I believe most people vaccinate their children becae they were told to anyone know of sources tha say this?

Question

Ok beeve in vaccinating my kids, I have done the researh an decided my point after looking at the pros and cons. I truely belive that most people who vaccinate only do so because someone told them to do it. I need a resource to cite saying that people are doing it because they are told to. I haenothing against parents who do not vaccinate, mstly I think they care morebout their childrens' fuure than the parents tha blindly vacinate.

Answer 1

I don't beleive in shots for babies, my friends baby died while getting her shots at four weeks old. to many drugs for such small vienes

Answer 2

Well, yes, people SHOULD vaccinate their kids, and to go to school they legally must be... but in my family, vaccination means more to us than government prompting. My aunt and uncle both had polio as children. They lived after MONTHS in iron lungs, but neither fully recovered. My uncle had to live in a wheel chair the rest of his life, my aunt only regained use of one arm. The polio vaccine came out 2 years after they contracted it. Also, my uncle died of a heart failure at age 36 due to "post polio syndrome."

Besides them, my mother also had measles as a kid. I don't know why people think measles are some simple "childhood disease." It can cause serious problems. First of all, 1/4 of all people who get the measles die from it. I wouldn't call that a simple childhood disease. Second, my mother had them on her eyeballs. Yes, ON THEM. She went from perfect vision one day, to disfigured corneas the next. Her vision was significantly impaired, and she has to wear thick "coke bottle" glasses for the rest of her life.

People don't know. We take it for granted what these vaccinations mean. Most people don't know anyone with polio anymore. But, what they don't realize is it's not gone. Polio has not been eradicated. And, when it starts popping back up in the U.S., I won't be shocked at all.

Answer 3

ah excuse you, i vaccinate my kids because 1 out of a million kids react to vaccines, and my kids fortunately are not one of them millions, I would rather have my child vaccinated against a deadly disease then to have them get sick and die from something that they had meds to prevent, you know if you don't vaccinate your child and they do get sick you will be taking them to the hospital in which they will treat them but it would take them that much longer to get better where as a child who has it immunity in their body will recover a lot quicker, I'm with vaccinations, and no one told me to do it, I did it because I love my kids! Look at the children who it has protected, and saved, but if that is what you want for your child then that is your right!

Answer 4

The cdc (center for disease control) pretty much tells people to vaccinate.  It is not a study as to why people vaccinate.  Personally I think people who vaccinate are doing so to protect their children, same as people who choose not to vaccinate.

http://www.cdc.gov

Parents who choose not to vaccinate usually have done the research before making a decision that goes against the norm.  Parents that are vaccinating usually don't do the research because this is the accepted practice by the vast majority.

I do not vaccinate, I have nothing against parents who do.  I think that everyone would be better off if the vaccines go green "green our vaccines" and the vaccine schedule was adjusted a bit.  I think titers should routinely be drawn, and immunizations should not be given at more than 1 at a time.  I think that those that are "high risk" should have an altered vaccine schedule.  Vaccines are not weight based, I do not believe it is safe to give a micropreemie struggling in the NICU born 3 months early weighing 1 lb that this baby should be given the same amount of vaccine that is given to full term healthy baby not on lifesupport weighing 8 and a half pounds.  Obviously the concentration in the preemie body is several times more than the 8 pounder. In Japan, they don't even vaccinate at all until age 2.  I think that there is a correlation to the overload on the immune system of say the combivax that is 9 vaccines in 1 to developing autoimmune disorders.  For families at high risk to developing autoimmune disorders based upon family history no, I don't think these babies are a good candidate for the combivax and are at higher risk to developing ADD/ADHD, bipolar, autism, asthma, allergies, IBS, colitis, celiac disease, crohn's disease, eczema, or any other autoimmune disorder

To go to school unvaccinated you just sign an affidavit of religious belief available in all but 2 states.  The affidavit of religious belief has nothing to do with religion, personally I am a nonpracticing catholic, why it is called that I have no idea, its pretty much just a loophole.  It states that it is a moral choice, basically just a form that says you choose for whatever reasons not to vaccinate.  You can view each states affidavit by looking at the national vaccine info center NVIC

http://www.909shot.com

In the left column the next to top list is the state laws and exemtions.  Click there.

I wouldn't call Catholicism a cult, but private catholic schools have no problem accepting non-vaccinated students do to the ingredients in vaccines, namely human aborted fetal tissue.  Catholics are pro-life.  As a non-practicing Catholic this did not play into our decision.  Here is a link of vaccine ingredients:

http://www.vaccination.inoz.com/ingredie...

I don't think it has anything to do with parents who choose not to vaccinate not being smart.  It is a calculated risk to decide which is the lesser evil, to vaccinate or not.

