"some religious groups do not vaccinate - I think it is the Amish"
I am Mennonite, with many Amish friends and relatives. For the most part, we most certainly do vaccinate our children, although their are some in any particular group who do not. In one Mennonite church we attended, the minister and his family did not believe in vaccinations until one of the other members came and exposed everyone to whooping cough. They nearly lost their 18 month old baby to this horrible disease. In our particular county today, we are having a whooping cough epidemic. It is most dangerous for infants and old people. I do not regret getting my sweet little Kipper his immunizations and he had absolutely no reaction, whatsoever. I feel so badly for those of you who have little ones with compromised immune systems. As the guardian for your babies, you must personally make the choice you feel is right in your situation. |