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In reply to the discussion: I was an antivaxer, nineteen years ago. [View all]nini
(16,672 posts)58. I give you lots of credit
You asked and took the heat but listened.
I'm glad it helped answer some questions that were fuzzy to you before.
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My son was born in early 2000 so that was Wakefield study must have been in the ether
Dream Girl
Apr 2019
#16
Yeah, I don't blame her, even as I believe the decision she made was sketchy.
Blue_true
Apr 2019
#64
"I was just not willing to take that risk with my child" -- THERE WAS AN DIS NO RISK
obamanut2012
Apr 2019
#74
I was specifically addressing the comment that "if it's offered, that means it's safe."
Ms. Toad
Apr 2019
#71
If by 'this is a discussion board', you mean: 'both sides need to be equally represented', then no.
Aristus
Apr 2019
#104
There are nuances and there is a Vaccine Injury Compensation Program run by Health & Human Services
womanofthehills
Apr 2019
#93
You were exposed to a strain the flu vaccine doesn't cover most likely....
Chakaconcarne
Apr 2019
#20
People who have allergies need to check out the different flu shots offered by different companies
womanofthehills
Apr 2019
#96
Exactly. There are people out there who have a genuine allergy to the vaccine or its components.
Aristus
Apr 2019
#98
I'm sorry. I have to do this every few months with people who either hadn't got the word
Aristus
Apr 2019
#32
If what someone says convinces someone else to forego their vaccines, that person is not
Aristus
Apr 2019
#37
You somehow interpreted my original post and got the opposite of the intended meaning from it.
lagomorph777
Apr 2019
#40
If the choice is to allow irrational belief systems placing others at harm
LanternWaste
Apr 2019
#39
What a rathole we've gone down. You guys, in your minds, have decided that an argument for
lagomorph777
Apr 2019
#42
Or in this case, taking somebody who agrees with them, and bludgeoning them anyway.
lagomorph777
Apr 2019
#103
Many parents are thinking of themselves when they buy into the vaccine-autism connection
loyalsister
Apr 2019
#31
I understand that parents are faced with something that is more complicated than expected
loyalsister
Apr 2019
#51
Thank you. This is very informative. I posted it on FB in case there are anti-vaxers among
MaryMagdaline
Apr 2019
#101
I certainly don't mean to be snippy, but when you make such a serious medical decision,
Cousin Dupree
Apr 2019
#30
It's a nonissue for me now as I won't be raising any babies. Being African American,lets just say I
Dream Girl
Apr 2019
#10
It's not an "non-issue" for me because I'm a nurse I get exposed to this shit.
ismnotwasm
Apr 2019
#14
One problem - the pharma companies who make vaccines are required to send safety studies to Congress
womanofthehills
Apr 2019
#105
Because some people *CAN'T* get vaccinated and there is a minimum threshold for herd immunity.
Act_of_Reparation
Apr 2019
#12
There are younger children, infants, in day care that have only had the beginning rounds of shots.
ReformedGOPer
Apr 2019
#108
i love cemeteries. lots of dead kids before vaccines. can polio come back now???
pansypoo53219
Apr 2019
#52
I knew a girl who had mumps encephalitis. My sibs and I were utterly miserable with mumps....
Hekate
Apr 2019
#67
Vaccines did not cause that kid's autism, and educate yourself about herd immunity
obamanut2012
Apr 2019
#73
Yeah, it was awful. It took over a year before I could walk normally again
Farmer-Rick
Apr 2019
#107
The simple answer to your question is that vaccines are not 100% foolproof
Downtown Hound
Apr 2019
#109