http://www.immunize.org/photos/diphtheria-photos.asp
On NoNon-centsNannablog and Nanna's spot blog I have been writing about the controversies of immunizations. It seems that as parents we are faced with the good, the bad and the toxic all thrown into one pot of stew. Who can you believe in order to made good choices for our families? I am gathering up many sides to the story so you may be able to make the choices best or you.
CDC Vaccine Statement
Did you know that Federal Law requires Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) be provided to the patient, the parent or legal guardian this inoformation before any immunization is given?
I just receieved the url below in my email. I want to keep up to date on current information so I subscribe to this type of articles.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/index.html
Please go to this site to read a little disgestible portion at a time before you get the kids' their shots.
Are you making an informed decision?
I am human. I can not be everywhere so I need your feedback. I am wondering just how much before your child gets immunizied are you being given the fact sheet?
Gosh, my kids are adults. It has been awhile since I went with the grandkids for their shots. It has been a while since I managed the immunization records of 100's o Head Start enrolled kids.
Laws have changed. But, my memories of wiggling kids not wantingto be in an immunization clinic or doctor's office have not changed. Are you following me, here?
Yep, you have this fine print sheet put out by the CDC, thank you, in your hand to read. Right! You also have a diaper bag, kid needing to go potty, now! Someone else's child giving you a spilliting head ache from that non-stop scream...
Forgive me, please for being negative, but really, what parent lives in La-la Land at an appointment? The majority of parents will know what I an talking about, here.
Where is the informed desision when we can't think straight?
And, for that matter, I wonder just how many parents really know what the names or the little letters of the shots even mean? Have today's young parnets ever seen even a picture of the diseases or know the effects that disease can cause?
Many of today's parents are so more well informed than parents were generations ago becasue we the internet.
Unfortunately, reading the vis is not required reading before a couple makes a baby.
Raising a child and keeping it fed and healthy is more than a full time job. We have so many decisions to make that we never ever could have anticiapted.
Yeah, if I was handed the Federally mandated fact sheet, I highly doubt that I would read it and study it all that well, myself. I am just asking if we are really making the most informed decsisions or not. The government has its backside covered in case...
...but, what about our children in the long run IF the toxic side effects are worse than the horrible desaease we do want to prevent?
I do not know the best answer. That is why I am trying to safe you all some research by gathering as many versions that I can.
Reviewing related posts...
I will be continuing this series to include bottled water, food dyes and more. In my last post, I shared my daughter's, Mikaela Hayes, college research on Children and Propoganda. It is shocking how using children to advertise a product, idea, theory and so on... does sway public opinion that may not be in our best interests.
http://nanna.teoe.com/b2evolution/blog1.php/toxic-stone-soup-children-and
Now it is your turn to sound off...
...to be continued...
I am Malika Bourne the NoNon-centsNanna saying, "make good choices."
The above image of a child with diptheria is courtesy of http://www.immunize.org/photos/diphtheria-photos.asp It is public domain that if copied and sahred should come directly from the url listed, not my page.