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In reply to the discussion: Anti-vax asshat RFK Jr. on Dr. Oz, promoting his anti-vax asshat book... [View all]PatrickforO
(14,572 posts)After all, this is an EXCEPTIONAL country.
You know, I wonder if the guy that replied below asking about causes of under five mortality understands that the only other thing you'd need to know is how many kids died of diseases, accidents or other causes that have nothing to do with vaccines. At that point, you could do a simple regression analysis, and find out how causal vaccines really are in lowering mortality rates. My estimation is that vaccines are responsible for significant improvement in under five mortality. Surely not completely causal, but hey, as the President says, let's not allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good.
My kids got vaccinated for every common disease there's one available for. A whole bunch of my ancestors died of what they called 'consumption,' which is actually tuberculosis, and I'm old enough to remember the awful painful leg braces polio victims had to wear, and I'll take vaccines any day.