[AKA_Monet]

Haven't had a chance to view all the site, but I tell ya' if a child does not get their vaccinations, having the disease is a whole lot worse and extremely costly...

Such as Polio vaccine... Simple little shot to protect a child from the dehabilitating effects of polio. Think of putting a child in an "iron lung"...

Smallpox vaccine... Terrorist attack... Enuf said...

DPT--diptheria pertussis toxin vaccination--Let's just say, you DO NOT want diptheria...

Measles, mump and rubella--that's almost like smallpox...

There are a whole slough of simple shots one needs to get in order to survive. The issue is a matter of contracting and passing on the disease... Alpha herpesviruses are probably the most infectious viruses--that is what chicken pox is... Getting the vaccine certainly helps children from catching it and infecting the entire class... And if that stuff comes back as Shingles...

And alot of the current vaccinations also limit other opportunistic infections that are a whole lot worse--possibly Tuberculosis, staph infections, etc... You really don't want those other "guys" coming into your child... That just ain't kosher...

And nowadays, some of these bacterial infections are antibiotic proof--so if a vaccine can limit the level of opportunistic infections caused by bacteria, then I really, really suggest folks get it... 'Cuz to tell you the truth, they don't really teach family practitioners, hospitals and some pediatricians to care for folks infected with polio...