I wanna know a few things :D Please....

[~ Mylitta ~]

I also wonder about the stats regarding "side affects" they are not really differentialing between a little bump and a slight temp irritablilty etc and the full blown side affects ITMS??

Oops, missed this bit That's definitely something that I wonder about too! It's very difficult to find numbers on what rate certain reactions have with particular vaccines. The reason it was so hard for us to make a decision on whether to vaccinate the kids or not was because we couldn't find anyone that could give us hard facts as to whether the risk of vaccinating was or was not outweighed by the risks of not-vaccinating for our kids in particular. And the two "specialists" we saw both recommended caution with vaccines, and one outright said he did not recommend the MMR for our kids. Once my kids reach the age past which regressive-autism is a risk, then we will re-evaluate what vaccines to give. It's a lose-lose situation though. We would hate ourselves is either of the kids caught something really bad that we could have vaccinated against, but by the same token, we would hate ourselves if we vaccinated and then the kids developed regressive autism. With one son already pretty severely effected on the autistic spectrum (my eldest stepson) we have first hand experience at the devastation it can cause

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I agree mylitta, my biggest problem with vaccinations is the hard facts for the pros and cons. I really wish the 'real' stats, pros and cons were put forward to the world honestly. And until thats done, I find that I am unable to trust the available data whole-heartedly.