3 ms·
As someone mentioned, this is a gut feeling from someone who is pro-vaccine. It is true that I don't have information -- I'm actively, sincerely seeking inform
by phy6 13y ago
As someone mentioned, this is a gut feeling from someone who is pro-vaccine. It is true that I don't have information -- I'm actively, sincerely seeking information. Would you knock me for that? I understand there are anti-vaccine, conspiracy theorist kooks out there, but I'm not one of them.
I also don't have information saying spreading out the doses over time would be better or worse. What are other countries doing WRT infant vaccine schedules? What are some options that still get my child vaccinated against disease? Are the doses they take 1/20th the amount that I would take, since I'm 20 times their weight? Does scaling doses even work that way? Why didn't I take organic chemistry when I was in college? Does ethyl-mercury metabolize into anything? When the CDC says 'a tiny bit' what does that mean quantitatively? These are just some of the questions I'm asking, so that I don't remain ignorant.
It's no credit to remain ignorant, and it's no credit to be a belligerent fanatic on either side. If I can be bothered to wash my kid's grapes before they eat them, I could at least understand what the doctor is putting in them before following blindly.
- yapcguy 13y agoAgree 100%. Look at some of the rabid and downright insulting responses to what I wrote elsewhere in this discussion. Even if you're pro-vaccine but question the schedule and efficacy and necessity of some of the shots given exposure risk, you're called a crank.
- mikeash 13y agoThere's an easy way to avoid being called a crank: back up your questioning with some sort of evidence or reasoning. If you can't do that, please don't blame us for it.