[Kozak]

"My grandmother used to tell me how she intentionally exposed her girls to Whooping cough, to get it over with....my mom intentionally exposed us to measles,mumps and chicken pox.. Today young parents seem to think that all these are "so deadly" that immunization is a necessity

I hate to tell you you this but a significant if small number do die of those diseases. Another significant number end up with permanent disabilities as a result of them. Prudent parents vaccinate their kids to avoid that unnecessary risk. I certainly have. And if vaccine becomes available for Small pox I will certainly vaccinate my kids. The risk is too great to ignore.

[RnMomof7]

You know I would love to see stats on this..It seems there is a greater proportion of sequella now that in the past..it makes me wonder if having so many people with artificial immunity actually makes the remaining strain more potent.

I would like some stats on deaths 20 years ago from these compared statistically to today...might be interesting....as for our family...we wait until the last moment to immunize the kids for school..preferring natural immunity..Interesting in NY State we have to immunize babies against Hep.B..a disease transferred by sex and needles..I guess that's just incase they decide to get out of their cribs and party huh?

BTW I am an RN..worked in Hospitals and detox units where I would have regular exposure to Heb B..and I never chose to have it..( And I never caught Hep B from all the blood and waste material I was around..)