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You can choose what you want for your own child, but you cannot tell other parents what to do with their children.
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When it comes to vaccinations, the correct choice for almost all children is to receive vaccinations. There is even a US government program called "National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program" ( National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program) because the government recognizes that vaccines may sometimes cause harm, but they are so very important for public health that the government insures against that possible harm.
So, yes, you can tell other parents what to do, because there is a correct answer, and the correct answer is to get your child vaccinated. |
So very important to whom? Certainly not to the parent's of a child who died as a result. |
And what of the parents who children have died or been disabled from whooping cough, measles, and meningitis because of a high rate of non vaccinated people in their communities? Herd immunity is the only protection for those too young to vaccinate, or those with compromised immune systems.
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There is no amount of money that can make up for a wrongful death of a child due to a vaccine that the government didn't know enough about, and forced on a family.
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There is also no amount of money that can make up for a death due to disease. The baby in the article died of whooping cough. She was too young to be vaxed and she contracted it in her community. There have always been many more deaths due to these diseases than there have been due to vaccination reactions.
Additionally, millions of people are not vaccinating their kids, they are getting exemptions and/or delaying them, so it is mostly voluntary now. This has led to outbreaks and resurgence of these once almost eradicated diseases. So you got your wish....aren't you happy?
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Q: Can pertussis be prevented with vaccines?
A: Yes. Pertussis, or whooping cough, can be prevented with vaccines. Before pertussis vaccines became widely available in the 1940s, about 200,000 children got sick with it each year in the US and about 9,000 died as a result of the infection. Now we see about 10,000-25,000 cases reported each year and unfortunately about 10-20 deaths.
Pertussis vaccines are recommended for people of all ages. Infants and children should get 5 doses of DTaP for maximum protection. A dose is given at 2, 4 and 6 months, at 15 through 18 months, and again at 4 through 6 years. A booster dose of Tdap is given to preteens at 11 or 12 years of age.
Any adolescents or adults who didn't get Tdap as a preteen should get one dose. Getting Tdap is especially important for pregnant women and others who care for infants. You can get the Tdap booster dose no matter when you got your last regular tetanus booster shot (Td). Also, you need to get Tdap even if you were vaccinated as a child or have been sick with pertussis in the past.
Learn more about preventing pertussis.
Whooping cough can be deadly for babies. Learn how to protect them through vaccination. See this infographic.
Q: Why is the focus on protecting infants from pertussis?
A: Infants are at greatest risk for getting pertussis and then having severe complications from it, including death. About half of infants younger than 1 year old who get pertussis are hospitalized, and 1 or 2 in 100 hospitalized infants die.
There are two strategies to protect infants until they're old enough to receive vaccines and build their immunity against this disease.
First, vaccinate pregnant women with Tdap during each pregnancy, preferably at 27 through 36 weeks. By getting Tdap during pregnancy, mothers build antibodies that are transferred to the newborn, likely providing protection against pertussis in early life, before the baby can start getting DTaP vaccines at 2 months old. Tdap also protects mothers during delivery, making them less likely to transmit pertussis to their infants.
Second, make sure everyone around the infant is immunized. This includes parents, siblings, grandparents (including those 65 years and older), other family members, babysitters, etc. They should get the age-appropriate vaccine (DTaP or Tdap) at least two weeks before coming into close contact with the infant.
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These are all things the parent should consider and then make an informed choice. There are babies who do not do well with the pertussis vaccine, and whether the parents want to take the risk should be their right. I'm not saying all vaccines are bad, but I certainly wouldn't want to be responsible for telling a parent what to do, for if something went wrong I would have no way of justifying my recommendation. I posted this link before.
CBS Covers Court Award for DTaP (Whooping Cough Vaccine) Death - AGE OF AUTISM