gourimoko
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Except you completely left out the part that when you get chickenpox, that's not all you're getting. You're getting herpes in your nerve cells, quite literally (its one of the herpesviridae), that stays with you forever and may end up being a recurrent case of shingles. Its more than likely not going to kill you, but have you ever seen someone with shingles in person? That's pure misery.
Shingles isn't something that I think is a serious consideration with respect to the possible of autism or other possibility neurological diseases. And yes, I have first hand experience with shingles.
And again, before someone misquotes me; I am not saying that MMR causes autism.
Other herpesviridae are pathogenic for viral meningitis, and you've got their cousin in your nerve cells. Think about that for a second.
I've thought about it a great deal, and chickenpox is not something that I'm willing to vaccinate a baby against. Not enough evidence exists to substantiate the claim that these vaccines are completely safe to a child of that age, for the aforementioned reasons.
There really isn't a good reason not to get it outside of certain medical conditions. These are the kinds of vaccines that we should be focusing on getting as close to 100% of the population as possible immunized. And its so easy to prevent and so safe that its insanity not to get it. This isn't some new experimental vaccine, its got a solid history.
I think you misunderstand my position. I'm not against vaccinations. I am against the vaccination schedule.
I think the current trend towards stacking vaccinations as young as possible, now even vaccinating during pregnancy, is not proven to be completely safe.
Again, I reference the vaccinations from the 1990s which had toxic chemicals in them. Had we been having this conversation in 1995, you'd be telling me everything is okay while I get shots filled with mercury.
I have serious reservations about giving a baby these vaccinations. And understand, my entire point is with respect to children who are pre-adolescent. We're talking babies and toddlers. Not school age kids.