Vaccines

I am going to rant because I can.

I have to say that I certainly agree with vaccinations for children.  I would rather vaccinate my child than take the chance that he or she will get the measles, polio, TB, chicken pox, or Hepatitis.  I'm really disgusted with those who took the word of ONE doctor who ran a test with such a small control and created a panic that is detrimental to their own children as well as mine. 

Let me explain something by asking a few questions...

How many children these days have polio compared to before the vaccine?
How many children these days contract smallpox compared to before the vaccine?
How many children have contracted the measles since the vaccine?
And so on...

I can tell you right now that these vaccines have stopped or extremely slowed the spread of these diseases.

I understand not wanting to put your children through getting the vaccines.  I do.  I don't like getting a shot, either.  But they make some that you take orally, now.  I'd rather my child be uncomfortable, or even hysterical for several hours, rather than get something that will damage them for life.  I'd rather run the risk of an unknown threat than to have them contract one that I DO know about.  All I'm saying is that it is irresponsible and unhealthy to not vaccinate your children.

And to prove a point with where this is going--the true story of MMR and Autism in comic book form:

http://darryl-cunningham.blogspot.com/2010/05/facts-in-case-of-dr-andrew-wakefield.html

While it is in the form of a cartoon, he is correct.

Please vaccinate your kids so they don't infect mine before they are old enough to get their own and pass it along.