I stand by my opinion, Popa. Children should be vaccinated to protect those who are too young to be vaccinated, but are at risk of contagion (new baby brother or sister), or whose immune systems are compromised. My children may have all been vaccinated, but if other people’s have not been, they can spread diseases that were nearly completely eradicated. Thank G-d smallpox is no longer an issue thanks to the vaccinations of my generation. Have you ever seen a child in the death throes of whooping cough? It is heartbreaking. Worse yet, it is totally preventable.
And as people often travel to Israel with their families, Hep A and B shots are a necessity, not a luxury. Not immunizing is selfish, not cautious. And it is required by law in order to attend school. there is no demonstrable correlation between immunizations and autism in children, which could be attributed to a whole mess of other causative factors.