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I guess they were all woo-woo.
How did we ever survive?
I had measles, mumps, & chicken pox, like every kid i knew did. I used to ride my bike without a helmet, ride in the back of pickups, swim & boat without a life jacket, ride in cars without seat belts or kiddie seats, eat home-canned food canned in a water bath - & bread with mold on it!
it's a wonder anyone survived to tell the tale!
|
| -"Chicken Pox Parties"- have all the kid's friends over to get it over with and avoid vaccinations |
underpants |
Jan-14-09 07:34 PM |
#0 |
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that is just... REALLY WEIRD! |
Just A Yeller Dawg |
Jan-14-09 07:36 PM |
#1 |
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In 1978 my neighborhood did just that |
SoCalDem |
Jan-14-09 07:43 PM |
#11 |
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They didn't have a vaccine for chicken pox then, did they? |
Just A Yeller Dawg |
Jan-14-09 08:00 PM |
#20 |
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That was well before the vaccine..and we Moms were tired |
SoCalDem |
Jan-14-09 08:26 PM |
#33 |
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self-delete |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-14-09 10:33 PM |
#67 |
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"There were a few hardy ones" |
WillYourVoteBCounted |
Jan-15-09 12:40 AM |
#104 |
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"There were a few hardy ones" |
WillYourVoteBCounted |
Jan-15-09 12:40 AM |
#105 |
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One neighbor had FIVE kids, and only 4 got it |
SoCalDem |
Jan-15-09 02:15 AM |
#144 |
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Why the chicken pox vaccine isn't available in the UK |
WillYourVoteBCounted |
Jan-15-09 12:58 AM |
#122 |
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interesting. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 01:11 AM |
#130 |
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Gary S. Goldman did a study that supports that theory. |
BalancedGoat |
Jan-15-09 01:20 AM |
#134 |
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Associated. Not the direct cause of. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 01:31 AM |
#137 |
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That doesn't say the chicken pox vaccine isn't available |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 01:25 AM |
#136 |
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it actually says" Why isn’t the chickenpox vaccine available in the UK? " |
WillYourVoteBCounted |
Jan-15-09 08:53 PM |
#263 |
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It sucks that I had both. n/t |
greguganus |
Jan-15-09 04:19 AM |
#171 |
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I've seen chicken-pox related shingles in an elderly adult and it's terrifying |
HamdenRice |
Jan-15-09 11:01 AM |
#213 |
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I was 22 with a severe case of shingles |
Roon |
Jan-15-09 05:59 PM |
#252 |
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as long as we're injecting live virus into people, shingles will |
girl gone mad |
Jan-15-09 08:57 PM |
#264 |
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Chicken Pox vaccine is relatively recent -- 1995 |
TahitiNut |
Jan-14-09 08:52 PM |
#43 |
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Well, ya got ten years on me TN |
Just A Yeller Dawg |
Jan-14-09 09:22 PM |
#47 |
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Yep, I had the lot |
canetoad |
Jan-15-09 01:00 AM |
#123 |
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And if you weant to know the difference between then and now, in one succinct quote: |
Oak2004 |
Jan-17-09 10:51 PM |
#276 |
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I got chicken pox twice. |
jmm |
Jan-14-09 09:41 PM |
#50 |
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And there is nothing worse than a arrogant doctor who will INSIST |
JeanGrey |
Jan-15-09 04:38 AM |
#178 |
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Sometime between '88 and '98 |
lolly |
Jan-16-09 11:58 PM |
#269 |
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50 people in the US die every year from chicken pox |
proud2Blib |
Jan-14-09 10:08 PM |
#61 |
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In the late 70's my nephew's CP invaded his airways, his ears, his eyelids |
Veganistan |
Jan-14-09 11:05 PM |
#75 |
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Couldn't agree more. |
proud2Blib |
Jan-14-09 11:47 PM |
#83 |
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Yes, & 12,000-plus kids die each year from accidents, mostly automobile. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 12:16 AM |
#96 |
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Maybe look up the definition of accident. |
tabasco |
Jan-15-09 12:40 AM |
#102 |
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intentionally giving kids diseases was exactly what everyone did before 1995. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 12:46 AM |
#110 |
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But now there is a vaccine, we are talking about that and now. |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 12:49 AM |
#112 |
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No need - but no need to e.g. "report them for child abuse" either. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 12:54 AM |
#117 |
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Intentionally infecting your child(ren) with an easily preventable disease is not child abuse? |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 12:57 AM |
#120 |
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not chickenpox, not in my book, maybe in yours. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 01:05 AM |
#126 |
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Everyone? I've never heard of this practice. |
lizzy |
Jan-15-09 09:01 PM |
#266 |
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Less die now that seat belts are required. |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 12:42 AM |
