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Originally Posted by Muffin2
its common knowledge it was that ridiculous paper on MMR and autism that sparked this all off. it just goes to show how one badly written paper can cause such havock. paniced parents and measles and mumps outbreaks.
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This is precisely what I meant when I said it was arrogant to presume you know what people's reasons are. I have three children, who do not have their full complement of vaccinations. I have my reasons for this, and they are well researched and long considered - and they have nothing to do with "that ridiculous paper on MMR and autism"; nor do I feel panicked. If I had a pound for every doctor and health visitor who had assumed just what you have assumed, however, I could take myself out for a nice lunch. I know a lot of parents (including a number of medical professionals and one immunologist!) who have reservations about one or more of the childhood vaccinations, and in my experience it is never a kneejerk reaction by ignorant people, so much as a considered response reached after a lot of fact-finding. On the contrary, panicky, ignorant parents who tend to believe whatever they read in the tabloids are the most likely to do exactly what their doctor tells them.
lol!
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but i thought herd immunity relied on people taking the responsibilty to be vaccinated.
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Yes, my point was that if the individual is expected to care about the herd, it's perhaps only fair that the herd should be prepared to take equal responsibility for the individual, if things go wrong. Not currently the case.
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and i don't really care if you think i'm arrogant
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Clearly. I was actually speaking generally, but if the cap fits... You ought to care (or at least ought to learn to pretend you do) by the time you qualify, though. You'll come across plenty of patients like me over the years. Unless you decide to specialise in pathology. Which perhaps you should.
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i just know any kids of mine will have every vaccine going.
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Your kids, your prerogative. Which I believe brings my argument full circle.