There are parents choosing not to vaccinate their children with the MMR jab simply because they believe that it will cause their child to get autism. Even after numerous research done and results refuting the said claim (just search google) there will STILL be those who get all woolly and uptight, insisting that their child became autistic because of the jab.

What’s the statistics like? Where’s the research done to support your claim? These were the most basic questions that came to mind (yes,me being the perfectionist I am), as opposed to following the herd or being alarmist just because rumours started floating around.

And the crux is, I would prefer my child to be alive rather than “normal” but six feet underground.

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Small but rising number of parents choose not to vaccinate children
By Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia

Getting babies vaccinated against various illnesses shortly after birth is the norm in Singapore.
But a small and increasing number of mothers are choosing not to vaccinate their children at all or they wait till just before they enter school. ……..more