I did read your post, but you didn't seem upset with the idea of a vaccination, just the timing. I suspect the reasons for vaccinating babies as opposed to two year olds is all about the lazy parents who are over all that stuff by the time the child is a toddler but might make an effort when it is still a baby.
I'm sure there is a point where the benefit is outweighed by the risks and that would be the time to say no. So long as you know both benefit and risk rather than just looking at the worst case scenario then refusing a vaccination is a valid parental decision.
I just get annoyed by people who decide that their child doesn't need vaccinating *at all* because there is "some risk" (as defined by tabloid television) or because "nobody gets those diseases anymore". Migration from Africa and Asia is bringing a lot of those diseases back into our country (and I'm not saying we should stop migration either).
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Date: 2008-08-04 10:52 pm (UTC)I'm sure there is a point where the benefit is outweighed by the risks and that would be the time to say no. So long as you know both benefit and risk rather than just looking at the worst case scenario then refusing a vaccination is a valid parental decision.
I just get annoyed by people who decide that their child doesn't need vaccinating *at all* because there is "some risk" (as defined by tabloid television) or because "nobody gets those diseases anymore". Migration from Africa and Asia is bringing a lot of those diseases back into our country (and I'm not saying we should stop migration either).