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How Are We Victims of Our Own Success

That's how we are in public health and in general. When it comes to vaccinations, usually they’re invisible until there is an outbreak or crisis. People become advocates once witnessing the experience or tragedy of their child. We assume that vaccinations lead to negative reactions, but that’s not always the case.

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Vaccine Rejection: Truth and Consequences ·

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  1. What Can People Do About Vaccinating Their ChildrenAccording to Tara Smith, there are a lot of things that people can do.
  2. How Does One Child's Vaccine Exemption Affect Other Kids?Tara says that it depends on the state laws of those who are exempted. She says it’s good to know the regulations within a state and school district.
  3. Why Are the Anti-vaccination Groups Putting Everyone Else in DangerResistance to vaccination is a big problem, specifically to herd immunity, which is the amount of people in the population that are required to block the…
  4. How Bad Is the Vaccine Problem Now Versus Ever?It’s difficult to pinpoint for the country as a whole due to how vaccination increases in one area or decreases elsewhere.
  5. What’s the Percentage of People That Get Flu VaccinationsEvery year in the United States, about 40-50% of people will get a flu shot. Serious reactions occur in maybe 1 in a million.

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