Vaccines rejected by some parents and those that do comply doubt their safety
It has just come to light that more than one in ten parents change the recommendations made by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) either by postponing vaccines or refusing to have child obtain certain vaccines. It also has been found that two percent of all parents in the United States refuse to have their child vaccinated.
In regards to parents that do vaccinate, it was found that thirty percent started out following the recommended scheduled but later on had changed it noting that 28% just felt it would be safer for the child to wait until they had become older.
Parents are not the only ones concerned so are infectious disease specialists. One recent study had demonstrated the vaccine for whooping cough does lose much of its effectiveness after three years which may be causing the outbreaks in California.
Currently, in the lead among vaccines parents are rejecting is the H1NI and seasonal flu vaccine. The vaccines which parents delay until their child is older top of the list comes the MMR vaccine. This vaccine is administered in two stages once at one year old and the second dose at age four. Most pediatricians keep with parents concerns and alternate the vaccine schedules when it is requested.
Dr. William Schaffner, chair of the department of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University believes there is a small gathering of physicians which is slowly increasing which inform parents if you bring your child to them they will immunize your child according to the CDC’s and American Academy of Pediatrics schedule.
Many parents simply fear that vaccines may have more immediate risks and may even cause damage in ways that has not yet been determined by researchers.
Public Health Officials do know that one in six children will get a fever and one in three thousand will endure a seizure after the MMR vaccine according to the National Institutes of Health who also note that there is no association to autism.
They are also informing parents to report any adverse events they may notice in their child after the vaccine. To report an incident online go to Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.
Just last year it was reported that the National Collation of Organized Women had given information to the CDC’s Advisory Committee from two different sources which had demonstrated that the H1N1 vaccine had contributed to an estimated1,558 miscarriages and still births. That information may seen on their website in raw form.
Other related concerns of vaccines have included Gulliain-Barie Syndrome as associated to the influenza vaccine since 1976. Bell’s Palsy has also been noticed. Some still believe that Autism is related to the vaccines.
As one Minnesota mom related to CBS she needs to make sure what goes into her children’s bodies is healthy and she does not want to put medicine in them which she feels is unhealthy. No, she is not an anti-vaccine advocate just a mom who believes that parents should make the medical decisions for their kids and schools or physicians.
Either way you look at this there is evidence that just keeps on compiling for both the good and bad sides. The best sound advice that conventional and alternative practitioners offer is to research all information that can be found and then discuss with your health practitioner any concerns you may have.
Immunization schedules can be viewed online at Michigan.gov
In the state of Michigan if you do not wish for your child to be immunized or have certain immunizations you may fill out a waiver that is available online at Momsvaccines.org
Michigan State immunization laws have recently been changed for children;
All students entering Kindergarten, 6th grade or who are new to the district must have two doses of varicella.
All children age 11-18 in grade 6 and students who are new to the district must have one dose of meningococcal.
All children age 11-18 in grade 6 and students who are new to the district must have one dose of tetanus/ diphtheria/ a cellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine every 5 years instead of every 10 years.
For immunization information, parents may contact:
Their health care provider
The local health department: (313) 876-4334
The DPS Department of Health and Physical Education: (313) 873-7735
This article does not either advocate for or advocate against vaccines.
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