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Last week’s poll: Nearly 1,100 votes (!) and nowhere near a consensus. Some 27 percent of you say vaccines are safe and you wouldn’t hesitate to vaccinate your child; 31 percent would stagger the vaccines or opt out of some of them; and 41 percent wouldn’t give a child any vaccine until they’re completely non-toxic. More than anything, now we know who reads this blog.
Just like anything else with modern science, we are simply finding that we don’t know that much, and the increased knowledge of the medical community must continue when it comes to neurological disorders. My son has been diagnosed with autism, however he didn’t fit any of the posted ‘early sign’s. He developed far ahead, actually, of most children his age. It was only after vaccinating him for MMR/DP (measles, mumps, rubella & diptheria), and the new Chicken Pox Vaccine then the HEP A/B shots (took a trip to Jamaica) at the young age of 2 1/2 years old, all in one day, and after discussing this link with autism with his doctor, that these symptoms slowly became apparent. I will always regret doing this, but will never know for sure if this was the cause. He is high-functioning and I know from discussing this endlessly with other parents and doctors of all kinds, that there is a wide range of symptoms and behaviours so that this diagnosis is hard to pin down. It is not that simple, it is very complex. Will I vaccinate my youngest son? Yes, but at a later age than my firstborn and spaced farther apart. If my doctor doesn’t like it (new doctor!!), too bad. That is my child, I am responsible for him, and I would have to live with the consequences, not the doctor. Stand up for your parental right, parents! With lots of help from the medical community, therapists of all kinds and support groups we will all be fine. Thank God I live in Canada where most treatments are provided through our tax dollars. Thanks for letting me voice my opinion.
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