Most parents vaccinate their kids.
For them, it is an easy choice. They know that vaccines work, that vaccines are safe, and that vaccines are necessary.
Making the Right Choice About Vaccines
Some folks aren’t so sure though. They may either be against vaccines or might still be on the fence, not knowing for sure what to do.
“When my third child was born, I had more questions than answers and a huge reluctance to choose immunizations without certainty that the benefits outweigh the risks.”
Suzanne Walther on A Parent’s Decision on Immunization: Making the Right Choice
Parents can be confident that all of the evidence points to the facts that:
- Vaccines are effective at preventing disease. Vaccines work.
- Our kids do not get too many vaccines and do not get them at too early an age. The current immunization schedule helps protect young children from life-threatening diseases. Vaccines are necessary.
- Vaccines are safe and are extensively tested before they are approved.
- After they are approved, there are ongoing clinical trials and safety systems in place to rule out the possibility that vaccines could cause diseases later in life.
- Claims of adverse reactions are well investigated and easily disproved. Vaccines are not associated with SIDS, ADHD, eczema, autism, peanut allergies, or any other so-called vaccine induced diseases.
- There are plenty of places to go to get truthful, clear answers to questions about vaccines.
- Everything you hear that scares you about vaccines is likely not true, especially things about toxins, shedding, herd immunity, and package inserts, etc.
With all of the anti-vaccine information that is regularly posted on Facebook and anti-vaccine books listed on Amazon, it is no surprise that some parents would be scared though.
“I have discovered along the way that it is easy for parents to be misinformed. It is a real challenge to be well informed.”
Suzanne Walther on A Parent’s Decision on Immunization: Making the Right Choice
Make the effort to be well informed about vaccines.
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