#106 |
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no, that's a recent statistic. seatbelts have been around a long time. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 12:51 AM |
#115 |
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No, it has to do with using the technology that exists to save lives. |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 12:55 AM |
#118 |
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i think chicken pox "parties" are fine. i think vaccination is fine. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 01:09 AM |
#129 |
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That doesn't mean that we can't try to prevent both |
underpants |
Jan-15-09 05:23 AM |
#187 |
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siblings are good for that |
shanti |
Jan-14-09 11:10 PM |
#78 |
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all three of us kids had chicken pox at the same time |
Roon |
Jan-15-09 06:03 PM |
#254 |
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My brother came home with chicken pox |
malaise |
Jan-14-09 08:25 PM |
#32 |
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"chicken pox is not polio" |
WillYourVoteBCounted |
Jan-15-09 12:43 AM |
#107 |
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We all had our polio shots |
malaise |
Jan-15-09 07:09 AM |
#200 |
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But SHINGLES which is secondary chicken pox |
turtlensue |
Jan-15-09 08:21 AM |
#205 |
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bull. the vaccine has only been in existence 14 years, which means the first generation to get it |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 05:34 PM |
#245 |
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Not true... |
Juniperx |
Jan-15-09 06:41 PM |
#260 |
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Didn't South Park do an episode on this phenomenon back in the day? n/t |
Mojambo |
Jan-14-09 07:36 PM |
#2 |
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Yup. They retaliated by finding ways to give "chickenpox" to all the adults |
HypnoToad |
Jan-14-09 07:46 PM |
#14 |
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It is a form of herpes |
Winebrat |
Jan-14-09 07:47 PM |
#15 |
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Yeah, the kids were inflicted with "chicken-herpes" by the parents making them play together... |
backscatter712 |
Jan-15-09 12:40 AM |
#103 |
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"Time To Play Ookie Mouth!" -NT- |
jayfish |
Jan-15-09 06:43 PM |
#261 |
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Mom, why don't you have cold sores? |
backscatter712 |
Jan-17-09 10:05 PM |
#273 |
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... |
xchrom |
Jan-14-09 07:37 PM |
#3 |
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Intentionally spreading disease? What reckless idiots... |
Winebrat |
Jan-14-09 07:37 PM |
#4 |
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My wife heard this on a morning radio show |
underpants |
Jan-14-09 07:39 PM |
#7 |
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My dad has shingles |
Winebrat |
Jan-14-09 07:42 PM |
#10 |
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For those who are caring for their elderly parents......... GET THEM THE VACCINE |
Veganistan |
Jan-14-09 11:08 PM |
#77 |
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Get their elderly parents the vaccine? Maybe I missed something, but if they're |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 01:23 AM |
#135 |
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He got it from reactivated virus in his own body, not from "selfish assholes". |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-14-09 11:54 PM |
#88 |
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He didn't say his father got it from the selfish assholes. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 12:36 AM |
#99 |
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How many of these parents are taking 2 wks off work to stay home with their kids? |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 12:45 AM |
#109 |
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Did you mean this for me? I'm against the parties. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 12:50 AM |
#114 |
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I am in agreement with you. Have posted this elsewhere too. |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 12:52 AM |
#116 |
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Oh, okay. Gotcha. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 01:01 AM |
#124 |
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It was definitely something that made sense prior to vaccines being available. |
Crunchy Frog |
Jan-15-09 03:53 AM |
#165 |
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As a parent I really agree with you |
applejuice |
Jan-15-09 05:45 AM |
#190 |
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Thanks for coming to the defense |
Winebrat |
Jan-15-09 10:05 AM |
#206 |
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from what I understand, you don't want to get chicken pox as an adult |
libnnc |
Jan-14-09 07:40 PM |
#9 |
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I had chicken pox as an adult. |
surrealAmerican |
Jan-14-09 08:23 PM |
#31 |
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I had chicken pox at the age of 28. I have NEVER been so ill. I thought I was going to die. |
myrna minx |
Jan-15-09 12:48 PM |
#217 |
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A high fever can cause hearing loss, among other things |
kskiska |
Jan-17-09 12:55 AM |
#270 |
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AFAIK, the vaccine is just as dangerous for shingles |
Journalgrrl |
Jan-14-09 09:49 PM |
#52 |
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No. |
Pithlet |
Jan-14-09 10:00 PM |
#57 |
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Yes, the vaccine does wear off. |
girl gone mad |
Jan-15-09 03:04 AM |
#151 |
