Post by mnballetmom on May 14, 2009 16:40:55 GMT -5
Look at the comments in response to this letter to the editor
Every day, as parents, we make decisions we believe are in the best interest of our children: to breast feed or not, stay-at-home mom, or career and motherhood; public or private school; etc.
These decisions affect only your family.
There is another decision to be made: whether to vaccinate your child. The difference here is that this choice not only affects your family, but every family.
There is ongoing debate whether vaccines cause autism. Autism is a serious health concern that needs more funding and research from government and pharmaceutical companies.
To date, the evidence does not support the theory that autism occurs from vaccinations. What we do know is that life-threatening diseases are prevented with vaccinations.
Children don’t have to suffer and die needlessly from diseases that are preventable. This is why the American Academy of Pediatrics is very strong in its recommendations for vaccines.
Decades of scientific, evidenced-based research prove that vaccines save lives. As parents, we must not let fear overrule fact.
I, too, fear autism, but the facts are overwhelming in support of vaccinating my 9-month-old son. Because he is not fully protected yet, he contracted a life-threatening illness which vaccines easily prevent.
These preventable illnesses are on the rise again after being dormant for years, in part due to non-vaccinated children.
Tonight, when I lie on the floor next to my son’s crib to hear for his breath, I not only pray for his recovery, I also pray that parents be led by fact, not fear, and vaccinate their children so another precious baby is spared what my son is fighting.
Could you look into my son’s eyes and still choose not to vaccinate?
Bethany Cofresi
These decisions affect only your family.
There is another decision to be made: whether to vaccinate your child. The difference here is that this choice not only affects your family, but every family.
There is ongoing debate whether vaccines cause autism. Autism is a serious health concern that needs more funding and research from government and pharmaceutical companies.
To date, the evidence does not support the theory that autism occurs from vaccinations. What we do know is that life-threatening diseases are prevented with vaccinations.
Children don’t have to suffer and die needlessly from diseases that are preventable. This is why the American Academy of Pediatrics is very strong in its recommendations for vaccines.
Decades of scientific, evidenced-based research prove that vaccines save lives. As parents, we must not let fear overrule fact.
I, too, fear autism, but the facts are overwhelming in support of vaccinating my 9-month-old son. Because he is not fully protected yet, he contracted a life-threatening illness which vaccines easily prevent.
These preventable illnesses are on the rise again after being dormant for years, in part due to non-vaccinated children.
Tonight, when I lie on the floor next to my son’s crib to hear for his breath, I not only pray for his recovery, I also pray that parents be led by fact, not fear, and vaccinate their children so another precious baby is spared what my son is fighting.
Could you look into my son’s eyes and still choose not to vaccinate?
Bethany Cofresi
