After confirmed cases of measels in British Columbia, and now a more recent one in Leduc, AB, keeping vaccinations up to date is crucial for your and your families health and safety.
Measles is a virus that is highly contagious, with a red and blotchy rash appearing up to seven days after a fever. Symptoms don’t occur right away, and it could be almost a week before they start to show.
While most children receive the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) shot twice in order to build immunity to these diseases, some families decide against vaccinating their kids.
I’m sorry, but I have no idea why parents wouldn’t want their child to be protected against these illnesses that can cause them so much harm. If you can prevent your child from suffering, why not do everything in your power to do so?
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In the 1990s, a doctor by the name of Andrew Wakefield conducted a study that identified a possible link between vaccinations and autism diagnosis. The study was discredited and further research has failed to confirm Wakefield’s claims.
Even celebrities who were outspoken about vaccines leading to autism have since changed their minds, such as Jenny McCarthy. After her son was diagnosed with autism in 2005, McCarthy suggested vaccinations were the cause. She later released an opinion piece in 2015 saying that she was pro-vaccine, also stating she never told parents to withhold it from their children.
While one study claimed there was a link, many others have disproven this over the years. Why are we focusing on the one that doesn’t? All it does is allow diseases that have previously had very minimal cases begin to pop up more, and endangers those who can’t get it due to age.
I don’t have children, but I get mad when I hear about outbreaks of preventable diseases. We’ve come so far when it comes to vaccines, and it’s hard for me to understand why, outside of medical concerns or death, to not allow someone to be better protected. It just leads to unnecessary suffering, and it just doesn’t seem fair to me.
I haven’t heard an argument strong enough against vaccines to convince me otherwise, and only see it as negative for someone who wasn’t able to make the choice for themselves.
The main goal should be to keep kids as healthy as possible, and making sure they have strong immune systems is a great way to accomplish this.
