I've gotten quite a few questions about the H1N1 vaccine, so here are a few links to help out. First off, the CDC's statement on the failure of multiple studies to find a linkage between autism and vaccines. Please note that journal articles are cited below which support the CDC's position. In other words, there is hard data to back them up. Overall, vaccines are not linked with the risk of autism, although there may be small subgroups which may be affected differently. Second, a very nice recap of commonly asked questions about the H1N1 vaccines with short, informative answers. And, a reminder of why we have vaccines. They serve a purpose.
I hope that's helpful to those of you with questions!
Over thanksgiving dinner my family got into discussion on whether or not it was smart of my pregnant cousin to have received the vaccine for the swine flu. Although, I chose to not interact in this debate I was thinking, duh! Of course it was smart, she's pregnant! I particularly didn't care to get vaccinated. I have read a few articles that mention the amount of people who obtain the regular flu and actually falls dead from it is higher than the number of people who have died from contracting the swine flu. Whether or not that is true, I do not know. I've just heard it and read it a few times and that helped persuade my decision to not pursue getting vaccinated from this virus.
ReplyDeleteThe thanksgiving discussion was actually in relation to the first article and how some people (my nana and papa) believe that this vaccine can endanger the child and put them at risk of getting autism. I wish I would have read this article sooner that states there is no direct linkage between autism and vaccines. I believe vaccines, overall, have been more beneficial to people's lives than not. We get them to prevent illnesses and/or diseases and for the most part they work well. I never understood why parents say they don't want to expose their children to that "crap" but in reality, aren't they by not ensuring and taking precautions so that they won't get sick? That's my personal opinion. I know vaccines are loaded with all kinds of "crap" but I would rather face the vaccine than the illness itself, there's a greater chance of survival and not infecting others in choosing the former.
So I particularly like the article. And it is not that I am so gung ho about vaccines because I really do commend those parents who take the time and actually investigate the contents that are in vaccinations, their purposes and success rates, but statistics do support vaccines.
So I sat in my chair quiet and content with my cousin's decision to get the vaccination because her husband actually contracted the swine flu a week after she got vaccinated. My grandparents were still not convinced, so maybe the article wouldn't have been too much of a help after all.
There's a new study out linking women's age with an increase in their chances of having a child with autism. The question is how significant is this finding, and are increased rates of autism diagnoses related to an increase in older mothers? The study took place in California, USA.
ReplyDeletehttp://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/study-moms-age-linked-autism-9784458?&clipId=9784458&playlistId=9784458&cid=siteplayer