[Buckeye McFrog]

Michelle Malkin has certainly done her homework here. And I think I largely agree with her position. I am not an “anti-vaccine loon”, and would get my child a shot where the risks of death from the disease, or an epidemic killing large numbers, was sufficiently high. But this list has absolutely exploded since I was a kid, and something does not pass the smell test. Like her I look at the list and decide which I feel as a parent are worth the risk. Chicken Pox and Mumps have never killed anyone.

Also very interesting that Merck suspended their lobbying campaign once Perry decided he had designs on the White House.

[TWhiteBear]

Michelle Malkin is on a roll. And talk about a fast update/rebuttal.
After all this, Perry comes out as a slippery Statist with ethical problems.

TWB

[Cboldt]

-- Also very interesting that Merck suspended their lobbying campaign once Perry decided he had designs on the White House. --

The timeline has Merck shifting gears on that front, years ago.

Merck Suspends Lobbying for Vaccine - February 21, 2007

[allmendream]

Chicken Pox can most certainly be fatal if contracted later in life. Far from never having killed anyone - Chicken Pox can indeed kill.

[samantha]

Have you ever heard of Shingles? do you know that if you have had chicken Pox you are susceptible to Shingles in later life when you are most vulnerable ? Do you know that Shingles can cause blindness,heart,lung,liver and kidney issues,on top of the horrific nerve pain and disability, and that the vaccine for shingles is in very short supply and unavailable in many areas.

I understand that the manufacturer of the Vaccine has stopped distributing. I am wondering if this entire system is corrupted, and it is just the tip of the Iceberg.

I am starting to get very pissed about this mess that Perry had caused,and still stands up and acts like it was not pay to play.

[allmendream]

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/969773-overview

Before widespread vaccination, around 100 children a year died from chicken pox in the USA.