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Garrett78

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Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #30)

Fri Sep 18, 2015, 07:06 PM

Sep 2015

http://www.npr.org/2015/09/17/441222497/an-alternative-vaccination-schedule-actually-presents-more-risks-than-benefits

And help with what? Since there's no link between vaccines and autism, what would be the supposed benefit to spacing them out? There's nothing wrong with the vaccine schedule as is, and spacing out vaccines poses a health risk. It allows for more time during which a child can contract a disease.

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Would spreading out the vaccines help at all yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #30

No idea Egnever Sep 2015 #31

I doubt it too yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #32

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!!! zappaman Sep 2015 #23

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