Studies from Poland, Germany as well as litigation from Italy, Spain and Indian have revealed that vaccines ARE not as safe as advertised by pharma companies. Italy and Spain have determined, as have US vaccine trust tribunals, that vaccines DO cause autism.
This fact has been corroborated by two whistleblowers against Merck (http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/whistleblowers-merck-hid-declining-eff...). Additional corroboration can be found on VAERs (the vaccine injury database), among other sources.
The large number of lawsuits against the pharma companies are demonstrating their commitment to profits over human health (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_pharmaceutical_settlements. With the science so unsettled, mandating vaccines is poor policy.