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I agree, and you can certainly base a pro-vax argument off of this opinion.

What frustrates me is that the vast majority of anti-vax critics are uninformed. Most insist that vaccine injuries do not exist. Several are unaware that immunocompromised or allergic patients cannot be given the vaccine. Emotionally charged arguments from these people ("your kids are putting my kids at risk!") are what I consider the least productive. That argument will never convince an anti-vaxer, who is usually only concerned about their families direct risk of vaccine injury. It's just two people with different viewpoints on how best to keep their families safe. And listening to the arguments feels a lot like listening to politicians.

Also I think it will happen, and I think this outbreak will end up putting pressure on science to make it happen. The bio people I've talked with think the answer is in individual gene therapy.