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Originally posted by MikeNice81
Excuse my wording.
Most of us agree that a shot filled with aluminum, mercury, formaldehyde, squalene, and other additives is bad for you.
Can you agree with that statment?
[edit on 12-10-2009 by MikeNice81]
Originally posted by dizziedame
I've been reading through this thread and there is something I must say. People really need to take time to think. We all agree that the shot is bad. (Even the OPer refused the shot.) We all agree the CDC says you can still shed the attenuated virus for up to eight days after taking the nasal vaccine. (There is debate whether this attenuated virus can affect others
No, we do not all agree that the "shot" is bad. Speak for yourself sir.
UPDATE
I just called my primary doctors office and his office will not be giving the swine flu vaccine. He has, apparently, done his homework and finds the vaccine dangerous for his patients.
I have decided to NOT get the Swine flu vaccine. That is a complete turn around for me.
If my doctor doesn't want it given to his patients then I don't want it.
This new evidence is what broke the camel's back for me. I was wrong.
Originally posted by skepticantiseptic
So how are you feeling today Emsed? I'm curious as to if your runny nose got worse or if you have had any other symptoms.
This of course is giving you the benefit of the doubt, and I'm still interested in your condition on a daily basis.
Thanks.
No one in the United States will be 'forced' to take the vaccine. Some states are mandating healthcare workers take it to remain employed but the choice is still up to the individual.
Originally posted by Komodo
reply to post by emsed1
No one in the United States will be 'forced' to take the vaccine. Some states are mandating healthcare workers take it to remain employed but the choice is still up to the individual.
hmmm.. how is this NOT forcing ppl to take the vac OR else lose your job.. lol.. i'd say that's FORCING wouldn't you?
Just wanted to make that a little clear..
Originally posted by dgwest7
reply to post by emsed1
I guess that, because you are a member of this forum, then you have the same information available as the rest of us.
I also guess that. as you are about to participate in a potentially life threatening experiment, that you have done considerable research. I guess you know who Edward Jenner is. I guess you know that he had no doctor's qualifications or experience whatever, until he purchased a certificate from a Scottish university for ten pounds. I guess you know that many of his patients died. I guess you know that there has never been any scientific data that proves that the theory of vaccination works. I guess you know that most of the disease plagues in our history have been caused by vaccination. I guess you know that most good doctors do not recommend vaccination. I guess you know that really, vaccination is just a superstition, in exactly the same way as using leeches to suck blood, and drinking mercury, were superstitions in the past. When it comes down to aye lads aye,, I guess you have a death wish. Best of luck!
Abstract:
Since its launch in 1988, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has grown into one of the largest international health efforts in history, operating in every country and area in the world. The burden of polio disease has been reduced by over 99%, and the number of countries with indigenous virus has fallen from more than 125 to just four. As importantly, a strong surveillance and laboratory infrastructure has been established for vaccine-preventable diseases (including measles, tetanus, yellow fever, rubella and Japanese encephalitis), and a massive investment has been made in the physical infrastructure and human resources needed to deliver routine immunizations and other health services in developing countries.
Between 2000 and 2003, new challenges to polio eradication emerged, threatening the interruption of the transmission of wild poliovirus globally and the eventual elimination of any residual polio disease as the result of the continued use of oral polio vaccines. By the end of 2005, a range of solutions had been developed to address these late challenges, including two new monovalent oral polio vaccines, new and robust international standards for the response to polio outbreaks, and renewed political commitment across the countries that remain infected. As importantly, a comprehensive strategy had been established for managing the long-term risks of paralytic polio, centred, ironically, on the eventual elimination from routine immunizations of the vaccine that is still central to the success of the global eradication effort.
Document Type: Review article
DOI: 10.1179/136485906X97354
Affiliations: 1: Global Polio Eradication Initiative, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Summary
Smallpox was a highly virulent, contagious disease. Initial attempts to control the disease by variolation were controversial and dangerous. Variolation was the subject of some of the earliest published clinical trials. Vaccination was discovered by Edward Jenner in 1796. From initial skepticism by the medical community the uptake became so widespread that smallpox vaccination was made compulsory in England and Wales in 1853. Eventually, this led to the eradication of smallpox in 1980. Parallels can be drawn with modern vaccination and the smallpox vaccine especially with the current intense media scrutiny of modern vaccinations.
Keywords: Smallpox; Vaccination; Edward Jenner; History of medicine
Overall, for immunizations developed prior to 1980, there was a 92 percent reduction in vaccine-preventable illnesses and a 99 percent or greater decline in deaths due to vaccine-preventable diseases. For vaccines introduced after 1980, including the hepatitis vaccines, Hib and chickenpox, there was an 80 percent or greater decline in illness and deaths. Cases of invasive pneumococcal disease were down 34 percent, and death rates were down 25 percent.
All of which leaves open the question of what people should do when faced with a decision about whether to get themselves and their families vaccinated. There is little immediate danger from getting a seasonal flu shot, aside from a sore arm and mild flu-like symptoms. The safety of the swine flu vaccine remains to be seen. In the absence of better evidence, vaccines and antivirals must be viewed as only partial and uncertain defenses against the flu. And they may be mere talismans. By being afraid to do the proper studies now, we may be condemning ourselves to using treatments based on illusion and faith rather than sound science.