tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274757246538504796.post2532926630904469102..comments2024-03-28T02:08:57.016-07:00Comments on Old Geezers Out to Lunch: Vaccination VascillationThe Geezershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274757246538504796.post-37800882601128208632015-02-09T16:29:35.540-08:002015-02-09T16:29:35.540-08:00You raise good issues and arguments. First, we mu...You raise good issues and arguments. First, we must protect freedom of choice, though in a society we must also calculate for the public good. In the case of Small Pox and Polio I think the public good weighs in favor of universal vaccination. Measles could seriously affect people with compromised immune systems so not to vaccinate could lead to harm to others. It is a tough issue. As for folks of our age, I think the shingles and pneumonia vaccines are wise. My wife and I have taken those shots. Pneumonia can be quite harmful as we age and I've known friends who have suffered miserably with shingles. Clearly this is an issue we'll continue to work on.Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274757246538504796.post-58194937191589848712015-02-09T11:25:46.803-08:002015-02-09T11:25:46.803-08:00Autism caused by vaccinations is a crazy theory th...Autism caused by vaccinations is a crazy theory that has been scientifically proven to have no basis in fact. People who do not have their kids "get their shots" because of a disproven conspiracy are doing a disservice to others. 'Course, that's just my opinion.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274757246538504796.post-14579807395977394702015-02-09T05:08:54.396-08:002015-02-09T05:08:54.396-08:00There was the summer of infamy when my mother had ...There was the summer of infamy when my mother had to deal with three children under the age of five with measles, chicken pox and mumps... I'm sure she would have vaccinated us herself if she could have avoided that! As for the measles, I agree with Pat. The media needed another crisis and since ebola seems to be on the wane (or people have tired of hearing about it), the measles were a good marketing ploy to glue folks to the 6 O'clock news.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274757246538504796.post-75067434946446726232015-02-08T17:42:47.788-08:002015-02-08T17:42:47.788-08:00You make excellent points. I'm by no means ant...You make excellent points. I'm by no means anti-vaccine—I have my flu shots (though I sometimes get it anyway) my kids had their shots, as a gardener, I have my tetanus boosters whenever needed. But let's realistically acknowledge that the history of medicine is full of "facts" that later are disproved. More than likely, vaccines are a good idea, for most people, most of the time. But that's also what pregnant mothers suffering from morning sickness were told by the medical establishment about thalidomide The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274757246538504796.post-5978604595170693282015-02-08T15:49:09.870-08:002015-02-08T15:49:09.870-08:00I had measles in 1945, when I was three.It put me ...I had measles in 1945, when I was three.It put me in the hospital for a a week or more, with pneumonia and a raging fever. I had the other communicable diseases, chicken pox and mumps, much more easily. I chose to have my children vaccinated. I believe parents who do not vaccinate should have their children sent home when a cluster of cases appear. Let their child acquire natural immunity somehow, or worse yet, contract mumps as a adult. Diphtheria and whooping cough are far more serious; asking a child to develop natural immunity to those through contracting the disease is playing roulette. Then, there's tetanus. However, I suppose if a child never ventures outdoors in bare feet, the child is safe. Whoops, I forgot the accidental spill, hands gouging through the soil. Basically, I think anti vaccine parents are ignorant of facts.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274757246538504796.post-56863715371323608552015-02-08T09:32:23.787-08:002015-02-08T09:32:23.787-08:00I totally blame the news media for blowing this th...I totally blame the news media for blowing this thing up into something "newsworthy." It seems like they need to have a catastrophe every couple of weeks. I clearly remember having chickenpox and measles as a kid and they weren't that bad. I'm not sure that the government could enforce a rule on total mandatory vaccinations. Would we really throw people into jail for not getting their kids vaccinated? I don't think so. The part that amazes me, is that some parents really don't want their kids to get them. I actually went to get a shingles vaccination a while back. I changed my mind when I got there. I have good insurance and my share of the bill was $300.00! <br /><br />The whole subject of vaccinations is worthy of thought and dialogue. However, without the news media blowing it all out of proportion, we wouldn't even be talking about it.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com