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Spring Valley, NY - At least 45 children in Rockland have been diagnosed with mumps, a highly infectious disease that is also being reported in communities in Brooklyn and Orange County, N.Y., according to the state Department of Health.
The Rockland cases have all occurred in religious communities in Monsey and Spring Valley, according to an alert issued this week by the state Department of Health.
According to the Journal News The state is also tracking 62 cases reported in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn, as well as seven confirmed cases in Kiryas Joel in Orange County.
Other cases contected to the outbreak have also been reported in Lakewood, N.J., and in Quebec, according to health officials.
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Nov 05, 2009 at 10:25 PM Anonymous Says:
Wonderring did these kids get vaccinated
? Or is this whole vaccine a game from the drug company's. My freinds make sure to go out n get this h1n1 stuff in ur kids small bodys
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Nov 05, 2009 at 10:22 PM Anonymous Says:
just curious how there can be an outbreak of mumps if you need to have the mmr shot?? I don't think you are allowed into school without it.
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Nov 05, 2009 at 10:57 PM Anonymous Says:
“ just curious how there can be an outbreak of mumps if you need to have the mmr shot?? I don't think you are allowed into school without it. ”
My friend is a 25 year old male, who received all the immunizations, yet still came down with this strain which is supposedly mumps, the reason I am saying supposedly is, because there are a couple doctors who told him that they suspect it is a different virus with mumps like symptoms
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Nov 05, 2009 at 10:51 PM Gefilte Fish Says:
“ just curious how there can be an outbreak of mumps if you need to have the mmr shot?? I don't think you are allowed into school without it. ”
15 to 20% or those vaccinated still have a chance of getting mumps.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 12:18 AM anonymous says Says:
my 26 yr old brother had the mumps several weeks ago he got his mmr shot and the booster shot as well and still came down with the mumps as #3 said 2 doctors told my brother it is not the regular strain of the mumps but a virus with similar symptoms that is much less severe and he should go about his regular business, just keep some distance from people who weren't vaccinated. which makes no sense because if its not the mumps then nobody was vaccinated .this is why its spreading with doctors downplaying the severity and saying its not the mumps people are not taking the proper precautions to stop the spread such as staying home for 16 days after being exposed and up to another 9 days after exhibiting symptoms if people think they are smarter then the us health dptmnt they should read a little online about the permanent damage mumps can do to an adult male {sterility} among other things
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Nov 05, 2009 at 11:56 PM monseylongtimenative Says:
between H1N1 and the mumps, this is just quite scary!
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Nov 05, 2009 at 11:48 PM Can't handle selfish people Says:
Do us all a favor, anyone who wishes not to vaccinate their children please move to a rural town and home school your kids!! The mumps, is not a joke! G-d forbid it can cause sterility and deafness. Not only will you cause a kid to suffer now but G-d forbid, imagine their pain in the future to not be able to have children. To me this whole movement of not vaccinating our kids, just shows me how quickly people forget. So many children suffered, from polio, measels, mumps and more. Bourch Hashem, we have the vaccines, use them! The effects from the illnesses are far worse. May this illness go away as quickly as it surfaced and may all our kids grow strong and healthy to be able to bring more healthy Jewish kinderlach into this world.
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Nov 05, 2009 at 11:28 PM Sruli Says:
“ 15 to 20% or those vaccinated still have a chance of getting mumps. ”
Quite so, and that's where the concept of herd immunity comes into play. If everyone is immunized, the virus won't be able to spread at all, and those 15 - 20% may be susceptible to infection but will not be exposed to it. This outbreak is caused by lack of vaccination in the community.
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Nov 05, 2009 at 10:47 PM Babishka Says:
People should get their kids vaccinated! There is an "anti-vaccination" mishugass and it is deadly.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 07:09 AM healthcare Says:
Ask your Doctor to clarify, but it is still possible to catch Mumps even if you were vaccinated-
Enough comments about getting vaccinated-
You can take a simple blood test to find out if you are still vaccinated.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 02:28 AM me Says:
The original news article says at least 75% of the kids affected had their two MMR shots. Bad vaccine or new strain of virus?
