I woke up to this headline on Mon:
Seattle kids are less likely to get polio vaccine than kids in Rwanda, and rates continue to drop
Seriously? What is wrong with people?
Iβm just going to say it flat-out. If you donβt vaccinate your kids, youβre a negligent parent. And I donβt mean people who canβt vaccinate for some reason (like they have tiny babies). I mean people who could (and should) vaccinate and choose not to.
My 11 and 12 year oldβs are in the process of getting vaccinated against HPV.
What an amazing thing that is! Three little shots when youβre a pre-teen and youβre pretty much covered against cervical cancer.
We had a lot of discussions about why both my daughter and my son have to get the vaccine. We talked about how men can be carriers of the HPV virus so girls get the vaccine to be protected from getting the virus and boys get it to keep from spreading HPV.
So Iβm helping someone keep from getting cancer! Awesome!
- My son
See, he gets it. Vaccination isnβt just about you or your kids. Itβs about everyone!
So vaccinate your damn kids already.