One of my friends, who mistakenly had a child with a conspiracy theorist, took the advice of her boyfriend, did not vaccinate her child, and right now this baby who isn't even a year old yet is hospitalized for a potential HIB infection. THIS IS WHY I ADVOCATE FOR VACCINES.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-...s/hib.html
Quote:Before Hib vaccine, Hib disease was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis among children under 5 years old in the United States. Meningitis is an infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord. It can lead to brain damage and deafness.
Hib disease can also cause:
-pneumonia
-severe swelling in the throat, making it hard to breathe
-infections of the blood, joints, bones, and covering of the heart
-DEATH
Before Hib vaccine, about 20,000 children in the United States under 5 years old got life-threatening Hib disease each year, and about 3% - 6% of them died.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-...s/hib.html