I chose to vaccinate.

The dangers of my son contracting a vaccinatable illness were greater than giving him a vaccine. Although I did delay a few vaccines and he hasn't had all the Aussie standard ones, he is vaccinated for the really nasty ones.

I am aware that he can be vaccinated and still contract the illness - this is unusual and he will have some level of protection with the vaccine he would not have had without it.

Plus, the worst thing that vaccinating apparantly does is "give you autism". I refuse to see autism as worse than dying from a preventable disease. We need heavy metals in our system, OK so in vaccines there are quite a few but that doesn't mean that's a bad thing. Heavy metals are in vitamin tablets and they're deemed OK/good. Bacterial cultures are eaten/drunk as they're "really good for you" - um, no, not really. But hey, what do I know? I'm just a scientist who vaccinates her child.