I am eternally grateful that my mother persisted with dragging my kicking and screaming arse to the doctors for vaccinations as a kid (seriously, I hated needles, I was the kid that needed to be physically extracted by several people as I clung to every door frame and fixed object within reach.)
Mum even tried her best to give me chicken pox young, but despite having several play dates with poxy kids, I didn't get it. Ended up getting it ages 19 and it was not fun (though not life threatened either to be fair).
I hate how people expect every medical treatment to be side effect free. The common reactions to vaccines are the same as you're likely to get for a courses of antibiotics. Hell, I've been on immunotherapy for 5 years now and get my shots every month. I usually get some minor swelling and itching each time. The reason I do it is so I don't explode from doing things like breathing air that has mould spores in it.
Actually, that reminds me, I think I'm due a tetanus booster.
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Mum even tried her best to give me chicken pox young, but despite having several play dates with poxy kids, I didn't get it. Ended up getting it ages 19 and it was not fun (though not life threatened either to be fair).
I hate how people expect every medical treatment to be side effect free. The common reactions to vaccines are the same as you're likely to get for a courses of antibiotics. Hell, I've been on immunotherapy for 5 years now and get my shots every month. I usually get some minor swelling and itching each time. The reason I do it is so I don't explode from doing things like breathing air that has mould spores in it.
Actually, that reminds me, I think I'm due a tetanus booster.