LA Times, tonight
Katie and John Powers in West Hartford, CT made the choice not to vaccinate, when they had their first child nine years ago. Neither of their two children, who have not been diagnosed with autism, have received vaccines. Katie Powers said their decision was made after she researched the issue and consulted physicians. The possible autism connection was one of the factors that weighed heavily. Even though the connection seems less likely nine years later, Powers said she probably would make the same choice today.
"I'm skeptical either way," she said. "If I were going to travel internationally, I probably would have made other choices."
When the H1N1 flu virus was at its peak a little more than a year ago, she said, her whole family came down with it — an episode that included 106-degree fevers and 21-day quarantines. It was "scary and exhausting," but at least now they're immune to that strain, she said.
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