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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 649102" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>Rubella is interesting because you can get it multiple times. My mom told me that the first time I had it, at 18 months, all of the neighborhood teenagers who hadn't had it yet came by our apartment to play with me, in hopes that the girls, in particular, would get it before they had children. My mother became pregnant the second time I had it and she'd never had it, despite being exposed to me. The doctor offered her an abortion (in 1961, this was not an easy thing to get) but she refused. My sister had no health issues, but I have a good friend who was born with severe hearing problems because her mom had German measles during pregnancy.</p><p></p><p>I think that many of the parents who make the decision not to vaccinate do so because they have no first hand knowledge of the damage these diseases can cause. I think my children will choose to vaccinate because they can see the chicken pox scars on my two oldest children and they all remember how sick babyboy was when he had it. I that I for one would never forgive myself if my child died or was permanently injured as the result of an illness I could have avoided. H and I consider ourselves fortunate to have had such lifesaving tools available to us when raising our children.</p><p></p><p>I will say that after my daughter was born, my mom told me that she couldn't remember if I actually ever had the measles. I had a blood test and the titer was inconclusive, so I got the measles shot at age 32.</p><p></p><p>I personally believe that one's right to choose ends when it infringes on public safety. My philosophy on immunization is that it is done to protect my children and the other children in their cohort. The Amish are isolated. I disagree with their choice to not vaccinate, but they rarely interact with the public. I would never take an unvaccinated child there but I'd visit Amish tourist places since we are all vaccinated. I feel for the parents of children who are immune-suppressed and can't be vaccinated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 649102, member: 3493"] Rubella is interesting because you can get it multiple times. My mom told me that the first time I had it, at 18 months, all of the neighborhood teenagers who hadn't had it yet came by our apartment to play with me, in hopes that the girls, in particular, would get it before they had children. My mother became pregnant the second time I had it and she'd never had it, despite being exposed to me. The doctor offered her an abortion (in 1961, this was not an easy thing to get) but she refused. My sister had no health issues, but I have a good friend who was born with severe hearing problems because her mom had German measles during pregnancy. I think that many of the parents who make the decision not to vaccinate do so because they have no first hand knowledge of the damage these diseases can cause. I think my children will choose to vaccinate because they can see the chicken pox scars on my two oldest children and they all remember how sick babyboy was when he had it. I that I for one would never forgive myself if my child died or was permanently injured as the result of an illness I could have avoided. H and I consider ourselves fortunate to have had such lifesaving tools available to us when raising our children. I will say that after my daughter was born, my mom told me that she couldn't remember if I actually ever had the measles. I had a blood test and the titer was inconclusive, so I got the measles shot at age 32. I personally believe that one's right to choose ends when it infringes on public safety. My philosophy on immunization is that it is done to protect my children and the other children in their cohort. The Amish are isolated. I disagree with their choice to not vaccinate, but they rarely interact with the public. I would never take an unvaccinated child there but I'd visit Amish tourist places since we are all vaccinated. I feel for the parents of children who are immune-suppressed and can't be vaccinated. [/QUOTE]
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