High-freaking-five for this, seriously. I get that people who don't vaccinate their children must really feel like they are acting in their child's best interest, but it is such a selfish, misinformed choice, and it puts the whole herd immunity at risk.
Not to mention, exposing a vaccinated child to an unvaccinated child who is a potential carrier does nothing to protect younger siblings in the vaccinated child's home that are too young to receive the vaccine.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. (Much of the internet seemed to, apparently, lol.)
EXACTLY. It's a fact that a LOT of anti-vaxxers miss. And quite frankly, if they don't give a shit about their own kids catching a potentially deadly disease, I'm sure they give even less a one about someone else's. SIGH.
But yes, basically, I said exactly what you did: That the vaccinated crowd, via herd immunity, protects those either who can't get the vaccine due to an autoimmune issue or allergy or who aren't protected by the vaccine for one reason or another.
I hear you. It didn't really cross my mind at the time, but we took Tycho out several times when he was first born, and who knows what he could have come across in those formative months where he couldn't receive many vaccines for diseases that are sooooo contagious. It scares me now in retrospect, and I am SO glad he never contracted anything!
That link worked! Great! I'm interested in reading your thoughts too. :)
I took Beau out within days of her birth and around other people within 2 weeks but I waited for her to meet her non-vaccinated cousins until after her first rounds of shots. Still, not that that would REALLY have helped her but it was SOMETHING.
We have to get on a plane in September and again in November and I'm scared shitless of her getting something. She had a fever for 2 days once but that was because of a UTI but I'm almost certain September she will officially be sick for the first time. LOL. Especially now with this Ebola outbreak I'm freaking out. :( Grr. But you can't do anything about Ebola but still. My husband is the type "we can't hide and not live our lives" so away we go!
Haha, we did the same thing. Target the day after his birth, Washington DC when he was two weeks old or so. As far as I know, he didn't come across any unvaxxed family members, but I admittedly didn't ask, either.
Ugh, I'm sorry! I'm sure she'll be fine, but airplanes in general just... freak me out. We did take Tycho on a plane when he was three months old (and several times after that), and he did just fine, but I do understand the worry!
The Ebola thing should be okay. I'd be more concerned with more easily contracted diseases (but don't let that freak you out!!). I'm sure it'll be great and you'll have a wonderful time! :) Where are you going?
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Not to mention, exposing a vaccinated child to an unvaccinated child who is a potential carrier does nothing to protect younger siblings in the vaccinated child's home that are too young to receive the vaccine.
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EXACTLY. It's a fact that a LOT of anti-vaxxers miss. And quite frankly, if they don't give a shit about their own kids catching a potentially deadly disease, I'm sure they give even less a one about someone else's. SIGH.
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http://themockingmommy.blogspot.com/2014/06/your-unvaccinated-kid-cant-play-with-my.html
But yes, basically, I said exactly what you did: That the vaccinated crowd, via herd immunity, protects those either who can't get the vaccine due to an autoimmune issue or allergy or who aren't protected by the vaccine for one reason or another.
I hear you. It didn't really cross my mind at the time, but we took Tycho out several times when he was first born, and who knows what he could have come across in those formative months where he couldn't receive many vaccines for diseases that are sooooo contagious. It scares me now in retrospect, and I am SO glad he never contracted anything!
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I took Beau out within days of her birth and around other people within 2 weeks but I waited for her to meet her non-vaccinated cousins until after her first rounds of shots. Still, not that that would REALLY have helped her but it was SOMETHING.
We have to get on a plane in September and again in November and I'm scared shitless of her getting something. She had a fever for 2 days once but that was because of a UTI but I'm almost certain September she will officially be sick for the first time. LOL. Especially now with this Ebola outbreak I'm freaking out. :( Grr. But you can't do anything about Ebola but still. My husband is the type "we can't hide and not live our lives" so away we go!
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Haha, we did the same thing. Target the day after his birth, Washington DC when he was two weeks old or so. As far as I know, he didn't come across any unvaxxed family members, but I admittedly didn't ask, either.
Ugh, I'm sorry! I'm sure she'll be fine, but airplanes in general just... freak me out. We did take Tycho on a plane when he was three months old (and several times after that), and he did just fine, but I do understand the worry!
The Ebola thing should be okay. I'd be more concerned with more easily contracted diseases (but don't let that freak you out!!). I'm sure it'll be great and you'll have a wonderful time! :) Where are you going?
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