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Did You / Would You Vax Your Child?
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Yes I did vax my kids. The only shots you need for school is two doses of MMR. That's all folks0
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Yes. I did. Had both my boys vaccinated. I consider it very selfish not to vaccinate. The only reason it is a question is because so many do that those who do not are protected. These viruses are not spread around very much. But, if we still had diphtheria, pertussis, and measles, and children died, a lot, I don't think we would be debating vaccination.4
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Yes, I have vaccinated both of my daughters and Lil'bit will be getting vaccinated when the time comes.
Yes, we vaccinate against more things than we did 20 years ago. BUT the amount of antigens actually contained in these immunizations is less now than the amount 20 years ago because of improved methods and technology.
Someone mentioned that they got the crazy eyes when they asked for Gardasil without being sexually active. That is actually how we do it, so I find that weird. We prefer to give it starting at 12, before kids have had sex. Once you've been exposed to HPV it offers no protection. I ask boys, frankly, if they want warts on their penis. So far they have unanimously accepted.5 -
I have a friend who lost her son shortly after a vaccination. While they couldn't prove it was the vaccine that caused his death they did receive a settlement from the fund.
She's had 3 children since then and refuses to vaccinate along with her sister who refuses to vaccinate her 4 children. To me, her and her sister's choice is understandable, but I still vaccinated my children. I'm sure deep down they are thankful for the herd around them that are vaccinated.
Most, if not all states have a religious exemption that allows unvaccinated children in school.
That is a very rare complication, but it does happen. Whatever caused the bad reaction could be genetic so it is wise to not vaccinate siblings. These are the exceptions where the whole "herd immunity" idea helps. If everyone who CAN be vaccinated is, those few who cannot will still be protected because the people around them will not carry the germs by way of vaccination.
It is when a larger portion of the herd is not immune that outbreaks happen.5 -
Mom of 3 here. My daughters were vaccinated following the normal schedule, no issues. With my son, I had gotten involved in the whole 'crunchy' mom movement and was hesitant to vaccinate him, but decided to go ahead with it. And then the little stinker went ahead and had a reaction and we ended up in the ER (severe lethargy, 104 fever, refused to nurse and became dehydrated-and he was already underweight/labeled failure to thrive, so that made it even more of a big deal.) They couldn't for sure pin it on the vaccines and 2 days later he was fine.
Went back in for the next round, same thing happened. My pediatrician recommended we break the vaccines up and only get one at a time. We did this and figured out it was the dtap one that was causing the issues.
We continued with a delayed/select schedule and he was caught up with everything a few months before kindergarten. It was a scary and frustrating thing to go through but I'm still for vaccinations. I've had my adult boosters as well!4 -
My 3 younger children are not fully vaccinated.
My oldest was fully vaccinated...when she recieved her last mmr shot, she had a severe allergic reaction that landed her in the hospital. The reaction triggered the gene she carries for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. She was 4, and developed JRA in her feet and ankles. While not debilitating, having rheumatoid arthritis from the age of 4 in your feetvand ankles is very limiting. There are day where she is nearly immobile.
Because my other children also carry the gene for JRA, we (along with our ped) have elected to not give the other kids the MMR in the off chance that they also have an allergic reaction. They have a medical exemption, but attend a private school where they would be allowed to attend regardless.
Had no one had a reaction, they would be fully vaccinated.2 -
johnnylakis wrote: »Yes I did vax my kids. The only shots you need for school is two doses of MMR. That's all folks
Not in all states.1 -
I'm a nurse, and will all due respect to Jenny McCarthy (after all, she was intelligent enough to marry Donny Wahlberg) she isn't a physician, nor does she have the medical knowledge she thinks she does. While immunizations may be a risk for a small population (still not proven), the diseases they protect against are an advantage for a large number of people.
From the World Health Organization:
DTP3
115 million
infants vaccinated with 3 doses of DTP
in 2014
DTP3 immunization coverage
Prevention
2–3 million
deaths from diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), and measles averted annually by vaccination
Global immunization coverage, 2014
Mortality
1.5 million
children under the age of 5 died from vaccine-preventable diseases in 2008
Global immunization coverage, 2014
http://www.who.int/gho/immunization/en/
I was vaccinated as a child, and continue as an adult. My children were vaccinated and my grandchildren are vaccinated to protect them from the ignorant non-vaccinators.4 -
What I think is a miracle is the vaccine for chicken pox. Both my sister an I have scars on our faces from when we had chicken pox. But my niece and nephew got the vaccine so they probably won't have to endure that miserable illness! Or long term scarring that can have effects on a persons self esteem.2
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I vaccinated both my kids.
Here in Australia they've brought in a law, no vaccs= no government benefits.
A little baby died here the other week from whooping cough, apparently caught from an unvaccinated child1 -
Yep, my boys are up to date and where I live there is an app that even lets me know when they are coming due for a vaccine. I did my research, lost a couple acquaintances over such discussions, and made an educated decision. I refused to simply read scare tactics, I needed both sides so that I could see what was out there for proof for either argument.1
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Christine_72 wrote: »I vaccinated both my kids.
Here in Australia they've brought in a law, no vaccs= no government benefits.