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Yes, They do recommend a booster now. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 05:20 AM |
#186 |
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i knew this would happen. my kids had to get it. now what.... gonna have abunch of adults |
seabeyond |
Jan-15-09 06:23 AM |
#196 |
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yes, that is one of the big items in the "cost-effective" studies! |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 05:16 PM |
#239 |
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That's apparently why the Brits don't vaccinate for chickenpox, the reckless idiots. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 01:20 AM |
#133 |
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Actually, reexposure to chickenpox in adults who have already had it |
Crunchy Frog |
Jan-15-09 03:49 AM |
#163 |
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The vaccine can lead to shingles, too. |
girl gone mad |
Jan-15-09 04:31 AM |
#175 |
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Well, that's how I got it |
WolverineDG |
Jan-14-09 07:37 PM |
#5 |
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I got it from my brother when I was 4. |
tammywammy |
Jan-14-09 07:44 PM |
#12 |
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It's highly contagious |
WolverineDG |
Jan-14-09 07:54 PM |
#17 |
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Same here |
Raine |
Jan-14-09 07:50 PM |
#16 |
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I was about 4 as well. |
BullGooseLoony |
Jan-15-09 12:49 AM |
#113 |
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When I was growing up |
Lebam in LA |
Jan-14-09 07:38 PM |
#6 |
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Yep, when the neighborhood kids |
kiva |
Jan-14-09 07:45 PM |
#13 |
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Yes, This was back in the 50's |
Lebam in LA |
Jan-14-09 08:36 PM |
#36 |
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It's more dangerous for teens or adults. Not an assumption, fact. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 12:39 AM |
#101 |
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About 25 years ago |
hobbit709 |
Jan-14-09 07:39 PM |
#8 |
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"You've had chicken pox, right?" |
WolverineDG |
Jan-14-09 07:59 PM |
#19 |
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I haven't had chicken pox. |
Rockholm |
Jan-15-09 10:32 AM |
#209 |
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My mom did this for me 25 years ago... |
MiltonF |
Jan-14-09 07:57 PM |
#18 |
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its NOT harmless for all., some children get serious complications |
turtlensue |
Jan-14-09 08:01 PM |
#21 |
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You can still get Shingles from the vaccine. |
MiltonF |
Jan-14-09 08:10 PM |
#26 |
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Really? Link, please. n/t |
Pithlet |
Jan-14-09 08:18 PM |
#29 |
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he's right |
canucksawbones |
Jan-14-09 08:35 PM |
#35 |
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Well, that doesn't exactly make him right. |
Pithlet |
Jan-14-09 08:47 PM |
#40 |
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He's right |
proud2Blib |
Jan-14-09 11:50 PM |
#85 |
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He's talking about the vaccine. Not the virus. |
Pithlet |
Jan-14-09 11:55 PM |
#90 |
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They don't know, is the answer. The vaccine is only 14 years old (20 in japan), |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 06:34 PM |
#257 |
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The vaccine has not been out long enough for that determination |
Journalgrrl |
Jan-14-09 09:55 PM |
#54 |
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ITYM whooping cough, and from what I understand, the issue is: |
boppers |
Jan-15-09 02:04 AM |
#141 |
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I think you have this backwards. Shingles comes from having had chickepox, not being exposed again |
HamdenRice |
Jan-15-09 11:17 AM |
#215 |
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nope, yet to be determined. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 05:41 PM |
#248 |
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But is it harmless for all people? Increasingly, scientists are looking at a model |
hedgehog |
Jan-14-09 08:07 PM |
#24 |
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Scary viruses - who knows what "hell" they cause! Doctors/scientists sure don't (admittedly) know! |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-14-09 08:14 PM |
#27 |
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It's not harmless. |
Pithlet |
Jan-14-09 08:09 PM |
#25 |
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The disease is NOT harmless |
Horse with no Name |
Jan-14-09 08:22 PM |
#30 |
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Notice the language? |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 04:27 AM |
#173 |
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It was common when I was young |
qwertyMike |
Jan-14-09 08:28 PM |
#34 |
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Please, please everyone take chickenpox seriously. n/t. |
polly7 |
Jan-14-09 08:53 PM |
#44 |
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No it is NOT harmless |
proud2Blib |
Jan-14-09 11:49 PM |
#84 |
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except for my cousin, who almost died |
AngryAmish |
Jan-15-09 08:03 AM |
#203 |
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My daughter has been exposed to them a few times and still hasn't caught it. |
chimpsrsmarter |
Jan-14-09 08:01 PM |
#22 |
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Yep - we ALL did this (more or less) with our kids |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-14-09 08:02 PM |
#23 |
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CARAZZZY!!! |
ddeclue |
Jan-14-09 08:15 PM |
#28 |
