None of my children had measles, mumps or rubella -

[Humanist_Activist]

39. This argument sounds like the medical version of "I got mine, fuck you"...

I mean seriously, your husband got an itch from Shingles, so now its not serious for everybody? When my Sister got her nerves attacked by it, leading to partial paralysis, that was what? Her imagination? Or when our neighbor got it, broke out in a body wide rash and attacked his nerves leading to severe, debilitating pain, that was all in his head?

What about all those kids who DIDN'T make it to adulthood in your generation because of Mumps, Measles, Rubella, and a host of other diseases, that us rational people shouldn't have to worry about anymore. What about those who were maimed or disabled, was FDR just suffering from some psychological condition, and not the result of polio? Was it better to get the disease, risking everything from death to being maimed or disabled, or getting vaccinated, with far less severe side affects, and greatly decreasing the chance of getting the disease at all?

What type of world do you want to live in? One where these disease are so rare as to be damn near non-existent(or in the case of smallpox, extinct), or one where breakouts happen randomly, endangering the health and lives of both adults and children?