Results: Immunizations
My baby got his shots today and it got me thinking about vaccines in general: I have always been torn in making the decision about which vaccines to give my children. Both my parents and my husband's parents never immunized their children, but my husband has family members who live with the long-term effects of polio and others with the adverse effects of mumps, so we have considered multiple perspectives. (We live in Canada, so the schedule and laws may be different for those who live in the USA.)
1.
1.
Do you (and your children if applicable) keep your vaccinations up to date as per the recommended schedule? Yes
57%
•
1243 votes
No
13%
•
274 votes
Not Applicable
30%
•
648 votes
2.
2.
If no, this is because... ...I haven't had the time to get them updated
4%
•
93 votes
...I am concerned about adverse effects
5%
•
113 votes
...my religious beliefs don't support vaccinations
2%
•
45 votes
...I have a medical condition that prevents me from being vaccinated
2%
•
41 votes
...I prefer a natural/alternative approach to healthcare
4%
•
97 votes
...I choose to get some of the recommended vaccines and not others
4%
•
89 votes
Prefer not to answer
2%
•
42 votes
N/A
80%
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1739 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
24 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.18% | 4 | |
| I don't know which ones to renew. | 0.04% | 1 |
| My kids get them but not anymore than 3 at a time, I see no reason why one needs to get 6 at a time. i just go back the next month and get those ones. they give me a hard time because its more trama on the child but my children got over it real quick | 0.04% | 1 |
| they are all dangerous | 0.04% | 1 |
| my kids were vaccinated, but they choose not to vaccinate my grandbabies | 0.04% | 1 |
| being a military brat, we HAD to keep all shots and vaccinations up to date...and i still do as an old lady | 0.04% | 1 |
| no | 0.04% | 1 |
| cost | 0.04% | 1 |
| Insurance | 0.04% | 1 |
| Theses vaccinations have been made to prevent your child from getting theses diseases, I cannot understand why there is even a question of whether you should allow your children to get them. | 0.04% | 1 |
| got my shots | 0.04% | 1 |
| Children are grown | 0.04% | 1 |
| they need the shots to keep from getting diseases & even when an adult need certain vaccinations | 0.04% | 1 |
| I and my wife keep up to date. We have no children. | 0.04% | 1 |
| got the important ones as a kid, i dont get the flu shot though | 0.04% | 1 |
| They are more dangerous then the diseases themselves. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I can't afford it. | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't know the recommended schedule | 0.04% | 1 |
| I said yes | 0.04% | 1 |
| anyone who does not take advantage of vax is crazy. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I am lucky, and just don't get sick. | 0.04% | 1 |
3.
3.
Do you know someone who has experienced any of the following "vaccine-preventable" diseases? Polio
12%
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251 votes
Whooping Cough
11%
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240 votes
Tetanus
5%
•
115 votes
Measles
20%
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430 votes
Mumps
17%
•
360 votes
None of the Above
65%
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1400 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
30 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.39% | 11 | |
| chicken pox | 0.14% | 4 |
| whooping cough & pneumonia | 0.04% | 1 |
| Chicken Pox (an adult) | 0.04% | 1 |
| Flu | 0.04% | 1 |
| Varicella | 0.04% | 1 |
| I and many others of my generation had mumps and measles and never saw anyone dropping dead from those diseases. You only get Tetanus from a highly unlikely puncture wound look into it. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Chicken pox and shingles | 0.04% | 1 |
| chickenpox/shingles | 0.04% | 1 |
| ghxgdh | 0.04% | 1 |
| the shingles | 0.04% | 1 |
| Chicken Pox even after vaccine found they needed a booster | 0.04% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.04% | 1 |
| na | 0.04% | 1 |
| HiB | 0.04% | 1 |
| chickenpox | 0.04% | 1 |
| before the immunizations | 0.04% | 1 |
4.
4.
Do you believe the influenza vaccine is worth getting? Yes
44%
•
947 votes
No
25%
•
533 votes
Undecided
19%
•
416 votes
Not Applicable
12%
•
269 votes
5.
5.
Are you familiar with the concept of herd immunity? Yes
29%
•
624 votes
No
71%
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1541 votes
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