I think that this is a kid by kid issue. I believe you should have the right not to vax your child if you feel it is unsafe. I did a great deal of research when my oldest (now 22) started showing his disabities. I was sure by this time there would be more concrete evidence out there one way or the other but there really isn't. Very frustrating. All mine have been vaccinated as well.
I do think however I should be informed if a classmate or fellow day care child has not been vaccinated. There was quite a big deal here a year or so ago. A very good day care facility had a child that had not been vaccinated and ended up with the measles, the problem was that an infant in the facility caught it from that child was got really really sick.
I think each parent has to do some reasearch themselves and make an informed decision.
Matthew had chicken pox when he was an infant. I'd never had it and didn't know what it was and I took him to the doctor. He was vaccinated for it when he was three or four because I was unable to prove that he'd had it. He, the rest of the kids and eventually I ended up getting again when he was four. Getting the chicken pox as an adult is not a pleasant thing. I was a lot sicker for a lot longer than the kids. So there is something to be said for vaccinating them.
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