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That's a very good point. You never know how a person is going to react to the Chicken Pox, and I know if I were a parent I could never forgive myself for purposely exposing them to it if something terrible were to happen. After reading this thread, I'm leaning more and more against the idea.No way!! I know it's supposed be a fairly "safe" (for lack of a better word) illness to get, but what if something went terribly wrong and my child ended up with one of those rare, deadly cases of it. To do that on purpose is insane.
I think I could do without the "insane" part of your comment--but the whole thing comes down to the risks a family is willing to take on.No way!! I know it's supposed be a fairly "safe" (for lack of a better word) illness to get, but what if something went terribly wrong and my child ended up with one of those rare, deadly cases of it. To do that on purpose is insane.
I understand that getting chicken pox young, verses when you are an adult, is better, but I just cannot imagine ever, ever, ever doing anything that would intentionally cause my child to become ill, especially when it can become a serious illness.
I had it 3 times as a child. It was horrible!I had the chicken pox at 9 and had a major reaction to them. It took a few years of follow up visits for the doctors to clear me of my problems. I wouldn't want to put my child through that.
I'm so with you on this one!I understand that getting chicken pox young, verses when you are an adult, is better, but I just cannot imagine ever, ever, ever doing anything that would intentionally cause my child to become ill, especially when it can become a serious illness.
I think I could do without the "insane" part of your comment--but the whole thing comes down to the risks a family is willing to take on.
For example- in regards to birth--there are a lot more risks I feel alright about accepting (having throroughly studied the issue and searched my heart)--than many people. I accept that at it's essence life is unpredictable and that I can only make decsions based upon the available information.
Is it "insane" for me to vaccinate my children knowing that they might be one of the rare exceptions who ends up with vaccine damage? If I know that there is indeed a real, albeit rare, chance for my child to be harmed through vaccinations--should I refuse them altogether?
I dunno- chicken pox is one of those things- I don't know one single person personally- from when I was a kid or an adult who had any complications whatsoever. Therefore to me, I perceive the rsik of children contracting chicken pox as accpetable. The statistics - if you bother to look at them- swing overwhlmingly to adults, elderly and immune compromised people as those adversely affected by varicella.
I don't know one single person personally- from when I was a kid or an adult who had any complications whatsoever.
My grandmother had shingles which she contracted from one of my cousins who visited her when she had chicken pox. It was really nasty. That's the kind of thing I hope to prevent by having my kids immunised.
Risks of the Chickenpox Vaccine
- The vaccine virus, like the wild-type virus, remains in the body and can return to cause shingles. Current evidence suggests that this occurs less commonly with vaccine virus then after natural infection.
They are pretty sure that the vaccine still does this, and can also manifest as shingles at a later date.
Part of my can't imagine having chicken pox and being around a whole bunch of people.Just leave me alone while I'm sick.
See and that is your personal experience which determines how you choose the particular risks you feel like you can live with taking...I apologize if the word "insane" offended you, but I think intentionally doing something that will very likely make your child sick is a VERY bad idea.
As far as statistics go, unless something is 100% then some child, somewhere is in that SMALL percentage. According to statistics, my son shouldn't have brain damage and epilepsy from a forceps delivery, but he does. I'm just not willing to risk it with my children.
Varicella is still a relatively new vaccine and so I'd be hesitant to grant that it's been "well" tested. Vaccines often go to market without adequate testing (think rota virus--recalled twice now, HPV vaccine, whihc caused some deaths).The vaccine has been well tested. Sure, there are some adverse side effects in some people, however, when your child has had a vaccine, you KNOW they have had a vaccine, and there is documentation available which clearly tells you what reactions to look for. Here we also have 24 hour helplines and our emergency hospital services are very good.
On the other hand, the "wild" chicken pox virus is unpredicable, unmeasured, and unnoticable in its early stages, which can be very harmful to others (including adults who have not had the virus, pregnant women, the elderly, and anyone with immune deficiencies).
I HAVE vaccinated my eldest child, and will also have my youngest vaccinated at 18 months in an attempt to provide them with the neccessary protection, as well as helping to protect others who are far more vunerable than my healthy little boys.
As soon as there is a non human origin vaccine for varicella--then my pre-teens will get vaccinated for it....however until there is a non-aborted fetal cell vaccine available- I'd prefer my kiddos just contract the disease and get lifetime immunity that way.
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