Are you really anti-vax? - Page 2

[amyknits1076]

Originally Posted by Jennyanydots 

Here's an analogy that makes sense to me: I am not in favor of the death penalty, not because I don't think there are crimes that can be appropriately punished by death, but because I don't trust our flawed system to implement it fairly, and the stakes are too high for mistakes to be acceptable. Likewise, I am not in favor of vaccines (for my family, specifically) not because I don't like the concept of vaccination, but because I don't trust the delivery (components, potential reactions, etc), and the stakes are too high (my children's health) for me to take that risk. I am not "anti vax" if you are talking about the abstract idea of vaccination- I honestly don't understand the different theories of how our immune systems work and develop well enough to make that declaration. I am, however, firmly against injecting vaccines into my children or myself at this time, and will remain so until such time as my safety concerns are adequately addressed.

This is a great analogy!!! I'm going to have to use it the next time I need a good one in a vax discussion. Very succinctly and well put!

Originally Posted by MamaMunchkin 

Nope - neither anti nor pro.

However, everytime some pro-vaxer implies that those who aren't convinced about vaxes as ignoramuses who put others at risk so they can leech on others for herd immunity because they're uneducated, unscientific, non-evidence-based crackpots who cannot possibly have any pertinent questions and even if their kids are vax-injured they're making it up because vax injuries are so rare so they're blaming vaxes because, you see, they're ignoramuses who put others at risk ... ad nauseam - I'm inching closer to be anti-vax, or rather, anti pro-vax ...

But, then again, I don't care what faction to belong to - it's about my kids ...  And, with regards to other parents, I respect their vax decision no matter what.

This. I am pro-parental choice. We have friends from all over the spectrum, vaxxing, delayed vaxxing, partial vaxxing, and non vaxxing. And I respect each of those women to know what is best for their children, just like I hope everyone else will respect my husband and I for knowing what is best for our children. And informed choice too, I'm for that also. I think as long as a parent has adequately weighed the risks vs. benefits and answere dthat *for themselves* who am I to question that?

[Shanesmom]

Nicely put MM.

[lj 2010]

I try to be PRO-Parent and not Anti-Vax but it is hard for me to respect other parents decisions when they havent done the research. I am not anti-vax if a parent has done the research and feel that vaccinating there children is the childs best interest. Then I respect your decision. I just can't stand it when parents just put the trust in there Dr's and let them inject whatever the hell they want in there children. I'm actually really angry at some of my friends when you ask them if there child got this shot or that shot and they're like; idk, they are up - to - date on there vaccines so if it's in the time frame then yes. So, you don't even know what your child is being injected with??? and that's not careless??? Or when there child gets really sick within days after the shot, they don't even question if it is an adverse reaction or not. I swear my friends son sounded like he had whooping cough right after the 4th dtap shot. This is what is making me Anti-Vax........careless parental decision!!

[Chloebelle]

I am anti-vax, but I would never say that to someone I know who vaccinates. I keep my opinions to myself unless asked. I respect their decisions, and also respect that they might be completely against my vaccination choices. 

[begoniamama]

well said ladies. i think it just has to be up to what is right for the parent. i foolishly (not the first time) got into a vaccine debate on a facebook thread. i didnt say what side of the line i lie on, but i couldn't help commenting when a few ladies made comments like mamamunckin mentioned. "why wouldn't you vaccinate, it's so careless not to!" and then one girl made a comment saying "my friend is deaf in one ear because her hippie parents didnt give her one".

i had to unfollow the post or else it will just get to me. as soon as i started commenting i regretted it. but if i hadn't, i probably would have wished i did. well, sorry for hijacking this thread to vent - back to the topic:

neither anti or pro vaccine here, just educated and informed.