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An89 · 2025-07-04T01:33:56+00:00

How can anyone in this day and age be an anti-vaxxer? London and West mids currently suffering from a meassls outbreak. DS is under 1 so cannot yet have vaccine, I know of someone whose 10momth old contracted measels as they were too young for vaccine. Ridiculous that reckless and tardy parents are putting all our children at risk. Actually terrible.

Ribecx · 04/07/2025 03:33

Vaccination rates are declining in recent years - it is concerning.

There's a lot of nonsense and conspiracy theorists on social media spouting misinformation and people are soaking it up.

We are starting to see a real impact on vaccination uptake and health outcomes as a direct result of this.

If you feel strongly about this, the best way to be proactive is support charities and organisations trying to prevent the spread of misinformation and get positive and correct health information out there to educate parents.

GarlicMetre · 04/07/2025 03:33

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 04/07/2025 03:21

Unless it's to do with medical issues or a severe phobia then it is bloody selfish not to get your kids vaccinated.

Absolutely this. Some countries don't allow unvaccinated children to attend school & nursery, unless they've got an exemption certificate. I think they're sensible.

Also, I keep hearing the Covid Cough out and about. I've managed to put a rapid distance between myself and the coughers so far, but am really fucked off that everyone's merrily going around 'living with it', spreading their spiky germs. I had my jab last winter, but it will have worn off by now and catching Covid's quite likely to kill me.

Genevieva · 04/07/2025 03:24

An89 · 04/07/2025 03:17

Ever heard of herd immunity? If not, please research. Reckless parents not getting their children vaccinated is affecting us all.
Herd immunity is important because it defines when a whole community is protected. That includes people who haven't caught the disease, people who had the illness and recovered, and people who got a vaccine. It also includes people who can't get a vaccine, e.g. those under 1. So those parents who are antivaxxers, their children could pass diseases e.g. measels onto an infant population

So lobby government to require children moving to the U.K. to be vaccinated before they get here. The U.K. has very high vaccine uptake, but also has high levels of global mobility. This impacts herd immunity far more than the tiny percentage of anti-vaxers.

DogCrew · 04/07/2025 03:23

What’s the alternative though, forcing people to have vaccinations? I don’t think that’s a road we want to go down.

We just need to keep educating people about the consequences of not having them and being honest about the risks so that conspiracy theories have less chance of spreading. I think we need to have the ‘frightening’ adverts on tv and social media showing what not vaccinating can do but I also believe people should be able to choose.

Our kids are vaccinated for everything except for flu or Covid and I want to keep that right to choose.

I know some people who don’t vaccinate with right wing and left wing views so it’s not just a political thing.

Education and transparency are key.

Ineedcoffee2021 · 04/07/2025 03:21

An89 · 04/07/2025 03:17

Ever heard of herd immunity? If not, please research. Reckless parents not getting their children vaccinated is affecting us all.
Herd immunity is important because it defines when a whole community is protected. That includes people who haven't caught the disease, people who had the illness and recovered, and people who got a vaccine. It also includes people who can't get a vaccine, e.g. those under 1. So those parents who are antivaxxers, their children could pass diseases e.g. measels onto an infant population

My only concern is me and my family honestly
I wont do stuff to my body or my kids body for anyone elses feelies

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 04/07/2025 03:21

Unless it's to do with medical issues or a severe phobia then it is bloody selfish not to get your kids vaccinated.

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An89 · 04/07/2025 03:17

Ever heard of herd immunity? If not, please research. Reckless parents not getting their children vaccinated is affecting us all.
Herd immunity is important because it defines when a whole community is protected. That includes people who haven't caught the disease, people who had the illness and recovered, and people who got a vaccine. It also includes people who can't get a vaccine, e.g. those under 1. So those parents who are antivaxxers, their children could pass diseases e.g. measels onto an infant population

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Ineedcoffee2021 · 04/07/2025 03:15

sleepwouldbenice · 04/07/2025 03:09

Nope
The idiocy impacts us all

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You know you would interact daily with unvaxxed people

Literally the only place i see this hate for the unvaxxed is online, IRL, people dont give a shit

Im glad we all have a choice as to what we put in our bodies

mellymoop · 04/07/2025 03:11

I think the public health response to Covid has created a lot more vaccine sceptics.

Genevieva · 04/07/2025 03:10

London is not an hotbed of anti-vaxers. It’s got a large itinerant and international population who bring their children with them from all over the globe. They are often not anti-vaxers so much as not settled into the British system yet. This is why the BCG is given to young children in London, but not elsewhere. It used to be given to 12-14 year olds.

LunaTheCat · 04/07/2025 03:10

I totally agree. Measles is a devastating illness.
Up until now anti immunisation people have been in the minority and so have been protected by others who have immunised. That is not happening now.
Many have very right wing political views also… hence Trump has courted them.

sleepwouldbenice · 04/07/2025 03:09

Ineedcoffee2021 · 04/07/2025 03:04

others medical choices are none of your concern

Nope
The idiocy impacts us all

Ineedcoffee2021 · 04/07/2025 03:04

others medical choices are none of your concern