Kristen Bell Weighs In On Vaccination Debate: “I Believe In Trusting Doctors, Not Know-It-Alls”

Whether or not you allow your child to have the various vaccinations available is completely up to you – but it can cause a rift between parents.

Some parents are really pro vaccinations but other chose not to vaccinate their child because of the various possible side effects associated with each different vaccination.

Celeb mum Kristen Bell, who played Anna in Disney’s hit Frozen, has weighed in on the debate, firmly stating her views on getting children vaccinated.

“It’s very simple logic: I believe in trusting doctors, not know-it-alls,” the actress said during a conversation for charity drive This Bag Saves Lives.

“When Lincoln was born [in March 2013], the whooping cough epidemic was growing, and before she was two months old, we simply said [to friends]: ‘You have to get a whooping cough vaccination if you are going to hold our baby.”

Whooping cough is just one illness that the NHS urges parents to vaccinate their children against. The vaccine is given as part of the 5-in-1 vaccine, which also protects against diphtheria, tetanus, polio and Hib (haemophilus influenzae type b).

Babies in the UK are given the vaccine when they are two, three and four months old and pregnant women are also urged to have it when they’re 28 to 38 weeks pregnant.

The vaccine is thought to be very safe, with some possible mild side effects including pain, redness and swelling where the injection was, irritability and increased crying and having a fever.

Kristen Bell’s not the only famous face to urge parents to vaccinate both themselves and their children.

President Obama has recently encouraged parents to vaccinate their children against measles, saying, “I understand that there are families that, in some cases, are concerned about the effect of vaccinations. The science is, you know, pretty indisputable.”

Another vaccination story that’s hit the headlines recently involves a mum whose newborn son was potentially exposed to measles at his weigh-in appointment.

Jennifer Hibben-White posted an angry Facebook message, writing, “If you have chosen to not vaccinate yourself or your child, I blame you.”

Where do you stand? Do you think vaccinations should be compulsory? Let us know in the comments.

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