Do you believe in vaccines?

Question

Do you or do you not believe in/use vaccines? Why or why not?

Answer 1

yes I do believe that they can really prevent from getting most of the diseases

Answer 2

Yeah, I believe in them because I don't see many people who suffer the horrors of diseases like polio and small pox these days.

Answer 3

No, is the short answer since I'm preaching to the choir on this one.  :)

The list of ingredients looks like something out of a science fiction novel.  American children are sicker today than ever before.  How could there not be consequences from injecting our babies over 30 times with foreign matter before the age of 5?  Hmmm, does that strike a chord?  At least we can get the word out... there is a CHOICE.

Answer 4

If they work, sure.

Answer 5

yes because they get the job done.

Answer 6

My children had their vaccines. To me the benefits are greater then the risks. Actually where I live kids do have to have their vaccines before they can go to school.

Answer 7

I am not sure I entirely get the point of your question... What do you mean "believe" in vaccines? The effectivity of vaccines is a scientific fact that has erradicated or nearly erradicated several diseases that for centuries had decimated the population. Wheter you believe it or not, I a polyo vaccine is greatly going to reduce, if not completely eliminate your chances of getting this disease.

Answer 8

Do I believe in the use of vaccines?  Sure.  I do, however, believe, that alot of the laws regarding which vaccines are required for children are pushed into legislation by the very companies who make them.  I don't believe, for instance, that the chickenpox vaccine should be required for children entering school.  Much more time is lost to the flu, but children are not required to be vaccinated each year for influenza.  Chickenpox is a relatively new vaccine and the manufacturer wanted to ensure a profit, so it pushed for legislation that would guarantee sales--requiring every child have it, rather than just children and people at risk for serious complications from the disease.

Also, there's no guarantee that having a certain vaccine will eliminate your chances of getting that particular disease.  Most of the time, it merely reduces the chances.  However, there are many very serious and potentially deadly diseases that have been prevented from wiping out huge numbers of people by the simple act of vaccinations.  I immunize my children, though I do the chickenpox one under protest.