Anyone got any comments on childhood immunisation? Are you against it? Feel they are unneccesary for western?

Question

livng, considering our conditions are very clean? Or are they a must still?

I don't know about your countries but anyone that comes from O/S to Australia has to have a clean bill of health and if they come from a diseased country they get immunised.

Answer 1

We do not vaccinate our son. I haven't had any vaccinations in over a decade-most adults to realize it but they do need boosters for some vaccines-they don't get them but still vaccinate their children-a huge double standard!
We are religiously opposed to aborted fetal cells being used in vaccines.
My parents and grandparents survived measles, mumps, rubella, and whooping cough. I survived chicken pox. I feel personally that the reactions to the vaccine are more of a risk than one of these illnesses.
The latest cases of polio were caused by the vaccine itself. You can have polio and show know symptoms too. It's a common misconception that non-vaxers don't vaccinate because they think diseases have been eradicated and that their unvaxed children are safe because other children are vaccinated. This is so false, my family doesn't fear illnesses that can be "prevented" from vaccines that aren't 100% effective, that are simply there to prevent kids from missing school, and we acknowledge that we need to take the health of our children into our own hands-feed them well and educate ourselves!
My niece and nephew are vaccinated against everything. The nephew is autistic. They also have caught many things they were vaccinated for-like chicken pox and rotavirus-from VACCINATED CHILDREN!
We eat a healthy diet and wash our hands. My son is very healthy. When he gets together with that niece and nephew, he sometimes catches a cold. He'll get over that cold within a day or so while his cousins are sick for weeks. I believe he has a great natural immune system. I also have a great immune system, I use homeopathy and herbs for anything that we come down with. My grandparents who survived the polio epidimic congratulate me on my decision to not vaccinate-they also have seen first hand the difference with my son and his cousins.
I also have held a little baby with seizures after his first round of shots. He has seizures everyday, he's been to tons of hospitals trying to get them under control. He now just learned how to walk after he turned 4. He's alwas going to have problems in his life :(
My husband has travelled all over the world and hasn't came down with one thing and hasn't brought anything home.

Answer 2

Personally, i think they're a must. Not just humans carry dieseases, animals and insects do, too. Some illnesses are airborne, while some are in water. Some can come from imported goods, as well. I wouldn't take the chance on not getting my child immunized.

And for the record, in 1998 there was a law passed banning the use of mercury in some immunization shots that could have potentially lead to autism.

Answer 3

I agree with your first answer. It gives your child some extra immunity. What if some neighbors move in next door, from another country.....and their children aren't immunized? Also, since our conditions at home are very clean....is even a better reason to get your children their shots. It's because their immune system hasn't been worked like other kids has.....from like other countries. Their kids have built up what is described as a "street immunity". This means that they have been exposed to more disease and sickness, therefore their immunity to all that is stronger. Understand? To me, it's better to be safe than sorry. I wish you the best of luck.

Answer 4

I fear that our country will be overcome with disease due to parents that do not immunize their children. Thankfully they cannot attend school without being immunized, at least that is my hope. I don't know if people find a way to get out of it. That would be very bad for the rest of us that have to live near them. I don't want my child exposed to children who are not immunized because there is no telling what could happen to my child. Aren't we beyond that? The polio epidemic was extremely bad for our children! We could not take our children to public places, they had to play with only friends in the immediate neighborhood.

Answer 5

Ok they are a must is ok for a normal society person it comes down to your beliefs and what you want. 100 years ago there was no such thing and yes for the other poster I know they had deaths from it bt we are all still here so many people did live with out it. so it comes down to do you want to do it or give your child the option of getting it done later if they want it. the child is in your care and your responsability so you hold the life of that child. Society says yes do it no question but it is your call in the end

Answer 6

They are a must. Western living is anything but clean, and it's not just filth that makes people sick. Childhood immunization is the reason why we have common diseases on the run. If we stop, they'll return in force. Get your shots!

Answer 7

They are a must. There are many people from other countries living here that bring things over and aren't immunized. Why take the risk? Let's not live like were in a third world country.

Answer 8

They are still a must, immunizations keep our children healthy and they don't run the risk of dying from some of the horrible disease out there. Also if you choose not to immunize your child chance are you can't travel abroad with them if they don't have their shots.

Remember last year that epidemic in like Ohio, area, it was from a girl that didn't have her immunizations, and it caused her to get sick, which lead to other people getting sick.

Immunize your child, a little stick now is better than a lifetime of sickness or even loosing your little one to like polio, rubella, or measles.

Even if you survive chicken pox, or your family survived other diseases isn't a reason not to vaccinate. Also I personally haven't heard of aborted fetal tissue being used in vaccinations.

Answer 9

Particularly today with all kinds of disease resistant to anti-
biotics and the possibilities of new strains of deadly viruses
ahead, not immunizing your children could be a death sentence.
These diseases cannot be dealt with naturally. Are you
willing to take the consequences if something serious should
happen? Trillions of children have been immunized against
disease and the adverse effects are very low.

Answer 10

I think every child should have it. And considering that they are now giving babies Hepatitis B shots at birth shows us exactly what kind of world we live in. The day will come when they have a vaccine for everything. It's just a pity that most of us on earth now won't be alive to see that. They already have a vaccine for cervical cancer that they give to girls before they have sex now. Bring on modern medicine.