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Why is it "CRAZY"? It's only natural. |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-14-09 08:48 PM |
#41 |
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Yet you don't know what kinds of germs you are sharing... |
ddeclue |
Jan-14-09 08:56 PM |
#45 |
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Hanta virus....that's really obscure (and rare) |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-14-09 09:26 PM |
#49 |
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"natural" and "crazy" overlap at times (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Jan-14-09 11:21 PM |
#82 |
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Never had chiken pox, mumps, or any of those childhood diseases |
Confusious |
Jan-14-09 08:43 PM |
#37 |
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Go get your ass inoculated. |
Occam Bandage |
Jan-14-09 08:47 PM |
#39 |
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You should get a titer to see if you're immune from exposure |
LeftyMom |
Jan-14-09 08:51 PM |
#42 |
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My mom never had any of those diseases either |
proud2Blib |
Jan-14-09 11:51 PM |
#86 |
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I got mumps in my 20s |
malaise |
Jan-15-09 07:14 AM |
#201 |
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That's how I got it twenty years ago. Still, this kind of shit is dangerous. |
Occam Bandage |
Jan-14-09 08:46 PM |
#38 |
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Pregnant women and immunocompromised should NOT be around chickenpox. |
uppityperson |
Jan-14-09 09:17 PM |
#46 |
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I can attest to that |
MrsMatt |
Jan-15-09 10:50 AM |
#211 |
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It was normal for the kids to be exposed intentionally when I was growing up... |
cynatnite |
Jan-14-09 09:22 PM |
#48 |
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While benign for most kids there's a bigger picture. i.e., |
pinto |
Jan-14-09 09:43 PM |
#51 |
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It's good to know my medical terminology course is paying off... |
cynatnite |
Jan-14-09 09:54 PM |
#53 |
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Cool. You got it, right? |
pinto |
Jan-14-09 11:20 PM |
#81 |
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or you can just go to the doctor if you get it |
WillYourVoteBCounted |
Jan-15-09 12:56 AM |
#119 |
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Only in America would there be parties organized to spread herpes |
no_hypocrisy |
Jan-14-09 09:55 PM |
#55 |
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That's what our moms did in the 60s! |
eowyn_of_rohan |
Jan-14-09 09:57 PM |
#56 |
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My little sis got chicken pox when she was about eight or ten. She has terrible scars |
bertman |
Jan-14-09 10:00 PM |
#58 |
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This is what my parents generation did with my generation. |
Cleita |
Jan-14-09 10:04 PM |
#59 |
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My mom kept shipping me off to my infected cousins' houses |
sfexpat2000 |
Jan-14-09 10:11 PM |
#62 |
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You probably did but only got a mild case that no one noticed. |
Cleita |
Jan-14-09 10:14 PM |
#64 |
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I grew up in the 60's |
leftofthedial |
Jan-14-09 10:08 PM |
#60 |
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Oh bullshit.....the chicken pox vaccine hasn't been around very long...AND |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-14-09 10:31 PM |
#66 |
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My younger daughter caught it when she was young, though I don't remember how old. |
leftofthedial |
Jan-14-09 10:34 PM |
#68 |
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Awww....she came out better, 'worse for the wear', didn't she? |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-14-09 10:43 PM |
#70 |
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Oh, I guess the hospitalization I required |
Pithlet |
Jan-14-09 10:52 PM |
#73 |
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Well that boggles my mind. |
lizzy |
Jan-14-09 10:13 PM |
#63 |
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It's not 'getting your child sick"..... it's natural immunization. n/t |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-14-09 10:24 PM |
#65 |
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There's a bigger picture though. Do the kids go visit Grandma two days later, |
pinto |
Jan-14-09 10:49 PM |
#72 |
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Kids have to stay home from school for at least a week also. |
uppityperson |
Jan-14-09 11:51 PM |
#87 |
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I work for Public Health, can't help but find this party thing more than mind boggling. |
pinto |
Jan-15-09 12:07 AM |
#94 |
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I know. Public Health, community is what is looked at. |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 12:14 AM |
#95 |
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Exactly. People are most contagious BEFORE there's any symptoms. |
SarahBelle |
Jan-15-09 03:46 PM |
#226 |
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pfft.......people can't stop sending their kids to school when they are sick |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-15-09 03:46 PM |
#227 |
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No. It's exposing your child to a potential killer/debilitator because you read some stupid |
Veganistan |
Jan-14-09 11:13 PM |
#79 |
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It's what most people did, one way or another, until the 90s. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 12:04 AM |
#92 |
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Well, some didn't |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 12:21 AM |
#97 |
