Unpopular opinion

Vaccines don’t pose a significant risk, despite the misinformation that’s often spread. In fact, they help reduce the risk of transmission and protect both individuals and communities. Lately, it seems many people are being misled and ignoring the guidance of medical professionals. The healthcare system is designed to protect and support us, not to harm us. It’s important to make an informed decision based on facts, not fear. The rise in measles cases is directly linked to unvaccinated children, and tragically, there has already been a death due to misinformation. Ultimately, the choice is yours as a parent, but I urge you to consider the evidence carefully.

neutral cause i personally don’t care what other people to decide to do tbh. not really a question i go up to other parents asking i did see the outbreak though, can understand the concern for sure

I agree to an extent, but I also can't follow that because my brother doesn't vaccinate his kids and I want my kids to have a relationship with my nieces. I have been thinking about not letting them meet my babies until they're vaccinated though, so they have some protection beforehand, but I didn't do that with my son. My nieces are also homeschooled, so they don't really have a chance to be exposed to it, so I'm not really sure

I have literally never asked a mum irl if she vaccinates

If your child is vaccinated then that should protect them against it even if another child who is isn’t vaccinated is something. I had a friend in school that had never been vaccinated, we all got our boosters in year 10 and she never. 6 weeks later she got rubella. She was so ill, but she was no danger to us who had been vaccinated. However I probably couldn’t keep my mouth shut around people who haven’t vaccinated their children, as it drives me mad that they believe the bull.

Then you don’t understand how vaccines work…if your child is vaccinated they can still contract and carry the measles (or anything else) but they’re unlikely to get seriously ill as a result of their protection from the vaccine. So your child is more of a danger to the unvaccinated child than they are to your child. I wouldn’t stop my child interacting with unvaccinated children but I doubt we’d ever be close friends as I’m sure the parents and I wouldn’t have much in common.

I disagree because it's basically impossible to know for the majority of children e.g in school, at the park, etc. But I am hugely concerned about the rising levels and wish people could use trusted sources not just any shit on the internet for their research. My concern with people not vaccinating is for their children more than mine, mine has all her vaccines. If I had an immunocompromised child or one who couldn't have vaccines for other health reasons I might think differently, but any child can be a carrier, so unless you can police who the vaccinated children interact with as well it's near impossible. I probably wouldn't be friends with a parent who chose not to vaccinate because I feel we would just be too fundamentally different to form a real friendship. I wouldn't stop my daughter being friends with their child though because I think all that does is punish the child for something out of their control.

Personally immunocompromised. Wish they had to wear a big anti vax sign or something.

I have to ask parents if they’re vaccinating because one of my boys can’t vax for the next 5 years. We rely on herd immunity.