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WHat do you think of parents who don't immunize their kids?
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 465518" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Here's where I get confused with all these vaccination arguments: If "everyone" is vaccinated, and one kid isn't and the one kid gets sick, then those who ARE vaccinated should be protected by the vaccine. The argument is that each time someone gets sick with one of these diseases, there is a chance, albeit small, that the disease will mutate and then infect vaccinated ppl because they are not vaccinated against the mutation. Similarly, we have more ppl abusing antibiotics and causing mutations and super-strains on a daily basis, than ppl not getting vaccinated.</p><p></p><p>I'm still on the fence with it either way, just as I was on the fence with the "vaccinations cause autism" debate. I actually delayed DD2's vaccinations because of this. At birth and infancy, she was much more similar to son than DD1 in personality and development, so I delayed (not refused) her shots, to be staggered with developmental markers. The person giving the shots at the county clinic totally understood my concerns and position and agreed that my plan made sense and worked with me on timing the immunizations. However, I did not have her in a daycare or a playgroup. If I had, I may have speeded up those immunizations to protect HER, not anyone else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 465518, member: 11965"] Here's where I get confused with all these vaccination arguments: If "everyone" is vaccinated, and one kid isn't and the one kid gets sick, then those who ARE vaccinated should be protected by the vaccine. The argument is that each time someone gets sick with one of these diseases, there is a chance, albeit small, that the disease will mutate and then infect vaccinated ppl because they are not vaccinated against the mutation. Similarly, we have more ppl abusing antibiotics and causing mutations and super-strains on a daily basis, than ppl not getting vaccinated. I'm still on the fence with it either way, just as I was on the fence with the "vaccinations cause autism" debate. I actually delayed DD2's vaccinations because of this. At birth and infancy, she was much more similar to son than DD1 in personality and development, so I delayed (not refused) her shots, to be staggered with developmental markers. The person giving the shots at the county clinic totally understood my concerns and position and agreed that my plan made sense and worked with me on timing the immunizations. However, I did not have her in a daycare or a playgroup. If I had, I may have speeded up those immunizations to protect HER, not anyone else. [/QUOTE]
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