[Dave S]

What about the 20,000 or so deaths or severe reactions that will occur if mass vacination is done. You seem awfully wiling to accept those deaths when Smallpox may never be used against us.

[bonesmccoy]

Where do you get those estimates of risk?

Look at the political alignment of those nay sayers.

They can not point to medical data.

Why?

Because we didn't have 20,000 deaths when this EXACT vaccine was used 25 years ago.

Are we suddenly weaker now than 25 years ago?

Are you weaker now than you were 25 years ago?

Politically and militarily we may be weak.

Physiologically we are no different.

[tallhappy]

What about the 20,000 or so deaths or severe reactions that will occur if mass vacination is done. You seem awfully wiling to accept those deaths when Smallpox may never be used against us.

These numbers are much too high.

As pointed out, the vaccine has been given for centuries with worldwide universal innoculation for decades.

Death rate is on in a million due to reaction. Side effects perhaps 10 time hegher (and that could include side effects that cause no lasting harm, eg sickness for a few days).

If you are in your thirties or older you were vaccinated. Check your arm at the side by the shoulder.