It is amazing and painful to me that many parents will not get the vaccination against the virus for their children when they are eligible. 700 plus children have already died and more sadly will. Religious scholars say there is nothing in any religion that prevents vaccination. If you have had to see children die as I have from awful genetic diseases you would be first in line with your child as a parent.
I was certainly glad that Drs. Salk and Sabin had perfected the polio vaccine when my children were born. I was an interne when there was the polio epidemic and watching children become paralyzed or die was terrible. Not only do children now end up in the hospital with the virus but they also infect others. It makes no sense not to get the vaccine. If I had a parent when I was in practice that would not get a vaccine I would send a registered letter and ask them to find another pediatrician. Fortunately, that never happened. So please ALL parents get the vaccine when your children are eligible.
