Comments on: Please get your kids vaccinated http://www.yetanothermommyblog.creepyturtle.net/2008/03/19/please-get-your-kids-vaccinated/ My life as a Mom Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:42:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Kat http://www.yetanothermommyblog.creepyturtle.net/2008/03/19/please-get-your-kids-vaccinated/#comment-82 Kat Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:20:38 +0000 http://www.yetanothermommyblog.creepyturtle.net/2008/03/19/please-get-your-kids-vaccinated/#comment-82 In this month's <a href="http://www.brainchildmag.com/essays/spring2008_weston.asp" rel="nofollow">Brain, Child Magazine</a>, vaccination was the cover story. A sort of leaning one way perspective, but also some balance. I think it's very telling that all of the NICU docs and PICU docs I've encountered have been hugely pro-vaccines. These folks are much less worried about herd immunity and more worried about the health of my critters since they spent so much time making sure that my critters would survive. They all said, 'Yeah there are risks, but there are bigger risks the other direction and your critter is a fragile enough creature that [insert disease] would be terrible." In this month’s Brain, Child Magazine, vaccination was the cover story. A sort of leaning one way perspective, but also some balance.

I think it’s very telling that all of the NICU docs and PICU docs I’ve encountered have been hugely pro-vaccines. These folks are much less worried about herd immunity and more worried about the health of my critters since they spent so much time making sure that my critters would survive. They all said, ‘Yeah there are risks, but there are bigger risks the other direction and your critter is a fragile enough creature that [insert disease] would be terrible.”

]]> By: Fran W. http://www.yetanothermommyblog.creepyturtle.net/2008/03/19/please-get-your-kids-vaccinated/#comment-80 Fran W. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:05:58 +0000 http://www.yetanothermommyblog.creepyturtle.net/2008/03/19/please-get-your-kids-vaccinated/#comment-80 Thank you for saying this. No one wants to put their child at risk. But there it is: don't put children at risk. Saying "there's no measles/mumps/whatever in our area, so why risk it?" is a very shortsighted view. It is good to ask questions, but - seriously? - measles, whooping cough, and more making a comeback in this country in the 21st century is ridiculous. Thank you for saying this.

No one wants to put their child at risk. But there it is: don’t put children at risk. Saying “there’s no measles/mumps/whatever in our area, so why risk it?” is a very shortsighted view.

It is good to ask questions, but - seriously? - measles, whooping cough, and more making a comeback in this country in the 21st century is ridiculous.

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