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Originally Posted by Whirled_Peas
There is a Congressional fund that will pay out hundreds of thousands of dollars to any family whose child has been killed or injured by vaccines. Over 90 payments have been made for children who died as a result of vaccinations. If vaccines are so safe, why would this fund even exist?
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The young lady I mentioned earlier who recieves money from this fund has profound MR due her seizure disorder (Lennox-Gastout Syndrome), and most children with that disorder do not reach age 2. She was one of the lucky ones, though. The last time I saw her she was 18, and I assume she is still alive today.
Although I am not anti-vaccine and would likely follow the recommended guidelines if I had a baby (I'm adopting an older child, so won't have to deal with this issue as much), I can totally understand why some parents choose not to vaccinate.
I've seen both sides. In the institution where I work now, we have some older residents who were "rubella babies" -- their mothers were exposed to rubella during pregnancy -- and all of them have blindless (born with no eyes), deafness, and profound MR. (Not all babies exposed to rubella in utero are that severely affected, depending on when in the pregnancy the exposure occurred).
I believe that vaccines do more good than harm, but I also believe that the researchers and manufacturers could be doing more to decrease the risks.