It seems everywhere I turn, someone is telling of the dangers of shots. Lots of my friends have gotten the flu from the flu shot.
Vaccines save countless lives every year.
Unfortunately, they have done so much good, that we Americans have become complacent about getting them. Let us explain. Diseases like polio, diphtheria, tetanus, measles, and mumps killed and maimed hundreds of thousands of people, young and old, earlier in this century. Yet because of mass vaccination programs, there are now only a handful of cases of these diseases. Therefore, since most people don t see others suffering from these diseases anymore, many question whether vaccination against them is truly important.