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.
At the age of 12, I experienced a near-death reaction to a Tetanus shot, going into Anaphylactic shock within seconds. This incident led my mother to decide against any further vaccinations for me. As an adult, I delved into vaccine research and found concerns about their safety, including not vaccinating my dogs except for rabies due to legal requirements.
I'm thankful that my stepsons, aged 15-20, heeded my advice on vaccination choices. Their parents allowed them to decide, and my eldest stepson even discreetly navigated a situation in EMT school where vaccination was mandated but not verified, safeguarding his firefighting/medic career. The requirement has since been lifted.
I am not vaccinated myself, but my husband chose to get vaccinated for Covid. Ultimately the choice is yours if you want to trust other vaccines. This is just my personal experience.