[Old philosopher]

The Paranoia of you "Junk Scientists" is amazing.

Whe I was a boy (born in 1924) every child attending public school was required to be vaccinated for Smallpox before he entered public school. It was routine, and if anyone died from it, The odds were lower than the odds of survival for those that contracted the disease.

Remember that entire tribes of Indians were destroyed by the "White Man's Disease". Smallpox outbreaks probably killed more people over the centuries than died from the Black Plague (Beubonic Plague)outbreaks which appeared from time to time during the same centuries.

Having said that I will tell you that among the numerous diseases that I was inoculated for were; Smallpox; Beubonic Plague;Typhus; and Typhoid. Of these I actually contracted from the inoculations, both Beubonic Plague, and Typhus. mild cases of both. But I survived, and I never heard of others that died from these same inoculations. Having sampled both of these deadly diseases, I feel certain that I was safer than had I not been inoculated, and were the occasion to arise again, I would accept the vaccinations rather than chance a full blown case of any of the diseases.

Any of these highly contagious and serious diseases can wipe out entire communities in a matter of days. Better the very low risk of a small number of people having adverse reactions than the risk of destroying entire communities.

Get A Life! There are worse risks in living than the ones you fear so much. You probably are more at risk from dying in an automobile accident.

[Illbay]

Remember that entire tribes of Indians were destroyed by the "White Man's Disease".

But now you need to hear the REST of the story.

Some smarter Indians began sending their medicine-men to Chiropractic college, and they returned, had the villagers all line up each week for spinal-column adjustments, and the smallpox DISAPPEARED!