There they go reeling in their guinea pigs again. When my daughter was vaccinated at 3 1/2 we were told there was an "outbreak" and the vaccine was "harmless", "well studied" and "should be used in pregnant women". The scare tactics worked for many of us and we vaccinated. After she reacted with fever over 106 as did many in the area the doctors pretended all was well even though she had to relearn everything and is now in special education. She had severe vertigo for days after suffering all the symptoms of meningitis itself. She was left with what looks remarkably like post-meningits syndrome. I later discovered that the vaccines had NOT been studied well, particularly in her age group. The company had been told to get more data in children and so they did...on our unsuspecting children. When parents reported trouble they were told the child's troubles were congenital or a virus going around any way. I have yet to find a family whose child's reaction was reported, let alone acknowledged in some way. Beware parents! Your child is relying on you to make the right decision and you will be footing the bill and trying to explain to your child why you did what you did AFTER something goes wrong.
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There they go reeling in their guinea pigs again. When my daughter was vaccinated at 3 1/2 we were told there was an "outbreak" and the vaccine was "harmless", "well studied" and "should be used in pregnant women". The scare tactics worked for many of us and we vaccinated. After she reacted with fever over 106 as did many in the area the doctors pretended all was well even though she had to relearn everything and is now in special education. She had severe vertigo for days after suffering all the symptoms of meningitis itself. She was left with what looks remarkably like post-meningits syndrome. I later discovered that the vaccines had NOT been studied well, particularly in her age group. The company had been told to get more data in children and so they did...on our unsuspecting children. When parents reported trouble they were told the child's troubles were congenital or a virus going around any way. I have yet to find a family whose child's reaction was reported, let alone acknowledged in some way. Beware parents! Your child is relying on you to make the right decision and you will be footing the bill and trying to explain to your child why you did what you did AFTER something goes wrong.