[QUOTE=TerryL;5449862]thank you all. I don't want to take the vaccines (they actually want 2, rubeola and mmr) because of the possibly unhealthy preservatives in them. not even sure how effective the vaccines are. [\QUOTE]

The MMR vaccine covers measles, mumps, and rubella. It is delivered in two doses, thus the two shots. The vaccine is 97% effective and there are no unhealthy preservatives in it. I know there is a lot of fake news out there that tries to misinform or scare people about vaccines (FB, twitter, etc), but please look at reliable information from medical sources and peer reviewed publications. There is absolutely zero debate about the safety and necessity of vaccines within the medical community. Vaccines are absolutely necessary for the safety not only of yourself, but also those around you-- primarily young children who can't get the vaccine yet and adults with weak immune systems and other medical conditions that prevent them from getting the vaccine. The only reason we no longer have high childhood mortality rates is because of hygiene and vaccines! In developing countries where vaccines are not common, people still die of the measles, mumps, and rubella at high rates. These diseases can be life threatening if you catch them-- and spread them to others. Since the anti-vaccine movement started about 20 years ago, it's the first time in US history the rate of these diseases has increased since the vaccine was invented. My friend is a pediatrician and she has had patients die from the measles because their parents were misled into believing that vaccines were unsafe. She gave them medical literature disproving these false claims, but the parents still chose not to vaccinate. One child caught it, and it spread to the whole family. One of their children died, three recovered after several weeks. A child in their church (who could not be vaccinated because she had leukemia) caught it from one of their kids and also died. This is why it's important to get vaccinated; you are risking the lives of others you come into contact with.