Taking the lead from another thread on this - I know a number of witnesses who were not vaccinated because of the JW scare - all kids of course, whose parents made the decision for them. They are adults now, but none of them ever did get vacinnated - luckily they never got sick either. I wonder - do you know of any witnesss that were not vaccinated and got sick? sammieswife.
JWs and Vaccinations
by sammielee24 3 Replies latest jw friends
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Mystla
I was vaccinated as a jw kid and still got sick. Whooping cough is NOT fun. Cracked a rib.
I think most people don't know enough about vaccinations to make an informed opinion on them. Dr. says they are ok, so they must be. The JW's aren't the only ones selling crap. If I had kids the decision to have them vaccinated would be really tough for me. I would have to do extensive research on each one before I consented.
(this is a little off topic, sorry)
Misty
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New Worldly Translation
Me or my brother never got vaccinated for anything either. We never got sick but that's because a large percentage of the rest of the school kids did get their jabs so they provided barriers to the diseases like TB, polio etc spreading If everyone in the population had thought along JW lines then we'd still all be dying of typhoid, diptheria, mumps and lots of other nasty stuff. My families argument was also that some people have bad reactions to vaccinations and they weren't willing to take the chance. I'd say the risks of saving a million lives for the risk of 1 or 2 bad reactions is worth it.
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Crumpet
My parents wouldn't have me vaccinated for rubella when I was 9 because they were convinced I would never reach marriageable age! I am now 31! If I ever got pregnant I'd need to be veryu careful being near children with German Measels!