Would you vaccinate your child against diseases??? If not Why???

My children are fully vaccinated.

There are children who cannot tolerate the immunizations and they rely on herd immunity to remain healthy.

I do not believe that vaccinations cause autism at all. I do think that there are some health risks for some people, but that it is not everyone and that it makes it even more important that people are vaccinated.

I think that there is a serious misunderstanding about the severity of these illness. I saw someone comment about how we are giving our kids autism to avoid non-fatal childhood diseases that are minor at best. That is not true. Those diseases can and do kill children.

I also think that as the non-vax trend catches on we will see a return of deaths by these diseases. I suspect one deadly epidemic of a vaccine preventable illness will start the trend back the other direction.
Just my $.02

Still not required. A private school may not require vaccinations, and there's always home-schooling.

It's quasi-required, but not really.

Vaccinations are evil. I'm also against literacy and the refrigeration of food.

There are various exemptions too for school. Different states acknowledge different ones.

All states recognize a medical exemption. This involves a statement from a doctor verifying a history of adverse reaction, a family history of adverse reaction, or a confirmed medical condition that would contra-indicate the use of vaccines.

Some states allow for a religious exemption and some states allow for a philosophical exemption. Those generally just require a parent to sign them.

However, the majority of non-vaxers that I have had contact with also choose to homeschool, so requiring vaccinations for school becomes a moot point. The homeschooled kids are still at risk of catching and spreading the diseases.

On a more serious note, to dovetail off Alk...

All three of my children are fully vaccinated. One of them is autistic. I think there is no correlation between those two facts.

I actually have a lot of respect for and faith in modern medicine, and I'm constantly amazed when I learn more about it and compare it to the medical technology of even just 50 years ago.