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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

SheilaT

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2. Actually, one big problem with that graphic

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 04:50 PM

Jun 2015

is that the earlier lower life expectancy is mainly a vastly greater infant and childhood mortality. Of which some part was definitely no vaccines. But people need to understand life expectancy comparisons.

In earlier eras, people did NOT get old at a faster rate, didn't die of old age at 35. Instead, they succumbed to so many things that we can either cure or prevent today. The prevention is where vaccines come in.

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Actually, one big problem with that graphic SheilaT Jun 2015 #2

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