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Vaccine Quotes

Prevention, access, and public health.

These vaccine quotes weigh prevention against access — a description of vaccines as the quiet workhorses of public health, set against hard questions about who gets a limited supply and why some people Believe otherwise.

Vaccines are the tugboats of preventive health.

Quotes by William Foege

When the government controls a limited supply, the government gets to decide who gets the vaccines and who doesn't. In some cases, who lives and who doesn't.

Quotes by Trish Regan

The truth is, there is no link between vaccines and autism. Vaccines are incredibly important.

Quotes by Timothy Simons

The return on investment in global health is tremendous, and the biggest bang for the buck comes from vaccines. Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective health investments in history.

Quotes by Seth Berkley

Additives Quotes

Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative that was in many American vaccines until 2003. It was removed from many of the pediatric vaccines, but it was put in the flu vaccine, which is now given to 53 million Americans.

Quotes by Robert Kennedy, Jr.

I'm very pro vaccine. I get all six of my kids vaccinated. I believe vaccines save millions of lives, and people ought to be getting vaccinated.

Quotes by Robert Kennedy, Jr.

You can't save kids just with vaccines.

Quotes by Melinda Gates

Why do other first world countries give children so many fewer vaccines than we do? Vaccines save lives, but might be harming some children. Is moderation such a terrible idea?

Quotes by Jenny McCarthy

When I first went public with my son Evan's story, I just planned to talk about the 'R' word - Recovery. But soon I was spending most my time talking about the 'V' word - vaccines.

Quotes by Jenny McCarthy

American Quotes

The idea that vaccines are a primary cause of autism is not as crackpot as some might wish. Autism's 60-fold rise in 30 years matches a tripling of the U.S. vaccine schedule.

Quotes by Jenny McCarthy

Information on how to heal autism and how to possibly delay vaccines or prevent autism shouldn't come from me. It should come from the medical establishment.

Quotes by Jenny McCarthy

How is it that mercury is not safe for food additives and Over the Counter drug products, but it is safe in our vaccines and dental amalgams?

Quotes by Dan Burton

Besides my love for horses and cars, I am passionate about making the cheapest vaccines in the world. I started making life-saving drugs when I was 22.

Quotes by Cyrus S. Poonawalla

If we stop exploring space, we're going to lose the same part of us that found vaccines and penicillin, the part that searches for cures to cancer and AIDS.

Quotes by Corbin Bernsen

Believe Quotes

There are a number of candidate vaccines that are in development for HIV/AIDS.

Quotes by Anthony Fauci

When I was a child, there were not that many vaccines. I was vaccinated for polio. I actually got measles as a child. I got pertussis, whooping cough. I remember that very well.

Quotes by Anthony Fauci

Testing two vaccines against different H1N1s at the same time has never been done.

Quotes by Anthony Fauci

Vaccines are safe, effective, and lifesaving.

Quotes by Alex Azar

Frequently Asked Questions

What perspective do these vaccine quotes offer?
A mix — one calls vaccines the quiet workhorses of preventive health, while others raise pointed questions about supply, access, and public trust.
Why do people search for vaccine quotes?
The topic touches public health policy, parenting decisions, and personal trust in medicine, so people come from very different angles looking for language that matches their own view.
Do these quotes address the autism claim?
Yes, one directly states there is no link between vaccines and autism while still affirming that vaccines matter.
Is there a quote about vaccine access?
One raises a harder question: when supply is limited, it's ultimately the government that decides who receives it and who doesn't.
Where can I read more on this topic?
Our Believe quotes explore trust and conviction more broadly, a theme that runs through a lot of the vaccine debate too.

One line pushes back directly on the debunked autism claim while insisting vaccines still matter. See our American quotes for more on public health debates, or our Additives collection for related health topics.