated in the anals of marketing. But its a joke because no story is given to explain the mechanism of cause.
In 'What your Doctor May Not Tell About Children's Vaccinations' we learn about mechanisms that should give folks pause.
1) The sudden increase in disease rates with vaccination rates
2) Mercury, aluminum formaldehyde and other toxins.
3) Younger age of vaccinations. Children cant produce bile until 4 months to get rid of the heavy metals mentioned above.
4) Sheer number of vaccines given at once could overload the immune system.
5) Vaccines not tested. Only 1000 kids were followed for 4/5 days. Many reactions happen after 3 months or more.
6) Under reporting in the VAERS database. Doctors HAVE NO LIABILITY if your kid is injured from vaccine. Reporting rates are only 10% nationwide and only 2.5% in NYC.
7) Shalala made harder to get a claim out of the vaccine trust fund. Only 1400 or so of 3500 claims honored after years of haggling of only 250K
In 'What your Doctor May Not Tell About Children's Vaccinations' we learn about mechanisms that should give folks pause... Excellent information. Thanks!
We vaccinated our son (he's just over 2-years-old now) but moved the entire schedule down by six months, much to the chagrin and consternation of our doctor.
We checked his vaccinations against the (current at that time) list of vaccines containing Thimerosol. Contrary to another poster's more recent list, our list contained hardly any listings that stated "never contained Thimerosol". We found that none of his prospective vaccinations/manufacturers were on the list.
We watched closely over the days/weeks/months, and saw no discernable negative effects.
We continue to alternately pray and thank God for our blessings... and occasionally miss the brief respite vaccinations gave us from our son's unflagging energy.