Vaccines have been a benefit to mankind

Pro, Understand that this is a debate not a preference discussion. It will be based on logic arguments and sources ("Would you prefer a deadly disease, or asthma?") Going further, lets have a look at your references: [1] http://www.niaid.nih.gov... You have based your only argument on the table that can be seen in link above. Let me brake it a bit. As you can see in the First Row, second column, it mentions the number/baseline of cases pre (before) vaccination in the 20th century. Then, at the very end, it can be observed the Percent Decrease. This percentage/value does not indicate that those numbers have been in fact reduced by that value due to the effects of vaccines (ie. some people built their own immunity) just because the reported cases have decreased it does not mean that it is due to the vaccines. This applies to all the diseases/infections in that table. Provide more arguments to support your case. Defense: 1. Distrust in the Pharmaceutical Industries True that the Vioxx is not a vaccination, but the only difference is the way it is administered. I do not want to get into medical terminology, but, in short, some drugs cannot be swallowed, so they have to be injected directly into the blood stream vs others can. The point I was trying to prove is that the Pharmaceutical Industries do have a percentage error/mistake (humans make mistakes) but this can result in negative results for the individual ranging from mild pains all the way to death. (The old saying "Engineers fix/repair their mistakes, but doctors bury them") 2. Side effects of vaccines "My first two children have had febrile seizures after routine vaccinations, one of them a serious event. These events did not stop me from vaccinating my third child, however, I did take some proactive measures to reduce the risk of similar adverse effects. I vaccinated my child in the morning so that we were aware if any early adverse reaction during the day and I also gave my child a dose of paracetamol 30 min before the vaccination was given to reduce any fever that might develop after the injection" [1] I copied the above statement from your source #2. This is an example of a real life individual who has spoken to the authorities/press. This proves to be that for example I, as a sick individual, who is required to take a certain medication/vaccine have to comply to the exceptions/rules that are associated with that drug (side effects) just so I will no get sicker or to conquer/overcome my disease. Here are some examples of side effects and the associated vaccines: Chickenpox Vaccine Vaccine strain varicella zoster infection after vaccination without other organ involvement; Vaccine strain varicella zoster infection and subsequent infection resulting in pneumonia, encephalitis, meningitis or hepatitis in individuals with demonstrated immunodeficiences; [2] Two Canadian flu vaccines were linked to oculo-respiratory syndrome characterized by conjunctivitis, facial swelling, and mild respiratory symptoms. [2] Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Vaccine [2] Measles inclusion body encephalitis Febrile seizures, a type of seizure that occurs in infants and young children in association with fever Short-term joint pain (arthralgia) in children and women Hib Vaccine Side Effects Fever over 101"F [38.33C] (up to 1 out of 20 children) [3] Thank you, and good luck :) [1] https://www.autismspeaks.org... [2] http://articles.mercola.com... [3] http://www.historyofvaccines.org...