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We published our first article on Vaccinations in Mothering magazine in 1979. Our point of view then and now is to encourage parents to make informed choices regarding vaccinations.

This sub-forum is for parents in the process of making an informed choice about vaccinations.

It is not meant to be a sub-forum to debate the pros and cons of vaccines, but rather to discuss the personal implications of the vaccine decision, questions and concerns that arise as it is made and resources helpful in making the decision.

Like many parenting decisions, the vaccine decision is sensitive and personal. We start with the assumption that we all respect each other even when we make different choices. As in all discussions here at Mothering, talk nice to one another and remember our User Agreement.

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Thread	Last Post	Replies	Views
Sources on vaccination - a thread for sharing and evaluating resources started by stik (5/24/12 at 6:41pm)	i enjoy cruising the CDC stats. I find them very... Today at 10:40 am by Cassiani	9	149
Free Online Course on Vaccinations started by prosciencemum (4/20/12 at 11:53am) 1 2 3	I signed up. Yesterday at 3:57 pm by temaki	45	545
Pertussis...It's not just WA state! 2012 numbers as of 2 days ago started by nukuspot (5/20/12 at 6:38pm) 1 2 3	And you actually can get Tdap while pregnant. The CDC just... 5/23/12 at 6:14pm by nukuspot	50	711
I really would like advice--Thinking about giving 3 y/o her first vax before preschool and new baby started by nukuspot (4/11/12 at 6:36pm) 1 2 3	Yes those are some of the things I am having a hard time... 5/23/12 at 12:15pm by jbgbmommy	48	871
Vaxxed vs. unvaxxed study started by Rrrrrachel (5/19/12 at 4:19pm) 1 2 3	Ah, ok, that makes sense. I do feel for doctors who are... 5/23/12 at 9:31am by Rrrrrachel	41	436
How common are serious vaccine reactions? started by Rrrrrachel (5/16/12 at 6:10am) 1 2 3…8	and sometimes reliable statistics do not exist 5/23/12 at 3:23am by slmommy	156	1,775
IOM review find adverse events are rare and usually reversible started by Rrrrrachel (5/22/12 at 11:59am) 1 2	Interesting, gonna read through it tonight. Thanks 5/22/12 at 6:51pm by Imakcerka	30	190
Vaccine Link request, if possible started by erinsuzy (5/14/12 at 7:13pm) 1 2 3 4 5	(no title) 5/22/12 at 1:23pm by slmommy	80	917
Overwhelmed - need key points about Hepatits A and B vaccines and diseases started by Considering (5/19/12 at 3:49pm)	Your stat is correct - here's a review article that gives... 5/22/12 at 6:00am by bmorehon	14	137
Pharmaceutical industry's political spending started by Taximom5 (5/15/12 at 7:48pm)	Look Taxi!! Your pharmashill is here!! 5/22/12 at 3:44am by Super~Single~...	14	118
Warning: Sock puppets and pharmashills on various forums started by Taximom5 (5/19/12 at 6:03pm) 1 2 3 4	All caught up... Thanks for your patience! If this thread was... 5/21/12 at 5:38am by Mosaic	75	1,115
What factors impacted/will impact your vaccination decisions? started by monkeyscience (4/26/12 at 11:45am) 1 2	As this is a mothering site, I will not get into my beliefs... 5/18/12 at 4:17am by BarefootMama99	39	781
Vaccinations: Questions to Ask Your Doctor started by Turquesa (4/1/12 at 6:17pm)	Just updated this with your questions, slmommy. Sorry. I... 5/17/12 at 5:03pm by Turquesa	16	348
Are unvaccinated people to blame for outbreaks? started by Rrrrrachel (5/16/12 at 11:40am)	As long as you brought that up, there is also the issue of... 5/17/12 at 4:43pm by Taximom5	15	186
An Essay on Mandatory Vaccinatin by Russel Blaylock, MD started by Taximom5 (5/17/12 at 11:04am)	ttp://www.vaccinationcouncil.org/2012/03/05/collectivism-famil... 5/17/12 at 11:04am by Taximom5	0	13
New York Times Article on the Whooping Cough Outbreack in Washington State. started by prosciencemum (5/14/12 at 2:22am) 1 2 3	Mass vaccinations are an effective way of controlling the... 5/16/12 at 8:06am by Rrrrrachel	48	583
Another article on Whooping Cough - this one from Mothering.com started by prosciencemum (5/16/12 at 2:46am)	Another article on Whooping Cough risks (both from the... 5/16/12 at 2:46am by prosciencemum	0	22
Whooping Cough booster and Pregnancy started by want2becrunchy (5/15/12 at 8:31pm)	Here are the package inserts for both brands of Tdap vaccine.... 5/15/12 at 10:17pm by ma2two	3	62
"Cocooning" not effective in preventing pertussis infection in infants started by Bokonon (5/8/12 at 12:52pm) 1 2 3	Your right, sorry for being part of the problem. 5/14/12 at 10:26am by Rrrrrachel	49	831
Aluminum Studies started by slmommy (5/6/12 at 12:55pm)	No, not yet. Beyond being very hesitant to inject Aluminum.... 5/12/12 at 8:24am by ema-adama	18	173
Thimerosal Studies started by slmommy (5/5/12 at 7:11pm) 1 2	Ok, I will try to look into those options soon, but I don't... 5/11/12 at 6:33am by slmommy	27	255