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I lived before vaccines, so I probably have a better idea than you of how it was. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 12:37 AM |
#100 |
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Well, for one thing, I'm not 14 years old. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 12:44 AM |
#108 |
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I bet you are one of those people who use seat belts also. |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 12:47 AM |
#111 |
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I know, I hate that kind of convoluted logic. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 12:57 AM |
#121 |
| -
Britain doesn't recommend chickenpox vax: |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 01:16 AM |
#131 |
| -
They're reconsidering. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 03:08 AM |
#152 |
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Some people feel there's a benefit to not vaccinating. It makes sense to them, & |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 01:03 AM |
#125 |
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No. I'm not going to go rounds with an anti-vaccer. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 01:18 AM |
#132 |
| -
Guess the UK public health service is wrong, then. Since they don't recommend chickenpox vax |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 01:40 AM |
#138 |
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Who cares? They don't fail to recommend it because of any ill effects. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 01:56 AM |
#140 |
| -
Wrong. |
BalancedGoat |
Jan-15-09 02:05 AM |
#142 |
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Well, regardless. We do do them here. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 02:19 AM |
#145 |
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they don't recommend it - as you'd know if you read the link - because they feel |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 02:09 AM |
#143 |
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I read the link. I even commented on it upthread, before this discussion here. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 02:42 AM |
#146 |
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no, i think people who don't vaccinate for chickenpox have various |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 03:10 AM |
#153 |
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Look. We're just not going to agree. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 03:17 AM |
#155 |
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Vaccination is ALSO done not knowing the outcome. Some kids still get chickenpox; |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 04:07 AM |
#168 |
| -
Looks like the UK is reconsidering: |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 02:58 AM |
#150 |
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They're "investigating". In case you don't know, it's normal practice to "reconsider" |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 03:17 AM |
#154 |
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I can go back and find more links. That wasn't the only one. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 03:29 AM |
#158 |
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Did you read the part about how most European countries don't do the chickenpox vax? |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 03:35 AM |
#160 |
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No, no, no, no ,no. Don't misrepresent my position. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 03:53 AM |
#166 |
| -
ok, my misunderstanding. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 04:13 AM |
#169 |
| -
I guess that's where the rub for me is. That decision to not vaccinate. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 04:36 AM |
#176 |
| -
"The attitude that it's a harmless childhood disease is wrong." |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 04:45 AM |
#179 |
| -
How much pharmaceutical stock do you own/have access to are the recipient of dividents, etc.? |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-16-09 10:58 PM |
#268 |
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omg! Typos! I won't believe anything they have to say! THANK YOU for pointing out the typos. |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 01:38 PM |
#224 |
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nah, just surprised to see two errors in first 3 sentences of "reputable" pub. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 06:01 PM |
#253 |
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Thank you, saw the reply elsewhere also. |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 06:03 PM |
#255 |
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Did you read your own link? |
girl gone mad |
Jan-15-09 03:23 AM |
#156 |
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He didn't read this, either: |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 03:27 AM |
#157 |
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I'm a she, by the way. And for god's sake, I read it. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 03:36 AM |
#161 |
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Meaning most don't give it. (mea culpa; i didn't read YOUR post well. :>) |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 03:44 AM |
#162 |
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It would seem you're attaching significance to the fact they don't give it. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 04:20 AM |
#172 |
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It's far riskier to contract chicken pox as a teenager or as an adult.. |
girl gone mad |
Jan-15-09 04:28 AM |
#174 |
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I understand that. Why not simply vaccinate instead? |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 04:48 AM |
#181 |
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because they aren't you, just as england made a different call than the US, |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 04:54 AM |
