Vaccinations for Infants and Children

[marmota_monax]

For those of us in the US who listen to NPR's morning show "Morning Edition", today we heard a piece in defense of vaccines. Here's a link to the story and the audio piece. In the interest of fairness, NPR has provided links at the bottom of the page and on this page that reflect other viewpoints and stories about this topic

Comments

[thistles]

We did the same thing. Got most of her shots but on a much more drawn-out schedule. My grandmother had a sister who died in childhood from diptheria.

I can understand the non-vaxxer's concerns, however. How can you trust the governmental experts when they continuously expose us to toxins all in the name of profit?

[brush_rat]

That's essentially what we did as well, although I don't think we were clued into the aluminum thing.

[cherokeepurple]

Thanks for posting this. I agree with your sentiments and hope this helps educate at least one person about vaccinations. Our community is rife with non-vaccinators and we have one student that has never seen a doctor and she's age eleven.

My first roommate in college had cerebral palsy and other profound birth defects due to her mother having rubella while pregnant with her. Her mobility was severely inhibited though she could walk and I even saw her run, once. Becky was almost completely deaf and had extreme vision problems. She was determined to get her degree and was an A student despite her problems.

We've also chosen to get our daughter vaccinated after much research and discussion with her pediatrician. The risk is worth it.

[asakiyume]

I heard the story and was in total agreement about the virtue of vaccination. My mom tells me the story of when I cried when I got the DPT (diphtheria-pertussis [whooping cough]-tetanus vaccine) as a baby--she was distressed, and the doctor said, "Well, you should see what a baby with diphtheria looks like." Yeah

[sekkie]

We did what you did--for the same reasons. It's too easy to believe these diseases are things of the past or aren't really that bad.