General Chat

Having worked on a children's ward and nursed children with illnesses that can be prevented such as Whooping cough and measles, I can only strongly advise anyone to get their child immunised. My daughter had many problems with allergies etc. as a baby and young child and had to go into hospital for the day to have her mmr, but at no time did I hesitate because of her allergies. The injection was a risk yes, but there was no way I could take the risk of her becoming ill when it was so preventable. It isn't only the children themselves that can suffer from one of the illnesses, it is also those around them such as the elderly, pregnant mothers, other young children not old enough to be immunised etc. I know people believe there is a risk and there probably is as with most things in life, but the risk from the illness itself is far greater. Although many parents, myself included, would feel that should there be a reaction to immunisations, they would be to blame, but if the child became ill due to not being immunised, isn't that just as bad? At least by having the jabs you have done what you can to offer protection. Jacky, who you might have guessed feels quite strongly about this subject!! :-)

in australia you get money from the govenment for having your child immunised dont know if its the right thing to do but alot of people do it and they get the money

thats why it is so importantxxxx(:

I escort disabled children on school transport and see many children who have been severley damaged by these diseases. One of the extras of genealogly is that it should remind us of our history. Around the end of the 19 century more than half of the children didn't get to five years old, mainly due to these diseases. Bob

trisha they said today that ithere are no proven link to the jabs and autism. i think it's better to be safe and immunise rather than catching these horrible diseasesxxxx(:

Personally, i don't think the MMR causes Autism. I know that measles can be a killer. The people that don't have their children immunised are threatening the health of others'. I believe that immunisation is in everyone's best interests. Tricia

i am all for mothers deciding about mmr combined thats there free choice but when they have to wait for vaccinations and they are putting other children at risk than thats a different kettle of fishxxxxxxx(:

I SO BELIEVE IN IMMUNISATION. My daughter had all her jabs but when she was 3 contracted chicken pox which is a relativly easy illness to get over but she was so poorly that it developed into encephalitas and we nearly lost her, 5 years later she still has problems and at christmas had a dose of german measles ( she had her MMR) and was hospitalised again with similar symptons. The doctor said that it was a lesser dose because she had her jabs, we go back to see the neurologist in December to check for further damage and hopefully put the last 5 years behind us. We are so lucky to still have Megan with us and she is a joy to be around. Please don't put your children and others at risk of catching these awfull illnessness. Lisa

saw on G.M.T.V this morning that a couple who were in the studio had lost their baby through a measle related illness.the baby had caught measles and died of an underlying illness but the measles contributed to the babies death.x):