In the April issue of Northern Connection magazine, I stated the conversation about the tough decision facing young parents in the medical vs. rumor debate and asked what you think about the touch decision itself.
One of the most intriguing facts I found in my research was that parents need to do their research and weigh the odds: "The measles vaccine, for instance, can cause a temporary reduction in platelets (which control bleeding after an injury) in 1 in 30,000 children, but 1 in 2,000 will die if they get measles itself. The DTaP vaccine can cause seizures or a temporary "shocklike" state in 1 in 14,000 people, and acute encephalitis (brain swelling) in 11 in 1 million. But the diseases it prevents -- diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis -- are fatal in 1 in 20 cases, 1 in 10 cases, and 1 in 1,500 cases, respectively."
Here's the rest of the article: http://www.parents.com/health/vaccines/controversy/vaccines-the-reality-behind-the-debate/
Also, here's the link to the CDC site on vaccines: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
In Starting the Conversation, I mentioned that my theory about the debate is that young parents haven't witnessed the diseases, the effects and the death tolls, but what's your theory? Do you have any advice?
Please leave comments below and let's Continue the Conversation:
From a readers: Issues that very few people have had such as allergic reactions and so forth need to be addressed. Vaccinations are good but the people who are concerned have legitimate reasons too. But doctors like to make people think that there is absolutely nothing bad about vaccines. There needs to be an educated warning from doctors like every other drug that's out there. Even children's medicine has a warning label. Doctors are just lining up their pocket books for this acting like no one should be concerned. They also said cigarettes were safe.
ReplyDeleteThis reader raises an interesting point - all other meds - especially those advertised, give long lists of potential side-effects - Not sure doctor's do it to line pocketbooks as to weigh the numbers as I mentioned in my post - but still, everyone should be aware f potential side effects, for their own knowledge and consideration...what do you all think?
DeleteFrom a reader: Honestly, there's no real conversation to continue here. The parents.com article comes down quite clearly on the "vaccinations are good, please keep your children safe" side. There have been exactly zero medical studies showing any kind of link between vaccines and any kind of autism, so there's not much to debate any more. The earth is not flat, going outside in the rain does not make you sick, and vaccines do not cause autism. Please, let's stop even encouraging "discussion" on this topic!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your post and I agree - vaccinations should be a no-brainer but some parents are complaining that they don't know about any potential side-effects at all (as with the typical list they give on television commercials for every type of drug advertised). I think the best we can do is create awareness and help parents be as informed as possible.
DeleteThere have also been exactly ZERO studies on the synergistic effects of combined vaccines or the adverse effects of the current 69 dose vaccine schedule. As long as there are no studies, there will be no risks found.
DeleteExcellent point - I would hope the FDA or someone would be on top of this situation and have studies in progress if not finalized - I do know that some vaccines have been modified over the years.
DeleteI received a comment from a reader that was too long for this comment space, so I decided to make it, it's own post at http://northernconnectionmagazine.blogspot.com/2015/07/response-to-vaccination-conversation.html And let's keep the conversation going!
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