Posted by andysith at gateway1.colt-telecom.com on July 09, 2002 at 09:33:38:
In Reply to: Serious off topic poll posted by Duffless on July 09, 2002 at 09:25:44:
i guess so, smallpox vaccinations have been around for a while.. i kinda trust them..
what i don't trust though is the MMR stuff - in general production for less than a generation - who knows what the fuck could happen with that...
anyway, doubtful you'll get asked to have a smallpox jab - simple mathematics - cost of innoculating everyone vs chance of attack - not economically viable really..
: I've been reading in the news about how there are those who are advising mass vaccinations for Small Pox and the government is currently considering it. Now, knowing that the small pox vaccine has a small but serious threat of side effects up to and including death, I'm not sure if I would want the vaccine. However I really don't wanna be the only idiot who dies because I was too stubborn and paranoid to get the shot, hell I won't even get a flu shot. Then I wonder, what would I do if I had a child, would I have them innoculated? Ok enough of my ramblings, and on to the poll.
: Would you get a small pox vaccination if the gov't recommended it?
: Would you get one for your child?