Some Things I will never understand

[richie]

The entire country is all shook up over the Ebola virus –yet worldwide there are approximately 4500 deaths and most of these are attributed to poor conditions in the African countries –yet in the year 2010 in the United States according to the CDC there were 53826 deaths attributed to influenza and pneumonia–when the subject is brought up here -all kind of stories about why its dangerous –“I know a person who knows a person who had a bad reaction” etc etc etc and on and on –does this entire thing make sense –in my world is sure doesnt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! –Oh yes vaccines are available for egg allergy folks -not made of eggs–
richie

[RevereRosie]

Well said Ritchie!

[Jan Lucinda1]

I think for some people vaccines cause problems. People have different biochemistry but for the majority of the population they are a good thing.

[Forum Admin]

@richie wrote:

The entire country is all shook up over the Ebola virus –yet worldwide there are approximately 4500 deaths and most of these are attributed to poor conditions in the African countries –yet in the year 2010 in the United States according to the CDC there were 53826 deaths attributed to influenza and pneumonia–when the subject is brought up here -all kind of stories about why its dangerous –“I know a person who knows a person who had a bad reaction” etc etc etc and on and on –does this entire thing make sense –in my world is sure doesnt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! –Oh yes vaccines are available for egg allergy folks -not made of eggs–
richie

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