My belief in vaccines has certainly been destroyed the past years, and it puts one in a troubled position when you go against the status quo and prevalent medical ideas.
I didn't get the covid vaccine, while my wife did when she was in residency. With another kid on the way in 8 months, I...no longer believe in vaccines. At all.
So are we as a community against all vaccines now? Or just the covid one?
The only route I see for myself is bring the evidence and sit down and have a discussion. I feel that if I so strongly believe this, and I let my child get vaccinated, then I am a fucking weak man, and have failed my child.
All thoughts appreciated.
Be positive, look into boosting a child's immune system. Learn about childhood diseases, what causes them (cases went down when sanitation improved) and what cures them, plus how they affect the immune system (lifetime immunity and such). Look at the stats, what is the risk catching one of these diseases (most are mild cases) vs. the health issues people have now (tons of auto-immune issues). What is the risk of the scary childhood diseases of the past vs. the never-ending, ever-rising health scares now (cancer, diabetes, extreme allergies, etc, etc.)
Look into delaying for 6mths, then 1 year, then 2 year, then...dragging it out gives your child longer and longer to build a strong immune system before adding vaccinations to the mix.
Time is on your side if you can convince your wife to at least delay.
I had this argument with my wife. 1000 cases a year of measles VS a 1 in 50 chance of autism. Do the math. 1000 cases a year VS 500,000 kids with autism. You cannot logic your way out of an emotional argument I have heard from a smart person.