Ask people who were around during the polio epidemic what they think of vaccines. I don't want to start a debate, but if everyone decided just to let others get vaccinated instead of them, we'd have a BIG problem on our hands.
Then why try and start one? If you read my opening thread you will see I am pro vax, I get everything offered to me as will my children, this vaccination is different to the polio medication because this isn't about eradicating whooping cough for life, this vaccine is about covering the first 8 weeks of baby's life, when babies are 8 weeks in the UK we are offered, and I will take the scheduled vaccinations which cover whooping cough. I've just decided to give this a little more thought because it worries me that babies are too young to vaccines 0-8 weeks but it is ok when they are in utero (if anyone knows why this is I would really appreciate the info) it worries me the effect of a vaccine while they are still developing, that is not to say I'm not having it, I am just trying to give this a little bit of thought and do my research because whooping cough levels have been extremely low in the UK recently (last autumn it was very high) and I don't want to get a vaccine "just in case" for an 8 week period on something that could be a very minute cause and a vaccine that could potentially have long term effects that are yet unknown, this is nothing to do with "epidemics". I don't care about adverse reactions to me, I'd do anything to protect my baby, I want to make the right choice for HIM, and I'm yet to be convinced that chances of him getting whooping cough are likely enough to outweigh a little researched vaccine, yet, trust me I am usually the most obnoxious person when it comes to arguing with anti vax people as to me I don't usually see it as a choice but that doesn't mean I can't do my research.
Thank you for the replies, I really appreciate your comments, I know you're all right and these are the reasons I vaccinate against everything else, I think I just need to research into the actual vaccine a little more to try and relax myself about it so I know I can make an informed choice