And I'm quoted on MSNBC.com saying just that!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26269069/
My girls are up to date on vaccines, as per the American Academy of Pediatrics. The chance of contracting a disease even being vaccinated is slim. Why would I worry that my girls would get one of these diseases from a friend, when they can just as easily contract it from a seatmate on an airplane - especially those international flights?
I believe strongly in vaccinating, I would encourage parents to do so. I would also encourage the medical community to look at how many vaccines children get at once and over their lifetime. I know my kids will get quite a few more than I do - especially the flu vaccine, which I've never gotten. There has to be a link between autism and vaccines; the sooner someone admits it and fixes it the better off we'll all be. There's some nasty stuff in those shots, but what makes it any worse than the things we eat that are loaded with preservatives? I don't know.
Here's what it comes down to for me - what if the one kid in the class who's not vaccinated could be my child's best friend for life? Who am I do deny that kind of relationship over a vaccine? And what if that un-vaccinated child could never have been my child's friend because a vaccine made them sick?
I'm not God, I'm just a mom, one of billions around the world, who have to do the best they can, every hour of every day for their children. We have so many choices, many of them will be wrong. In my book ostracising an un-vaccinated child or their parents is wrong. Simple as that.
Monday, August 25, 2008
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Ours have all the mandated ones too, but I am worried about the flu shot, for the thimerisol and that Chris may catch the flu from them if they get the shot. Tommy reacted to Thimerisol at about 18 mos, he was up all night, didnt sleep well or eat well after that, then speech regressed. A year later with speech therapy and diet he is caught up. With the activists I see the goverment changing to do things right, many of the lobbyists they say are from the drug industry, and balanced input is needed. It is true about food and environment too. Vaccine Nation by Gary Null says they are believed to alter DNA, cause MS, cancer, auto immune diseases later in life as well. Rhinebeck Health center up here has a site that talks about preventing reactions with right nutrition and spreading the vaccines out.
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