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trotsky

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9. One of the go-to "arguments" used by the anti-vax movement is that somehow it's "better"...

Reply to IDemo (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2015, 03:01 PM

May 2015

to contract and fight off a disease than be vaccinated against it. It was a poor argument to begin with, since the risks of having a disease have always been greater than the risks of vaccination...

But this just blows that argument completely out of the water.

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Measles Vaccination Saves You From More Than Measles [View all] IDemo May 2015 OP

Why is it good to leave children vulnerable to other diseases for as long as three years? postulater May 2015 #1

I think it means if children actually contract the measles. blue neen May 2015 #2

I didn't find it confusing IDemo May 2015 #4

ditto. thanks for posting! nilram May 2015 #5

Well, honestly, I didn't really find it confusing, either... blue neen May 2015 #7

HAVING measles makes you vulnerable to other diseases. Measles VACCINE protects you. Hekate May 2015 #3

This reminds me... awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #6

Thanks for posting Omaha Steve May 2015 #8

One of the go-to "arguments" used by the anti-vax movement is that somehow it's "better"... trotsky May 2015 #9

The anti-vaxers are sadly absent from this thread. LiberalAndProud May 2015 #10

Not all of them. beam me up scottie May 2015 #11