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     7 years ago (edited) 
    • 25 percent chance of hospitalization
    • 0.1-0.2 percent chance of death.
    • 0.1 percent chance of encephalitis (brain swelling) which can lead to serious complications or death
    • Chance of other serious complications such as secondary viral infections and pneumonia
    • Elevated rates of complications and death in children under 5

    Vaccinating is definitely more safe than purposely infecting a child at a measles party.

    Is vaccinating more safe for an individual than not vaccinating? Is it still more safe if everyone stops immunizing? That's a more interesting analysis, and I do plan on crunching the numbers.

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