There's a reason for the existence of most vaccines and it's not just to make money. In point of fact, the doctors and researchers who develop them rarely get rich from it. I didn't have to worry about a chicken pox outbreak in college because I'd had it as a kid but many of my classmates hadn't. The vaccine -- even though it was still in clinical trials at the time -- gave many of them some peace of mind and minimized disruptions. I've heard natural immunity from having the disease as a kid is preferable but I've also had shingles as a result and that's no fun -- and some kids develop other complications from chicken pox.

It's your decision as a parent but I would encourage people to be informed by facts rather than swayed by emotions. Jenny McCarthy didn't get famous for her intellect. 'nuff said.

Personally, I would quarantine my kids (if I had any) from other kids who are sick, not because of their vaccination status. The only vaccine I question at the moment is the flu vaccine; I wonder about the efficacy of something that targets 3 strains of flu predicted 2 years in advance and is ineffective against all other strains. I had to take it every year when I was active duty and I got sick more often then than since my retirement when I've ignored the flu vaccine.

FWIW, the term "anti-vaxers" sounds like hate speech and basic liberal name-calling in lieu of fact-based debate ... sort of like "climate deniers" or "gun fanatics".