>>There are two schools of thought on that. The other one is that it is better for children to go through a week or so with relatively mild diseases than make the diseases rare and potentially much more dangerous.
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>Mild Polio.
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Sorry, I should have been more specific. Measles was the main one I had in mind. Mumps is another one that isn't that big a deal for young children. If you get the mumps as an adult it can be a different story.

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>>>That's a thought about several diseases. Measles is one of them. There are currently several communities here in Utah that are having measles outbreaks. They have traced it to people that were not innoculated and travelled overseas. They brought back the disease and spread it to others. IMO, it's much better to get the shots.
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>>>>Or do you take the chance the shots are safe and you aren't causing yourself a bigger problem.
>>>>There's a school of thought that malaria avoidance is better than loading yourself with possible ineffective and harmful remedies.