The devastating impact of vaccine deniers, in one measles chart

Re:The devastating impact of vaccine deniers, in one measles... by huxley on Friday January 23, 2015 @09:59AM (#8935126)

"On the other, how much pressure is reasonable to put on parents to vaccinate their children against an illness that poses less danger to them than meteors."

Lifetime odds of dying from a meteor strike: 1-in-250-million

source: Dr. Sten Odenwald, NIA (National Institute of Aerospace)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-sten-odenwald/death-by-mete...

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Re:The devastating impact of vaccine deniers, in one measles... by netcan on Saturday January 24, 2015 @06:05AM (#8939343)

I was perhaps taking a little license. But as things stand now, I think a child's chances of contracting polio outside of a handful of remote war torn areas is in that ballpark.

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Re:The devastating impact of vaccine deniers, in one measles... by huxley on Monday January 26, 2015 @08:07PM (#8950710)

Any thoughts on why their chances are so low?

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