Hi,
Put very simply, I am very sick of this attitude, that is using opinion and social media before anything to build knowledge about something as crucial as health. I understand that we're not all PhDs and the main part of our life is based on behaviour algorithms and automatic thought patterns to make our actions easier, but critical thinking and source verification is sometimes vital, especially when it comes to human health. As I am not at all an expert on that matter, and as I hear more and more people assert that vaccines can be (or worse: "are") dangerous and can be or are used by the government as a strategy to increase their wealth, knowing the risks of those on human populations, I become very discouraged. On a similar note, another information often vehiculed is that pharmacists and doctors are paid a huge amount to prescribe medication to patients and that they actually are biased in their medical procedure, therefore being in a middle of an axiological tension between patient's well being and doctor's wallet.
You get the idea. :) Thank you for your contribution(s)! I share the idea that us, scientists and researchers, have a duty in this world, that is amongst other things to educate and break false beliefs, especially those that can cause harm.
Hello, see below link may be useful for you. Good luck !
https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/2/07-040089/en/
The reported risk-to-the-individual associated with the particular vaccination, its predictability of that risk occurring vs. the benefits-to-others of that particular vaccination.
Please have a look at this useful RG link.
Article Vaccine Declinations Present New Challenges for Public Health
Vaccinations are beneficial and helped the world to eradicate certain diseases like small pox (we all know that, and it is well known fact). Denying the importance of vaccination must be understood with more rationale, logical mindset; what were the reasons who ignited these discussions against use of vaccinations; have we tried to give the answer to these doubts scientifically, more research is needed to give the answer to these questions like side effects of vaccinations, if reported.... if these are one in millions... but they still exist, how we can strive to make vaccines side effects free (if companies strive for six sigma and lean six sigma , that is the quality philosophy to reduce the errors 3.4% per million opportunities that are 99.9997% almost error free product or service, then why not vaccines, antibiotics and all diagnostic and curative medicines could be manufactured on these principles). What I believe that more rigorous research is needed to investigate the causes related to anti vaccination behaviors, plus already existing vaccines and newly developed vaccines, all needed to be reevaluated in laboratories for their efficacy, effects and side effects. Having one child being affectd adversly by vaccination is quite devastating for parents;..... human beings can not be dealt as mere average numbers, they needed to be dealtd more humanistically. Once vaccines were invented,...... were they went under reexperimentation, evaluation...... after complaints that been launched as side effects? Furthermore, now we are vaccinating our children (under 5 age) five vaccines at one time with single shot Pentavalent (Hepatitis B, Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis Hib; it is only one example, many more combinations of vaccine and many new vaccines); how they are affecting childre, needed to be understood scientifically.
Moreover, what physicians' wallet did to suffering humanity, it needs whole new pages to discuss.........
(www.searo.who.int/...immunization/Pentavalent_vaccine_Guide_for_HWs_with_answer...)
Hello, see below link may be useful for you. Good luck !
https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/2/07-040089/en/
I have nothing to add to the previous answers. Unfortunately, as Brandolini put it: "The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it."
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