"We chose to not vaccinate at all."
Prepare to be flamed. Alot of people on FR place their trust in vaccinations and it offends them greatly that you don't vaccinate as "one of the herd".
It only took one post. ;-)
Yeah, let's just go back to the good-old days of the 1800s when small pox and yellow fever used to kill children at early ages.
Vaccines have saved millions of lives over the past century, and even prevented deaths in centuries previous to this one. George Washington himself ordered the general vaccination of his troops against smallpox, and as a result his army suffered a much lower rate of smallpox-related deaths than the British did.
Not using such a tried and tested method of protecting oneself and one's children against deadly disease is foolish, and worse it provides a pool that such diseases can survive in while in a mostly vaccinated society.
So, yeah, here's a flame for you and for justche for being so frigging ignorant and foolishly stubborn.
My daughters almost died of a respiratory virus (RSV) that does not have a vaccine. Doctors and researchers are trying to get a vaccine for RSV, but so far they have only come up with treatments.
RSV is the leading cause of death of babies in our country.
One of my daughters has brain damage as a result.
When they find a vaccine for RSV, I will be celebrating.
I'm sure the people that had polio are happy there is a vaccine.
Grant it, people need to weigh the risks vs benefits of vaccines. For example, a family that has autism may not want to get vaccinated because the vaccine could be an extra risk factor. (Not proven)
Kids that have seizures also are at greater risk of huge side effects from certain vaccines.
Vaccines are definitely good, but parents have to be educated about them.