I agree with you 100% Janet. A good deal of ‘training’ is now seeking to help doctors coerce parents to accept vaccines – even when they are very hesitant. Hundreds of doctors and nurses have take the time to investigate the science and now speak out against a one size fits all vaccine program. Many healthy babies have experienced obvious vaccine injury including longterm neurological impairment and death as a result of strong pressure to inject vaccines. A system that needs to use coercion should be examined carefully by all thinking people – including those who have been trained by the system to think ‘vaccines are safe and effective, have conquered infectious disease, and not giving vaccines is going to cause public health repercussions.’ Vaccines are not about health or infectious disease. There are plenty of infectious diseases children go to school with every day, yet more and more states are restricting the ability of healthy children from attending school. And these non vaccinated children are far healthier than most of their vaccinated peers. Vaccines are about a multi billion dollar industry and a lot of careers on the line if the truth were to ever reach mainstream. Politicians are supposed to serve their constituents but the recent events in California clearly show where their allegiance lies. Those of us who understand the horrific underbelly of this issue need Crucial Skills to educate others. Skills for Change. Change for Good.

My unvaccinated children are 29 and 25, which is why I can offer a bit of perspective. This is not a new phenomena. When my children were young and the chicken pox vaccine came out I told them to mark my words, this common disease will be made into a horrible disease in no time to influence parents. First, it was voluntary and the selling point was that parents would not need to miss work if their child contracted it. I also knew the voluntary option would not last.

Yes, be more skeptical. Imagine the difference if providers had been more skeptical when they were sold a bill of goods related to oxycontin. It is my opinion that a similar story will be played out with vaccines.

I appreciate your bringing up the vaccine injury fund. Most are unfamiliar.

An individual needs only to pause a moment to consider if one is forced to have foreign material injected into their body against their will what is next? True you might be pro-vaccination but what if the next forced procedure or medication is something you do not want? Might we insist that all who have cancer submit to the recommended treatment regardless of patient preference?

Mr. Maxfield laid out a very polite approach to how one might find common ground on a topic with opposing view points and you choose to begin your reply with name calling.

Individuals concerned about vaccines come to their decision from a variety of reasonings, just as those who choose to vaccinate. In fact they are likely much more informed than the average person choosing vaccines. Thus it would be inaccurate to say they are not big on science. In fact some are scientifically trained. Additionally, opposition has been present LONG before the Russian trolls launched their war.

As a historical point it was these concerned parents that had thimerosal removed from many vaccines, which makes them safer for everyone. We owe them a debt of gratitude.

The opposite is actually true. Those in the vaccine awareness group choose not vaccinate based on science….or the lack of science and safety. Since no true placebo safety testing has ever been done and the pharmaceutical industry is no longer held liable for injuries and death when it comes to vaccines….although 4 BILLION dollars has been paid out for vaccine injuries and death though a special court funded with taxpayer money…..then parents have every right to be cautious, to question and to refuse vaccines. Parents should not to be pressured into receiving vaccines by doctors and nurses who have been trained on how to coerce parents through persuasive dialogue. I believe that parents are intelligent enough to do their own research and that they need to learn to trust their God-given instincts when it comes to making important decisions for their children and family.

Thank you for adding facts here. Both sides could learn from the other to arrive at more reasonable approaches, like a delayed vaccine schedule.

For the suggested verbiage, I have one suggestion. I do not recommend using the phrase, would you mind? As it is a yes/ no question, it could lead the person to think yes – I do mind which leads your conversation in a negative direction. Instead perhaps asking, “Would you like to hear more information about the measles, so you’ll have all the facts before you decide about the vaccine?” is a better option.