Vaccines for kids?

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my daughter is 2 and a half. She has had her 8 week and 16 week vaccines but nothing since then. I know she’s meant to have had more. I’ll be honest I heard a lot about the link to autism and vaccines and got freaked out. Now that measles and meningitis is on the rise I’m considering getting them. Does it matter if she gets them a year and a half late?? What shall I do?

“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.

Science isn't a personal preference.

Some people just aren't very good at thinking.

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

I'll wait...

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

@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

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.

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!