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Parents withholding vaccination shots
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 649652" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>We turned down the HPV vaccine. At the time it was available (things might have changed since then) it only covered one or two strains, and neither one is among the more common ones where we live. I didn't see any advantage. If the vaccine had covered 80% of the strains... different story. </p><p> </p><p>The measles, rubella, chicken pox, whooping cough... those vaccines are close to 100% effective. Small pox vaccine was close to 100% effective too... unless you had a compromised immune system (in which case the vaccine could be deadly). </p><p> </p><p>I can accept not vaccinating when there is a medical reason not to, or when it's a new vaccine with limited effectiveness (or unproven effectiveness). Otherwise, it isn't fair to the health of the public at large to not vaccinate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 649652, member: 11791"] We turned down the HPV vaccine. At the time it was available (things might have changed since then) it only covered one or two strains, and neither one is among the more common ones where we live. I didn't see any advantage. If the vaccine had covered 80% of the strains... different story. The measles, rubella, chicken pox, whooping cough... those vaccines are close to 100% effective. Small pox vaccine was close to 100% effective too... unless you had a compromised immune system (in which case the vaccine could be deadly). I can accept not vaccinating when there is a medical reason not to, or when it's a new vaccine with limited effectiveness (or unproven effectiveness). Otherwise, it isn't fair to the health of the public at large to not vaccinate. [/QUOTE]
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