The people that were vaccinated don't have to worry fearmitter.

Great. Now next year we're going to have full-body radiation measles scanners.

There are these things called MMR shots, that unless you are a backwoods hick and/or religious nutjob, you have had them as a child.

AbbeySomeone: The people that were vaccinated don't have to worry fearmitter.

You know what's kind of funny about that? If you don't get the MMR vaccine because you're afraid it might bramage your dain, you could wind up getting measles which can damage your brain if you develop encephalitis as a complication. And complications are pretty common with measles.

Shanna, they bought their tickets skipped their vaccinations, they knew what they were getting into. I say, let 'em crash get measles.

WorkingInParadise: Shanna, they bought their tickets skipped their vaccinations, they knew what they were getting into. I say, let 'em crash get measles.

To be fair, you don't know that the people infected skipped the vaccinations. There are people who can't receive them for various medical reasons. The same reason we can't just let the idiots who do opt out of vaccinations wander off and die in a cold gutter where they belong. It serves them right, but they put innocent people at risk in the process so it's better to care for the morons in the name of protecting people who don't deserve to get sick because of other people's brainless choices.

Professor Doctor McCarthy M.D., Ph.D. basks in her glory.

oukewldave: There are these things called MMR shots, that unless you are a backwoods hick and/or religious nutjob, you have had them as a child.

You left out paranoid conspiracy theorist.


My dad is convinced vaccines are going to seriously harm people. In that you will have levels of mercury/aluminum poisoning and in the case of MMR it is live virus so it actually just gives you a really mild form.

So, the only thing I've had is chicken pox, which I caught off my toddler brother when I was a teen.

hailin: Religious exemption should be done away with as well as "I just don't feel like vaccinating my kid".

I think we should still allow religious exemption. You know. In Amish communities. Or that parents have to sign a legally binding agreement that will be forwarded to every school in the state that will forbid their child from attending any public or private school. And that the parents must be legally compelled to disclose their children's status when they hire nannies or day care providers or try to enroll them in any extra curriculars. Just make it so ridiculous that they decide to finally vaccinate their damn kids.

I live in Southern Indiana and have a 3 week old baby. Now I feel like going all nutty and taping off the house, not leaving for a few weeks, and not letting anyone enter.
Shat like that possibly infecting my baby freaks me out.

People too stupid to get the MMR vaccine deserve to get measles!

Jae0o0: I live in Southern Indiana and have a 3 week old baby. Now I feel like going all nutty and taping off the house, not leaving for a few weeks, and not letting anyone enter.
Shat like that possibly infecting my baby freaks me out.

+1 to you for understanding how herd immunity works.

Jae0o0: I live in Southern Indiana and have a 3 week old baby. Now I feel like going all nutty and taping off the house, not leaving for a few weeks, and not letting anyone enter.
Shat like that possibly infecting my baby freaks me out.

congrats on the new one. it's weird the kinds of things that will send you into panic now. I have a three year boy old who started daycare a couple of months ago and he has already brought home an ear infection and strep throat, poor kid. hopefully his immune system is getting stronger.

Measles and Mumps can both cause sterility. Those that don't vaccinate are seriously inviting natural selection to remove them from the gene pool. Although it is far from common.

TrainingWheelsNeeded: Jae0o0: I live in Southern Indiana and have a 3 week old baby. Now I feel like going all nutty and taping off the house, not leaving for a few weeks, and not letting anyone enter.
Shat like that possibly infecting my baby freaks me out.

congrats on the new one. it's weird the kinds of things that will send you into panic now. I have a three year boy old who started daycare a couple of months ago and he has already brought home an ear infection and strep throat, poor kid. hopefully his immune system is getting stronger.

Poor kid! I always feel so helpless when mine get sick and are in pain.
I wouldnt normally be so crazy, but my baby is on antibiotics because he contracted MRSA somehow. Thankfully we caught it in time to treat it with just antibiotics and he didnt have to get admitted to the hospital. But now my new parent paranoia has been cranked up to Super Mega Paranoid.

My son hates getting shots so I skipped the MMR stage. Seems fine...

AbbeySomeone: The people that were vaccinated don't have to worry fearmitter.

Not exactly. Vaccines don't work for a small percentage of the population. That is why it is important that you and everyone you are near are all vaccinated. When everyone else is vaccinated, it creates a buffer between the disease and the person for whom the vaccine does not work. People who don't vaccinate their children are putting not only their own children at risk, but others as well.

animal900: My son hates getting shots so I skipped the MMR stage. Seems fine...

As opposed to the kids that enjoy shots?

KatjaMouse: I think we should still allow religious exemption.

You know, it's all fine and dandy to say people have the right to freely worship, but at some point we really ought to start recognizing the fact that having an invisible friend isn't a free pass to fark everyone else over.

Worshiping freely shouldn't mean being able to subject other people to preventable illness. I'm all for people's rights, but it gets a little bit ridiculous when you start talking about people's "right" to believe in ancient myths versus another person's right to not get an actual, material illness that I can see with my own eyes and which has very real, direct, and severe consequences.

