Before reading this, please know that I am pro-vaccination. But vaccines are not a cure-all, and the newer vaccines that have been around less than 10 years have no historical backing. Did you know that they don't actually know if getting the chicken pox vaccine as a child will keep you from getting it later, possibly as an adult?

To the poster who implied her neighbors are whacko for not vaccinating, she needs to educate herself on the dangers of vaccines. Everything that is a medicine has "side-effects", even as basic as aspirin or acetaminophen. I followed the dr's advice and vaccinated my first two children. Both had horrible seizures within 12 hours of their 6 month, 12 month, and 24 month vaccinations. My son's 6 month seizure lasted TWO HOURS. In the ER, they finally backed away from him and said they had done all they could do, and he might never come out of it. I hope none of you ever have to watch your sweet infant convulsing uncontrollably for 120 minutes. I am sorry to say that it took me this long to figure out to STOP VACCINATING THEM. There is something in our genetic makeup that reacts horribly with the DTaP, and we are not alone. There are currently thousands of children annually who have seizures in reaction to the DTaP. It is much less than the previous DPT, but is still a danger. The CDC only tracks those adverse reactions that are reported. Of all my kids' seizures, none were ever reported by the doctors. They acknowledged the direct link, but gave excuses of protocol, paperwork, etc. and it never got done. The vaccination sheets you are provided with at the dr's office that lists the risks and side effects is not entirely accurate, because of the small percentage that are actually reported.

I will continue to vaccinate my future children, but unless your child is going into immediate daycare, a foreign country, or a similar danger to their health, there is no need to rush the vaccinations into their systems. Educate yourself on this very serious subject and then choose your own vaccination schedule.