Reply #147: The only reason why I vaccinated my kid was out of fear of shingles later on [View All]

[Fleshdancer]

If the chicken pox vaccination didn't exist, I would have tried to expose my child to it early on the way my mom did for me when I was 5. I'm shocked at the amount of people in this thread who have never heard of chicken pox parties.

What I don't like is that I was told one shot would be enough when my daughter was a toddler. Six years later, I was told she needed another shot for it. Had I known at the beginning that it would take more than one shot to vaccinate my child from chicken pox, then I might not have done it. Without the time to research, I agreed to the second shot.

My daughter is now 8 yrs old and if I'm told she needs a 3rd shot, then I'll most likely opt out and do what I can to expose her to the chicken pox virus before she's old enough to die from it. I don't want her to be vaccinated her entire life against a virus that is somewhat harmless to children but may cause shingles later on in life. Anyone who has ever watched their child stabbed with needles would understand my logic.