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In reply to the discussion: Why would your un-vaccinated kids be a threat to my vaccinated kids? [View all]KMOD
(7,906 posts)I also didn't experience any pro-vaccine dogma, and I hope Pediatricians aren't proceeding with such.
I can understand some concern with some of the newer vaccines, ex: Chicken pox, HPV vaccine. My children did have them, but I'm not sure those are absolutely necessary. It would be nice to eradicate Chicken Pox, and although it can be fatal, most of us older people did survive it. I can see some worried about long term chances with Shingles, no guarantees here, but I would recommend it anyway as I don't find it particularly harmful. My youngest also received a vaccine, I can't remember what it was, and I was skeptical, but went along with it. That vaccine was removed due to complications. This would have been around 1999 or so. It had a side effect of intestinal blockage or something. So yeah, some of the newer ones should be met with skepticism, but certainly not dismissed outright.
Everyone should be educated before they make medical decisions concerning their children, but the standard vaccines, DPT, Rubella, etc. have been around for years and are absolutely safe. To make a big deal out of those and refuse them is very problematic.