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Originally Posted by KatiesEd-dad
That statement is very false and misleading. Just because a high percentage of children are vaccinated does not mean that the virus does not exist in the wild. You can be vaccinated and still be a carrier. These viruses do not totally disappear. With the amount of international air travel, viruses can spread around the world very quickly. Vaccinations were developed because these diseases were horrible. While everyone is entitled to raise their child their own way, I cannot understand why parents would want to take the risk of their child developing an awful, possibly fatal, disease. This has been highly charged issue in previous threads and I don't expect this one to be any different. As someone who works in healthcare and sees the suffering first hand, I can't imagine why anyone would put there child through that if there was a vaccine available.
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I agree with this. I have a good friend that is a pediatrician. I asked him about the vaccines and he said "If you would see a kid that had one of these diseases that are vaccinated for, you wouldn't think twice about vaccinating your kid." He said it can be absolutely horrifying.
Everyone is entitled to do what they feel is best for their child and I think there will always be a debate about what is the best course of action.