Mark Zuckerberg Shows the World That it's Okay to get Vaccinated [Photo]

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Facebook founder and now billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, welcomed a daughter back in December and, over the weekend, the proud papa took to social media to share a snap of himself with his five week old daughter at the doctor's office, TODAY reported. There's nothing to worry about, though, as they were just there to get Max her vaccines.

"Doctor's visit -- time for vaccines!" the Facebook CEO and 31-year-old dad wrote in the post, which received over 2.5 million likes, more than 24,000 shares and, of course, debates on how vaccines are linked to autism in children.

"Vaccines are largely ineffective and even if they don't result in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or Autism Spectrum Disorder, as they did for 9 year old Hannah Poling: they are extremely unhealthy," Colleen Kenny wrote.

However, more parents showed their support for the first time father. "As someone with autism, with a son with autism, as someone who is constantly watching good people put their own children at serious risk because of old, fraudulent fears of vaccines and autism... thank you for being sensible," Stuart Duncan wrote, per N.Y. Daily News. "Thank you for doing what's right and also for showing everyone else that its the right thing to do as well."

Back in February 2015, Zuckerberg shared his views on vaccines through a post for his 2015 book club named "A Year of Books", wherein he recommended the book "On Immunity" by Eula Biss.

"Vaccination is an important and timely topic. The science is completely clear: vaccinations work and are important for the health of everyone in our community," Zuckerberg wrote. "This book explores the reasons why some people question vaccines, and then logically explains why the doubts are unfounded and vaccines are in fact effective and safe."

The issues surrounding child vaccination and its possible link to autism continue to spur. However, a recent study led by Dr. Heather Fullerton of University of California, San Francisco showed that routine immunizations may even reduce the risk of childhood strokes.

Dr. Fullerton and her study group found that children who were up to date with their immunizations actually had a significantly lower rate of experiencing a stroke, The Huffington Post reported. Their counterparts, however, were seven times more likely to have a stroke.

"Vaccines are among the safest medical products," Dr. Jose Biller of Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago told Livescience. "The safety and effectiveness of vaccines routinely given to children and adults has been overwhelmingly favorable."