Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermarket, And Vice Versa

Re:Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermark... by UnoriginalGuy on Tuesday March 05, 2013 @01:30PM (#5326343)

I would argue that the public doesn't "largely" believe that. The majority of parents get their kids vaccinated.

It is a small fringe of people who believe things like that; just unfortunately these same people are the most likely to catch the disease (and be unable to afford decent treatment).

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Re:Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermark... by falcolas on Tuesday March 05, 2013 @02:17PM (#5326661)

1 in 5, for that specific linking of vaccines and autism.

Perhaps not a majority, but definitely a "large" number by my reckoning.

http://healthcare.thomsonreuters.com/npr/assets/NPR_report_v...

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Re:Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermark... by sliverstorm on Tuesday March 05, 2013 @01:45PM (#5326452)

The really unfortunate thing is they can compromise herd immunity, leading to people who can't be vaccinated or even people who WERE vaccinated getting infected.

I would be much more tolerant of the people who are afraid of vaccines, if it wasn't for the risk of them hurting other people with their decisions.

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Re:Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermark... by philjohn on Tuesday March 05, 2013 @02:59PM (#5326938)

And even worse - they can infect (and end up causing the death of) babies who are too young to be vaccinated.

That one fact alone shows how truly reckless people who refuse to get their offspring vaccinated are.

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