Unpopular stance: I support vaccination

[kittenpants]

No doubt some of you will hate and deride me for this. I wholeheartedly agree with this article:

My Child Has Autism and I VaccinatePlease, people, educate yourselves about what vaccines are, how they really work, and what the statistics mean before you join in any kind of hysteria. And maybe learn from textbooks and scientific studies, and not

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[geekatlarge]

Patrick will continue to get his vaccinations on schedule. If he develops autism, then he develops autism. I don't own a crystal ball, and even if I did, how much time would I spend trying to avoid adverse situations instead of making do with what I have and actually taking the time to enjoy life?

[ilana_gefen]

Yes! Thanks for posting this

my son received all his vaccs, but not in America

[womanofsalt]

Regardless of mercury, there are things in America we like to pack in our vaccines b/c its more cost affordable for the makers and they make the shelf life longer for the vaccines; however the mix of these additives can be harmful to some people (esp. those with egg and gluten allergies). It takes time, research, money, and the ability to talk faster than most people think (and have that scary sicilian-ape husband standing right behind you sometimes), but it is possible to obtain vaccines that do not include all the fillers in the regular market vaccine. We were faced with the whole mumps vs aggrivating a spectrum disorder and choose a third option-a vaccine from another country.
I think the bigger question we have to aske ourselves is this: why are we putting anything in a vaccine we give such a small person/small system that could raise eyebrows? Why in America is it so important to have it cheap and fast rather than safe?