And to clarify for some other responders reporting less than factual information about certain diseases that just shows who hasn't done the research and is just a follower.  The mortality rates for measles are extremely low in developed countries.  In fact, there were no deaths in the US from measles in a recent year, and only roughly 75% of those afflicted were those that weren't vaccinated meaning 25% of those that had measles in the US were vaccinated.  Having Measles does not even require hospitalization.  Most patients are treated at home on bedrest.  There are very few cases of measles each year barely over 100 people.  Per the cdc if you contract measles you have a 1 in 1000 chance of developing a serious complication that is 0.1%.  That is one-tenth of 1 percent, and only 1 person in the US each year equals 1% pretty slim stats.  "Wild-Polio", has not occured in the US since 1979, except from those that were caused by the vaccine.  OPV-oral polio vaccine was pulled in 2000 because it was causing polio.  The live strain is no longer used in the US but is used elsewhere.  IPV is used in the US and does not cause polio.

I do agree with the responder who said that parents who don't vaccinate rely on immunity from the herd (those that do).

Answer 5

I think you are right people do it because they are told to, although that is not why I vaccinate my children.  I think there is a problem with good information out there.  How do we, the lay person decipher between fact and c**p?  We would  never be able to tell.  I also had an uncle that died at 4 of diptheria.  I do not think that parents who vaccinate versus don't vaccinate care more about their childrens future. I think they are banking on the rest of us to vaccinate, which, in the long run, will protect their children.

Answer 6

Blindly vaccinate, ah?

Hmmm. I vaccinated my elder boys, at the correct times, and whatever, because from my research it was right for us. I didn't spend 100 of hours search and reading things, I looked at the facts in front of me.

All my Friends are vaccinated, as are my Husband, myself, and our family. Why wouldn't I vaccinate?

My younger son's are behind on their vaccinations, because we choose to delay them due to them being premature.

If this makes me blind or a sheep, so sue me.

Answer 7

People vaccinate their child because they do not want them to catch a deadly disease ...with measles on the increase i think we owe it to them to protect them from these life threatening illnesses ..that why both my twins were vaccinated

Answer 8

i dont know how you can sit there and say that we dont care about our children people vaccinate to stop the child from getting a disease and dieing because i know first hand when you don't what happens when you don't because my brother didn't get his girl vaccinated and she almost died just from the chicken pox most people don't vaccinate cause what if something happens its in the genes just like everything else waiting for a trigger so don't sit there and say we don't care about our children...

Answer 9

I know its not really first hand exiperence, but a good friend of mine told me that she wasnt able to see her step children because they are not vaccincated and they could catch some diseases that she carried and they were not immune  to.  that is the reason some diseases are still rampid.  Women claim its an religous thing, I believe they are just not thinking right.  Often schools will not allow the kids into the school with out the shots.  mostly private schools.  

Anyway I do it for my children to keep them healthy.

Also My son only had an reaction on one of his shots, I dont completly agree with the new methods of the shots, several in one shot.  In the docs mind its easier on child.  

Most children that react get an fever, swelling, nothing an parent cant handle.  

I think being behind is not a problem, but children getting sick and or dying from the shots, new studies show most incidents are genentic related.

I know that an family member has Hep B and C, having my kids immunized helps me.

Answer 10

Well I wasn't told to do it.

I just know its recommended by our children's doctor and the schools want it done.

So I guess I just do it.

Answer 11

I wasn't told to do it, I'm doing it because I want my children protected from the illnesses that they are meant to prevent.  I very much care about my childrens' future, that's why they're vaccinated.  

Not sure what you're getting at.  ??

Someone mentioned religious beliefs.  There is NO religion that puts stipulations on medical care, whether it be blood transfusions or vaccinations.  It's cults that put stipulations on those things.

Here is a list of the 10 main cults of the US, keep in mind that there are others involved.

Top 10 Cults in America

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormonism)

The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (Jehovah's Witnesses)

The Church of Scientology

The Twelve Tribes

The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (Unification Church)

The International Churches of Christ (Boston Movement)

The Family (Children of God)

Christian Identity Movement (Aryan Nations, Christian Identity Church, Klu Klux Klan, etc.)

The Nation of Islam (Black Muslims)

United Pentecostal Church (UPC)

There is NEVER a "religious reason" not to vaccinate.  As I said, religions NEVER put stipulations on vaccines.

Answer 12

First off, your question confuses the c**p out of me.  You say you think most parents do it because they were told to... but then you turn around and say you believe in vaccinating.  

HUH????

And I vaccinate my child because I'm worried about his health.  I don't want him catching any crazy diseases because I didn't vaccinate.  Not because anyone told me to do anything.