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Dr Hobbitstein

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23. Once again, HepB was a big problem until the vaccine happened.

Reply to Chemisse (Reply #18)

Sun Feb 8, 2015, 10:59 AM

Feb 2015

Everyone was at risk. Now, the risk is less BECAUSE of the vaccine. That is no reason to stop vaccinating, however.

You can ignore the data all you want, but in the end you're either and anti-vaxxer, or an apologist for the nutters.

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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