There are possibilities that problems can exist in the preservatives that can cause undesired side effects that are worse than the disease that it is preventing though. Usually, if it's something really bad, we end up getting the vaccine.
Thiomersal (also commonly known by its U.S. marketing name "Thimerosal") is a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in many vaccines. The fact that some mercury compounds are toxic has led many to conclude that vaccines containing this compound are dangerous. Many mercury compounds, particularly those with mercury-carbon bonds, are neurotoxins, such as dimethylmercury.
While in large doses thiomersal can be toxic, a 2002 study indicated that the mercury levels in infants receiving a vaccine preserved by an appropriate amount of thiomersal were low; some were so low that they could not be measured. The toxicity of mercury compounds found in fish oil pills is likely to exceed that of thiomersal. By definition, this means the blood concentrations of mercury were below the EPA guidelines. (The amount of mercury in stool samples was higher than normal, although this is an indicator that the body was eliminating the thiomersal, rather than accumulating it.)
A 2004 Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee favored rejecting any causal relationship between thiomersal-containing vaccines and autism. Autism incidence rates increased steadily even after thiomersal was removed from childhood vaccines. Currently there is no accepted scientific evidence that exposure to thiomersal is a factor in causing autism.
I just think that the vaccine research is still premature and there are no assumptions that can be made yet, so might as well not get the almost useless vaccines.
you know except it WORKS
Read some of this, Mr. Expert.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/side-effects.htm
Read the parts on some choice ones where it says "Mild Problems" and/or "Severe Problems"
Some of these don't look very fun, do they? These are not just stupid assumptions made by some wannabe paranoid mom over the Internet. My doctor's office gives out gobs of papers explaining potential side effects. If you go and tell me you are smarter than doctors, go to medical school and revolutionize the world. K?
It is not clear whether these mild or serious problems were caused by the vaccine or occurred after vaccination by chance.
Like any medicine, a vaccine could cause a serious problem, such as a severe allergic reaction.
oh should we just boycott regular medicine because that has side effects too?
and in fact, all of the "Severe Problems" listed are only 1/100000, sometimes even 1/1000000, excepting the ones in the introduction since those are not known to be caused from the vaccine.
Problems that could happen after any vaccine:
- Brief fainting spells can happen after any medical procedure, including vaccination. Sitting or lying down for about 15 minutes can help prevent fainting, and injuries caused by a fall. Tell your doctor if you feel dizzy, or have vision changes or ringing in the ears.
- Severe shoulder pain and reduced range of motion in the arm where a shot was given can happen, very rarely, after a vaccination.
- Severe allergic reactions from a vaccine are very rare, estimated at less than 1 in a million doses. If one were to occur, it would usually be within a few minutes to a few hours after the vaccination.
Note how the majority are not 1 in a million. Several of the major side effects even go down to 1/100.
No, actually, that's only on the "Mild" or "Moderate" symptoms. The only ones that are reported by 1/100 are in the intro, and nowhere else, and even then are not guaranteed to be caused by the vaccine itself.
