Reply #73: Oh, I guess the hospitalization I required [View All]

[Pithlet]

the excruciating pain I endured, and the scars I still bear, were small consequence. The children that have died from the disease are small consequence. Yes, children who suffer from it in the more typical way usually suffer minimally. But a significant amount suffer more severe cases. A few die. I think that's an awful risk to take. So there's no guarantee for how long the vaccine lasts? At least 10 years, which is how long it's been available in the US, and at least 25, which is how long it's been available in Japan. If it doesn't last beyond that? That's what boosters are for. It IS a disease. There's no reason for children to suffer from it if they don't have to. I'd hate to think of a parent taking their child to one of these parties, and they die. It will happen eventually if parents keep doing this, if it hasn't happened already. It's a foolish risk to take. It's one thing to refuse the vaccine. Not a risk I'd take, but I can't change the fact the anti-vac movement is out there. But to actually purposefully make one's child sick? I just hope this is a rare thing, and the media is blowing it out of proportion, because I think it's sick (no pun intended). It made sense before the vaccine existed, but not now.