Vaccination & epidemic

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Originally Posted by anonymous

strep throat is just the most common result of streptococcus infection, more severe are rheumatic fever, necrotizing fasciitis or flesh-eating bacteria, toxic shock syndrome and PANDAS

And yet, despite receiving two Prevnar shots with a total of (I believe) fourteen strep species in the vaccinations, my son later had intractable S. pyogenes necessitating tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, in addition to PANDAS. Sometimes there are things to blame other than noncompliant "scared" parents.

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

No studies reported diarrhoea or rotavirus deaths, but all studies showed reductions in hospitalizations...

...OTOH while death is an easy endpoint to measure,
it is certainly not the be-all, end-all justification for public health.

Here, Dana, you can see an example of someone who is interested in more than just reducing a tragic death rate in a handful of diseases. I find Adam Corolla's "slippery slope" mock-up video as hilarious the next guy, but I am nonetheless very wary of people who are unable to draw a line somewhere. Your (universal your) line may be different than mine, fine, but "no line" is not a good basis for public policy.