If you don't think it's fair that you have to abide by society's needs, don't live in a society.

An important infomational video on the dangers of vaccines. (new window possibly nsfw language)

Worst shot I ever had to get was for Hep A. There was a restuarant that had an infected employee. Caused a bit of an outbreak so I had to get some thick goo shot in me (not that goo ya asses). But my folks made sure I had every other shot growing up.

hbk72777: animal900: My son hates getting shots so I skipped the MMR stage. Seems fine...

As opposed to the kids that enjoy shots?

I understand that no kid likes getting shots, but the way I see it is that if everyone else vaccinates their kids, then mine is unlikely to catch anything. And when I say that he hates it, I mean he hates it. Screaming, crying, the whole deal...

thelordofcheese: Professor Doctor McCarthy M.D., Ph.D. basks in her glory.

The really cool thing is that Dr. McCarthy was In downtown Indy last Friday. If only . . .

animal900: hbk72777: animal900: My son hates getting shots so I skipped the MMR stage. Seems fine...

As opposed to the kids that enjoy shots?

I understand that no kid likes getting shots, but the way I see it is that if everyone else vaccinates their kids, then mine is unlikely to catch anything. And when I say that he hates it, I mean he hates it. Screaming, crying, the whole deal...

He'll get over it. Sleeve up, buttercup.

animal900: hbk72777: animal900: My son hates getting shots so I skipped the MMR stage. Seems fine...

As opposed to the kids that enjoy shots?

I understand that no kid likes getting shots, but the way I see it is that if everyone else vaccinates their kids, then mine is unlikely to catch anything. And when I say that he hates it, I mean he hates it. Screaming, crying, the whole deal...

Tell your son to suck it up. Thanks for contributing to the problem. Sincerely, Humanity.

animal900: hbk72777: animal900:
I understand that no kid likes getting shots, but the way I see it is that if everyone else vaccinates their kids, then mine is unlikely to catch anything. And when I say that he hates it, I mean he hates it. Screaming, crying, the whole deal...

Good luck raising a child that can buffalo you with a tantrum.
And I won't even go into the herd immunity thing. But I will add that in many school districts, if any child develops measles, your child will have to stay out of school for the incubation period. Same with any of the other diseases for which vaccines are available.

Vaccinated. Suck it! animal900: My son hates getting shots so I skipped the MMR stage. Seems fine...



/picture of your kid?

meat0918:
Bravo.

10/10.

You really nailed the self absorbed mother that typifies the anti-vaccine movement


Thank you, thank you. I'm here all week!

/2 boys, both up to date

animal900: meat0918:
Bravo.

10/10.

You really nailed the self absorbed mother that typifies the anti-vaccine movement


Thank you, thank you. I'm here all week!

/2 boys, both up to date

Well done, well done. I took it hook, line and sinker!

1) Find them.

2) Death Penalty.

3) The End.

I'm getting Hepatitis vaccine at my company clinic. Series of 3, I've had two. I think the nurse might be getting tired of me asking if I could become autistic. :)

oukewldave: There are these things called MMR shots, that unless you are a backwoods hick and/or religious nutjob, unless your mom is a yuppie California mom who listens to Oprah and Jenny McCarthy instead of medical science you have had them as a child.


FTFY

AbbeySomeone: The people that were vaccinated don't have to worry fearmitter.

Not quite so. First, not everyone can get vaccinated. Second, not everyone who IS vaccinated is protected. Sometimes things just don't work. That's why we have herd immunity.

Now, we have a-holes who either stupidly think vaccines ARE the problem or stupidly think that vaccination is riskier than the disease or stupidly rely on the herd immunity because they don't want the slight, slight risk that does come with vaccination.

When I was a kid in the 70's you had to have your shots or you weren't allowed to go to school. No school and you got an unfriendly visit from the social workers demanding explanations. Around here homeschooling is rare these days, but back then it was literally unheard of.

So... you see how this works. If you started school in the 60's through to the early 80's you were vaccinated- there was no alternative.

That's the way it was, and the way it should be today. There's all sorts of vaccines, so allergies aren't much of an excuse these days. There are vaccines for people with immune conditions. There are vaccines that are Kosher certified... there are vaccines to suit any and every type of need. So there's NO excuse anymore.

I've been vaccinated for everything including optional stuff like meningitis and some foreign crap when I went travelling. My immune system can kick ass 5 ways from Sunday and I'm proud of it.

animal900: hbk72777: animal900: My son hates getting shots so I skipped the MMR stage. Seems fine...

As opposed to the kids that enjoy shots?

I understand that no kid likes getting shots, but the way I see it is that if everyone else vaccinates their kids, then mine is unlikely to catch anything. And when I say that he hates it, I mean he hates it. Screaming, crying, the whole deal...

So? It's called being the adult - you know - the parent.
And, so, because you refuse to be the adult in your household, you are relying on the goodwill and good sense of everyone else in your community to protect your kid by being the ADULTS that you SHOULD have been???