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In reply to the discussion: I've Got Whooping Cough. Thanks a Lot, Jenny McCarthy. [View all]SidDithers
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Sure, there were a few, but McCarthy spewed her ignorance and made it mainstream.
cleanhippie
Nov 2013
#76
The problem with stupid people is that they refuse to acknowledgr and accept their
Drahthaardogs
Nov 2013
#55
Being vaccinated is not a 100% guarantee that you won't catch the illness.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2013
#40
While you were hospitalized they should have advised you that adults can be vaccinated anytime Tdap
lunasun
Nov 2013
#4
See post #14 and you're responding to an article posted, not the poster of said article.
Moonwalk
Nov 2013
#16
Yes, you can get shingles as an adult if you had chickenpox as a kid. n/t
winter is coming
Nov 2013
#105
Yeah. One of my kid's teachers just got revaccinated because one of her children came down with
winter is coming
Nov 2013
#13
The newest Tetanus booster (DTaP) shot (every 10 years) has whooping cough included.
NutmegYankee
Nov 2013
#123
This is exactly how I got my poster for Whooping cough, just 2 years ago. n/t
Sheepshank
Nov 2013
#137
What's scary is how many people will believe anti-science craziness is 'mainstream'
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#25
Getting a 'booster' isn't the point here... non-vaccination creates a vector that makes EVERYONE
JCMach1
Nov 2013
#31
More here. I regard this material as factual (see extensive footnotes), neutral, essential reading.
proverbialwisdom
Nov 2013
#36
The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a public charity anti-vaccination advocacy group.
idwiyo
Nov 2013
#93
Interesting perspective. Certainly those who act in accordance with the advice of a medical
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#57
You read it correctly, the post title is the same as the article title. nt
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#75
Please carefully check out the Mumper study, noting the publication source and the article content.
proverbialwisdom
Nov 2013
#66
1) I am not the author; 2) most people don't realize that their childhood vaccines
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#73
Hard to guess. I would ask the provider, or see what your current Dr. says. n/t
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#140
It's amazing how many people in this country ignore science and listen to idiots.
Vashta Nerada
Nov 2013
#96
I got a booster after a couple babies died of it in CA a couple years ago.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#112
All 5 cases in our area last week were in people who were up-to-date on their vaccines. Why so many?
Liberty Belle
Nov 2013
#121
there is no connection between vaccine/vaccine schedules and autism
La Lioness Priyanka
Nov 2013
#133
anti-vaccine nuts are dangers and insanely selfish. i really cannot stand people who wont vaccinate
La Lioness Priyanka
Nov 2013
#132