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I more or less wait till vaccines are on the suggested list here in Canada. Takes even longer than in the States, so I figure by the time we backwards people finally accept it, it must be pretty safe.

That said, my kids have had/are getting all their vaccines. I have zero confidence in the reports citing any correlation whatsoever between vaccines and ADHD and other learning disorders. And yes, it's hard to find credible sources for either "side" of the issue, too.

 

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All my kids are vaccinated (my daughter with Gardasil).

Like Myx, I have no confidence in the Wakefield MMR vaccine study (if you really want to call a 12 child panel - which included Wakefield's son a 'study' - I won't consider it as such.)

The vaccines today on average contain FEWER VLP's and VP's than the ones WE received as kids.

We all knew kids in school who were the 'hyper' ones, or the 'slower' ones etc - we're seeing 'more' of these so-called 'disorders' because people are taking their kids to doctors for every little thing that isn't perfect about them to get them prescribed something to make them perfect.

Some kids CAN have a serious reaction to a vaccine, but in my opinion the rare few that have those reactions don't justify terminating a working vaccine program which keeps kids healthy.

 

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This came up in my long discussion with our pediatrician, actually. She told me that yes, there are lots of diagnoses now for autism and ADHD and all that. When in conjunction with questions regarding any correlation with vaccines, guess where most of those were found? Within very short distances of centers with huge research on the topic of autism, ADD, ADHD, etc.

If you look for it more, you'll catch more. If you live in smalltown nowhere, chances are you won't diagnose as many of these things, because people in rural areas tend to think (at least IMO) that kids are kids, if they're hyper it's not necessarily that something is wrong with them. They might just be more active kids, needing more release.

EDIT: Oh, and I just LOVE how now, outbreaks of mumps or measles are on the rise. But vaccines are bad, right?

 

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I've seen just as many reports debunking all the crap about vaccines and all these problems.


My brother and I were vaccinated with no problems. My kids were both vaccinated and had zero problems. My granddaughters are getting vaccinated and so far no problems.


I blame the internet!

 

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I think vaccines are a great way to protect your kids from some possibly serious diseases. All this crap about it causing autism and whatever else is just that....crap.


My daughter is vaccinated with everything except gardasil. She's only 10, but I want to talk to her dad about getting her this soon.

 

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My one thought is simply this:

The benefits outweigh the risks

 

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Well said.

 

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golly, i did try to plough through that article!, but i got bogged down in all the "bully boy" comments and gave up.


Both my kids were vaccinated, though i do appreciate that it isn't an easy option. everything in life is a risk, i looked into the risks and weighed it up, like most other parents.

However, i do think people sometimes forget that kids can die from diseases like measles!


-Rhylla-

 

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Exactly. I think that the current crop of concerned parents don't even THINK about these diseases, because they, their siblings, all their friends were vaccinated for them, so they don't even have the concept of knowing someone who is ill in hospital with something like this. They don't see the forest for the trees, essentially. So worried about the slight possibility and fearmongering about learning disorders they don't look at what the vaccines are meant to protect against! Measles, mumps, rubella, whooping cough... These are NOT fun for kids to have.

 

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