Immunizations and welfare recipients

[Guest guest]

Just another .02 from where I stand on this issue: Don't we all pretty

much agree that the whole society can't stop being immunized at the same

time? If there are susceptible kids whose moms are on welfare, there

should be an " escape clause " for them to avoid immunizations, like we

have found for our kids who are susceptible to autism or other things.

But, in general, do we really want a whole segment of society, be they

rich, poor, or in-between, foregoing vaccinations? Isn't the protection

that your unvaccinated child has from, for example, pertussis, predicated

on the majority of parents allowing the pertussis vaccine to be given? I

realize there is a lot of work to be done on vaccinations in this

country, but stopping all of them outright (or encouraging others to do

so) has never crossed my mind. Sincerely, M.