Re: A vaccine to save lives

From: Kim Elise Goldman (goldman@calweb.com)
Tue Feb 6 12:36:49 2007

Jamie,

Again we are on the same page. I DO get that nothing is 100% protective. I DO get that I can't mandate my daughter's behavior (or that of a rapist). But what I DON'T get is how the government thinks it is ok to MANDATE that my DAUGHTER receive a vaccine with VERY LITTLE LONG TERM evidence that it is safe, effective AND does no harm.

To those who are jumping on this bandwagon......does the word thalidomide mean anything to you other than adjuvant therapy for people with aids? Anyone remember the reason that we suddenly had to revaccinate everyone who got early MMR vaccines?

I prefer to make my healthcare decisions myself and to make my minor children's healthcare decisions (including them in the process where appropriate) and not have them made by a governor who is buddies with a drug company that stands to make a fortune on the vaccine.

Kim

On Feb 6, 2007, at 2:11 PM, Jamie wrote:

> I feel like I'm banging my head against a wall here. I have no
> illusions that I can control my daughter's behavior choices. I can
> hope
> that she will choose as she has been taught. My objection is not that
> the vaccine will allow her to escape the consequences of "bad"
> behavior,
> or that it will encourage promiscuity. My objection is that the
> vaccine
> is too new, and that my daughter CAN make choices that give her equal
> protection. Once the vaccine has been around long enough for any
> serious problems to show up, I will probably promote it as a good idea
> for young women before they become sexually active (even if that is
> in a
> monogamous marriage). I still think the state has no business
> mandating
> it for school attendance. Being present at school has nothing at
> all to
> do with transmission of this particular disease.
>
> At Tue, 6 Feb 2007, GIN11153@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> Jamie and others,
>>
>> As we all know , we cannot control our daughters' behavior choices.
>> Something like 75% of graduating high school students have had sex.
>>
>> Not to mention that an 18-55+ year old woman can have sex and be
>> infected
>> from an infected husband, boyfriend, etc. Just like with measles,
>> mumps,
>> tetanus, polio, etc., every child should have this new vaccine at
>> age 11 as is
>> recommended, to protect them for life. Just read a few days ago
>> that it's
>> recommended boys have the vaccination also, to prevent to women.
>>
>> Gail Neuman RNC CPHW SNP LNC
>> student nurse practitioner and student midwife
>> certified high risk OB/legal nurse consultant
>> Perinatal Nurse Associates
>> Notary Public/Certified Loan Signing Agent
>> PrePaid Legal Sales Associate
>> Santa Ana, CA
>
> --
> JFields, RN, BSN
>

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