Posted on 06/09/2005 12:26:04 AM PDT by ppaul
I didn't know that...my granddaughter is 18 months and in the middle of getting her shots...they've been free, but my son has been underemployed until two months ago, and was on AZ's health care assistance program.
Here's another vaccination most parents don't remember...my sister-in-law was a school nurse...all people should receive a Tetanus booster every 10 years. Each decade year '80, '90, '00, etc., she took her family in for vaccinations.
It's not a tough decision unless you have a family history of reactions to immunizations.
You take your kids places in the car. You take them on airplanes. Everything in life involves risk. With immunizations, the benefits far outweigh the risks.
Certainly you can ride the wave of immunity created by people who get the shots. That's like taking welfare. Sooner or later, the pool of immunized kids diminishes and you have epidemics.
You still need a tetanus booster every ten years, but they usually don't give it unless you're going out of the country or if you've cut yourself on something.
Carolyn
We're sounding more and more like a third world country everyday.
There used be booster shots. One shot doesn't work for life, you know.
Hope you and your family get well soon. Between Whooping cough and meningitis warnings, looks like a fun year. /sarcasm
Two confirmed cases in my sons High school here in Oregon!
I have a cousin that nearly died from whoping cough when she was a baby. We need to do better screening at our borders and stopp the illegals.
I had it as a child..I remember it very well..It was summer and all the neighbors moved to the bedrooms farthiest from my bedroom..My whoops kept them awake. My dad held me in his arms under a "tent" with a vaporizer...I had to play alone all summer...It was hard on my parents..no sleep and my dad had to go to work.
I thought DPT shots had this under control.
"Insofar as I know babies still have to get the shot against this."
No, they don't. This is one parents can refuse, and over the last 10 years or so, many have. Some parents are stupid.
Really? How old are you that you didn't get the immunization, and why did you not immunize your children?
My sister wishes she was "stupid". My nephew's life was DESTROYED by a "harmless DPT shot". He would have been much better off getting the chance to fight off the disease.
To be fair, I believe some diseases come into this country through our own citizens -- traveling to countries where these diseases are prevalent and not themselves being immunized.
Thanks for posting this reminder. I think that too many people forget how good we have it these days.
Appreciate the post, ppaul. Is this likely to be misdiagnosed, especially in the elderly?... My mother-in-law has had a persistent cough for weeks now, and she went to a doc and was told she didn't have TB!
To be fair some of these shots can have severe reactions. This is an area where some parents anguish over what to do. Get the child the shot or not? We did and eventually opted to go with the shot. Worked for us and out child had no problem.
Let me ask you this. We face a similar situation again. The CDC is recommending that children under 15 get a meningitis vaccine. Do you or don't you? We had several kids die from meningitis when I was in high school. Do we have our child get the meningitis vaccine when he gets his other booster this summer?
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