Families will make case for vaccine link to autism - Page 2

thewise1 · 05-14-2008, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by 7960

they may think it is.

This says "required, must, need to...........blah blah blah" but then says there's a waiver. I'm not searching for every state.

Cool. I just looked it up for Washington and discovered a liberty I didn't even know I had. You're a great American, 7960!

motivez · 05-14-2008, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by thewise1

Cool. I just looked it up for Washington and discovered a liberty I didn't even know I had. You're a great American, 7960!

So would you not vaccinate your children?

nbiggershaft · 05-14-2008, 05:37 PM

I thought the thiomersal-autism link was claimed for babies. Not school age kids. Did I hear the story wrong?

7960 · 05-14-2008, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

So would you not vaccinate your children?

having the choice to is different than not doing it.

but I did choose not to vaccinate them against chicken pox. instead, when one friend's kid got them we had a play date and ours and all our friends' kids' got them at the same time.

I'm not opposed to vaccines. I'm opposed to stupid vaccines.

thewise1 · 05-14-2008, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

So would you not vaccinate your children?

I wasn't vaccinated. We haven't made the decision for Olivia yet, even though we're supposed to in the pretty near future

edit- I did end up getting a tetanus shot. two or three times. Usually because I owned myself on a rusty nail, a chisel, a nail, a nail, etc

7960 · 05-14-2008, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by nbiggershaft

I thought the thiomersal-autism link was claimed for babies. Not school age kids. Did I hear the story wrong?

the claim runs the gamut ..... that it's only for babies and that other kids have an intolerance but it takes a few shots for it to build up enough of a concentration in their system.

btw, I think the "link" between the two is crap but I'm not a doctor so what do I know?

7960 · 05-14-2008, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by thewise1

I wasn't vaccinated.

neither was I.

because of an allergy, the doc was afraid to give me the shots.

motivez · 05-14-2008, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by 7960

having the choice to is different than not doing it.

but I did choose not to vaccinate them against chicken pox. instead, when one friend's kid got them we had a play date and ours and all our friends' kids' got them at the same time.

I'm not opposed to vaccines. I'm opposed to stupid vaccines.

I didn't even realize they had a vaccine for chicken pox until like a month or two ago when some thread on here was talking about it.. that's just crazy

If I ever have kids I doubt I'll get them vaccinated for that either, nothing like your whole body itching like crazy for a week to build character!

By the way, did your kids know what you were doing with the chicken pox stuff before you went over there? Or was it a complete surprise when they woke up itching?

thewise1 · 05-14-2008, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

I didn't even realize they had a vaccine for chicken pox until like a month or two ago when some thread on here was talking about it.. that's just crazy

If I ever have kids I doubt I'll get them vaccinated for that either, nothing like your whole body itching like crazy for a week to build character!

By the way, did your kids know what you were doing with the chicken pox stuff before you went over there? Or was it a complete surprise when they woke up itching?

I have been considering a chicken pox vaccine actually. I hope I don't become autistic

I never had it, and I'm told that it can be extremely dangerous for adults, so I need to get the vaccine before we let olivia play at a chicken pox party

motivez · 05-14-2008, 05:58 PM

How did you never get it as a kid? Isn't that pretty rare?

thewise1 · 05-14-2008, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

How did you never get it as a kid? Isn't that pretty rare?

7960 · 05-14-2008, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

By the way, did your kids know what you were doing with the chicken pox stuff before you went over there? Or was it a complete surprise when they woke up itching?

It was a complete surprise

7960 · 05-14-2008, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by thewise1

I have been considering a chicken pox vaccine actually. I hope I don't become autistic

I never had it, and I'm told that it can be extremely dangerous for adults, so I need to get the vaccine before we let olivia play at a chicken pox party

getting chicken pox as an adult can be extremely serious. if I was you NOW I'd get the vaccine.

Kytro · 05-15-2008, 05:27 PM

Some vaccines can be dangerous, but most of the ones they give to children are safe, most of the time.

7960 · 05-15-2008, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by Kytro

vaccines ...most of the ones they give to children are safe, most of the time.

that's reassuring.

Kytro · 05-15-2008, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by 7960

that's reassuring.

I'm not in favour forced vaccination - if someone does nto want to vaccinate thie children, then they can take that risk IMO.

Just because something can happen does not mean it is likely

kombayn · 05-15-2008, 08:15 PM

Good to know about the vaccine, I can always take my future children to my doctor and get a professional opinion. I don't know if I ever had a vaccination but I did already catch the chicken pox when I was 8 years old. So I'm good. Though I've seen very-very-rare cases of people getting it a 2nd time, that must suck.

kinggovernor · 05-15-2008, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by 7960

having the choice to is different than not doing it.

but I did choose not to vaccinate them against chicken pox. instead, when one friend's kid got them we had a play date and ours and all our friends' kids' got them at the same time.

I'm not opposed to vaccines. I'm opposed to stupid vaccines.

that is how we did it when I was a kid. A cousin had it so we all played together in the summer when it wouldn't interrupt school, no vaccines required.

I don't have kids, but we need to be careful what vaccines we give to kids. I could understand why parents are against vaccines, in fact I could see myself fighting a school district against them in the near future.

kinggovernor · 05-15-2008, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by Kytro

Some vaccines can be dangerous, but most of the ones they give to children are safe, most of the time.

would you be willing to subject your children to something that is safe "most of the time", fuck no I wouldn't.

thewise1 · 05-15-2008, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by kinggovernor

would you be willing to subject your children to something that is safe "most of the time", fuck no I wouldn't.

Honestly? Yes. My kid(s) won't grow up in a padded room, but when it comes to the vaccines I kinda am afraid she's already got enough problems as it is and I'm afraid to potentially add to them.

Olivia has been tough in that way (less so with the vaccines and moreso with physical therapy and such) because they just don't write books about kids with missing left arms/shoulders and stomachs that aren't arranged the normal way. There is no manual and she is clearly a special case in many ways so we can't just do what everyone does.