But sink, you have said that ‘the number of such posts is vastly disproportionate to the number of alleged adverse reactions’ and even the word ‘alleged’ there is not a neutral one, it suggests a doubt, a cynicism.
That is your right but it is also an unfair one, especially when coupled with the statement about the number of payouts. It is not the case that medical professionals smile sweetly, agree vaccine damage and hand over thousands of pounds, and I don’t believe you don’t know this.
That does not make the parents of these children stupid. Not having a vaccination isn’t a decision to be taken lightly, but when you know there’s a risk factor, that’s something you have to consider. I would never tell anyone else either not to get a vaccination themselves or not to vaccinate their child, and I am aware that reactions of the sort I am talking about are rare. However, while the reactions may be rare, that’s of little comfort when your child is one of the unlucky ones and essentially spends the rest of their life a prisoner in their own body: alive but at what cost?
Just because I may feel a particular vaccine may be risky does not give you, or anybody, the right to accuse me of being stupid. I respect other people’s rights to do the best for themselves and their children and would like the same courtesy extended.