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Immunizations/Vaccinations

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How do you stand on immunizations/vaccinations?

  • For.

    Votes: 50 84.7%

  • Against.

    Votes: 3 5.1%

  • Indifferent/Other.

    Votes: 6 10.2%
  • Total voters
    59
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MaxBuck;1115112; said:
What a disingenuous comment. If you weren't out to persuade anyone you wouldn't have started this ridiculous and outrageous thread to begin with.
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I fail to see how it is ridiculous and outrageous. Agree or disagree, it is at the very least worthy of some level of discussion.
 
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BUCKYLE;1115031; said:
I never understood vaccinations as the definite "cure" for disease. I always thought they were a small risk with the intention of giving the human immune system a blueprint for the most deadly of the viruses we come into contact with. A "heads up" to help create antibodies to the stuff we are most likely to come into contact with. Maybe I am way off base here...
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No, you're correct. I was going off of the presentation by some that vaccinations are the "end-all-be-all" of disease eradication. I think my thoughts are starting to blend together too much.

BUCKYLE said:
hell, I'm a construction worker, "activity v. dormancy" sounds like a comparisson of my summer to my winter. :biggrin:
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The key is to just use uncommon words. Makes one sound more intelligent. *I recall a discussion I had with Ryn.* :biggrin:

BUCKYLE said:
That's what I was doin'. :biggrin:
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I must recite the following so as to put in memory:

BUCKYLE is NOT my enemy.
BUCKYLE is NOT my enemy.
BUCKYLE is NOT my enemy.

:biggrin:
 
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muffler dragon;1115108; said:
Thanks for that. I recall seeing information this some time ago.

I believe I would place this vaccine under the TBDBMD (to be determined by my daughter) title. Reason being (taken from your link):



According to the link, the testing is primarily performed in the 16-26 age range. Thus, she'll be of the age to make her own decision. Same would hold true for my wife.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, by the age of 50 more than 80% of American women will have contracted at least one strain of HPV

Why would this quote discourage the vaccine? This means that if you get the vaccine you probably won't be among the 80% that contract HPV...and HPV can lead to cancers. This quote certainly supports the vaccine, showing that an overwhelming majority of women will be infected without the shot...Just saying...
 
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muffler dragon;1115111; said:
For those who are not aware, an infant does not produce antibodies for about the first six months of life. Thus, the beginning vaccinations/immunizations hold little to no value.
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That's incorrect. While a newborn does not yet have a mature immune system, they are protected by the antibodies they receive through the placenta before birth and through their mother's breastmilk after birth. So immunization of newborns against diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, measles, rubella (German measles), mumps, and hemophilus influenza b holds tremendous value.
 
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Bucky Katt;1115144; said:
OUTRAGEOUS! I am outraged by this comment!
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Bucky Katt;1115122; said:
I fail to see how it is ridiculous and outrageous. Agree or disagree, it is at the very least worthy of some level of discussion.
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At a time when fire is raging through the theater, is a decision whether or not to leave the building "worthy of discussion?" That's how I see this whole conversation. It's dangerous, and it bothers the hell out of me.
 
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buckeyes_rock;1115142; said:
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, by the age of 50 more than 80% of American women will have contracted at least one strain of HPV

Why would this quote discourage the vaccine? This means that if you get the vaccine you probably won't be among the 80% that contract HPV...and HPV can lead to cancers. This quote certainly supports the vaccine, showing that an overwhelming majority of women will be infected without the shot...Just saying...
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I wasn't meaning that I would discourage her from it as an adult. I was meaning that it would be her choice to get it or not. I would discourage it from being done prior to her adult life (less than 18). Sorry for not being clearer.
 
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