Consequences--in the language of the courts

Sometimes reading stories about the consequences of forgoing vaccines for one's children can leave a reader feeling like she's not getting the whole story, or is getting one with a "point of view." Sometimes anti-vax activists call these true stories "scare tactics." 

Today, just a short post. A mother in Australia chose not to give her newborn a Vitamin K shot or the recommended hepatitis B vaccine. The baby died from the very blood clotting disorder the Vitamin K shot was designed to prevent. The Office of the State Coroner conducted an investigation into the baby's death. Its report is a fact-based narrative that every parent should read. If you wish to read a completely unbiased account of the consequences of rejecting a vaccine for your child, you will find it in this report, which is heartbreaking in its very matter-of-fact tone.

I will mention one more thing that I found deeply troubling. Some of you may know of Dr. Joseph Mercola, one of the most infamous purveyors of anti-vaccine nonsense. Unfortunately, when a new parent or parent-to-be Googles "Vitamin K newborn" the first link is a video from Mercola touting the "dangers" of the Vitamin K shot. I wish the first link that came up under "Vitamin K" and "newborn" was the coroner's investigation I just read. 

Source for New Parents with Questions About Vaccines

Please visit Just the Vax's blog and question forum with any questions or concerns you may have about vaccines, vaccine safety, schedules, claims you may have heard from parents who don't vaccinate out of fear, and more. Here you will find science-based information from Science Mom and Catherina relayed in a calm, clear, nonjudgmental manner.

If you have heard from a fellow parent that vaccines are dangerous. I urge you to visit this valuable blog. We know you're going to do your homework when it comes to your kids. Here's one of your most important assignments ;-)

P.S. and then pass the link along to other new or expecting parents who have questions.