Some folks have a bug up their asses about vaccines ... they have the luxury of having forgotten that a lot of people died from a lot of preventable diseases, back in the days before vaccines.
I am old enough to have had all the childhood diseases that they vaccinate young’uns for these days. Mumps, measles, 3 day measles, chickenpox, etc.
Lots of us had these childhood diseases, and have life-long immunity as a result. I am sure that some children had bad consequences from these illnesses, but not as many as the press would have you believe.
Now, as I understand it, some of the vaccines for these childhood diseases do not confer life-long immunity, leaving young adults vulnerable to far worse cases of these illnesses than if they had had them as children.
As a parent, if I had the freedom to choose, I would vaccinate against the worst of the illnesses, such as polio, perhaps whooping cough, and TB, but would pass on the mumps, measles, etc, making sure that my children got them when these were “in season”. I would also make sure my children were in the best of health, very important detail.
But, I respect the opinion of those who have fragile children, those who believe that vaccines for everything are the way to go, and who can’t live with the normal inconvenience of these childhood illnesses.
Since so many families have both parents working, I can understand why taking time off from work to nurse a sick child is a major problem. Back in my day, most mothers were at home, and had the time, and the skills to manage a house full of sick kids.