The attitude on vaccines certainly does seem to be following the ‘stages of truth’ paradigm: first it is viciously attacked, then laughed at and discredited (or is it the other way around/), then accepted as truth. Just as recently as a few months ago if I posted anything negative about vaccines on this very forum I was attacked as a kook that wanted everyone to die from communicable diseases and go back to the dark ages. I am definitely getting a different vibe these days- from everyone.
Many people have come to me or my husband in the last year or so. They usually pull aside and say ‘I don’t want anyone else to know this, but I think you may be right about this after all.’ It’s usually because they or someone they know, or a child, has had some problem after a vaccine. A little bell goes off in their head about something they remember us saying and they come to us wanting to know more. Then they start doing their own research and end up pretty angry about the whole thing!
There are benefits and risks to every vaccine.
My husband’s old boss lost a daughter who had a negative reaction to the DPT vaccine.
However, I wish there was a vaccine for RSV. It’s the leading cause of death in infants in this country. There is a treatment for premature babies, but it is expensive and takes a long time.
If there would have been a vaccine for RSV, it would have prevented my daughters from almost dying and one of them has permanent brain damage.
I’m very thankful for the whooping cough vaccines because if my daughters got that, they would die.
I just think you have to seriously consider the risk and the benefits of each vaccine. You have to look at who is at risk for complications from vaccines (or an illness).
If someone in your family has a bad reactions to a vaccine, then mayby you shouldn’t be taking it.
You have to look at the ingredients to determine if there is anything you are allergic to.