A little baby died here the other week from whooping cough, apparently caught from an unvaccinated child
Not the first time down there, either. The anti-vaccination crowd in Australia is extremely cruel towards the parents of such a baby - Riley, I think her name was. It's ugly.
California got its act together, a bit, after the measles outbreak at Disneyland.1 -
Christine_72 wrote: »I vaccinated both my kids.
Here in Australia they've brought in a law, no vaccs= no government benefits.
A little baby died here the other week from whooping cough, apparently caught from an unvaccinated child
Not the first time down there, either. The anti-vaccination crowd in Australia is extremely cruel towards the parents of such a baby - Riley, I think her name was. It's ugly.
California got its act together, a bit, after the measles outbreak at Disneyland.
Yeah it can be truly sickening!
I also get a flu shot every year, and haven't been sick once since getting it!0 -
Man, this thread is refreshing.
Yes, my kids are up-to-date and will remain so. We get our flu shots every year. The spouse and I get our boosters. Personally, I'm quite happy that we keep developing new vaccines. What's the alternative?6 -
“Ignorant non-vaccinators”? Wow Positivepowers, you sure area a negative caregiver. The WHO’s mission involves global concerns, with no concern for your individual child. Here is a study for you.
Medical Model Errors
Preventable medical errors by doctors and nurses persist as the No. 3 killer in the U.S. – third only to heart disease and cancer – claiming the lives of some 400,000 people each year.
So as you can guess, I did not vaccinate my kids. They are now healthy, lean, nice young men who participated in school, sports and anything else they desired. My decision was based on much study and research. It was not an “ignorant” choice. Ignorant would have been me blindly following orders. I do not judge those who decided to vaccinate their kids. We are all doing what we believe is best.
My oldest kid got vaccinated two weeks ago. He is starting college and elected to get the shots. He is going into nursing. I hope his experiences help him to be a little more open-minded and kind than some others here.
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Reimagining wrote: »“Ignorant non-vaccinators”? Wow Positivepowers, you sure area a negative caregiver. The WHO’s mission involves global concerns, with no concern for your individual child. Here is a study for you.
Medical Model Errors
Preventable medical errors by doctors and nurses persist as the No. 3 killer in the U.S. – third only to heart disease and cancer – claiming the lives of some 400,000 people each year.
So as you can guess, I did not vaccinate my kids. They are now healthy, lean, nice young men who participated in school, sports and anything else they desired. My decision was based on much study and research. It was not an “ignorant” choice. Ignorant would have been me blindly following orders. I do not judge those who decided to vaccinate their kids. We are all doing what we believe is best.
My oldest kid got vaccinated two weeks ago. He is starting college and elected to get the shots. He is going into nursing. I hope his experiences help him to be a little more open-minded and kind than some others here.
How would you feel if one of your kids got whooping cough and infected an unvaccinated baby, and the baby died? This is exactly what happened here a few weeks ago..1 -
Well Christine-72, since I don’t know the specifics of what happened there, but you asked me the question, I of course, would feel horrible. How would you feel if a child was vaccinated and then died? That’s what happened here last year. See, its not a fair question.
Adults are the most common source of pertussis infection in infants. Once an adult gets the Tdap vaccine, they should get the Td (tetanus and diphtheria) booster every 10 years from then on, but who is really doing that? My kids did not infect anyone, nor did they get infected.
The question was did I/would I vaccinate. And no I didn’t and wouldn’t. I am not trying to tell anyone else what they should or should not do. I am not anti-medicine. If my kids were sick and needed medical help, I’d get it. If we traveled to a county where certain shots were recommended and after research I agreed, I’d get them. But I do not agree with the American dosage/timetable of vacines. US babies 26 doses of vaccines before age one, which is twice as many vaccinations as babies in Sweden and Japan get.
Thank you for an honest, non-attacking question.
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Reimagining wrote: »“Ignorant non-vaccinators”? Wow Positivepowers, you sure area a negative caregiver. The WHO’s mission involves global concerns, with no concern for your individual child. Here is a study for you.
Medical Model Errors
Preventable medical errors by doctors and nurses persist as the No. 3 killer in the U.S. – third only to heart disease and cancer – claiming the lives of some 400,000 people each year.
So as you can guess, I did not vaccinate my kids. They are now healthy, lean, nice young men who participated in school, sports and anything else they desired. My decision was based on much study and research. It was not an “ignorant” choice. Ignorant would have been me blindly following orders. I do not judge those who decided to vaccinate their kids. We are all doing what we believe is best.
My oldest kid got vaccinated two weeks ago. He is starting college and elected to get the shots. He is going into nursing. I hope his experiences help him to be a little more open-minded and kind than some others here.
Your children are healthy now thanks to the population around you that chose to vaccinate. Had others made the same decision (which was ill-informed, IMO), your kids may not have been so lucky.25 -
Of course my children are vaccinated - there was never a time when it even occurred to me not to vaccinate. I like my children not having polio.
It amazes me what people in the first world worry about. And how quickly they forget that they live in the first world thanks to scientific and medical advances, such as vaccines.10 -
In a different world, at a different time, in a different country, I may have made a different decision. But I have to factor in the actual world I live in. My kids have also never had antibiotics. I've never feared them getting chickenpox or spiking a fever The body is an incredible machine and for the most part all we have to do is get out of the way. But I get what you are saying. Thanks for your opinion.1
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