MMR vaccine - question about vaccinating my children

[Myshkin]

MMR vaccines have been extensively studied - like someone said. You are without a doubt doing the right thing. It is very common to get flu or cold like symptoms after the shots. My son has had them after every single vaccination he has had. It will last a couple of days and then he is absolutely fine again, so please don't worry.

In my country (highly developed european country) measles has been erradicated for decades, but we now start to see epidemics again due to people not getting vaccinated.

A friend of a friend of mine lost her 1-year old daughter to measles. What people seem to forget is that measles etc. is NOT harmless children diseases. They are deadly and dangerous diseases.

You are not getting you kids vaccinated to protect your children. You are getting them vaccinated to protect all the people around them - that for some reason are not vaccinated and cannot tolerate a measles infection: infants, elderly or sick people.

[Cryssann]

My daughter had the MMR shot. No issues at all. Again she is just one child but she has an autoimmune and did fine. I agree with making sure its the only shot they get that day. MMR is the shot that most people see a reaction from. As far as my kids they were more irritable after this one but thats all. Dont stress!

Crys