Vaccination Information Blog

There is a lot of controversy regarding vaccinations and whether or not they are connected to autism cases. There is a website with one-side of the debate.

There is a large debate in the autism community whether or not vaccines have played a part in the increase of autism cases on our society. The National Vaccine Information Center is a parent-led, non-profit organization that advocates vaccination reform. There mission is "The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is dedicated to the prevention of vaccine injuries and deaths through public education. NVIC provides assistance to parents whose children have suffered vaccine reactions; promotes research to evaluate vaccine safety and effectiveness as well as to identify factors which place individuals at high risk for suffering vaccine reactions; and monitors vaccine research, development, policy-making and legislation. NVIC supports the right of citizens to exercise informed consent and make educated, independent vaccination decisions for themselves and their children."

Some say they are extremist but they offer up an important debate regarding the health of our nation's children. You can view the CDC's site regarding the opposing view on vaccinations.

I do not feel that my son's autism was triggered by vaccinations, but I have been concerned about the amount of vaccines, the vaccination schedule and the need for such vaccines such as Hepatitis B.

I think that it is an important debate for our country to have and hopefully more valid studies and information will emerge because of it.