marduk
quelling chaos since 2352BC
Here's what you're responding to Pixel:
Except here's what it means:
That's right - stupid lawsuits actually threatened people's lives so they put a tax on vaccines instead.
If 1 in a million odds isn't safe to you Pixel, what is?
Here's some reference data of things considered 'safe.'
Vehicle accident 1:114
Firearm assault: 1:370 (I'm guessing you're pro-gun, right?)
Air travel: 1:10,00
Lightning 1:1,61,000
That's right... you have 6 times the chance to die by lightning than successfully get money from complaining about vaccinations. I'm guessing you don't ever walk outside, do you Pixel?
Since 1988, over 18,151 petitions have been filed with the VICP. Over that 27- year time period, 16,360 petitions have been adjudicated, with 5,416 of those determined to be compensable, while 10,944 were dismissed. Total compensation paid over the life of the program is approximately $3.6 billion.
Except here's what it means:
It was created in the 1980s, after lawsuits against vaccine companies and health care providers threatened to cause vaccine shortages and reduce U.S. vaccination rates, which could have caused a resurgence of vaccine preventable diseases.
That's right - stupid lawsuits actually threatened people's lives so they put a tax on vaccines instead.
If 1 in a million odds isn't safe to you Pixel, what is?
Here's some reference data of things considered 'safe.'
Vehicle accident 1:114
Firearm assault: 1:370 (I'm guessing you're pro-gun, right?)
Air travel: 1:10,00
Lightning 1:1,61,000
That's right... you have 6 times the chance to die by lightning than successfully get money from complaining about vaccinations. I'm guessing you don't ever walk outside, do you Pixel?
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