My son had a vaccine reaction last week. [View all]
He had his 4 year old boosters, so he received several at once. He was really sore at the DTap booster site to the point of limping and he developed a fever peaking at 102. We reported his reaction to his pediatrician, who recommended we keep him home from preschool that day.
On the other hand, here are the symptoms he WON'T be getting because of those vaccines:
Polio: Meningitis, Flaccid paralysis, Post-Polio Syndrome, death
Diphtheria: Diphtheric croup, respiratory failure, myocarditis, death
Tetanus: Painful, body-wide muscle spasms, sympathetic dysfunction, death
Pertussis: Choking, respiratory distress, pneumonia, death
Measles: Fever, encephalitis, blindness, deafness, pneumonia, death
Mumps: Painful glandular swelling, sub fertility/sterility, meningitis, encephalitis
Rubella: Painful joints, pneumonia, reduced blood clotting
Varicella: Pneumonia, encephalitis, cellulitis, sepsis, shingles, death
The symptoms my son got from his vaccinations? Mild, self-resolving and treatable with a little Tylenol, rest and love.
The symptoms my son AVOIDED by getting his vaccinations? Chronic. Untreatable. Scarring. Painful. Debilitating. Catastrophic. Fatal.
And that's just his benefits, members of our families and communities were spared these as well.
So, would we do it again? Hell yes, we would...and we will, once his brother turns 4.
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