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Nov 06, 2009 at 07:39 AM Anonymous Says:
To Commentors 8 and 9,
I am not sure that vaccines are safe. I would really understand your concern if this mumps outbreak were in any way to the kids not being vaccinated. In reality this is obviously a non covered variety or the vaccine, as given does not provide long lasting immunity..
I wonder if there are any statistics on how many in these communities were not vaccinated. I will bet theumber is 2% or less. Th anti vaccinators are mostly talk, after the fact.
Save your typing and righteous energy for a situation where you are right rather than misinformed.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 07:55 AM ezras nashim Says:
#9 and #12 are right -- the rest of these comments are ill-informed /hysterical. Immunization needs to be much better regulated for SAFETY and EFFICACY:
a) the govt is already tyrannizing its citizens with compulsory immunizations which can create lifelong damage to children, and
b) all our chochmas with antiviral immunizations are only of limited effectiveness when it comes to different strains of the same virus.
So nu? Some people will get sick. Our schools already are exercising an option to refuse admission to children who haven't been immunized. The rest is up to the Aibishter -- and hot-soap-and-water (not Purell) hygiene.
(And P.S.our chadarim can be much more makpid about tissues, paper towels and hand-washing.) Good Shabbos and refuah sheleima.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 07:55 AM old timer Says:
The doctors are now saying that the vaccine doesn't always work on everyone. Most of the children with the mumps now were vaccinated. But they are saying that maybe the strength of the the vaccination was not strong enough to last as long as they thought. Also, you are right this comes from those people who think, why should I vaccinate let everyone else vaccinate and then my kid is immune. Very silly and stupid. Because if we all thought that way, we would still have small pox, diphtheria and the rest of those viruses that were eradicated. Don't be dumb, Immunize your kids. Save them unneeded sickness and stress.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 08:40 AM sara J Says:
My Dr. said it is a new strain of the mumps & those kids in the office that have it all were immune to the mumps (they were tested) but it is possible to loose your immunity. i lost my immunity to whooping cough & got it as an adult & I also lost my immunity to german measels & had to get another shot after my daughter was vorn
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Nov 06, 2009 at 08:35 AM Two Sides To Every Story Says:
“ Do us all a favor, anyone who wishes not to vaccinate their children please move to a rural town and home school your kids!! The mumps, is not a joke! G-d forbid it can cause sterility and deafness. Not only will you cause a kid to suffer now but G-d forbid, imagine their pain in the future to not be able to have children. To me this whole movement of not vaccinating our kids, just shows me how quickly people forget. So many children suffered, from polio, measels, mumps and more. Bourch Hashem, we have the vaccines, use them! The effects from the illnesses are far worse. May this illness go away as quickly as it surfaced and may all our kids grow strong and healthy to be able to bring more healthy Jewish kinderlach into this world.
”
First of all, my brother got the disease FROM THE VACCINE and we almost lost him to it, nisht mer gedacht. If a person contracts the disease from the vaccine then it can usually be a much stronger form of the disease as your body had to create some antibodies against the vaccine and it STILL caught the disease. Therefore, please understand that while the doctor tells you that the percentages are low for contracting the disease from the vaccine, they don't seem so low anymore when it happens to someone you know and you spend six weeks watching him being slowly nursed to health and wondering if he will survive and it's all because he tried to take steps to prevent this in the first place.
The other thing that REALLY bugs me is if you vaccinate your children then why should you care AT ALL if the other children are vaccinated or not. Your child is completely safe in your opinion. I mean, isn't that the point of the vaccine? Therefore, shouldn't the unvaccinated child be the only one in danger here? You either believe in the benefits of the vaccine or you don't. It doesn't work both ways. It is just that people become very uncomfortable and insecure when someone else is taking a stand that they don't quite fully comprehend or agree with. It's a sign of ignorance to be bothered to such an extent that these children aren't vaccinated when it really, as you yourself suggest, it shouldn't be able to penetrate your perfect little world anyway.
Just a thought.
Over and out.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 09:12 AM Anonymous Says:
“ First of all, my brother got the disease FROM THE VACCINE and we almost lost him to it, nisht mer gedacht. If a person contracts the disease from the vaccine then it can usually be a much stronger form of the disease as your body had to create some antibodies against the vaccine and it STILL caught the disease. Therefore, please understand that while the doctor tells you that the percentages are low for contracting the disease from the vaccine, they don't seem so low anymore when it happens to someone you know and you spend six weeks watching him being slowly nursed to health and wondering if he will survive and it's all because he tried to take steps to prevent this in the first place.
