
Teen Goes Against Anti-Vaxx Mom And Gets Vaccinated At School, Mom Has A Major Meltdown

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Opposition to vaccines goes as far back as 1772 when Reverend Edmund Massey in England called them “diabolical operations” in his sermon, “The Dangerous and Sinful Practice of Inoculation.” But even now, after vaccines heavily contributed to decreasing rates of common childhood diseases and have even wiped out some diseases that were common in the past (such as smallpox, rinderpest) and have nearly eradicated malaria and polio, some people still fight against them. Recently, 14-year-old Beth from Canada posted a conversation she had with her anti-vaxx mom after getting vaccinated at school in fear of suspension.
“I’m a freshman in high school, and my mom never let get my vaccines in grade 7, which caused me to be suspended in grade 7 and 8,” they wrote. “This year, the kids who hadn’t gotten them were called down to get them, and I had missed 4 very important vaccines. I got them, and I was given a note to show my mom what I had gotten. When I told my mom, she got mad because I didn’t ask her, and she wasn’t given any heads up about it (she was given notice). She [said] that it was wrong and awful that they did that because she said that the vaccines I got cause problems and diseases, which I obviously believed for a long time as I was raised to believe that, but now being older I can see how messed up that is.”
“She went on about how she was going sue my school for giving me vaccines and she was calling the cops. When I got home she yelled at me for having them done. I calmly tried to tell her they were important to my health, which prompted her to take my phone and say I’m not allowed to make that decision for her. I didn’t want to be suspended AGAIN for not having the vaccines done.”
“Am I the a**hole for caring about my education, health and the health of others?”
“I’d describe my relationship with my mother as pretty distant,” Beth told Bored Panda. “Others have commented on my bond with my mother saying its almost like we live in two different houses, we don’t talk very often.”
“I’m not too sure if my mom was always against vaccines, in fact, I didn’t find out until the incident,” she added. “Unfortunately, I don’t think she’s ever going to change, she’s not the type of person to back down when she makes a decision.”
Luckily, Beth managed to gather information elsewhere. “I’ve formed my own opinion with vaccines just by learning in school the dangers of not getting them, and what should be common knowledge.”
Beth even uploaded a picture of the immunization notice they received
According to a 2018 study, the recent rise of anti-vaccination movements in parts of the Western world poses a dire threat to people’s health and the collective herd immunity. People of all ages have fallen victim to recent outbreaks of measles and even parents favorable to vaccination can be confused by the ongoing debate, leading them to question their choices. The best ways to combat the anti-vaxx movement are putting a strong emphasis on helping parents develop trust in health professionals and relevant authorities as well as educating them on the facts and figures, debunking the myths, and even introducing legislation that promotes vaccination, if not mandating it.
And the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA), mentioned by the author of the post does exactly that. Its main mission is to strengthen the publicly funded immunization program, requiring Ontario students attending school to have up-to-date immunizations against designated diseases. If students from schools that are subject to the ISPA fail to comply with the act, the board of health will require to suspend that student.
What do you think ?
Ok - experiment - I believe vaccinations are unneccessary, dont work and kill more children than they save
diane a, I don't know what to do, upvote yote you for trolling the trolls or not do it for fear of spreading more desinformation. Thanks! There is light in the darkness.
I am a measles survivor who was hours from death and whose relatives all came to say goodbye (pre vaccination era) I was lucky. My temp was 104F
I have lost 700 points since sunday night - go figure
https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2015/feb/05/-sp-watch-how-measles-outbreak-spreads-when-kids-get-vaccinated
The initial downvote flurry seems to have passed. The anti-vaxxers have crawled back into their echo chambers, and now the reasonable readers will come in and give their upvotes.
sanity and sense reigns again
I still want to know her opinion on the smallpox vaccine
Nope they're still around. They seem to be botting.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/12/measles-outbreak-in-philippines-kills-70-with-vaccine-fear-mongering-blamed
Hmm - experiment successful - 25 upvotes - mentioning I almost died of measles got 32 downvotes
10 mins and no downvotes yet
I'm wondering if 'they' have gone now? I also wasn't sure whether to upvote your experiment or not in case I messed it up.
think they had given up and gone home by then
was just working out if the alogarhym was real
and your comments gotten 20 upvotes from them, ROFL
I once did a social experiment on G+ that went like "why don't we have STRAIGHT pride? why don't we have WHITE history month? why don't we have hospitals for HEALTHY people?" etc. It was interesting how many angry comments there were. Eventually people actually looked at my profile and realised that I wasn't the type of person to be making those statements lol. So my point was proven.
social experiment in check. good job.
