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I am a current lurker. You seem to protest too much. As I go through this entire thread, you are way too adamant to convince most people. We should know by now there is science, and junk science. I am leary of someone coming on so strong as you have been. Many of us have gone through the age of small pox vaccination... even used it against shingles. All of my children had them, I insisted. When I was in school - about 4-5th grade, I'd guess, we were all lined up in the gym and given these 'shots'. I knew no one who got sick from them. The policy was ended when the international medical groups felt smallpox was irradicated, as I understand it. We didn't have all the medical problems our children have now... eg. allergies, ADA, etc, etc. We didn't have all the chemicals in our carpets, cleaning supplies, clothing, smog, on and on. (My age didn't have tetracyclines when laying down their tooth enamel, either.) They did when my kids were younger, and all learned what that could do.
Anthrax vaccinations: My son was in the military and forced to have the anthrax vaccinations. He had 6 in the series, and his tour ended. He said that very few had more symptoms than sore arms. I was against his anthrax vacc. after reading that the vaccine they were given was left over from the VietNam war, way outdated, and the drug company that made it was in trouble back then for some sort of non-compliance with the normal standards. However, he was in Saudi for a while, with Patriot Missiles, and as Clinton lobbed cruise missiles into the aspirin factory, they were on high alert, and very vulnerable. Iraq's scuds could have contained this finely powdered anthrax, or other frightening things. At that point, I felt if it had half a chance to help, and nothing worse had happened in his experience with the vaccine, go for it.

Guess my main point is.. age teaches you that there are individual differences in man and our experiences, all is not black or white, and the pendulum swings with what we learn as the years go by.

You're entitled to your opinion.