The other thing that REALLY bugs me is if you vaccinate your children then why should you care AT ALL if the other children are vaccinated or not. Your child is completely safe in your opinion. I mean, isn't that the point of the vaccine? Therefore, shouldn't the unvaccinated child be the only one in danger here? You either believe in the benefits of the vaccine or you don't. It doesn't work both ways. It is just that people become very uncomfortable and insecure when someone else is taking a stand that they don't quite fully comprehend or agree with. It's a sign of ignorance to be bothered to such an extent that these children aren't vaccinated when it really, as you yourself suggest, it shouldn't be able to penetrate your perfect little world anyway.
Just a thought.
Over and out. ”
to Two Sides,
The answer is very simple and you just don't get it.
You are basically right.
The herd learned a new term herd immunity and they keep hocking about it. There might be an issue about kids too young to have been vaccinated or not well enough to vaccinate but that is about it.
Having said this please understand, you stepped in a pile of garbage put out by rabid folos that think they know it all, they think that vaccines are absolutely safe. Only a fool would believe that. I believe they are not always safe and a real scientist will talk about statistics, not absolutes.
Many kids lost their father 25 yrs ago when they vaccinated soldiers against the swine flu. To the kids, they lost their father, to scientists it was an unproven abberation, a statistical fluke.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 09:26 AM Anonymous Says:
Because of these vaccinations we are all losing our bodies's natural ability to fight viruses and infections. We have not become stronger than in the past generations, we are becoming weaker. My parents over 80 years ago did not have vaccinations, and they survived diphtheria and whooping cough. I believe they had good strong immune systems which they passed on to their children, as none of us ever get really sick. But, our generation will not be able to pass on this natural immunity to our children, because the shots have destroyed it.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 09:21 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Wonderring did these kids get vaccinated
? Or is this whole vaccine a game from the drug company's. My freinds make sure to go out n get this h1n1 stuff in ur kids small bodys ”
Maybe these shots aren't the magic bullet after all. Maybe we shouldn't have our children vaccinated, it doesn't seem to work.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 10:20 AM Anonymous Says:
As per my physician, I am no longer IMMUNE to Mumps.There is such a concept that it wears off with time. A simple blood test showed that. At the age of 25 I will imh be taking another MMR shot.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 10:36 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Because of these vaccinations we are all losing our bodies's natural ability to fight viruses and infections. We have not become stronger than in the past generations, we are becoming weaker. My parents over 80 years ago did not have vaccinations, and they survived diphtheria and whooping cough. I believe they had good strong immune systems which they passed on to their children, as none of us ever get really sick. But, our generation will not be able to pass on this natural immunity to our children, because the shots have destroyed it. ”
What you are saying is pure unadulterated nonsense and stupidity. Dr. Jonas Salk created the polio vaccine and now no American children have to suffer the horrors of polio. Smallpox used to be a horrific scourge that is now eradicated from the face of the earth. Humans are much stronger and better off for having vaccinations. There is no such thing as "natural immunity", you only get the immunity from exposure to small amounts of the disease. As for your parents, Diptheria and whooping cough are not death sentences; it is possible to survive them. All the crowned heads of Europe had normal childhood diseases before vaccinations, and some died and some lived, just like everyone else.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 09:49 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Because of these vaccinations we are all losing our bodies's natural ability to fight viruses and infections. We have not become stronger than in the past generations, we are becoming weaker. My parents over 80 years ago did not have vaccinations, and they survived diphtheria and whooping cough. I believe they had good strong immune systems which they passed on to their children, as none of us ever get really sick. But, our generation will not be able to pass on this natural immunity to our children, because the shots have destroyed it. ”
Huh? How many children didn't survive to adulthood because they got childhood diseases and didn't make it because there were no vaccines. Your logic is wrong. Less people get sick and don't survive than in the last generation. Look at the statistical data.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 09:48 AM Charlie Hall Says:
“ #9 and #12 are right -- the rest of these comments are ill-informed /hysterical. Immunization needs to be much better regulated for SAFETY and EFFICACY:
a) the govt is already tyrannizing its citizens with compulsory immunizations which can create lifelong damage to children, and
b) all our chochmas with antiviral immunizations are only of limited effectiveness when it comes to different strains of the same virus.
