Vaccines for kids?

Hi OP. It's never too late. I hope you are treated with kindness when you bring her in for her jabs! IME, the nurses who do them are great with kids!

Measles can kill. Meningitis can kill.

Vaccines prevent this.

Autism is not caused by vaccines.

You're doing the right thing for your children and it's not too late. In the meantime read properly peer reviewed scientific studies or trust the doctors and scientists who read them and are advising you to get your children vaccinated.

The debunking of any connections between autism and vaccines has been publicised widely now for many years. That doctor has blood on his hands, due to so many parents believing his faux science.

@tnorfotkcabreally you will wait? Why would I send it to you for you to mock me? Believe me I have done plenty of research- a family member was left critically ill after Covid jab and we have a vaccine damaged child in our family so don’t be so rude. You would need to have lived under a rock for the last 6 years to not have heard about vaccine damage and loss of trust in the pharmaceutical industry. Judging by your response you are oblivious

They won't bring anything.

They'll say things like "I've done my research" or "there's evidence out there if you look" and "I could post the evidence, but they're really easy to find, so find them yourself ..just Google it..."

They never have anything

Yes you can sti get the vaccines. Just speak to your GP or health visitor.

Also there is no proven link between vaccines and autism. There is a proven link between measles/meningitis and young people being extremely ill or even dying.

I don't this this poster will listen to reason TBH.

This poster will have convinced herself that its a scam by Big Pharma based on reading some “research” so she won’t see it like that. Its a familiar template and the same set of arguments all the time.

The thing is its not only her children. Its the other children who are endangered by reluctance to vaccinate.

This is my problem with the “my body my choice” rhetoric. It’s not only about your body. It’s everyone else’s bodies and their children’s bodies. Its one thing to decide not to vaccinate yourself because you’ve read some dubious book about it. When your behaviour contributes to lowering herd immunity on a national scale its childish and irresponsible.

I’m wasting my breath with antivaxxers but I do hope the hesitant will at least seek proper advice.

It's up to you I know. But it seems stupid to me. What if your children get something like meningitis B and die? You'd feel very guilty knowing you could have saved them. I just don't understand it

Vaccines absolutely do not cause autism. This theory was basically an attempt by one highly unethical man to punt a theory to make himself famous and has been comprehensively debunked. Its a steaming heap of nonsense.

If you’re worried talk to a HCP. People on Mumsnet are (mainly) unqualified to give medical advice and there’s a few antivaxxers on here who will bring scientifically questionable information which you can’t rely on.

Hesitancy and anxiety are understandable, wilful ignorance will endanger your children. If you take advice from someone make sure they are qualified.

Feel free to share the research that you've found :)

I'll wait...

Science isn't a personal preference.

Some people just aren't very good at thinking.

“Doing your research” isn’t readings a post on Facebook or watching a TikTok video.

doing research is looking at proper peer reviewed sources from people who understand what they are researching and can back up their conclusions with facts. The overwhelming majority of which strongly supports the use of vaccines to save lives.

Yes. Get her vaccinated.

Call your GP or Health Visitor asap. They will be really glad to hear from you and can give you more reassurance about the non-existent autism link.

Speak to your practice. There may even be a drop in catch up clinic depending where you are - in our next town there’s one every second Saturday atm

Just get them, honestly, you will never forgive yourself if they get a vaccine preventable illness (which is far more likely than the vanishingly small risk of a vaccine side effect).
I didn't know whether to vote YABU or YANBU
But YANBU to get your little one up to date with vaccines

Don't listen

Antivaxxers have been lied to, their fears have been taken advantage of by unscrupulous charlatans and grifters.

Shame

No thanks.

Trust your gut instinct and don’t be pressured into doing anything you aren’t happy with. If I could turn back time I would not have touched a single vaccine . Personal preference- do your research there is plenty out there you may just need to do a bit of digging. Last 6 years have shown me that you question everything!!! Especially pharma!

debunked vacs save lives not just the child
i cant do crowds of kids

Vaccines save lives. I’m pleased you have decided to vaccinate your child talk to the GP practise and they will put in place a plan to get her up to date.

I’m a GP and a mum of 3, better late than never. I would absolutely get your child up to date with vaccines. Measles especially is on the rise and with vaccine rates getting lower there’s no “herd immunity” protection.
I have seen and witnessed the devastation of children suffering with and dying from preventable diseases in my career, I vaccinated my own 3 children as soon as I could.

Go get them, protect your children

For crying out loud, vaccines do not cause autism!

There will never be a reputable doctor in the world who would say no to helping your child fight off serious diseases that have have lasting or even fatal repercussions. Just ring up your GP, say that they are behind on their schedule and your GP receptionist will book them right in.

Also.

Please, please don't get any information from Facebook and pick apart any "studies" that you see- has it been peer reviewed (in a reputable journal, there are now online journals which basically you can pay to publish). Can you Google the author or the person saying it... What are their qualifications for this. Don't assume that a "Dr" is actually a medical doctor. Or indeed that they got their doctorate at all. Who are they affiliated with... If they are selling something or sponsored by a health product be suspicious. There are lots of very confident, convincing charlatans who have now got a large platform.

Also we now lack the ability to see who we are talking to. Back in the day you would have been suspicious of taking health advise from Tracey who stacks shelves at Asda. Not because Tracey from Asda isn't a lovely person who is a valued member of society and a great mum etc. because you wouldn't have copied Tracey's science homework because she didn't understand what a nucleus was and thought that the Krebs cycle was something you could catch. General rule. Do not take any sort of medical advice from someone who you wouldn't have trusted to copy their homework. If you do not know them and can not tell who/what qualifications they have. Assume you are talking to a Tracey and employ critical thinking skills.