Six Myths About Vaccination

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I've chosen not to do vaccines that aren't on the list. My kids weren't done for chicken pox, we've never had a flu vaccine, I didn't buy into the swine/bird flu vax, or the cervical cancer one. I think they're 'fad' vax's that haven't been tested properly before they're sent out. Just not something I feel comfortable with, even though I have my mother pushing very strongly for me to have them all done.

And I get where you're coming from Eenee. Because most of my circle don't vax & I do, I feel the same way. But I do admit that I was an uninformed teen when I had my first child & I've not done enough reading even now to change my decision.

I feel pressure because I DO vaccinate. Not as much as those who don't, I know that. But even though I do, I'll still put up a pretty good argument for those who don't.

Im a huge advocate for making your own choices & am not on either side of the fence. My choice is for MY family, no one else's. So if someone makes an uneducated rant about people who don't vax, I will most definetely reply with a mostly educated argument on the reasons for NOT vaxing.

Anyone who has anything to say, says it because they have no idea, or because they know it will start trouble. Health care professionals legally aren't allowed to tell a parent not to follow the guide to vaxing unless there is a medical reason not too.

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I had J vaccinated. I'm still on the fence about it, to be honest. I briefly looked into both sides of the story but neither were overly convincing for me. In the end, majority of kids are vaxxed and it is very rare that anything tragic could occur, compared to getting the disease. However, I refused Hep B and Vitamin K at birth. I will not be giving him the flu vaccine or chicken pox, I don't view those as epidemic, death guaranteed kind of viruses. They do need to develop their own immunity to some extent.

A fair few of my friends don't do vac so I have heard a lot of the anti-vac she-bang.

If anyone has any links to sound research either way, please PM it to me

[Cassius2]

I had J vaccinated. I'm still on the fence about it, to be honest. I briefly looked into both sides of the story but neither were overly convincing for me. In the end, majority of kids are vaxxed and it is very rare that anything tragic could occur, compared to getting the disease. However, I refused Hep B and Vitamin K at birth. I will not be giving him the flu vaccine or chicken pox, I don't view those as epidemic, death guaranteed kind of viruses. They do need to develop their own immunity to some extent.

A fair few of my friends don't do vac so I have heard a lot of the anti-vac she-bang.

If anyone has any links to sound research either way, please PM it to me

I have found Dr Sear's 'the vaccine book' really helpful. it is well resourced and referenced so makes it slightly easier to access further research and information that he provides. Has definitely helped our family make some inroads.