So nu? Some people will get sick. Our schools already are exercising an option to refuse admission to children who haven't been immunized. The rest is up to the Aibishter -- and hot-soap-and-water (not Purell) hygiene.
(And P.S.our chadarim can be much more makpid about tissues, paper towels and hand-washing.) Good Shabbos and refuah sheleima. ”
Vaccines are highly regulated for safety; no industry has more safety regulations than pharma. And the "lifelong damage" comes from people who don't vaccinate and get the disease. Furthermore, compulsary immunizations are a longstanding American tradition going all the way back to George Washington.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 09:46 AM Anonymous Says:
“ My Dr. said it is a new strain of the mumps & those kids in the office that have it all were immune to the mumps (they were tested) but it is possible to loose your immunity. i lost my immunity to whooping cough & got it as an adult & I also lost my immunity to german measels & had to get another shot after my daughter was vorn ”
Whooping cough isn't supposed to be life long immunity as is the MMR. It is given in combination to the tetnus shot which needs a booster every ten years. Until a few years ago they didn't know how to immunize adults against pertusis (whooping cough) the new tetnus shots are DTP or DTAP (diptheria tetnus and Pertusis). For many years they knew that german measels (rubella) immunity can be lost and that is why women are tested to for it before they become pregnant and during their first visit to an ob.
I am impressed that the doctors that people on this website use know more than the health department or the CDC. These agencies are still investigating why the blood work is coming back as being immune and positive for active infections. Which means it is the mumps not something similar. They are also investigating why they got it if they received both MMRS. One theory is that there was something was wrong with the immunizations from a few years so they are looking into the manufactureres and lot numbers of the vaccines that weren't effective. Of course this will make the anti vaccine people more anti vaccine but I prefer info that is based on solid research than hersey.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 09:45 AM Charlie Hall Says:
“ First of all, my brother got the disease FROM THE VACCINE and we almost lost him to it, nisht mer gedacht. If a person contracts the disease from the vaccine then it can usually be a much stronger form of the disease as your body had to create some antibodies against the vaccine and it STILL caught the disease. Therefore, please understand that while the doctor tells you that the percentages are low for contracting the disease from the vaccine, they don't seem so low anymore when it happens to someone you know and you spend six weeks watching him being slowly nursed to health and wondering if he will survive and it's all because he tried to take steps to prevent this in the first place.
The other thing that REALLY bugs me is if you vaccinate your children then why should you care AT ALL if the other children are vaccinated or not. Your child is completely safe in your opinion. I mean, isn't that the point of the vaccine? Therefore, shouldn't the unvaccinated child be the only one in danger here? You either believe in the benefits of the vaccine or you don't. It doesn't work both ways. It is just that people become very uncomfortable and insecure when someone else is taking a stand that they don't quite fully comprehend or agree with. It's a sign of ignorance to be bothered to such an extent that these children aren't vaccinated when it really, as you yourself suggest, it shouldn't be able to penetrate your perfect little world anyway.
Just a thought.
Over and out. ”
This does not represent Jewish values. We do not care only about our own selves or our own families. Vaccines save the lives and preserve the health of billions.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 09:43 AM Charlie Hall Says:
“ to Two Sides,
The answer is very simple and you just don't get it.
You are basically right.
The herd learned a new term herd immunity and they keep hocking about it. There might be an issue about kids too young to have been vaccinated or not well enough to vaccinate but that is about it.
Having said this please understand, you stepped in a pile of garbage put out by rabid folos that think they know it all, they think that vaccines are absolutely safe. Only a fool would believe that. I believe they are not always safe and a real scientist will talk about statistics, not absolutes.
Many kids lost their father 25 yrs ago when they vaccinated soldiers against the swine flu. To the kids, they lost their father, to scientists it was an unproven abberation, a statistical fluke. ”
I'm a real scientist and I talk statistics. In fact, I have a PhD in biostatistics. Vaccines for childhood diseases result in severe adverse events very very rarely. But the diseases themselves results in severe illness, often lifelong complications, and for some, death. Check the CDC web site for details (I have to go prepare for Shabat or I'd post numbers).
