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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:07 PM Original message |
Whooping cough epidemic in California |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. I got this a couple of years ago. Really sucks |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I had it years ago. Got revaccinated this year just in case. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Well, after getting it... |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. I'm not sure they know how long the immunity lasts. |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
140. Re-vaccination isn't always required. |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
61. Me, too! In 2006/2007, at the age of 57. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #61 |
74. I got it in my mid 20s. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. I had no idea. Scary |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. ... |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. ahh, Pertussis... |
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hugo_from_TN (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. Thanks to the anti-vaccers n/t |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Their WILLFUL ignorance leaves behind a trail of murdered babies. n/t |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. "murdered babies" |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. The anti-vaxers do not have a reasonable position. The body count they create is inexcusable. n/t |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Nor do the abortion doctors!!!1!!!1 |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I'm not talking about fetuses or embryos.. I'm talking about actual, BORN people. Geesh. n/t |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Gesh. I'm so unreasonable to point out hyperbole |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. People who refuse to vaccinate spread disease to those who are too young to be vaccinated. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. "It's called murder." |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. My sister has an autoimmune disease |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. "Could indeed kill her" |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Typhoid Mary was labelled a murderer |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. You need an epidemiology degree to recognize hyperbole? |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:54 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. See my post below |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. "an anti-vaxxer is capable of murder" |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #50 |
122. "He who can pick up a frying pan owns death." |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 07:38 PM Response to Reply #122 |
136. Awesome quote |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #41 |
55. No. It's fair. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Thats not what we are talking about |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:28 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. You said that Typhoid Mary being called a murderer was "hyperbole"... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:37 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. We aren't talking about Typhoid Mary |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. "Typhoid Mary was labelled a murderer" |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Typhoid Mary isn't a concerned mom with an unfounded belief |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:14 PM Response to Reply #76 |
86. Let's not go back and forth when we essentially agree. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:05 PM Response to Reply #59 |
83. So rather than giving it to the mods to decide you decide to continue to kick this |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:10 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. Why would this be a situation for the mods to intervene? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:20 PM Response to Reply #85 |
89. A broad-brush attack against those opposed to vaccinations (anti-vaxers) as baby murders... |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #89 |
93. Anti-vaccers are a DU group? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #93 |
94. Search the forum, and youll find some post here |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. I defended the position of calling Typhoid Mary a murderer... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:45 PM Response to Reply #95 |
97. Gotcha |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 07:04 PM Response to Reply #85 |
131. Oregone complains "Its a broad-brush attack that is clearly against DU rules" |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:35 AM Response to Reply #85 |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 02:55 PM Response to Reply #55 |
184. I would like to suggest that if a VACCINATED child comes down with |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 06:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
129. So, your sister is antivaccine? |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #17 |
179. When did you have your adult pertussis jab? |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #16 |
171. Well, when it isn't hyperbole, it is kind of unreasonable. |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 08:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
141. They do have a reasonable position. |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 12:18 AM Response to Reply #141 |
150. You got your numbers wrong |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 06:15 AM Response to Reply #150 |
152. No, friend, you are mistaken. |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 06:58 AM Response to Reply #152 |
153. When you talk to an anti-vaxxer |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:23 AM Response to Reply #153 |
155. Don't be an ass, quote me honestly: |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:51 AM Response to Reply #155 |
160. Your sentence could have been taken either way |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 08:11 AM Response to Reply #160 |
161. The nature of vaccines |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #161 |
162. No, My argument was in there |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
33. Would you prefer "manslaughtered by willful neglect babies?" |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. No. Murder is much more exciting. Annihilate, Destroy, Massacre and Whack are pretty sweet |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Either way they've killed a baby for their own twisted ideology. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:21 AM Response to Reply #42 |
154. There is however, a difference between killing someone and actually murdering them |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. What do you think of someone who doesn't tell their partner |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. So, the law has found those type who knowingly transmit HIV as guilty |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:24 AM Response to Reply #43 |
156. Let's see, you're comparing someone who knowingly spreads a disease to someone |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 12:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
149. You've never tried having a "healthy dialogue" with one have you? |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. There is no evidence that California parents are not vaccinating. Quite the contrary. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
72. Unfortunately that measles outbreak in San Diego last year argues against this. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 06:40 PM Response to Reply #72 |
