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Shrike47

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1. Yup. And they can't offer any evidence to support that 'feeling' they have that vacs are bad.

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Sat Feb 7, 2015, 07:52 AM

Feb 2015

They just know.

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If someone tells you "I'm not an Anti-Vaxxer, but".................................... [View all] trumad Feb 2015 OP

Yup. And they can't offer any evidence to support that 'feeling' they have that vacs are bad. Shrike47 Feb 2015 #1

Very little in life is all good or all bad. Chemisse Feb 2015 #2

You mean the HepB vaccine that's been around since th 90s? Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2015 #4

I think it's fine, if needed. Chemisse Feb 2015 #7

It is needed. Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2015 #10

It's new to the schedule. Chemisse Feb 2015 #11

1991 was 24 years ago. Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2015 #12

LOL - I guess when you are as old as I am, 1991 doesn't seem so long ago. Chemisse Feb 2015 #18

Once again, HepB was a big problem until the vaccine happened. Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2015 #23

Which demonstrates my original point exactly. Thanks. n/t Chemisse Feb 2015 #29

Your original point is that HepB vax isn't needed. Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2015 #30

Perhaps you could scroll up a bit. Chemisse Feb 2015 #32

LOL, at one time all of them were new! nt Logical Feb 2015 #26

The risk of someone contracting chronic hepatitis after hepatitis B is 90% is acquired after age 2 Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2015 #39

What are you basing this opinion on? phil89 Feb 2015 #31

I am basing this on my very strong feelings Chemisse Feb 2015 #33

I might add the "swine flu" vaccine of 1976 that was all the rage pipoman Feb 2015 #13

Ahhh, I had forgotten about that. Chemisse Feb 2015 #16

500 claims of GBS. Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2015 #22

Except there really was no risk in this case... pipoman Feb 2015 #38

Anti Wellness/Preventative Care HockeyMom Feb 2015 #3

Preventative care is a good thing... Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2015 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #17

Library open? nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #19

Damnit! Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2015 #24

Click early on a vaccine thread. Trust me. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #27

Haha! Me too. Chemisse Feb 2015 #34

Being pro-vaccination is being pro-wellness/preventative care... Humanist_Activist Feb 2015 #9

I said that vaccination is a part of the HockeyMom Feb 2015 #14

"Big Brother is watching you"? NuclearDem Feb 2015 #21

And they're already here defending their nuttery. n/t Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2015 #6

I am not the parent of a young child HockeyMom Feb 2015 #15

You are an anti-vax nutter. Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2015 #25

Ideally, the children will all be vaccinated. Chemisse Feb 2015 #36

You cannot force Herd Immunity on ADULTS HockeyMom Feb 2015 #40

All these vaccine discussions need to go to Creative Speculation steve2470 Feb 2015 #8

tru Story alcibiades_mystery Feb 2015 #20

Agreed Gothmog Feb 2015 #28

My cousin will start sentences with "I'm not a racist, but" obxhead Feb 2015 #35

I'm not an anti-vaxxer, but LWolf Feb 2015 #37