#182 |
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Yes. But they didn't make the call because the vaccine was dangerous to individuals. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 05:09 AM |
#185 |
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I can't speak for these parents.. |
girl gone mad |
Jan-15-09 05:41 AM |
#189 |
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it is relevant in that their scientific establishment decided the benefit didn't outweigh the risk. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 04:48 AM |
#180 |
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No. Not necessarily. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 05:04 AM |
#184 |
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yes, but don't be pedantic. I think you understand the point perfectly well. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 06:06 AM |
#194 |
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Yes, I saw that. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 03:33 AM |
#159 |
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The vaccine contains live virus. |
girl gone mad |
Jan-15-09 04:06 AM |
#167 |
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I'm aware of that. |
Pithlet |
Jan-15-09 05:27 AM |
#188 |
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You keep saying that the vaccine protects agains shingles.. |
girl gone mad |
Jan-15-09 05:52 AM |
#191 |
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Do you avoid seatbelts since we didn't use them in the old days? |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 01:35 PM |
#223 |
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no. i don't avoid vaccines either. you mistake my position. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 05:19 PM |
#241 |
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I'm one of those who chose not to vaccinate their child for chicken pox - |
lynne |
Jan-15-09 06:46 PM |
#262 |
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The vaccine is not proven....and NO ONE knows how long it lasts. |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-17-09 09:51 PM |
#272 |
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The strong/smart/lucky too survived, didn't they? |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-17-09 09:48 PM |
#271 |
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The kid would get chicken pox-you don't think that's getting sick? |
lizzy |
Jan-15-09 06:35 AM |
#198 |
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For mumps also |
conscious evolution |
Jan-14-09 10:39 PM |
#69 |
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Chicken Pox nearly killed me! It can be dangerous |
JCMach1 |
Jan-14-09 10:44 PM |
#71 |
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A San Diego girl lost both legs, both arms and nearly her life to chicken pox |
Liberty Belle |
Jan-14-09 10:59 PM |
#74 |
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Ok, I had already posted once and deleted because I thought maybe |
polly7 |
Jan-14-09 11:15 PM |
#80 |
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Oh how awful |
proud2Blib |
Jan-14-09 11:56 PM |
#91 |
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I am so sorry |
renate |
Jan-15-09 10:27 AM |
#208 |
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Oh, I am so sorry. |
myrna minx |
Jan-15-09 01:25 PM |
#220 |
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Dumb |
ismnotwasm |
Jan-14-09 11:06 PM |
#76 |
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These parents should be charged with child abuse |
proud2Blib |
Jan-14-09 11:54 PM |
#89 |
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I second that ... |
ShortnFiery |
Jan-15-09 12:06 AM |
#93 |
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um - what do you think people did before 1995? |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 12:24 AM |
#98 |
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Deliberately exposing children to a potentially fatal disease isn't child abuse? |
proud2Blib |
Jan-15-09 06:01 AM |
#192 |
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as i said, it's what most people did before 1995; i guess they were insane. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 05:14 PM |
#238 |
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It's safer get it as a kid than as adult? |
lizzy |
Jan-15-09 06:44 AM |
#199 |
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yes, it is. that's why responsible parents, before 1995, tried to expose their kids |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 06:16 PM |
#256 |
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That's crazy talk. |
girl gone mad |
Jan-15-09 04:13 AM |
#170 |
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I am not arguing the safety or effectiveness of the vaccine |
proud2Blib |
Jan-15-09 06:06 AM |
#193 |
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there's nothing new about this practice...get a grip already. |
QuestionAll |
Jan-15-09 05:09 PM |
#237 |
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I'm their worst nightmare |
JulieRB |
Jan-15-09 01:06 AM |
#127 |
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"Chicken Pox Parties" is that what the kids are calling it nowdays? |
CasualWatcher9 |
Jan-15-09 01:07 AM |
#128 |
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Isn't that considered biological warfare? |
Tilion |
Jan-15-09 01:41 AM |
#139 |
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The only reason why I vaccinated my kid was out of fear of shingles later on |
GloriaSmith |
Jan-15-09 02:47 AM |
#147 |
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i havent heard my kids need the second and third and both |
seabeyond |
Jan-15-09 06:29 AM |
#197 |
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Do they have methicillin resistent staph aureus parties for when they get pneumonia? |
McCamy Taylor |
Jan-15-09 02:48 AM |
#148 |
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I'm 21 and my parents exposed me when I was a child |
Hippo_Tron |
Jan-15-09 02:57 AM |
#149 |
