Vaccine Safety
- I have heard vaccines are more dangerous than the diseases they protect against. Isn't it safer for my child to get the disease?
- Can vaccines cause encephalitis (brain inflammation) and other severe consequences?
- If vaccines are safe, why has the federal government paid more than $2 billion to children and adults injured by vaccines?
- Is it possible that aluminum in vaccines could be harmful to normal, healthy babies?
- Is it true many as 50% of vaccines used in the U.S. contain mercury, which has been linked in the media with autism?
- I have heard about the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS). Does this mean there are more dangers from vaccines than are being reported to VAERS?
- Why should I vaccinate my child when vaccines are not 100% effective and don't always last a lifetime?
- Is it difficult to get legal exemptions to vaccination for school enrollment?
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References:
- Parental Refusal of Pertussis Vaccination Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Pertussis Infection in Children
- California Department of Public Health
- Is Vaccine Refusal Worth The Risk?
- Parents' Guide to Childhood Immunizations
- National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
- Vaccine Education Center - Aluminum (PDF)
- FDA Vaccines
- CDC - Vaccines