It really is a mixed bag. We were raised in an age of penicillin, and vaccines against things that our parents remembered killing people. My great grandmother lived into her 90's and I loved that dear woman. I was stunned when my mom told me that Gra'ma held her 9 year old son in her arms when he died. From measles. And held her husband in her arms when he died from a simple cut on his ankle.
So, at that time, everyone was thrilled that there was a shot or a pill that would make sure their child would not die from these diseases. And rightly so. There was no known downside to it.
Now there is. Do you take the risk involved is what it comes down to. What are the odds? It is not a decision the government, school system or anyone else should be making for you. And yet, your decision can cause a public to be at risk. This is a hard one.
History of Vaccine Schedule
414% Increase In Vaccines Given to U.S. Children
In 1950, your child would have received 7 vaccines by the age of 6. Let’s fast forward to 2013.
If you follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) endorsed annual childhood vaccine schedule, your child will receive over
36 vaccines by the time they are 6 years of age!
Will you over-vaccinate your child?
Before you see the dramatic increase in the vaccines given to children, please take a look at how many vaccines are given to children in the United States compared with other countries around the world.
Year Frequency Number of Vaccines Given Vaccine
1950 3 Months 1 Pertussis Vaccine
1950 4 Months 1 Pertussis Vaccine
1950 5 Months 1 Pertussis Vaccine
1950 6 Months 2 Diphtheria-Tetanus Toxoid
Smallpox Vaccine
1950 7 Months 1 Diphtheria-Tetanus Toxoid
1950 11 Months 1 Pertussis Vaccine
Total Vaccines for 1950 7
1974 2 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)
Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)
1974 4 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)
Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)
1974 6 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)
Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)
1974 12 Months 1 Measles Vaccine
1974 1-12 years 2 Mumps Vaccine
Rubella Vaccine
1974 18 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)
Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)
1974 4 to 6 Years 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)
Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)
Total Vaccines for 1974 13
1983 2 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)
Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)
1983 4 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)
Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)
1983 6 Months 1 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)
1983 15 Months 1 Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
1983 18 Months 1 Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
1983 48 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)
Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)
Total Vaccines for 1983 10
2013 Prenatal 1 Influenza (IIV)
2013 Birth 1 Hepatitis B (HepB)
2013 2 Months 5 Diphtheria, Tetanus, a. Pertussis (DTaP)
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)
Pneumococcal conjugate Vaccine (PCV)
Rotavirus (RV)
2013 4 Months 6 Hepatitis B (HepB)
Diphtheria, Tetanus, a. Pertussis (DTaP)
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)
Pneumococcal conjugate Vaccine (PCV)
Rotavirus (RV)
2013 6 Months 7 Hepatitis B (HepB)
Diphtheria, Tetanus, a. Pertussis (DTaP)
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)
Pneumococcal conjugate Vaccine (PCV)
Rotavirus (RV)
Influenza (IIV)
2013 12 Months 5 Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Hepatitis A (Hep A)
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
Pneumococcal conjugate Vaccine (PCV)
Varicella (VAR)
2013 15 Months 1 Diphtheria, Tetanus, a.Pertussis (DTaP)
2013 18 Months 2 Hepatitis A (Hep A)
Influenza (IIV)
2013 30 Months 1 Influenza (IIV)
2013 42 Months 1 Influenza (IIV)
2013 48 Months 4 Diphtheria, Tetanus, a. Pertussis (DTaP)
Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
Varicella (VAR)
2013 54 Months 1 Influenza (IIV)
2013 66 Months 1 Influenza (IIV)
Total Vaccines for 2013 36
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Merck Manual 8th ed.
Basic Immunization Schedule – Optional Schedule No. 1. 1950. pg. 1462.
2013 Centers for Disease Control Vaccination Schedule[/contentbox]
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