http://disqus.com/people/ef4637d283e5cf82724edb1c4d9d052b/enWed, 09 Apr 2008 15:15:38 -0000http://drumsnwhistles.disqus.com/why_are_pro_vaccine_folks_so_passionate/#comment-317441...because links between vaccinations and cuteness don't cost you thousands of dollars in medical bills. The point is, science is not absolute. The same science will say that prozac and paxil are great one year, then turn around and conclude that they increase the likelihood of suicide the next. Allergic reactions to anything can cause disruptions in a child's development. People want to have the choice to vaccinate or not vaccinate because of the potential side effects, which may be more physiologically damaging than what the vaccination is trying to protect us from. I understand your passion for being vaccinated, but the same passion goes to the other side. As far as these parents are concerned, it takes hysteria for the scientific community to even begin to research, let alone find a connection to these types of cases. And lastly, for those parents who are encroaching their values onto your children, they are fighting because your values were originally placed on them. There was a time where people couldn't even question the vaccination schedule. Now they can. I have not seen any science stating that an epidemic is on the horizon, just a reintroduction, so it seems like hysteria is on both sizes. I have had my children vaccinated but support the right to choose. I also support those in the autistic community in their fight to save their children from this condition by exploring all possible causes, no matter how unpopular they are now.KandeeWed, 09 Apr 2008 15:15:38 -0000