I too have been vaccinated my whole life. At age 15 I also had a life-threatening reaction to a tetanus antitoxin vaccination after a nasty cut. I ended up going to the operating room door twice for a tracheotomy because I swelled up like a helium balloon. According to my very dramatic mother, the adrenaline shot would take effect just before they wheels me in the door.Fortunately that particular vaccine is no longer used. I'm also fortunate that my doctor noticed I had a slight reaction when he did a test swab and only used one quarter of a dose.

That said, that experience has never deterred me from taking recommended vaccinations. Science explained to me that my reaction was due to the fact the anti-toxin was taken from a horse. I've been told they do not use horses to produce that kind of medication anymore. In other words I rely on My doctor's recommendation instead of any kook that starts screaming on the internet. I've often wondered if we would ever have eradicated smallpox and polio in the United States at the internet had been available during those vaccination drives.

I can't think of anything more despicable than the politicians that have used the natural distrust some people have for political purposes.