I seriously think someone at BP has shares in the companies that make vaccines. A post, or two, or 5, but goddamn it there's literally at least a post per week.
I think it's because the anti-vax movement is so ridiculous that it deserves daily ridicule. It'd be funnier if it wasn't making innocent people (mostly children) sick... or dead.
Really cant believe I got 32 downvotes for saying i only just survived measles - serious trolls
I seriously think the anti-vaxxer movement is so ridiculous that maybe, just maybe, it's an organic result of the fact that the majority of people agree.
There is no reason to be against vaccination. Most countries have entirely free vaccination programs, because the science is proven and tested. Though Jenner's first crude vaccination we eliminated small pox and we were on the verge of doing that with other life threatening and debilitating diseases such as polio. The hysteria and paranoia that has driven the "movement" is endangering the lives of so many. This is regression.
You may *think* whatever you like...just make sure you don't allow it to bring back polio and measles.
It's probably because people are dying because of these people. The issue needs awareness.
I live in a town that makes vaccines - it is the antivaxxers that expose themselves to ridicule
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This is because the whole internet raging about (=making fun of) antivaxers right now. BP just follows the trend...
all anti-vaxxers need to be made fun of due to their misguided opinions." Dont be like sheep" - just follow the herd and the immunity.
why is this on this site? geez
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Apparently, you know nothing.
Ok - experiment - I believe vaccinations are unneccessary, dont work and kill more children than they save
diane a, I don't know what to do, upvote yote you for trolling the trolls or not do it for fear of spreading more desinformation. Thanks! There is light in the darkness.
I am a measles survivor who was hours from death and whose relatives all came to say goodbye (pre vaccination era) I was lucky. My temp was 104F
I have lost 700 points since sunday night - go figure
https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2015/feb/05/-sp-watch-how-measles-outbreak-spreads-when-kids-get-vaccinated
The initial downvote flurry seems to have passed. The anti-vaxxers have crawled back into their echo chambers, and now the reasonable readers will come in and give their upvotes.
sanity and sense reigns again
I still want to know her opinion on the smallpox vaccine
Nope they're still around. They seem to be botting.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/12/measles-outbreak-in-philippines-kills-70-with-vaccine-fear-mongering-blamed
Hmm - experiment successful - 25 upvotes - mentioning I almost died of measles got 32 downvotes
10 mins and no downvotes yet
I'm wondering if 'they' have gone now? I also wasn't sure whether to upvote your experiment or not in case I messed it up.
think they had given up and gone home by then
was just working out if the alogarhym was real
and your comments gotten 20 upvotes from them, ROFL
I once did a social experiment on G+ that went like "why don't we have STRAIGHT pride? why don't we have WHITE history month? why don't we have hospitals for HEALTHY people?" etc. It was interesting how many angry comments there were. Eventually people actually looked at my profile and realised that I wasn't the type of person to be making those statements lol. So my point was proven.
social experiment in check. good job.
I seriously think someone at BP has shares in the companies that make vaccines. A post, or two, or 5, but goddamn it there's literally at least a post per week.
I think it's because the anti-vax movement is so ridiculous that it deserves daily ridicule. It'd be funnier if it wasn't making innocent people (mostly children) sick... or dead.
Really cant believe I got 32 downvotes for saying i only just survived measles - serious trolls
I seriously think the anti-vaxxer movement is so ridiculous that maybe, just maybe, it's an organic result of the fact that the majority of people agree.
There is no reason to be against vaccination. Most countries have entirely free vaccination programs, because the science is proven and tested. Though Jenner's first crude vaccination we eliminated small pox and we were on the verge of doing that with other life threatening and debilitating diseases such as polio. The hysteria and paranoia that has driven the "movement" is endangering the lives of so many. This is regression.
You may *think* whatever you like...just make sure you don't allow it to bring back polio and measles.
It's probably because people are dying because of these people. The issue needs awareness.
I live in a town that makes vaccines - it is the antivaxxers that expose themselves to ridicule
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
This comment has been deleted.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
This is because the whole internet raging about (=making fun of) antivaxers right now. BP just follows the trend...
all anti-vaxxers need to be made fun of due to their misguided opinions." Dont be like sheep" - just follow the herd and the immunity.
why is this on this site? geez
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Apparently, you know nothing.