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Nov 06, 2009 at 09:41 AM Charlie Hall Says:
“ Because of these vaccinations we are all losing our bodies's natural ability to fight viruses and infections. We have not become stronger than in the past generations, we are becoming weaker. My parents over 80 years ago did not have vaccinations, and they survived diphtheria and whooping cough. I believe they had good strong immune systems which they passed on to their children, as none of us ever get really sick. But, our generation will not be able to pass on this natural immunity to our children, because the shots have destroyed it. ”
This is absolute rubbish. Look at how life expectancy has increased. That "natural immunity" did not protect children against polio, measles, and smallpox, all of which could and did kill. And many children DID die from diptheria or whooping cough; today because of vaccinations that is almost unheard of.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 09:39 AM Charlie Hall Says:
“ Maybe these shots aren't the magic bullet after all. Maybe we shouldn't have our children vaccinated, it doesn't seem to work. ”
It is only because of vaccinations that our children no longer have to be worried about measles, smallpox, mumps, rubella, and polio. The vaccines do work, and the miracle of herd immunity is that they don't even have to work in everyone. But it is essential that everyone get vaccinated! We acheived that for smalpox, and now nobody has to get vaccinated because there hasn't been a single case of the disease in 30 years.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 11:20 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Whooping cough isn't supposed to be life long immunity as is the MMR. It is given in combination to the tetnus shot which needs a booster every ten years. Until a few years ago they didn't know how to immunize adults against pertusis (whooping cough) the new tetnus shots are DTP or DTAP (diptheria tetnus and Pertusis). For many years they knew that german measels (rubella) immunity can be lost and that is why women are tested to for it before they become pregnant and during their first visit to an ob.
I am impressed that the doctors that people on this website use know more than the health department or the CDC. These agencies are still investigating why the blood work is coming back as being immune and positive for active infections. Which means it is the mumps not something similar. They are also investigating why they got it if they received both MMRS. One theory is that there was something was wrong with the immunizations from a few years so they are looking into the manufactureres and lot numbers of the vaccines that weren't effective. Of course this will make the anti vaccine people more anti vaccine but I prefer info that is based on solid research than hersey. ”
If the vaccines weren't effective for a few years, why are so many people of differing ages who were immunized, getting the mumps? The mystery continues.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 11:15 AM Anonymous Says:
“ my 26 yr old brother had the mumps several weeks ago he got his mmr shot and the booster shot as well and still came down with the mumps as #3 said 2 doctors told my brother it is not the regular strain of the mumps but a virus with similar symptoms that is much less severe and he should go about his regular business, just keep some distance from people who weren't vaccinated. which makes no sense because if its not the mumps then nobody was vaccinated .this is why its spreading with doctors downplaying the severity and saying its not the mumps people are not taking the proper precautions to stop the spread such as staying home for 16 days after being exposed and up to another 9 days after exhibiting symptoms if people think they are smarter then the us health dptmnt they should read a little online about the permanent damage mumps can do to an adult male {sterility} among other things ”
Doctors are advising isolation for five days as per the recommendation of the health department I trust my doctor more than some online thing you read about.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 09:32 AM Anonymous Says:
“ First of all, my brother got the disease FROM THE VACCINE and we almost lost him to it, nisht mer gedacht. If a person contracts the disease from the vaccine then it can usually be a much stronger form of the disease as your body had to create some antibodies against the vaccine and it STILL caught the disease. Therefore, please understand that while the doctor tells you that the percentages are low for contracting the disease from the vaccine, they don't seem so low anymore when it happens to someone you know and you spend six weeks watching him being slowly nursed to health and wondering if he will survive and it's all because he tried to take steps to prevent this in the first place.
The other thing that REALLY bugs me is if you vaccinate your children then why should you care AT ALL if the other children are vaccinated or not. Your child is completely safe in your opinion. I mean, isn't that the point of the vaccine? Therefore, shouldn't the unvaccinated child be the only one in danger here? You either believe in the benefits of the vaccine or you don't. It doesn't work both ways. It is just that people become very uncomfortable and insecure when someone else is taking a stand that they don't quite fully comprehend or agree with. It's a sign of ignorance to be bothered to such an extent that these children aren't vaccinated when it really, as you yourself suggest, it shouldn't be able to penetrate your perfect little world anyway.
