[Dog Gone]

My commie brother and his hippie wife won't give their kids immunizations, either.

That's probably okay as long as the rest of us do. They can freeload off the fact that we've drastically reduced the chance of infection by immunizing our kids.

If everyone took the attitude of my brother, we'd have headlines about the polio crisis and how it's the fault of the government.

Suit yourself. Nobody is forcing you to do anything.

[workerbee]

You're mixing apples and oranges to suit your opinion. We're not talking about TB or measles here.

Nobody is forcing you to do anything.

But I get the feeling you think they should...? That's what's so disturbing about this thread.

For the record, I don't know what I'll do regarding my three girls and this vaccine; they're young enough that I have some years to decide.

[CindyDawg]

This is different from a disease that can rapidly spread in a community, such as polio. We would be vaccinating our little girls on the assumption that they were going to be promiscuous, later on. It may be a good vaccine but it should be a choice and parents IMO should not have to "opt out" What's next? Putting them all on birth control, just in case? Who made Perry Moral and Medical Director of Texas?