Submitted by RevK (not verified) on June 24, 2008 - 9:44pm.
Get the vaccines. period.
the odds of having a reaction are -insanely- remote. and i for one don't really want to see a resurgence of polio or other diseases that we've been free from for years.
for those people who say that the disease they protect against aren't that bad, try living in an iron long for 50 years and see what you think then. my 1 yr old has already received part of his schedule of shots and he will continue to. the doctors who you go to and trust with your health and experts if you have a good family doctor i can pretty much guarantee they will recommend the shots.
and for those who say the risks getting them are 'too high' remember what happed just 60-90 years ago...
History: A 1916 polio epidemic in the United States killed
6,000 people and paralyzed 27,000 more. In the early
1950's there were more than 20,000 cases of polio each
year. Polio vaccination was begun in 1955. By 1960
the number of cases had dropped to about 3,000, and by
1979 there were only about 10. The success of polio
vaccination in the U.S. and other countries sparked a
world-wide effort to eliminate polio.
Today: No wild polio has been reported in the United
States for over 20 years. But the disease is still common
in some parts of the world. It would only take one case of
polio from another country to bring the disease back if we
were not protected by vaccine. If the effort to eliminate
the disease from the world is successful, some day we
won't need polio vaccine. Until then, we need to keep
getting our children vaccinated.
Pertussis or “whooping cough” is an
extremely dangerous disease for infants.
It is not easily treated and can result in
permanent brain damage or death.
During 1997–2000, nearly 30,000 cases
of pertussis were reported in the United States,
including 62 pertussis-related deaths. Of
infected infants younger than age 6 months,
two-thirds needed to be hospitalized. In 2004,
25,827 cases were reported—the most cases
reported since 1959.
Measles is dangerous and very contagious.
During the 1989–1991 U.S. measles
epidemic, approximately 55,000 cases and
132 deaths (mostly children) were reported.
Worldwide, measles kills approximately
500,000 children each year.
Get the vaccines.
Get the vaccines. period.
the odds of having a reaction are -insanely- remote. and i for one don't really want to see a resurgence of polio or other diseases that we've been free from for years.
for those people who say that the disease they protect against aren't that bad, try living in an iron long for 50 years and see what you think then. my 1 yr old has already received part of his schedule of shots and he will continue to. the doctors who you go to and trust with your health and experts if you have a good family doctor i can pretty much guarantee they will recommend the shots.
http://www.aap.org/
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/parents.htm#risks
These are two very important and respected groups, the CDC and the AAP,
the AAP is a group of 60,000 pediatric physicians and the recommend vaccines
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4959248
and for those who say the risks getting them are 'too high' remember what happed just 60-90 years ago...
History: A 1916 polio epidemic in the United States killed
6,000 people and paralyzed 27,000 more. In the early
1950's there were more than 20,000 cases of polio each
year. Polio vaccination was begun in 1955. By 1960
the number of cases had dropped to about 3,000, and by
1979 there were only about 10. The success of polio
vaccination in the U.S. and other countries sparked a
world-wide effort to eliminate polio.
Today: No wild polio has been reported in the United
States for over 20 years. But the disease is still common
in some parts of the world. It would only take one case of
polio from another country to bring the disease back if we
were not protected by vaccine. If the effort to eliminate
the disease from the world is successful, some day we
won't need polio vaccine. Until then, we need to keep
getting our children vaccinated.
http://www.immunize.org/reports/report022.asp
Pertussis or “whooping cough” is an
extremely dangerous disease for infants.
It is not easily treated and can result in
permanent brain damage or death.
During 1997–2000, nearly 30,000 cases
of pertussis were reported in the United States,
including 62 pertussis-related deaths. Of
infected infants younger than age 6 months,
two-thirds needed to be hospitalized. In 2004,
25,827 cases were reported—the most cases
reported since 1959.
Measles is dangerous and very contagious.
During the 1989–1991 U.S. measles
epidemic, approximately 55,000 cases and
132 deaths (mostly children) were reported.
Worldwide, measles kills approximately
500,000 children each year.