I have been in a pregnancy and parenting group on Facebook since I got pregnant with Mila. In lots of ways, it has been super handy. Any time something came up with baby Mila I could post the question in one place and get numerous comments of advice. I also like being able to pass on my experience for other new moms.
Lately, that page has been a source of angst. For some reason, the hot topic of vaccinating your children has come up a lot recently. The majority of those women are anti-vaccines and it stresses me out to no end. I think it is sad that so many children have been infected with measles when it is a completely avoidable situation.
I have worked in vaccine research and development for years now, so I have seen many examples as to why this work is done. Thankfully, one mom recently posted this amazing blog post with link after link after link to various sites promoting vaccinations. It is a GREAT read and I recommend it if you have children or know anyone with children. Keeping up with your boosters as an adult are key in preventing unvaccinated infants from becoming infected.
There is no way for me to convince someone to take in the CDC with even a modicum of trust when they have already decided they are corrupt. But I am heartbroken for their children. The best I can say is luckily for them they live in a country with great medical abilities, so if their children get avoidable diseases their chance of survival is much higher than those who live in countries without these vaccines. People in third world countries would give anything to receive the vaccines that are so readily available to us. It's saddening to think so many people throw this concept in the trash.
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