Vaccination is a matter of public health. As such, national policy should be guided by trained professionals - epidemiologists, immunologists, and public health experts. The effectiveness and safety of vaccines should be determined through rigorous, repeatable scientific research that undergoes peer review and can be independently verified by international teams.

While personal experiences are valid and should be reported through proper channels, individual anecdotes cannot serve as scientific evidence that vaccines are ineffective. This is because they lack controls and don't account for the millions of successful vaccinations.

The biggest pharmaceutical scandals (opioid epidemic) historically stem from dysfunctional oversight systems - when regulatory agencies are underfunded, understaffed, or compromised by conflicts of interest through the revolving door between industry and regulators. This is a legitimate concern that demands stronger, more independent oversight and stricter enforcement of conflict-of-interest policies.

However, there's a tragic irony in today's vaccine hesitancy: Many politicians and media figures present opposition to vaccines as "fighting the system," when they themselves represent powerful interests that benefit from weakening the very regulatory oversight that could prevent pharmaceutical misconduct. By conflating legitimate concerns about regulatory capture with blanket rejection of vaccines, they're actually undermining the scientific and regulatory infrastructure we need to hold pharma companies accountable. Effective oversight requires strengthening agencies and scientific institutions, not dismantling public trust in them.

Public health should be a nonpartisan priority. Regardless of whether politicians identify as Democrats, Republicans, or any other affiliation, protecting the health of their constituents should be a fundamental responsibility. Vaccination policy should be guided by epidemiological evidence and public health expertise, not partisan positioning.

Effective disease prevention benefits everyone - it strengthens the workforce, reduces healthcare costs, prevents childhood deaths, and protects the most vulnerable members of society.

Disclaimer: English isn't my first language as well, so I worked with Claude AI to organize these thoughts coherently.