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Originally Posted by TheDoc
I hate the entire idea behind vaccines anyway.. My parents, even myself haven?t had any of these vaccines kids must have these days and we are healthy.
I already regulate which ones my kids can have. And since this isn't something that can be spread, no way in hell my 11 year old would ever be allowed to get it. Bs law or not..
Any parent that crams vaccines down kids throats just because a doctor tells you to shouldn't have kids.
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The reason you haven't gotten any of these diseases is because vaccines have reduced the incidence of these diseases so much (at least in western countries), because other thoughtful parents have immunised their children. It's a silly idea to rely on anecdotal evidence that immunisations are a bad idea because "hey I never got immunised and I'm fine"
See for example how vaccination against measles in some developing countries has reduced measles deaths by up to 400,000 a year in just 5 years.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/.../en/index.html
Vaccines save millions of lives every year, to me it seems very irresponisble not to vaccinate. Obviously a brand new vaccination provides a new layer of concerns as there isn't the long-term data, and to me it wouldn't present quite as clear cut a proposition.