Measles vaccination.

[Slimagain]

Just heard the tragic news from Alder Hay children’s hospital . This post is not about this specific heartbreaking case as none of us no the reason for none vaccination. There are very specific circumstances where it is not advised or should be delayed .. (immunosuppressant, thrombocytopenia, allergy to Gelatine etc) .. but given the fact that MOST children do not fall into that category. What on earth reason can parents be thinking if not vaccinating against this serious, life threatening disease .. ? I worked in a developing country in the 90s with MSF.. administering this life saving vaccine. Each camp we worked in had a 100% take up from those children clinically advised to have it. Do we really need to see hundreds of kids suffer deafness, brain damage and death before parents stop believing nonsense on SM ..

Our average uptake is at a three year low for first dose . 88.9%. Way below the WHO target of 95%. The worst area is London at 82%. why ?

AIBU - I don’t want my child vaccinated
YANBU - Of course I do./Have

It's when parents say they chose not to vaccinate due to the (much debunked) "link" with autism. I always want to respond, "would you rather an autistic child or a dead one?" There's no point in trying to argue that their beliefs into what the vaccine can cause, isn't true, so I feel this is the best response. And it's funny how when there's a local outbreak, the parents who refused the vaccine all suddenly want it. Obviously just relying on herd immunity when it suits them, not realising that herd immunity doesn't work when more and more people take up the same unfactual views as them. And the poor children who's parents refuse to protect them, and the ones who can't have the vaccines for whatever reason, are the ones that suffer. I believe it should be mandatory if you want to enrol your children into education. Same as kenneling a dog. The rules are simple, either play by them or don't, but if you don't, you don't get to put others at risk.

is anything ever documented about the deaths caused by vaccinations?? NO. That’s not news it is!!

Don't be silly. Adverse vaccine reactions are documented and recorded.

Of course they are, but not due to the vaccine . Don’t be silly to believe everything that is documented by ‘professionals’

Some stupid parents actually believe they know better than the actual WORLD Health Organisation. Very worrying.

Or you could try not to believe in conspiracy theories...

I just know how professionals document.

Funny. So do I. Years in health research, we also used the yellow card system to report adverse reactions.

Wow, to be so knowledgeable about how things are documented. It must be true then.

Well, you can choose to believe me or not. I've got 25 years in the NHS, including 12 years in research management. You've got conspiracy theories.

I agree with you. But just to add they would have to take time off work if the child sadly died due to measles.

The first MMR was originally at 15-16 months but was changed to 12 months so it came under most people's maternity leave.
Although some clinics make it difficult by having vaccine sessions only on one afternoon per week.