Re: A vaccine to save lives
From: Efrain Ramirez (eramirezt@coqui.net)
Tue Feb 6 20:30:38 2007
Agree..
Ef
At Tue, 6 Feb 2007, Larry Glazerman wrote:
>
>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
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