tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125711827851196422.post4415211130020444232..comments2022-03-27T01:31:54.332-07:00Comments on Cup of Autism: The Controversy WarErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525033363977048302noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125711827851196422.post-23475409968154915462016-07-10T14:00:18.476-07:002016-07-10T14:00:18.476-07:00"But the only people who will be hurt are tho..."But the only people who will be hurt are those who chose not to vaccinate and I am sure they understand that risk"<br /><br />No! This is not true at all!<br /><br />There are many other people who could be at risk if someone gets sick because they're not vaccinated. Children who are too young for the vaccine - kids under 18 months can get measles, for example, and it's worse for them than for older kids. There are also medical conditions, such as immunodeficiency syndromes or the side effects of chemotherapy, which can mean a child can't be vaccinated, or that they lose the immunity given by the vaccines they've already had (after successful chemo, usually vaccines have to be redone). A family my mother knows just lost a 6 year old child to an opportunistic infection while he was getting chemo. I don't know if it was a vaccine-preventable illness in that particular case, but it was certainly something that would have been minor if the chemo hadn't knocked out his immune system.<br />In most areas I'm fine with people making their own choices. But vaccination doesn't just protect the person who gets the vaccine. It protects everyone around them, too, including people who have no other protection.Ettinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391427859178500937noreply@blogger.com