11-13-2011, 05:59 PM
It's all a matter of risk vs benefit.
Before there was a vaccine, rubella parties were common to protect girls from the danger of contracting rubella during pregnancy later in life.
Many "childhood" diseases are much more serious if contracted in adulthood. If you were eventually going to get these diseases anyways, then it seemed better to "get it over with" early.
Now that there are so many effective vaccines available, the risks of such exposures far outweigh the benefits.
It is regrettable that the current anti-vaccine movement is based on emotion, not on science.
Before there was a vaccine, rubella parties were common to protect girls from the danger of contracting rubella during pregnancy later in life.
Many "childhood" diseases are much more serious if contracted in adulthood. If you were eventually going to get these diseases anyways, then it seemed better to "get it over with" early.
Now that there are so many effective vaccines available, the risks of such exposures far outweigh the benefits.
It is regrettable that the current anti-vaccine movement is based on emotion, not on science.