124. I've read about the single boy who stopped herd immunity in it's |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
28. Actually, it has more to do with undocumented immigrants. |
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jmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
67. It was nearly an epidemic in my area when I was in high school. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. My mom nearly died of pertussis when she was a little girl |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
13. I picked up whooping cough while working on the Kerry Campaign & canvassing. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
18. Why is pertussis on the rise in CA? |
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ORDagnabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. one arguement against our immigration policy (or lack of one) is because of the diseases |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Here's a list of vaccination requirements for getting an immigrant visa |
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ORDagnabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
48. so legal immigrants are safe and illegal immigrants aren't. good arguement. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. I think it's a very good argument for reforming our immigration system |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:11 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Its a good argument for reforming the immigration system, yes... |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:08 PM Response to Reply #60 |
102. it's why we must extend health care to EVERYONE here; comm diseases don't respect borders or papers |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:27 AM Response to Reply #102 |
158. It certainly makes the argument for single payer health care that's accessible to |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 06:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
128. People come here from all over the world, and yes, some of them aren't vaccinated. (ro) |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #18 |
178. "Is it being spread by adults whose immunity from the vaccine has weakened over time?" |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
20. My sons couldn't be immunized for it because my older son had a very serious |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Careful |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. "Take your anti-vaxx nastiness elsewhere, fool." |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:54 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Please review the rules yourself. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Who is posting "pseudoscientific conspiracy bullshit"? |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:56 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. Its not hyperbole |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:03 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. I thought she just has a cool name |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #47 |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:08 PM Original message |
Is what you post "very likely to create constructive dialogue"? It doesn't seem so. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
90. You know where the "Alert" link is |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #90 |
132. Naw, just amused at your complaint when you are doing the same |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 07:40 PM Response to Reply #132 |
137. I cite every violation since the new rules |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 08:57 PM Response to Reply #137 |
142. That is a good thing. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 09:28 PM Response to Reply #142 |
144. No, its an anoying thing |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #144 |
145. Again, I agree |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
63. What else is new here? lol! |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Might be worthwhile to ask the doc about the acellular shot the next time they go. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
62. Thanks for your recommendation but my sons are 19 and 23 now. |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 06:13 PM Response to Reply #62 |
119. No worries, then! |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #119 |
181. No! There aren't! |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
22. Thank you, anti-vaccine crowd, for bringing back a preventable disease. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:37 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Itll always be around because adults aren't immune |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. Like small pox? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #36 |
49. Well, not every disease is directly comparable |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 06:19 PM Response to Reply #49 |
121. Actually, it looks like pertussis uses only humans as a reservoir. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 07:42 PM Response to Reply #121 |
138. And? |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 09:14 PM Response to Reply #138 |
143. The point is |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 10:46 PM Response to Reply #138 |
147. Never said it was simple, only that it appeared possible. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
68. Actually you can check. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #68 |
80. Cool. I didn't know about that. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:08 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. I don't think they'd even answer that question for free. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Unless you've had the recommended adult pertussis booster, you're an "anti-vaxer" |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #26 |
69. Got it last December. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 06:42 PM Response to Reply #69 |
127. One of the few non-hypocrites |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 06:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
118. Had the disease myself as a baby, thanks. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #118 |
125. So you've not had the booster? |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 10:47 PM Response to Reply #125 |
148. Considering we don't know exactly how long the antibodies last, |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #26 |
130. I've had that, a couple of years ago before traveling. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
29. This "epidemic" is in spite of high cooperation from parents. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Yeah, I didn't even know there was an adult booster before this thread |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Most people don't. I remember our pediatrician being frustrated that there wasn't |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
46. Sad |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #46 |
58. Someday people will not have to die from these diseases. nt |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. Because someday people will no longer live on this planet... |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Smallpox seems to be gone. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:34 PM Response to Reply #66 |
92. It's not gone... |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:46 PM Response to Reply #92 |
98. Not if we start vaccinated for it again. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #98 |
100. Do you trust Russia to keep their vile of Smallpox |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:12 PM Response to Reply #100 |
105. No. Which is why I would love to be vaccinated against small pox.... |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:21 PM Response to Reply #105 |
