Re: A vaccine to save lives
From: Larry Glazerman (l.glazerman@rcn.com)
Tue Feb 6 15:02:39 2007
DISCLAIMER: I am a clinical investigator and speaker for Merck.
Having said that, I'm a fan of the Gardasil vaccine for all of our
daughters (and sons as well, as soon as the evidence is there).
Despite that, I totally agree with the arguments that have been made
about vaccines and school attendance. The previously mandated
vaccines, including smallpox, MMR, and Varicella, were mandated
because of legitmate public health concerns about epidemic outbreaks
of these diseases in schools, and transmission through the school
population. There is NO valid public health reason to mandate
Gardasil as a condition of school attendance.
Unfortunately, IMHO, I think the actions of the governor of Texas are
doing a major disservice, deflecting the argument away from the value
of the vaccine.
--
Larry R. Glazerman MD
St. Luke's Center for Advanced Gynecologic Care
250 Cetronia Road Suite 305
Allentown PA 18104
glazerl@slhn.org
On Feb 6, 2007, at 4:45 PM, Jamie wrote:
> Thanks. I sort of felt like I was being pigeonholed as a
> head-in-the-sand fundie, when my objections aren't religious.
>
> I have stairstepped children from 11 down to #6 due in April. It was
> only by blind luck that we avoided the rotavirus vaccine-I had no kids
> in the target age range during the short time it was out.
> Sometimes we
> are just too quick to jump on the newest miracle.
>
> At Tue, 6 Feb 2007, Kim Elise Goldman wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>>
>
> --
> JFields, RN, BSN
