Fact: the tetanus bacterium easily survives in a bleeding wound.
Antivax Myth: “Herd immunity isn’t real”
Fact: Herd immunity is real, and it is a vital part of public health.
Antivax Myth: “These diseases are mild.”
Fact: We don’t make vaccines for trivial diseases.
Antivax Myth: “Vaccines contain aborted fetal tissue”
Fact: Vaccines do not contain human fetal tissue, fetal cells, or even whole human DNA strands.
Antivax Myth: “VAERS proves thousands of serious vaccine injuries”
Fact: No cause-and-effect relationship has been established for adverse events in VAERS reports.
Antivax Myth: “Vaccines contain dangerous, toxic ingredients”
Fact: Vaccine ingredients are not harmful in humans or animals, with the exception of the very rare allergic reaction.
Antivax Myth: “Vaccines contain toxic aluminum”
Fact: Aluminum quantities present in vaccines are very low compared to our daily exposure, and pose an extremely low risk.
Antivax Myth: “Vaccines contain toxic mercury”
Fact: Only one routine childhood vaccine still contains mercury, and it’s in a form that was never harmful anyway.
Antivax Myth: “Vaccines contain toxic formaldehyde”
Fact: The quantity of formaldehyde in vaccines is not anywhere close to a poison.
Antivax Myth: “My unvaccinated child is no risk to your vaccinated child”
Fact: An unvaccinated child can infect others who are vaccinated or unable to be vaccinated.
Antivax Myth: “Vaccine inserts prove that vaccines are dangerous”
Fact: Vaccine package inserts are not a suitable form of proof of harm from vaccines.
Antivax Myth: “Vaccines cause autism”
Fact: Vaccines do not cause autism.