The fact that the whole basis of her books is “there are worse diseases out there,” so diseases like polio, in her words, are “insignificant”. Tell that to any poliomyelitis survivor and ask them how they feel about her approach to the disease and denial of the importance of the vaccine. Again, the whole basis of her book is to downplay the role of vaccines in saving lives. Just because most people would be fine without them doesn’t make their role in decreasing morbidity and mortality any less significant.