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Do you believe in vaccinating your children?
By tlb0822
@tlb0822 (1410)
United States
April 2, 2011 9:37pm CST
My little one went today for her vaccination. As much as I hate seeing them go through it, I know that it is what is best for their health. I have done a lot of research into the vaccines in which my children have recieved, and am also sure to ask the doctor a lot of question when they give them vaccines. I usually have my husband go with me when the girls have shots, but today he had to sleep because he had to work this evening.
I know of a few people in my area that do not vaccinate there children because they believe that vaccines are unhealthy and can cause other health problems. Where I live it is required for children to have all of their vaccinations before entering school unless it is against ones religion. I think that it is the right of the parent to vaccinate their child or not to. It is my personal beliefs to vaccinate my children.
Something that made me think even further into this was an episode of Law And Order SVU that got me thinking about those who do not vaccinate their children. The mother did not have her child vaccinated and he contracted measles. The mother did not know that he had the measles and took him to the park. A little girl who was playing in the park (I believe she was under the age of 1)caught the measles and died. The little girl was not vaccinated because she was to young to recieve the vaccine. The whole question was. Was the mother who decided not to vaccinate her child responsible for the death of the little girl?
So I was wondering how many people out their truly believe in vaccinating your children? What is your reasoning to vaccinate or not to vaccinate? Do you think that unvaccinated children put other children at risk?
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14 responses
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
3 Apr 11
I am picky about what vaccines I get. I do not believe in vaccines for non fatal diseases such as the flu and chicken pox. We live in a country where they are not fatal for healthy children so I do not feel they are needed. We do some traveling and yes my kids are vaccinated for polio, measles etc. I believe that it is unconstitutional to force parents to vaccinate their children. This is a country of free choice and that is just another small way government is taking our rights away. As for that show you watched it is ridiculous for a person to be blames for an illness. Let's face it there is no way to prove that someone caught anything from one person in particular especially at a public place.
@tlb0822 (1410)
• United States
3 Apr 11
Hello OpinionatedLady,
Thanks for your response. It is against the constitution for the government to force people to vaccinate their children. Where I currently live it is required now for our children to have the chicken pox vaccine in which I was very surprised because like you said it isn't really a life threatening illness. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
4 Apr 11
It is against the constitution and yet the government allows schools to not allow children into them if they are not vaccinated. They are in fact forcing many families to do what they do not wish to do.
@veganbliss (3895)
• Adelaide, Australia
4 Apr 11
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1891592.aspx
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1891602.aspx
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1200456.aspx
This issue has been debated many times before. I'm surprised to see only one side of the issue presented here. I believe there are far better means of immunising people, children included, than sticking a needle into them & pumping animal products into them. Un-vaccinated children do not put vaccinated children at risk. On the contrary, children who have been given the disease are more likely to pass it on to those who have not had it. I believe people should research thoroughly before undergoing the very risky, dangerous & unnecessary process of immunizing children or adults. I am particularly against immunising children as they should be the ones to make the final decision of what goes into their bodies & what they are to be subjected to. They should be educated on the risks & consequences associated with this form of so-called preventative treatment as well as every other form of treatment currently issued by the medical profession.
@tlb0822 (1410)
• United States
4 Apr 11
Thank you very much for your response veganbliss. I was also very surprised to see a lot of those who believe in vaccinating there children, myself included because it has been very highily debated in my area at the local school board meetings. I appreciate your thoughts, and the information that you provided. Thanks.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
3 Apr 11
I do believin in vaccinating children. there are so many childhood diseases that can be contracted. vsccinating our children is one way to help prevent our children from getting these illnesses and keep them healthy in their lives. there is always the chance of a risk in vaccinating, but I think the results are worth the sacrifice.@tlb0822 (1410)
• United States
3 Apr 11
I agree sender621. That the risk in the vaccinations are there, but the benefits from the vaccinations are much greater. Both of my daughters are fully vaccinated. The only thing that my children never get is the flu shot. Its kind of like if the get the flu, they get the flu. You can try to protect them from being sick all you want but eventually they will get sick. Thank you for responding.
@pogi253 (1586)
• Philippines
3 Apr 11
Prevention is better than cure. Nearly all vaccinations for children are generally relatively safe and do not have any major side effects. One very significant advantage in vaccination for kid’s health is creating immunity to a variety of childhood diseases through premeditated artificial stimulation of the body's defenses. Preferably, this is done without causing any major side effects.
@tlb0822 (1410)
• United States
3 Apr 11
Prevention is defianlty the answer. I think that it is better to just get the vaccinations, instead of having to deal with life threatening illnesses in the furture. You are right that most of the time vaccinations have very little side effects and that they are more helpful then hurtful. Thanks for your response.
@zralte (4178)
• India
3 Apr 11
Of course, I think that unvaccinated children put the other children at risk. It is downright stupid, in my opinion, not to vaccinate your kids.
I do understand that there are some controversial vaccinations, but there are lots of them which have been proven effective.
@DoctorDidi (7018)
• India
7 Apr 11
Proper vaccination of children is a must for every parents because it can save the child from whooping cough, diptheria, tetanus or at least can reduce the severity of the disease like polio. So I think every responsible citizen should ensure proper vaccination of their children, if any one fails, it is an offence on the part of the guardians.
@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
5 Apr 11
I do. My mom had me vaccinated when I was small, why should I not do it to my kid?
I believe prevention is better than cure. If a disease is preventable through vaccination why don't we avail of it? I know it is heart tugging to see our child cry when they have a doze of it but I think I can bear it more than to see my child crying because he was sick and in pain.
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
3 Apr 11
I always believe that responsible parents should care about their children's health and be a responsible citizen by caring about other people's welfare as well.
Doctors would never suggest a vaccine that can harper children. My son has been vaccinated and I don't want to take the risk of him getting sick now that he goes to elementary school. He can acquire several diseases from other children or the environment as he is more exposed now than before.
@iva75cpb (729)
• Bulgaria
7 Apr 11
I believe in vaccinations and I believe they are intended to protexct our children from various diseases. In my country there are several vaccination procedures that are mandatory at certain ages, and many vaccines are at will. Besides the mandatory vaccines I've chosen some other vaccines for my daughter, including flu vaccine every year and uterus cancer vaccine when she turns 9.
@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
3 Apr 11
Yeah, I believe in vaccination too. My kids were vaccinated before and I can say that its effective. Until now they never had serious illnesses. Our local health centers provide the vaccines needed for free.
@gelayagui98 (1336)
• Australia
3 Apr 11
I believe in vaccination, all my three kids have been vaccinated as recommended by their pediatrician for the prevention of diseases.
@craziestqueenever (1819)
• Philippines
3 Apr 11
I do believe in Vaccination. I am a Nurse so I know the benefits of Vaccine. My Instructors would told me that If all the Ailments and the Diseases in the world would have a Vaccine. Then Ones life would live longer and People will be healthy.