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That's just vaccination in a rather less safe form! |
LeftishBrit |
Jan-15-09 03:52 AM |
#164 |
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The problem with this is you can get them twice. I did. |
JeanGrey |
Jan-15-09 04:37 AM |
#177 |
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I had the cooties when I was a kid. |
Progs Rock |
Jan-15-09 04:57 AM |
#183 |
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me too. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-15-09 06:09 AM |
#195 |
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Better than Chicken Pot Pie parties...I fucking hate chicken pot pie. |
Evoman |
Jan-15-09 07:54 AM |
#202 |
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Ugh. This borders on child abuse. |
Odin2005 |
Jan-15-09 08:09 AM |
#204 |
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Elder abuse too, if you factor in what can happen 60, 70 years in the future. |
Winebrat |
Jan-15-09 10:09 AM |
#207 |
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Precisely. |
AspieGrrl |
Jan-15-09 12:35 PM |
#216 |
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The vaccine is the live virus. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Jan-15-09 10:50 AM |
#210 |
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Very good points. I was wondering about this myself... |
Phentex |
Jan-15-09 03:56 PM |
#229 |
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Yep. |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-15-09 04:01 PM |
#230 |
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Yet Further Proof As To How Absolutely Asinine Some People Can Be. |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Jan-15-09 10:59 AM |
#212 |
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Stupid |
Stuckinthebush |
Jan-15-09 11:10 AM |
#214 |
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This is the natural method, it makes perfect sense to most parents |
ItNerd4life |
Jan-15-09 01:04 PM |
#218 |
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Most people who get their kids immunized are parents. |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 01:41 PM |
#225 |
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mothers used to let the kids play together, but it wasn't a big production number |
carlyhippy |
Jan-15-09 01:04 PM |
#219 |
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Who here got the vaccine (and a what age)? |
pstokely |
Jan-15-09 01:28 PM |
#221 |
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Serious question to anyone planning on this. What will you do to make sure your kid(s) are cared for |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 01:32 PM |
#222 |
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Work should NEVER supplant your obligation to your family. |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-15-09 03:51 PM |
#228 |
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What if you will get fired if you don't go to work? |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 04:03 PM |
#231 |
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You get fired! |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-15-09 04:37 PM |
#233 |
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In the meantime you and sick kid are out on the street. |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 04:40 PM |
#234 |
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FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-15-09 05:06 PM |
#236 |
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That was random. |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 05:16 PM |
#240 |
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No, it's not random. |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-15-09 05:24 PM |
#243 |
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I'm for the Parties |
Best_man23 |
Jan-15-09 04:31 PM |
#232 |
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I went to plenty of Chicken Pox parties |
bambino |
Jan-15-09 04:40 PM |
#235 |
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I've never gone to any chicken pox parties. |
lizzy |
Jan-15-09 08:57 PM |
#265 |
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I had them all |
bambino |
Jan-15-09 11:22 PM |
#267 |
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Dumb. Why court trouble and misery for your children? Get them vaccinated and |
wienerdoggie |
Jan-15-09 05:23 PM |
#242 |
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You don't understand the issue...... |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-15-09 05:29 PM |
#244 |
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we all got chicken pox at the same time and got it over with. |
ejpoeta |
Jan-15-09 05:37 PM |
#246 |
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This is about people who don't want the vaccine, but would rather their kids get chickenpox. |
uppityperson |
Jan-15-09 05:54 PM |
#249 |
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i know that. i am saying i hadn't even realized my daughter had HAD the vaccine. |
ejpoeta |
Jan-15-09 05:57 PM |
#251 |
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this is nothing new |
nini |
Jan-15-09 05:40 PM |
#247 |
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It's not more 'dangerous' as an adult, it's more "painful" (not the right word)...... |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-17-09 10:16 PM |
#274 |
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My brother had a very bad case of post-chicken pox encephalitis in 1968 |
slackmaster |
Jan-15-09 05:55 PM |
#250 |
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You had mumps? |
Mind_your_head |
Jan-17-09 10:19 PM |
#275 |
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When I was a kid... again with my kids... |
Juniperx |
Jan-15-09 06:37 PM |
#258 |
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That would be practicing medicine without a license. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Jan-15-09 06:39 PM |
#259 |
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