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I will confess, I didn’t do the research ahead of time. My doctors told me to vaccinate my children and so I did. So, I never experienced the fear many parents associate with the MMR vaccine. Could it potentially cause Autism in my child?
Many parents believe it could. And yet many in the medial community say otherwise. This latest study from Missouri Medicine, the medical jourmal of the Missouri State Medical Associal falls into that category. They are urging parents to vaccinate their children saying the risk from vaccines is very small, but the risk from your child getting sick from something that could be prevented by one of these vaccines is high.
Though the doctors encourage pediatricians to listen to parent’s concerns…. they are also encouraging parents to vaccinate their children, saying the evidence is clear the vaccinations are safe.
Even the local chapter of Autism Speaks released a statement suggesting parents go for the vaccines. (hear the statement in the video)
Have you had your children vaccinated? If not, do studies like these convince you otherwise?
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There might be more unvaccinated kids than we realize.
Wow. I just read one of the best pieces I’ve ever come across on the great vaccine debate, Western vs. Holistic medicine, Big Pharma and our addict culture. And get this — it wasn’t some nine-page dissertation in the Times — all of those topics were covered and addressed thoroughly and logically in a two-page blog post on Mommyish.
The post I’m referring to was written in response to another Mommyish piece titled, Your Unvaccinated Kid is Not Welcome to Play With Mine. Angela Arsenault says in this, the original essay, that parents of unvaccinated children are “responsible for the unnecessary illness of babies who were too young to yet be vaccinated.” She then adds, “I definitely blame you for your own child’s sickness – and I just have to remind you that it was preventable.”
Okay, there’s some truth to those statements, sure. We know about “herd immunity” and how unvaccinated children — and adults, for that matter — put infants at risk for disease. But let me say that Arsenault jumped to this conclusion (50 days ago, it should be noted) because her daughter caught a cold at pre-school and it got passed to Arsenault’s 16-month-old son. The “sound of his phlegmy coughs” led Arsenault to “mind-Google” the symptoms of whooping cough. (Are you following this so far?) Then Arsenault realized her son was vaccinated against whooping cough, so he was fine. (Arsenault doesn’t suggest, by the way, that her daughter was infected by an unimmunized child, so I have no idea why she drew the connection between a common cold and vaccinations, but, that’s neither here nor there.)
Because here’s the real kicker: Arsenault is chastising parents for not vaccinating their children against viruses like pertussis when she herself used Dr. Sears’ modified vaccination schedule for her children — and — she admits that she doesn’t like the flu vaccine and has never had her children immunized against influenza.
Umm… projecting much, lady? Continue reading »
Retro illnesses making a comeback?
More parents are sending their kids to school without vaccinating them.
As Jezebel reports, doctors are worried that the growing resistance to vaccinations could lead to a comeback from a variety of illnesses that were virtually non-existent after years of vaccinations.
A study conducted by the Associated Press found that in eight states more than 1 in 20 public school kindergarteners aren’t getting all their shots. Not only that, but half of America is seeing more parents request exemptions. Parents can opt out for medical or religious reasons. Some states even let parents opt out for philosophical concerns, which, let’s face it, means anyone can opt out. As Jezebel reports, in some areas as many as 20 to 50 percent of children aren’t getting the required shots. Continue reading »
Does your pediatrician enforce a vaccination policy?
The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling out Delta Airlines for allowing in-flight advertising from the National Vaccine Information Center, an organization that bills itself as a vaccine “watchdog.”
The nearly 3-minute NVIC video on influenza seems harmless enough. It shares various flu symptoms and talks about how to prevent respiratory infections and flu by things like washing hands and drinking lots of water. It even mentions getting the flu shot. If you follow up on their website, though, which the video encourages you to do, you’ll find the NVIC is very negative about the flu vaccine.
Forbes reports that the AAP released a statement asking Delta to remove the advertising from its flights: ”In the letter to Delta, the AAP writes that the NVIC ‘opposes the nation’s recommended childhood immunization schedule and promotes the unscientific practice of delaying or skipping vaccines altogether’ and that this leaves children unprotected from vaccine-preventable diseases.” According to the AAP, 115 children died last year from complications of the flu.
What's all the fuss over a few ass burgers?
In case you were wondering if Asperger’s was still considered an obscure condition that relatively few know about or understand: Wonder no more. Asperger’s Syndrome has officially entered the American mainstream through South Park.
After being gently and intelligently explored on the show Parenthood, through the story of Max, it will be interesting to see how the more crass portrayal of Asperger’s Syndrome will be received by the autism community.
Asperger’s Syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder that is characterized, among other things, by awkward social behavior and a bluntness in verbal interactions brought about by an inability to empathize with others. South Park creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, known for their irreverent humor (to say the very least) tackled those aspects of Asperger’s along with the mistaken belief by some, despite no proven medical links, that autism can be caused by vaccinations. Continue reading »
Keeping hands clean is a big step in preventing the flu.
At my daughter’s appointment to get her stitches removed after a recent bedtime accident, our new-to-us pediatrician asked if we’d like to schedule a flu shot. My eyes widened while I explained that we don’t vaccinate.
Her face softened as she said, “Oh! That’s right!” And she kindly went on to remind me how to naturally keep the flu out of our home this flu season without vaccinating. Continue reading »
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ast I’ve absolutely jumped right in on any debate about the dangers of vaccinations. I was ready for it with the pediatrician, on my blog, with family, and moms at the playgroup: Bring It On. But over time as the years have gone by and the debate is, surprise surprise, never ending, I’m tired of it. Seriously, it’s not anyone’s business but MINE if I vaccinate my kids or not.
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