[Peanut]

I tend to agree with OBCT. There are risks associated with vaccines, as there are risks with basically all medical interventions. The question seems to be defining the risk (research ongoing but obviously a controversial debate), and then deciding if the benefits outweigh the risks. I think unless some groundbreaking evidence comes out about the side-effects vaccines, it seems the benefits definitely outweigh the risks. Obviously some people feel risks have not been properly identified and therefore outweigh the benefits, so they choose not to vaccinate at all.

Anyways, my point is I don't see the harm in confirming within the medical community what exactly the potential risks are from vaccines. And if basically every kid in North America is being injected with the stuff it can't hurt to double or triple check!

As an aside, I've always been vaccinated for everything but found out recently that I'm still not immune to Rubella for some reason. Odd.