MMR and anti vax chat at the school gates

[Snog]

I was influenced on MMR by Tony Blair who refused to confirm that his own son had the vaccine. Did this affect anyone else in their decision?

Give us example of the type of pro MMR vaccine messaging that you would find appropriate and not patronising, Snog.

Lljkk why exactly do you feel it appropriate to give me pro MMR advice when my dd is 20 years old and has been vaccinated?

Well you're willing to say what you consider to be inappropriate so why not what you think is appropriate?

Does "pro MMR advice" = "you should vaccinate" (I never said that)

Or does "pro MMR advice" = "reasons why MMR is good thing" (I suppose I kind of said that when I said I was motivated to vacc after reading about kids who suffered from measles)

I don't know what "pro MMR advice" is if it's not one of those 2.

must find another procrastination hobby

I have a biology degree, I am better equipped than most people to evaluated scientific evidence but you were influenced in your decision by TB keeping his families medical history private, vaccinated your daughter anyway and then started a thread about it several decades later??

I suggest you chat amongst yourselves or find somebody else to try to bait

Why did you start the thread then?

@Snog youdo realise that YOU started a thread about a decision you made years and years ago based on a politicians word despite your apparently superior knowledge? No one is baiting you, just confused

Just dropped in to look at the 💉 ns board that used to be here. There used to be lots of conversations like this, but with more of a balance. But the auto-immune board wasn't here, and I think the allergies board has expanded, so I guess some conversations go on there instead.

Na I am pretty much influenced by science. Also by not wanting my children or anyone elses to get preventable, deadly diseases

It's weird how quickly people forget

Another one here who was a bit unsure but on reading both sides vaccinated wholeheartedly feeling it was the right and sensible choice

I think it's very hard to read both sides any more. For example, going back decades now, a lot of people think that Andrew Wakefield did an immoral trial that said MMR causes autism, because he was set to profit from a measles vaccine he invented. You can't blame younger parents for thinking that.