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Can you explain if it's worth the risk to get your children vaccinated?
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Deadly choice : Vaccines prevent illness ; death.In spite of the misinformation put out by vaccine haters, they are safe ; effective. Cases of whooping cough (pertussis) have increased in the us from ~2500 in the mid 90's to over 40000 per year due to increases in unvaccinated infants ; children. This has resulted in > 30 preventable deaths, primarily in kids.
Answered 3/24/2014
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