My kids also eat McDonald’s from time to time. They see their doctor when they need it. They watch some tv. I vaccinate my kids.
My best friend who has also done some guest blogs here Kalyn is very passionate about car seat safety. She has taught me SO much about the world of car seats that I had no idea. I’m really passionate about vaccination.
I was vaccinated as a child. Thank God. As an adult I found out I have an autoimmune disease. I now can’t receive live vaccines like the flu shot for example. I work in health care so typically I require boosters but for some, I can’t receive them. I have babies. I have beautiful, thriving, healthy, incredible babies. I love them so much. I will vaccinate them.
When we had our first together, Kai and I researched not vaccinating. I had heard of it and my typical penchant not to trust the government I wanted to know what this was all about. The first thing I read had me crying. It was a story about a little girl who died from a vaccine complication. I was shaken. It moved me. I didn’t want these horrible drugs put into my child to put them at risk for such heartbreak. However I was compelled to read more. I felt I needed to read both sides of this.
As horrible as that child’s death is, as rightfully tragic is it, it cannot be used to take away from a movement that is saving millions upon millions of lives. If we start to do that, we then say that one life has more worth than another. We risk our lives when we get into cars; we risk our lives when we walk down the street. We assess and take risks every single day. Yet, suddenly we are afraid of something that is proven to help keep us safe?
I have some info for you to check out. See, I hear people who say they are serious about research and as stated in earlier blogs- research is boring. However if you are willing to actually do it; check out these sources, they are so helpful.
Like videos? This is a video and transcript from PBS, check out what they have to say:
"An anti-vaccination campaign motivated by religious objections, by concerns about effectiveness, and by concerns about individual rights, led to the vaccination rate in Stockholm dropping to just over 40%, compared to about 90% elsewhere in Sweden. A major smallpox epidemic then started in 1873. It led to a rise in vaccine uptake and an end of the epidemic."
Or this:
"Netherlands, measles (1999–2000) An outbreak at a religious community and school in the Netherlands illustrates the effect of measles in an unvaccinated population. The population in the several provinces affected had a high level of immunization with the exception of one of the religious denominations who traditionally do not accept vaccination. The three measles-related deaths and 68 hospitalizations that occurred among 2961 cases in the Netherlands demonstrate that measles can be severe and may result in death even in industrialized countries."
If you're willing not to vaccinate based on such a slim and tiny chance of complication do you understand the greater risk when these illnesses are contracted?
Want an actual study: Look no further, I got you!
(Now, Meme's don't carry the same weight of research but it is a helpful way to display information that can lead you to research questions. It can help you find out what's real and what's bogus).
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To me, if you are going to make a choice as serious as one that affects the health of your family and everyone around you then do your due diligence and look into it. Find the sources, someone makes a claim- make them prove the science. Don't let anyone make you take their word for it. Make sure they're willing to put their money where their mouth is.