How do you feel about vaccines?

United States
September 25, 2008 9:45am CST
I get both my kids vaccinated as soon as its time. I grew up with vaccines and I am fine. But I know some parents don't want their kids vaccinated.
4 responses
• United States
25 Sep 08
Oh I feel so strongly about this issue. Please people vaccinate your kids. If you are worried about giving your kids so many, please do your research to find out which ones are nessasary and which ones aren't. Don't play with your childrens lives.
@Foxxee (3651)
• United States
27 Sep 08
Research will probably in the long run scare a parent the other way. As for parents playing with their childs life, well I believe if you vaccinate your child you are playing with your childs life just as much as you are if you don't. It's a hard choice for a parent. && with all the studies these days proving that vaccines can actually be more harmful then better is scaring parents crazy.
@Foxxee (3651)
• United States
27 Sep 08
There are so many reasons why parents refuse to vaccinate && I don't blame or judge the parents that choose NOT to. I think it's something parents should research && not just trust what the doctors say. It's our jobs as parents to do the research. You will be surprised what you will learn from your own research. I won't tell parents to vaccinate && I won't tell them NOT to vaccinate. I just tell them what I know && what path I have chose. I been on both sides. I use to be a parent that was 100% for vaccines && nobody could tell me different. I was all for it && believed 101 that ALL children should be vaccinated....... BUT my feelings have changed && although I still vaccinate my children, I do pick && choose. Some are pointless && even a doctor will tell you that. My son had his MMR shots && I kick myself everyday for letting him be vaccinated with MMR. He still has another MMR due, but we are refusing it for good reasons && I'm sure down the road I will be refusing other vaccines as I will also be accepting some. I don't feel parents should be judged by their choice. It's a hard choice to make. So many mothers have lost their babies from the vaccines && so many have not. Some just are scared of taking that step && you can't blame them. AS for people saying "I had my vaccines && I'm okay" they should research more because just as many of you that have said that the other half has been affected. It's a 50-50 deal to me. Some are affected && some are not. Look at me... I was never affected, my daughter was never affected, but my son was. Kids can get deathly sick from vaccines. It happens.
@desireeo (595)
• Philippines
25 Sep 08
why not? i have a 2yr old daughter and i had her vaccinated at our health center. she still has other shots to be administered but money is the problem. it is quite expensive in private hospitals. she has completed all the vaccines that were available and free in our public health center. that would do it for now.
@icegermany (2524)
• India
25 Sep 08
i had completed all the vaccines for my child and its really very helpfull to avoid the harmfull diseases and its a step to take precautions and if we do so i think we can be tensionfree about the diseases which we can be infected with. i think each parent have to get vaccined their child and to make their life secure as we humans dont know when a diseases can attack us and and can harm our lives and hence its a better precautionary measure which is in our hands and can be taken by us. there are so many harmfull diseases that can end our life and also our children life and if we dont want this to happen, i think vaccines can help us.