That tired old debate-vaccination

I am so very tired of hearing about vaccination being evil.  I am tired of Jenny McCarthy, Wakefield, NVIC and AOA.
The idea that it is ok to choose not to vaccinate because of the minute risk of death/injury from that vaccine is simplistic at best.  At worst, parents who choose to not vaccinate their children on the basis that their child 'might be injured by the vaccine,' is a gross injustice to the babies that have died from pertussis, measles, ruebella (so forth and so on.)
I really understood the non vaccination stance, back when the news was bombarding us with scientific studies that say our babies are at risk from those vaccinations. 
But those days are past.
Now there are multitudes of respectable studies (studies that have been peer reviewed and duplicated by others) that demonstrate that vaccines do not cause SIDS, nor Autism, and that the risk of an 'adverse reaction' that requires medical intervention is rare.
Rare as in you are more likely to win the lottery twice in a row when you only bought two tickets in your whole life rare. Babies have died (and are dieing) because of these selfish parents that are determined that its a giant conspiracy! That the world's governments and the gross majority of health professionals worldwide are in cahoots with every scientist on the planet to hide from us that vaccines are deadly dangerous, causing every illness and disorder known to man.
To what purpose I ask? Once those vaccines have killed us all, who are they making money off of?  That one measles outbreak cost well over $120,000 just in hospital bills.  What does an epidemic cost? After paying off all the people that would have to be bribed to silence, (were this really a hush hush conspiracy) how much proffit would there be in vaccines?  Seriously people, time to engage the brain a wee bit.


Children that are not vaccinated are diagnosed with autism (like mine.) Children that aren't vaccinated die of SIDS, pertussis, HIV, measles and a multitude of illnesses and injuries.  Children that are not vaccinated have caused untold amount of illness and death by spreading highly contagious diseases to babies that are too young to be vaccinated.


This while thing has turned into a screaming match of parents hollering that THEY and their children ARE more valuable that a city full of babies.  That their RIGHTS supersede the rights of society.  That they have the right to put their child at risk AND to put my community at risk.


For shame.


I can just see this argument being used in other arenas.
Public transportation has been pointed at as a source for being robbed.  I mean, there is a youtube video and some porn model that say it's so.  So I can drive drunk, and choose to have my kids in the car, because that is my right.  Regardless of the danger to the rest of ya, you can't decide for me!!

Your kid allergic to peanuts? Deathly allergic as in my eating peanuts and breathing on him/her could cause immediate death?  He/she is too little to understand that gravity of the situation and how to take precautions? Well my right to eat peanuts and mash peanut butter into your child's desk is way more important than your child's life. 

What? It's not? Really? 

Well I'll be danged.  See, that is why we have rules and laws. The reason we allow these infringements on our rights to do whatever the eff we want, is so that the safety and well being of the majority is protected.
And I say that vaccinations are part of the safety and well being of the majority.