Your take on the flu shots and other immunizations please...

This is a difficult debate. In the short term, the immunizations may prevent some diseases (they are never 100% effective) which is good, obviously I do not want diseases. However, they decrease your bodies immunity overall and also prevent you from developing an immunity to the disease on your own that you can pass on to your children. Instead you pass on a weaker immune system. So in the long run we have to keep getting more and more immunizations as our immunity continues to decrease with each generation. I choose not to vaccinate personally. But that is a personal decision that I make for myself and I understand why someone would choose to vaccinate.

Hello my friend PeacefulWmn9 Ji, I personnally feel, the topic has been given moe publicity.In my case, I was given basic things against Chicken/small-pox, cholera/ATT. I also think,more injection are given the Natural resiivity in any bodywill automatically reduce, as it will be taken over by that injection. People , as they become old will have mre problem. I also feel, for cold and cough,for first three days there should not be treament. Let body automatically fight out against nature and settle, instead we are makingependent of these injection. Then why at all body should resist. Take only basics, bare neessary. May God bless You and have a great time.

I have got immunization shots when I was a kid. My parents also got it too. In our country small children are encouraged by doctors and also family members to get these shots as they really prevent bad disease from happening. These are very necessary and must be taken by everyone to avoid fatal diseases from affecting you.

Immunization is really a must especially among the babies. This is part of the advocacy on Maternal and Child Health program that's why in our country immunization/vaccination is encouraged to prevent diseases and ailments not only among the babies but all ages. My mom told me that i had a complete immunization when i was a kid. With the so many vaccine coming out now to prevent us from flu, AH1N1, Cervical Cancer and a lot more... i never had one. I don't know what it's not really appealing to me. I am so health conscious but more on my diet and exercise not so much on vaccines/immunizations and other medicines. For my sons, me and my husband decided not complete the immunization for them when we learned about a mercury content in the vaccine that has to do with autism. It was a study/theory but not yet proven but we still opted not to continue having a complete/full range of the vaccines. My 2 sons are both diagnosed with autism. The eldest had more vaccines received compared to my youngest son and my youngest is in the mildest spectrum of autism than my eldest son. The youngest was already in the mainstream program but the my eldest son is still the Special Education program. This maybe coincidence but we still consider the relation of vaccine to autism.

Well, in my opinion, I don't agree with all vaccinations. Our bodies build up natural immunities to things, but if we get vaccines we can't build an immunity to it. I will never get the flu shot. My daughter's doctor asked if I wanted to get it for her and I turned it down. He told me that he agrees with my decision. I think flu shots do more harm than good. I know a lot of people who caught the flu several times after recieving the flu shot. Of course, this is my opinion though.

I am afraid to allow my kids to take the H1N1 shot. It seems to be rushed onto the market, without properly testing it for side effects. I am a little concerned that is just a government placebo, to keep the masses less excitable if this flu reaches epidemic proportions. I doubt that this vaccine will prevent anyone from contracting this new flu strain. It is mutating at a rapid pace, and unless the vaccine maker keeps up with the mutations, the vaccine will be useless.

I am for immunization. Our recorded history is full of stories of pandemics that nearly decimated populations. Spanish influenza, cholera, bubonic plaques and a lot more. Scientists have developed vaccines and were succesful in putting this dreaded diseases under control. They may not have completely eradicated them as new strains are coming out since they mutate. However, the effects will be unimaginable had it not been for the discovery of these vaccines. It we are against them because of incidents of failure or side effects in some individuals we are exposing ourselves to a much greater danger and risk. enjoy life!

MY sons had all the immunization shots & i'm sure i did to way back when.my grandson has had them to. Last year was the first time i had ever taken the flu shot. When i was working all the time i just never took the time to go get one. I haven't had one this year but am sure i need to go get one. I have one friend that would not take one for anything because when her mother took it , it made her sick. I guess u just have to make up your own mind whether u do or u don't.

I do not think that all immunizations are good and i do not feel that they are all necessary. and if they harm one person they are not good. and people should not be made to get them if they do not wish to get them. Why should the Government decide what is good for us, when we are adults we should be able to make our own decisions for ourselves and for our own children. I feel that my immune system is in good working condition, and if i come into contact with a germ, or virus i will be able to fight it off naturally. Look at all the prescription medicines that are approved. that are killing hundreds of thousands of people. or causing a number of other problems. but they still tell you that they are safe. It is not that rare that immunizations make people sick, or even kill them. It happens all the time.

Yes immunization is important I'm envy your country because all vaccination are given free children and adult. Unlike here in our country vaccinations is not all for free. It is important to prevent diseases and avoid the outbreak of an illness.

dear karen, for children, it is their line of defense from diseases so i am sure that it is wise to have immunization administered on our children. thank you for this post. cheers. ann