Um, no. Babies are born helpless. So they should just take their lumps and their chances? Old people get frail. Tough cookies? Anyone who lives long enough likely ends up disabled and vulnerable. Having a society that cares enough about its most defenseless to take steps to protect them is why we have a society—and a surviving species—at all.
You might want to check out the discussion pages for medical information—or any area of specialist knowledge—Wikipedia. These pages are always subject to vetting and revision by specialists, who in effect function as peer reviewers. Basic definitions will be sourced and reflect consensus, unless there is significant controversy within the field. For what vaccines are, and what they do, consensus is overwhelming.
Some 30 sources on Wikipedia say it’s true. Try a search for “Russian who refused to launch nuke”, which should take you to the missile crisis incident as well as the “false alarm” incident of 1983.
With the exception of Canada’s hybrid usage, “British” spelling is the international standard. Personal particulars aside, it’s not surprising for anyone from virtually anywhere but the US to use it. One further exception is professional journals, which may now accept manuscripts using either US or UK conventions, as long as usage is consistent.
As Ambrose Bierce has it in The Devil’s Dictionary: Alliance, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other’s pocket that they cannot separately plunder a third.
Got us a seat on OPEC?