Just a thought.
Over and out. ”
You can get in rare cases a reaction from the vaccine, but you can't get the disease itself.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 11:44 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Vaccines are highly regulated for safety; no industry has more safety regulations than pharma. And the "lifelong damage" comes from people who don't vaccinate and get the disease. Furthermore, compulsary immunizations are a longstanding American tradition going all the way back to George Washington.
”
To Charlie Hall,
Lifelong damage might apply to those that got sick or died from the vaccine to the Swine Flu during the Ford Administration. All victime were soldiers in their prime.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 11:53 AM CB Says:
“ Vaccines are highly regulated for safety; no industry has more safety regulations than pharma. And the "lifelong damage" comes from people who don't vaccinate and get the disease. Furthermore, compulsary immunizations are a longstanding American tradition going all the way back to George Washington.
”
Charlie Hall, please read
Even if you have a PHD in biostatistics it does negate facts.
Yes, no industry is more regulated than pharma, SURE NOT TRUE
Pharma is the industry that imported heparin from China that caused deaths in the US-kudos to Germany for figuring it out.
Pharma is the industry that imported eydrops that caused severe eye problems and near blindness-kudos to Singapore for figuring it out, banning it and warning the US which did nothing.
A regulated industry tries to stop deaths and figure out what is wrong rather than hide problems.
The clear pattern is that other, even small countries are more alert and diligent in protecting their population. I would not place blind trust in Pharma nor the FDC nor any Government agency that is supervising pharma.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 01:52 PM m Says:
Most of these people with the mumps were double vaccinated with mmr and they are all male teenagers
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Nov 07, 2009 at 11:00 AM Zach Kessin Says:
Best estimates are that 300 million people died of smallpox in the 20th century, thats more than killed by all the wars and genocides by almost a factor of 3! Since 1977, none. Vaccines are the biggest improvement in public health of all time. If I'm sure Dr Charlie Hall can post some references and numbers if you want more specifics.
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Nov 07, 2009 at 07:07 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Most of these people with the mumps were double vaccinated with mmr and they are all male teenagers ”
Sorry, I work in a doctors office in brooklyn and can tell you not all are male and not all are teens.
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Nov 07, 2009 at 09:42 PM awacs Says:
“ Vaccines are highly regulated for safety; no industry has more safety regulations than pharma. And the "lifelong damage" comes from people who don't vaccinate and get the disease. Furthermore, compulsary immunizations are a longstanding American tradition going all the way back to George Washington.
”
Then, why are the vaccine manufacturers exempt - by Federal law - from product liability lawsuits? Google for "vaccine product liability" if you don't believe me.
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Nov 08, 2009 at 02:35 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Do us all a favor, anyone who wishes not to vaccinate their children please move to a rural town and home school your kids!! The mumps, is not a joke! G-d forbid it can cause sterility and deafness. Not only will you cause a kid to suffer now but G-d forbid, imagine their pain in the future to not be able to have children. To me this whole movement of not vaccinating our kids, just shows me how quickly people forget. So many children suffered, from polio, measels, mumps and more. Bourch Hashem, we have the vaccines, use them! The effects from the illnesses are far worse. May this illness go away as quickly as it surfaced and may all our kids grow strong and healthy to be able to bring more healthy Jewish kinderlach into this world.
”
Didn't you read the previous comment that 15-20 % of IMMUNIZED people still catch the disease?
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Nov 08, 2009 at 02:00 AM Milhouse Says:
“ To Commentors 8 and 9,
I am not sure that vaccines are safe. I would really understand your concern if this mumps outbreak were in any way to the kids not being vaccinated. In reality this is obviously a non covered variety or the vaccine, as given does not provide long lasting immunity..
I wonder if there are any statistics on how many in these communities were not vaccinated. I will bet theumber is 2% or less. Th anti vaccinators are mostly talk, after the fact.
Save your typing and righteous energy for a situation where you are right rather than misinformed. ”
Why do you suspect that the vaccines may not be safe? That is the real question. So many people have been spreading propaganda against the MMR vaccine, but there has never been ANY evidence of it being harmful. It's entirely a mishugas that someone dreamed up. There is no more reason to be afraid of it than there is to be afraid of a glass of filtered water.