109. I won't jump on that band-wagon... |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:28 PM Response to Reply #109 |
112. Crazy story about the H1N1 vaccine... |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:35 PM Response to Reply #112 |
116. Glad you didn't catch it!! |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:25 AM Response to Reply #100 |
157. You mean vial, and America has a similar one |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:23 AM Response to Reply #157 |
168. Yes, vial not vile. sorry about that... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #65 |
77. My first thought too |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Disease will exist, but targeted diseases can be eliminated by vaccination. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. If humans even exist |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:47 PM Response to Reply #78 |
99. Acutally, there was just a measles case reported at my son's |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #99 |
106. Too coincidental. I just posted to you a CDC article about the SD measles outbreak of 2008... |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:19 PM Response to Reply #106 |
108. That's okay... |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #108 |
110. But not from Arizona anymore, I hear. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #110 |
114. On a positive note... |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #114 |
120. Thanks so much!! nt |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
54. Blame the pro-infectious disease crowd for this. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:07 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. "They are fucking murderers as far as I am concerned" |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
70. My wife and I had it, starting last summer. |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
75. Chronic coughing in California |
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PADemD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
81. Can someone get pertussis more than once? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:04 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Not sure. But your childhood vax can wear off in adulthood |
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PADemD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 10:15 PM Response to Reply #82 |
146. I know. Mine did at age 11. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:20 PM Response to Reply #81 |
88. Absolutely. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
87. Wow... such broad strokes here! |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:32 PM Response to Reply #87 |
91. I wonder if you considered the risk your choice would put others at? |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:45 PM Response to Reply #91 |
96. I love to discuss... |
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SunnySong (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #96 |
101. Unfortunately your choice may lead to death of your child and others. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:12 PM Response to Reply #101 |
104. I really must disagree with you. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #96 |
103. And if the diseases were to return? As they have in several clusters of unvaccinated children? |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #103 |
107. Assuming vaccination prevents paralysis and death |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:24 PM Response to Reply #107 |
111. Just out of honest curiosity, how else do you explain the near eradication of these diseases... |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:30 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. Near eradication... key phrase |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #113 |
115. Okay, but why did they decrease after vaccines were invented? |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 05:56 PM Response to Reply #115 |
117. Healthy lifestyles and nutrittion? |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 06:33 PM Response to Reply #117 |
123. Heh. That subject line just made me laugh (in a civil way) |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:13 AM Response to Reply #123 |
163. No, I'm not claiming to be an expert... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #117 |
126. You are suggesting, here, that Polio went away on its own? B/c of "healthy lifestyles"??? |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 07:31 PM Response to Reply #126 |
135. We are a victim of our own success. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #126 |
164. I'm not trying to argue anything other than what I believe. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #164 |
183. Yes, well, "not believing in" vaccines is like not believing in gravity. |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 06:04 PM Response to Reply #164 |
186. Do you understand that it's not about what you believe? |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 07:19 PM Response to Reply #117 |
133. What? That doesn't make any sense at all. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:18 AM Response to Reply #133 |
165. I agree with you there... |
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SunnySong (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 01:53 AM Response to Reply #117 |
151. Actually reducing smoking doesn't reduce smoking related diseases,. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:29 AM Response to Reply #151 |
169. Thank you for your insight here |
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DatManFromNawlins (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:17 AM Response to Reply #169 |
172. Your child is perfectly safe until he encounters a child with a communicable disease |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:30 AM Response to Reply #172 |
173. And even then, he will still has the potential to remain safe and healthy. |
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DatManFromNawlins (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #173 |
180. Of course they aren't |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #180 |
182. My wife breast fed our child for a year... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 07:24 PM Response to Reply #87 |
134. That's child neglect- no two ways about it |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 08:39 PM Response to Reply #134 |
139. Completely Agree |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:18 AM Response to Reply #134 |
166. I totally disagree, sorry. nt |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:33 AM Response to Reply #87 |
159. The choice argument sucks. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:21 AM Response to Reply #159 |
167. Nothing other than it is preventetive and not guaranteed. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #167 |
185. Aspirin isn't guaranteed. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #185 |
187. I rarely take aspirin... maybe 2-3 times a year? |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #187 |
188. No there aren't "aluminum products." |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 09:10 AM Response to Reply #188 |
190. Thanks but I don't need your luck. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #190 |
191. No, you don't have to live in fear. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
170. Triumph of the anti-vaxers.........I think I got whooping cough several years |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:39 AM Response to Reply #170 |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
177. Sounds like a jobs for our corporations... |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 05:10 AM Response to Original message |
189. We have had quite a few cases here too-it started last year |
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