Well, I've got a bit of a contrary opinion on this, though I'm relieved to see that Thomas, whose opinion I respect immensely, somewhat agrees with me.
When you say, "Are vaccines safe?" you're asking the wrong question. To use an example people on this board would be familiar with, it's no different than asking the question, "Are supplements safe?" By itself the question the question is meaningless. Which supplements? For who? In what circumstances? There's a huge difference between taking some creatine before a workout and downing massive amounts of zinc because of something you read on an internet thread.
It's the same way with vaccines. There are a ton of them, and they're used to treat a ton of diseases. They each have their own dosages and side-effects. And yes, some of them do have devastating side-effects. You don't have to take my word, or Jenny McCarthy's word, for it:
here's the British government talking about how the swine flu vaccine can give you narcolepsy, a horrible, chronic disease that can ruin your entire life.
But does the fact that Swine Flu vaccine can give you narcolepsy mean you shouldn't take a polio vaccine? Of course not! The two are totally separate things. Just because one is a bad idea doesn't negate the other. But you have to be a responsible person, and that means looking up what you're being injected with, and making a decision on whether you want it or not. Don't do something just because your doctor told you to; that's being a child, not a man. I would think, I would hope, that a community of red-pillers would be smarter than that.
I look through this thread and most of the reasoning I see is horrible. Look at some of you people.
1.) Jenny McCarthy thinks vaccines can cause autism.
2.) Jenny McCarthy is an idiot.
3.) Ergo, vaccines are safe.
Or from the other side:
1.) The government wants us to take vaccines.
2.) The government is evil.
3.) Ergo, vaccines are unsafe.
In any other circumstance, you would immediately recognize this as the same bullshit you see every day from Jezebel or manboobs, or any of those other sites that are constantly bashing this community.
1.) Tuthmosis says that girls with short hair are ugly.
2.) Tuthmosis is a misogynist creep.
3.) Ergo, I'll look every bit as hot, no, even hotter, with this pixie cut.
I'm not a medical man. I don't know offhand whether it's a good idea to take any specific vaccine. But I know bullshit reasoning when I see it, and I know childish logic when I see it. And I see a lot of it here.