sovereignlordofpie:15 Myths About Anti-Vaxxers, Debunked — Part 1 – Forbeslies:Good stuff if…
15 Myths About Anti-Vaxxers, Debunked — Part 1 – Forbes
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Good stuff if you want to be concerned about the actual problem, rather than manipulated by misinformation into outrage that does more harm than good.
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Maybe people will actually read this and stop stereotyping those of us who think that vaccinating against mostly harmless stuff like the chickenpox is a dumb idea.
I’m encouraged by your positive response to part 1 of Ms. Haelle’s article. Part 2 is now online, and since you clearly think for yourself and want to make good choices about your children’s health, I think you would find it interesting.
On the specific point about chickenpox, the main argument for vaccination is not that the vaccinated child benefits greatly, since as you point out contracting chickenpox as a school-aged child is usually not a big deal. For people like me who grew up before chickenpox vaccination began, we almost all had chickenpox. It was itchy and not fun, but we got over it in a few days.
An important benefit of the vaccine, though, is to reduce the presence of the highly contagious virus in the population, thereby protecting people for whom it poses greater risk: babies, adolescents, adults, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems. Before vaccination, between 10,500 and 13,000 people were hospitalized each year, and 100 to 150 died, because of chickenpox. Widespread vaccination has reduced those numbers.
I don’t think you’re evil not to vaccinate your children for chickenpox, and I think it would be counterproductive to try to force you to do so. But I encourage you to think carefully about the issue, and to consider information like that on this page at the Centers for Disease Control before you make up your mind.
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