Difficult to know the validity of the person's stance if she refuses to discuss.
Vaccination and its cost/benefit is a v. complex affair and not one that I
believe any immunologist or any other mortal for that matter can fully
appreciate. The immune system is immensely powerful and complex, yet also very
vulnerable. We simply don't know what overall effect we are having when we
vaccinate - particularly when done on a multiple basis.
The cause of the steep rise in incidence of asthma and eczema is unknown, but
some physicians attribute it to vaccinations and their affect on the immature
immune system. One fringe idea has it that childhood infections may even play a
necessary tempering role in the maturation of the immune system.
This conflict between the civil liberties of the individual and their progeny
and the well-being of the community will continue to be a difficult issue.
Gareth Lloyd
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