This is one topic that can cause a lot of heated debate and for good reason – it all surrounds the health and welfare of your child and the children around them. There has been some movement of parents who believe that some of the recommended inoculations are not necessary or should be held off until later in a baby’s life. There are several reasons behind these parental decisions which, when your baby is just a few months old, may not mean all that much; that is until they start socializing with other baby’s and kids. Put them in a daycare situation and all of a sudden your child’s immune system is being put to the test and sickness runs rampant.
So just recently we heard some concerned chatter about laws in the United States indicating your child needed to be up to date on their vaccines in order to enter into daycare or for school age children. If parents did not show this state form indicating that all their vaccines were met, the child would be turned away. The only exemption they apparently provided was for religious reasons. This got us thinking – what if you have personal or philosophical beliefs against vaccination? Would you then have to abandon your beliefs in order to get care for your child and/or ensure they are able to attend school? On the flip side, is this the right move in order to ensure the safety and well being of children?
What do you think about this regulation? Are we keeping our children protected from otherwise deadly diseases and sickness or are we unrightfully strong arming parents into abandoning their parental rights by making them vaccinate?
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