Posted by Pimped-Out-Jedi-Knight at webcacheb05a.cache.pol.co.uk on July 09, 2002 at 09:38:26:
In Reply to: Serious off topic poll posted by Duffless on July 09, 2002 at 09:25:44:
: 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? -- Yes.
: Would you get one for your child? -- Yes. Of course there's side effects, and whilst the side effects might be pretty horrendous, you've just got to look at these things logically - there's probably a much greater chance that you'll get small pox than become ill from whatever the side effects are, so whilst it might not be a certainty, sometimes you've just got to take a chance. I mean, it's probably more likely that you'll die from a car crash than die from a smallpox innoculation, but it's unlikely that this fact will stop you from driving. It's just the way life is. Makes it exciting.