Childhood Vaccinations – Necessary or Overkill?

As has been explained, mass vaccination gives herd immunity. As the quote you give shows, 50% of cases are unimmunized children under 1 year old. Raising the age of immunization would increase the number of cases.Why put it off? Or "maybe" not. Where's the evidence? If there is none, then it's better to have children immunized earlier to prevent them from contracting these rather nasty diseases.Edited by Dr Adequate, : No reason given.

Doesn't he know that when scientists can't explain something, that means that goddidit?God or extraterrestrials.In any case, it can't be caused by the measles vaccine. If it was, then the numbers would have risen sharply with the introduction of the vaccine, and then plateaued at the new, higher, level. If the number of cases of autism is "skyrocketing", the measles vaccine can't be the cause.As a devout Pastafarian, I blame it on the decline in the number of pirates.Edited by Dr Adequate, : No reason given.

I apologized twice, and if it still rankles, I'll apologize again. I was wrong and I'm sorry, OK?

Q: What do you call alternative medicine which has been tested and shown to be effective?A: Medicine!Edited by Dr Adequate, : No reason given.

And when they are isolated, purified, consistently-potent, and regulated by law --- and have been shown to be safe and effective by the regulators --- then they'll be real medicine. From that article:

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Jian He Chen uses these substances to make up a remedy for hay fever in a Chinese medicine pharmacy at the Superior Trading Co. in San Francisco.

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Red dates
Citrus peel
Poria cocos
Schizandra berries
Bitter almond
Honey-cured licorice root slices
Pinellia
Codonopsis
Atractylodes
Ephedra stems

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EPHEDRA STEMS?!?Edited by Dr Adequate, : No reason given.

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That ephedra is bad for you.To quote from the link which you gave:"As with a lot of other marketable stimulants, adverse side effects are not uncommon. The alkaloids of ma huang can cause rapid or irregular heartbeat, very similar to the effects of adrenaline. Blood pressure rises. Unfortunately, there have been reported cases of liver injury and hepatitis, and users experience aggressiveness, anxiety, and tremors. This leads to poor judgment, and thus potential injuries. Complications from these side effects can result in cerebral hemorrhage, cardiac arrest, and, of course, death. Prolonged use of the drug, which is not recommended, can be the cause of weakened adrenal glands, nervousness, and insomnia." I think you'll find that it's equally bad for you however it's marketed.

Evidence? No, do please show me some figures. So do I. I attribute my survival to my possession of an immune system, rather than to paying out good money for a bunch of "supplement" quackery, "probiotics", and other such flummery.I do eat garlic, but not for my health.You may regard me as a control group.