I usually stay away from this issue. I watched my sister battle whooping cough on and off for 15 months before she died. She had two emergency tracheotomies and spent most of her life in hospital. I found her dead in bed one September morning when I was five and a half. She suffocated to death.

My own DD is fully vaxed. I am fully vaxed. So, I guess I am pro vax.

However, what I dont understand is how nasty the argument gets so quickly around these things. Vaccination is not compulsory in this country. But the reality is most people have their children and/or themselves vaccinated against a variety of things. Honestly, this is unlikely to change.

So, if people want to vaccinate their children, let them. If they don't, so be it. Each of us has to live with the consequences of our actions.

I may be naive but I dont think the non-vaxxers will ever be anything but a minority (numberwise). Therefore, their choice not to vaccinate is not likely to have a huge bearing on whether my own daughter will become ill with a deadly disease.

So I guess what I am saying is play nice people. And be thankful we live in a country where we have a choice.