Preemies and Attachment started by jennyburkholder (5/10/12 at 1:01pm)	Wrong forum. Mods can you please move? 5/10/12 at 1:33pm by JudiAU	1	21
WHO position papers started by Rrrrrachel (5/7/12 at 5:35am)	That looks really useful. Thankyou for posting it. 5/9/12 at 5:44am by prosciencemum	3	64
Misleading reports about autism data started by Taximom5 (4/8/12 at 8:45pm) 1 2 3…30	My family vaccinates, and I'm the only dedicated vax mod... 5/1/12 at 5:35am by Mosaic	585	7,009
OMG it's tomorrow! started by Maternalove (4/19/12 at 5:21am)	Yay! So glad she is supportive. That's how our ped is... 4/25/12 at 8:00pm by nukuspot	9	114
Researching the Chicken Pox (Varicella) vaccination started by prosciencemum (2/10/12 at 2:09am) 1 2 3	I'm so sorry you're sick--but I'm VERY glad you have... 4/25/12 at 3:16pm by Taximom5	59	969
Biochem researcher's take on vaccine/autism link started by Taximom5 (4/24/12 at 3:20pm)	This is a fascinating article:... 4/24/12 at 3:20pm by Taximom5	0	32
Vaccine timeline started by Taximom5 (4/17/12 at 7:27am)	This may be very helpful to those researching vaccines. ... 4/17/12 at 7:27am by Taximom5	0	54
Little one has to be in daycare, and I don't want to vaccinate.... thoughts? started by H2ojenny (3/19/12 at 3:52pm)	http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/side-effects.htmi have a... 4/16/12 at 3:48pm by emmy526	19	267
"I know What I Saw" by Alison MacNeil started by Taximom5 (4/16/12 at 2:07pm)	I really, really wish I could have read something like this... 4/16/12 at 2:07pm by Taximom5	0	91
Vaccines in other countries started by DahliaRW (2/24/12 at 3:41pm)	I'm not sure of the details in the UK, but I assume you can... 4/13/12 at 7:08am by prosciencemum	6	194
Heads They Win Tails We Lose: Science Has Been Corrupted - Union of Concerned Scientists report started by Mirzam (4/5/12 at 8:27am)	A lot of these things are media though - not scientists. I'm... 4/13/12 at 7:03am by prosciencemum	3	130
Unbiased information about vaccine safety/efficacy started by Taximom5 (1/26/12 at 10:49am) 1 2 3 4	You're correct. If you are both exposed to measles, your body... 3/31/12 at 1:57am by littlec	75	1,651
Having second thoughts about not vaccinating - thinking of vaccinating 12 yr old started by Lettuceleaves (3/28/12 at 1:14pm)	It sounds like your son has symptoms of a food... 3/30/12 at 7:06pm by corrie_cat	2	116
Dilema - newborn/older siblings/whooping cough started by frebell (2/18/12 at 7:38pm) 1 2	Sounds horrific! so sorry you had to deal with that, but... 3/30/12 at 7:06am by Marnica	23	530
MMR doctor wins high court appeal started by Taximom5 (3/9/12 at 4:05pm)	So am I! Quote:So true. We can hardly call vaccine science... 3/19/12 at 7:35pm by BeckyBird	2	139
4 yr old never vaccinated- thinking of starting some--any suggestions on which ones?? started by shellykru (3/16/12 at 10:38am)	... 3/17/12 at 5:45am by emmy526	4	162
Ingredients in Vaccines started by emmy526 (3/14/12 at 5:14pm)	http://vactruth.com/2012/03/13/vaccines-human-animal-dna/?utm... 3/14/12 at 5:14pm by emmy526	0	39
Product Inserts started by slmommy (2/9/12 at 4:51pm)	http://vactruth.com/vaccine-inserts/ 3/10/12 at 4:45am by emmy526	2	97
Interesting Old MDC Threads and other Web Resources started by slmommy (2/26/12 at 3:16am)	Emmy, thanks for posting all those links. Most of them look... 3/2/12 at 9:45am by Taximom5	8	155
Previous Vax Schedules started by slmommy (2/26/12 at 7:14am)	found... 2/26/12 at 7:14am by slmommy	0	29
7 Types of Vaccines started by emmy526 (2/22/12 at 4:12am)	http://vactruth.com/2012/02/16/types-of-vaccines/?utm_source=T... 2/22/12 at 4:12am by emmy526	0	50
Why some vaccines are given together? started by Ratchet (2/21/12 at 1:43pm)	maybe the cost is too much to produce it for the little... 2/21/12 at 6:31pm by emmy526	2	65
Movie Suggestions started by MamaInTheDesert (2/20/12 at 12:52pm)	The Greater Good http://www.greatergoodmovie.org/home ... 2/20/12 at 1:40pm by slmommy	1	43
Differences in Canadian Vaccines? started by sjdragonfly (2/17/12 at 10:21am)	If you look at the link I provided, to the most recent... 2/19/12 at 10:17pm by MyBoysBlue	3	91
What do you think about vaccinating later on in life? started by pattigirlny (1/24/12 at 3:46am) 1 2	This is actually common knowledge/discussion among us... 2/9/12 at 11:26am by Marnica	29	642
Book suggestions started by Katie8681 (2/2/12 at 10:24am)	I sorry I upset you with my blog link. I thought it was an... 2/9/12 at 2:04am by prosciencemum	8	107
Are getting no vaccines right for us? started by Ilona (1/13/12 at 5:30pm) 1 2 3…6	Nailed it, Vforba! This bothers me too, and this is why there... 2/8/12 at 3:57pm by BeckyBird	108	1,982
Honest Question started by amma_mama (1/28/12 at 6:19am) 1 2	I agree! We are selective/delayed but I would love the... 2/6/12 at 5:22pm by DaisyO	33	596
Confused about the Mercury started by mindygerecke (2/5/12 at 6:05am)	I agree that it is easier to avoid thimerosal-containing... 2/6/12 at 7:06am by Taximom5	6	95