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FLU FACTS
FLU FACTS
IMMUNIZATIONS PROTECT US
Immunizations are our best bet for protection against preventable disease and can help us live longer, healthier lives. Vaccines are among the safest, most effective and easiest ways to prevent disease, not to mention one of the most thoroughly tested medical products available in the U.S. Continuing to protect ourselves throughout our lives, i.e. flu shots, helps minimize the risk of illness or exposing others to preventable disease.
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Disease rates have dropped because of other reasons, not immunizations."Data documenting disease rates before and after the introduction of vaccines demonstrate they are highly effective in decreasing the incidence of diseases, despite improvements in living conditions.
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Vaccines cause autism.No. Vaccines go through a rigorous trial and approval process, which ensures all vaccines are safe and effective.
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Unimmunized children pose no threat to immunized ones.Immunization is a community responsibilty. A community that is fully immunized protects those who can’t be immunized, such as very young children, immunocompromised people and elderly people.
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Natural infection is better and healthier than immunization.The benefits of immunity through immunizations outweigh the serious side effects of natural infection, which include blindness, paralysis, brain damage, or death.
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Vaccines contain unsafe toxins.Vaccines go through a rigorous approval processes to ensure they are safe and effective. Trace ingredients in vaccines are included to kill harmful bacteria and preserve the effectiveness of the vaccine.
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It’s better to space out vaccines.There is no scientific evidence that spacing out vaccines is safer. The recommended schedule is reviewed on a regular basis and designed to protect our children when they are most vulnerable.
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