| since you posted mostly pro-vaccine websites I must provide a "fair and balanced" approach. www.vaccinationnews.com will provide the truth about vaccines. The American Pediatric Society admits they only report about 10% of reaction to vaccines
That website is pushing the same MMR-autism link that has been discreditied by several studies, including the one on which this thread is based. It's hysterical and irresponsible. My son has some serious issues that we can trace directly to the dtap vaccine. Doctors do not tell people that there are contraindications to vaccines.
I'm sorry about your son, and pediatricians ought to be more informative, not just about the risks to the individual of vaccinations, but also about the basic history of vaccines and epidemiology. That basic History, however, is generally omityted or distorted by the anti-vaccination zealots. My daughter was fully vaccinated and I never thought twice to question vaccines. Now my son will pay for my lack of information for the rest of his lilfe.
Life is not without risks, and the risks of non-vaccination, if no one is vaccinated, are far greater than the risks of vaccination. Old cemetaries are littered with the graves of children who succumbed to infectious childhood diseases in the pre vaccination era. another website to look up is http://www.909shot.com/
Very lopsided advisory on page one of that website...
| BEFORE YOU VACCINATE ASK EIGHT QUESTIONS: |
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- Is my child sick right now?
- Has my child had a bad reaction to a vaccination before?
- Does my child have a personal or family history of:
- vaccine reactions
- convulsions or neurological disorders
- severe allergies
- immune system disorders
- Do I know if my child is at high risk of reacting?
- Do I have full information on the vaccine's side effects?
- Do I know how to identify a vaccine reaction?
- Do I know how to report a vaccine reaction?
- Do I know the vaccine manufacturer's name and lot number?
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Notice that there is nothing in this advisory about the history of epidemiology, childhood diseases, and vaccines. I also noticed a number of autism articles. My faith in that website is not especially high.
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