Will you vaccinate your children?

[rthomas43]

Assume you're a parent (if you're not already one). Yes or no to vaccinating your children?

I will not release my opinion until later.

Yes, they will be vaccinated

No, they will not be vaccinated

[fatalcharm]

Yes, they will be vaccinated. I like to educate myself on both sides of the issue and so far I have seen more evidence that it is better to vaccinate your kids than put them, and other children at risk.

I don't get the flu vaccination myself because I am healthy, strong and have never had the flu in my life. I don't think that I would be someone who is at major risk of dying if I did get the flu, however that is something that I would rethink if I had children.

My issue with people who don't vaccinate is that we could eradicate some diseases with vaccines if everyone was vaccinated but when some people vaccinate and some don't, it gives those diseases a chance to mutate and the current vaccine becomes useless.

I know this sounds like a contradiction after I said that I don't get the flu vaccine but with the flu vaccine, I think that the flu is always going to be around and there are already so many strains of the flu virus. If I had children, I might have them vaccinated against the flu and I would vaccinate myself for their sake, but I would have a think about it, talk to their doctor about their risk and do some of my own research (on both sides of the issue) before I would do it.

[jeanbean]

Hell yes! The whole anti vaccination movement is stupid. Great way to make sure your kid gets sick.

[TedStar]

Yes. When looking at the Risk/Benefit ratios I believe that it is better to vaccinate than to let young children to be exposed to devastating illness. There was some controversy around vaccination and autism but that has been thoroughly debunked.

[heavensgift2girls]

People that are against vaccination are greatly misinformed. Such as them worrying about mercury in the shots. A single tuna fish sandwich has many times the amount of mercury as all of the shots combined.

[Gianni]

Yes my kids would be vaccinated. I was vaccinated when i was a kid and i have honestly reaped the rewards for it. From tetanus to rubella to chicken pox. I think that parents who refuse to get their children vaccinated are putting their kids at greater risk. Yes before people survived when outbreaks occurred but virus and diseases mutate. they become more aggressive and though you think people survived before they don't now. At least the vaccination gives them a fighting chance

[Dollxface]

My daughter is Vaccinated. I think people get too freaked out about them. Obviously if they were that dangerous the fda wouldn't have approved. The last thing they want is lawsuits.

[DodgersGM]

If I had kids, then yeah, they'd get vaccinated. The anti-vaccination movement doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

[NoblesseOblige]

In case I raped and she gets pregnant, yes. Otherwise, no kids for me.

[rthomas43]

What a hypothetical. "In case I raped" lol

[NoblesseOblige]

Whoops that should say "in case I get raped"

[rthomas43]

No need to clarify bud, I read you loud and clear ;)

[NoblesseOblige]

Just saying. I don't rape and I also don't want kids :/

[knotme]

Mine were vaccinated

[knotme]

I don't like the flu shot, so they haven't gotten that

[rthomas43]

Might I ask what your objections are to the flu shot?

[knotme]

If there is nothing wrong with your immune system there is no need. If you have a compromised immune system then you should have it.

[heavensgift2girls]

That depends on the strain of flue. I forget the year, but one year there was a strain of flue, that killed mostly healthy adults.

[knotme]

really, thanks

[dwiller943]

Yes.