Not vaccinating against the measles is the “wrong choice” eh? Might want to check that with the CDC:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/mmr.html
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“Some people should not get MMR vaccine or should wait.
Anyone who has ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to the antibiotic neomycin, or any other component of MMR vaccine, should not get the vaccine. Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies.
Anyone who had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous dose of MMR or MMRV vaccine should not get another dose.
Some people who are sick at the time the shot is scheduled may be advised to wait until they recover before getting MMR vaccine.
Pregnant women should not get MMR vaccine. Pregnant women who need the vaccine should wait until after giving birth. Women should avoid getting pregnant for 4 weeks after vaccination with MMR vaccine.
Tell your doctor if the person getting the vaccine:
Has HIV/AIDS, or another disease that affects the immune system
Is being treated with drugs that affect the immune system, such as steroids
Has any kind of cancer
Is being treated for cancer with radiation or drugs
Has ever had a low platelet count (a blood disorder)
Has gotten another vaccine within the past 4 weeks
Has recently had a transfusion or received other blood products
Any of these might be a reason to not get the vaccine, or delay vaccination until later.”
No medicine, vaccine, drug, or substance is good for everyone. Some very few may be harmful for everyone.
I, for example, have a horribly bad reaction to aspartame. Most people don’t. About 1 percent of the populace have this condition. For the other 99 percent, it’s fine.
This is true (with varying numbers) for just about every foodstuff, medicine, vaccine, drug, or substance I have ever heard of.
You know your kid much better than the government does.
Well, that lets out Alex Rodriguez.
>> Any of these might be a reason to not get the vaccine, or delay vaccination until later <<
Of course. And that’s exactly why everybody else should be vaccinated, in order to protect these vulnerable people.