Parents in England and Wales are being urged to have their children vaccinated after a tenfold rise in measles cases in the first four months of the year. The Health Protection Agency reported 334 cases compared with 33 in the similar period last year. The outbreak is thought to be linked to an epidemic in France, where 7,000 cases have been reported since January - more than in the whole of 2010. Full story here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13561766 A lot of parents panic about the side effects that could happen if they vaccinate their child/ren... if you have children have you had them vaccinated? If you dont have children would you let your children (in the future) be vaccinated? What are your reasons for your answers? I have 3 children and all mine have had all the immunizations that are offered to children. I have hesitated and I think would refuse the swine flu one for them, but the MMR was one of them I thought about but wouldn't reject it. I have see the after effects from getting the illness from not have the jabs while I worked in the hospital.
Vaccinations are good for kids but I don't think they should all be done at the same time. The body needs time to fight each virus. The flu vaccination actually doesn't work since the virus has proven it can mutate and therefore make the vaccinations obsolete.
It really depends on whether it is modified-live or not and what the carriers are. If it isn't modified correctly that could easily be a problem. Feeling ill afterwards isn't in and of itself a concern as your still going to trigger an immune response. There have been several cases linking vaccines to down syndrome and other developmental delays. These cases are often debated... it does appear that there may have been carrier issues however it is my understanding that these issues have been resolved. It should be noted however that an immune response, especially a strong one, at an early age while the system is still developing can to developmental abnormalities and this most likely what happened in the majority of those instances. Its the same reason why an extremely early childhood illness has the potential to leave one blind or with some other handicap. This is not to say that vaccines are bad in and of themselves but rather that they should be used responsibly and in the case of the very young - only when absolutely necessary. Honestly I don't really trust the corporate market that is modern medicine all that much. Truthfully it is more important to take care of your body giving it what it needs while ensuring a healthy immune system than to worry about every little disease. Yes vaccines can help with this but not every vaccine is actually needed. Take swine flu for example as you had mentioned it. Swine flu is just as dead as normal flu -no more, no less. The reason it was just a big deal is because a) It is harder to treat as far as medicine and b) It is so contagious that it could have been a huge issue regarding hospital capacity. c) It would however, have been devastating on the elderly population if exposed as well as anyone with a vulnerable immune system. Other than that you just wait it out like the normal flu.
