MMR jabs - what are you doing?

I think in the 50/60s, we knew little of what was in these vaccines, and even less of what the side effects are. I am pro-vaccination, my daughter is fully immunised. I do not believe for a second that the link to Autism exists. I base my opinion on research read from finding out my nephew who is unvaccinated has Autism.

I think the media is using scare tactics. The dr who first claimed there was a link, has been struck off and is no longer permitted to practice medicine legally. Also, a prenatal screening test is being developed to detect Autism in the womb. It cannot tell you the severity, but it can tell you - yes, or no. Pitocin, is a drug used to induce labour in overdue pregnancys - this also has a link to Autism, but the media chose not to run with that. My sister had induction of labour with my nephew using Pitocin - coincidence? Maybe, maybe not.

If your grandchildren are vaccinated, there is little to no chance of them contracting these diseases from unvaccinated children. So you have nothing to worry about there. It is unfair to deny the child education in the public sector because the parents do not wish to vaccinate. We cannot force vaccination, and if we do, where does it end? What choices can we make for our kids - bottle vs breast, spanking vs not spanking, pro-choice vs pro-life...

We all have our own beliefs, and neither party is right or wrong. we must look at our lives, look at the facts and make a decision that we can stick to regardless of the consequences. There are risks with everything. If we immunise, we risk the consequences - most kids dont take a reaction to the vaccine, but some have, and it could never have been predicted. If we dont immunise, we run the risk of our kids getting these diseases - if they dont, great thats really lucky, if they do, with medical intervention they would probably make a full recovery. But again, some kids have died, or been left permanently disabled from these diseases. But that the risk the parents took. A responsible parent should know to research these things before having them injected into their kids.

I would find it highly offensive and insulting to my rights as a parent if the government were to force vaccinations on us. It is my right, and not only is it my right but my RESPONSIBILITY, as a parent to do my research and come to a conclusion that I deem to be in my child's best interest.

I find it interesting that all the people who are die-hard pro-vaccinators who want it to become mandatory that all children receive these vaccinations, have not known anyone with adverse side effects from getting vaccinated. Most of the people that have come in contact, or knew people with these side effects have chosen not to vaccinate. Most times the results of the vaccinations (which can include death for some children) are even worse than what would have happened to them if they would have contracted the disease.

And yes, there is a difference in the ingredients in vaccines, and the MMR vaccine does use live viruses which can actually cause your child to contract the very illness it's supposed to be preventing if the mixture isn't 100% correct. Just because they've removed mercury doesn't mean the shots are any safer.. they've only replaced it with aluminum which can be more dangerous than mercury.

Do some research please before adopting these blanket theories. There's more, much more, to this debate than meets the eye.

I have 3 children aged 8,7 and 3. All 3 had their MMR. I can't believe people even consider not having it. I once saw a man on the tele whose little boy was in hospital in a huge incubator fighting for his life because of measles. This man was urging everyone to have MMR vaccination. Don't worry about unvaccinated children in school. I know it's ridiculous that the opportunity for measles to catch hold of our kids is still prominent, but ours are safe from the risk of fatality. I agree.... the MMR should be a routine jab like the first 3 i.e polio etc.

If your grandchildren are vaccinated, why would you be worried about them catching things from unvaccinated children? Surely if they're vaccinated, they're protected? And if not, why bother?

Most parents love their children and millions of pounds would never compensate for damage done to their children.

My son is vaccinated so far, but only 9 months old so he hasn't had the MMR yet.

People are paranoid for the wrong reasons. Everyone I know has had the MMR vaccine (around 1996) with no adverse reactions, even with the ethyl mercury additive. It is far better to have immunity than to not have it.

The MMR vaccine has decreased the suffering for millions quite safely.

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