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The Anti-Crowd

Fact, Fiction, and Vaccines

By James HowellPublished 6 years ago 3 min read
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While I believe we are all anti-something—anti-hate, anti-government, etc.—However, I’m here to talk about a different kind of anti-group. Anti-vaxxers and anti-formula people. I believe people have the right to do what they think is best for their child. However, they need to think about the repercussions on others.

I was just reading an article where a family won a lawsuit because they claimed that the vaccinations caused their daughter to become autistic. Now we know that this is simply not true, as there has been absolutely no link between vaccines and autism. The one scientist that claims to prove this had been easily refuted due to sketchy trials and altered results. Even in the article it said that she had a mitochondrial issue that they believe resulted in her having autism, but the vaccines did not cause it. End in end, it has been proven time and time again that vaccines do not cause autism.

Not being vaccinated properly can have even more severe results. Some of these include: measles, smallpox, polio, mumps, RSV, tuberculosis, rubella, and hepatitis. Now, not only can someone who was chosen to be unvaccinated catch these diseases, but they can spread them to others who are too young for the vaccines or have a weak immune system that is not able to fight these diseases off. When this herd mentality of following what a celebrity tells you without the science to back it up, it affects us all. If you have seen anyone with polio or an infant in the hospital with RSV, then you will understand what I’m talking about. Most of these diseases that we vaccinate against have been eradicated due to the vaccines. All it takes is one unvaccinated person and one susceptible person to start a chain reaction that could create an epidemic.

Please understand that Autism is not necessarily a bad thing. Most autistic people can go on to lead happy and successful lives. Autism is still not completely understood by science; it is still a work in progress, but we have to understand that there is absolutely no link between autism and vaccinations.

Now, on to the anti-formula group. There is a saying that “breast is best.” To a certain extent, that is true, as breast milk delivers nutrients and antibodies to the child. However, this is not always an option. There are mothers who have little or no milk production, who have to resort to formula. There is absolutely nothing wrong with formula when needed to feed a child. As long as the child is healthy and growing, then the formula should not be a problem.

There are a lot of mothers like this who have to resort to formula when they really wanted to breastfeed. It’s just a sad fact of nature that this sometimes happens, and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. My child is a six-month-old, happy, healthy baby boy. He gets his regular checkups and vaccines. Other than a mild fever, he hasn’t had any reactions to the vaccines or really been sick at all, for that matter. He is on formula without an issue whatsoever and doing fine.

There should be no shame in whichever path you choose to feed your child. As long as you and the child are happy and healthy, it shouldn’t matter. Choose your own route, and get advice from your pediatrician if needed. You know yourself and your child better than anyone. After all, you did give birth to it.

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James Howell

Father, activist, man in black... He/Him

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