Vaccinations & Opinions on Them.....

There are many reported cases of side effects to vaccinations.

I think that overall, vaccinations have been a Godsend. They've helped get rid of dangerous diseases.

However, people need to realize that serious, adverse reactions can happen. I had an almost fatal reaction to the DTP as an infant. My twins had reactions from the DTaP--one was was nearly fatal and the other was fatal. They had more minor reactions to the other vaccines they received. I don't vaccinate my children because of that and yes, I can get medical exemptions.

Its the metality that MY kids will make another one sick that I don't get...um...isn't that why your kid is vaccinated in the first place?
My job is to ensure that MY kids are healthy and safe. IMHO, vaccinations for MY FAMILY, due to family history, is not safe for my kids.

Funny that there was an outbreak of whooping cough at my sons school and he, the only unvaccinated child there, didn't get it.

Also funny that ppl will point their fingers at parents who don't vaccinate and say "Your kid will give mine the whooping cough!" yet they haven't kept up their boosters and could be the ones carrying the virus themselves since whooping cough presents as a URI in adults. Think about that one for a bit...

I dunno how to take the Autism/MMR link because my unvaccinated son was dx'ed with PDD-NOS this summer...however I know for a living fact that vaccinations can cause brain damage so its not too far off the think that there may be some kind of link there. I mean, the vax took my healthy normal brother and ruined him, so I don't doubt he's not the only one.

I always encourage people to get informed before they make a choice. Not just take the opinion of one person- no matter what their credentials. I shocked my daughter's office nurse by asked her why she was not warning me about the dangers of the polio vaccine (back in the day when it was a live vaccine and too many grandparents got Polio from poor handwashing after caring for their grandchild). Now they are talking about making H1N1 mandatory for health care workers- I am not convinced that it is safe or effective.