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Predictably enough, the anti-vaccination lobby has been turning its attention to H1N1 vaccinations of late in articles such as this one<\/a> and the rather more hysterical “ZOMG! \u00a0Genocide!” blather I mentioned before<\/a>. \u00a0With that in mind, I’d thoroughly recommend this article<\/a> on the Lay Scientist<\/em> blog: a mature, non-hysterical examination of the strongest plausible worry that ought (in a reasonably well-put-together world) head off the critics at the pass. \u00a0There is a risk from vaccinations – that’s because we’re injecting people with biologically active stuff, duh – but there’s a risk in not being vaccinated, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Predictably enough, the anti-vaccination lobby has been turning its attention to H1N1 vaccinations of late in articles such as this one and the rather more hysterical “ZOMG! \u00a0Genocide!” blather I mentioned before. \u00a0With that in mind, I’d thoroughly recommend this article on the Lay Scientist blog: a mature, non-hysterical examination of the strongest plausible worry […]<\/p>\n

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