Dänk 42Ø
2015-01-26 08:08:17 UTC
So I'm reading an article about parents who refuse to have their kids
vaccinated, probably written in the context of the recent measles
outbreak at Disneyland.
I try to keep an open mind, as I suffered several bad vaccine reactions
as a kid (they gave me a dozens of shots at once!), and just several
months ago I felt unwell the day after getting a flu shot. But vaccine
reactions are usually normal, as the immune system is being tricked into
thinking there is an invader.
That said, this particular paragraph of the L.A. Times article caught my
attention:
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http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-measles-oc-20150126-story.html
"Dotty Hagmier, a former nurse and founder of a group called
Moms in Charge, which aims to help mothers make informed choices,
said she once saw those who didn't vaccinate as 'very
irresponsible and putting others at risk.' But when doctors
accidentally gave her child an extra dose of the vaccine for
Hepatitis C, she realized she didn't like being at the mercy of
whatever she was told."
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There *IS* no Hepatitis C vaccine! This alleged former nurse has no
idea what she's talking about! There are vaccines for Hepatitis A
and B, both of which I've received, and if there was a C vaccine I
would know about it. There is a VERY expensive antiviral treatment
for C that has a fairly high cure rate, but no vaccine. This woman
doesn't even know the alphabet, yet she professes to be an expert on
vaccine safety. The author of the article passes for literate thanks to
spell-check, but makes such a glaring error that she discredits the
anti-vaccine movement that I think she intended to defend.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_C_vaccine
Moms in Charge
http://www.dominantmommy.com/data/773.html
[Oops, wrong organization! I need to be punished for my mistake!]
http://momsincharge.org/
vaccinated, probably written in the context of the recent measles
outbreak at Disneyland.
I try to keep an open mind, as I suffered several bad vaccine reactions
as a kid (they gave me a dozens of shots at once!), and just several
months ago I felt unwell the day after getting a flu shot. But vaccine
reactions are usually normal, as the immune system is being tricked into
thinking there is an invader.
That said, this particular paragraph of the L.A. Times article caught my
attention:
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http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-measles-oc-20150126-story.html
"Dotty Hagmier, a former nurse and founder of a group called
Moms in Charge, which aims to help mothers make informed choices,
said she once saw those who didn't vaccinate as 'very
irresponsible and putting others at risk.' But when doctors
accidentally gave her child an extra dose of the vaccine for
Hepatitis C, she realized she didn't like being at the mercy of
whatever she was told."
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There *IS* no Hepatitis C vaccine! This alleged former nurse has no
idea what she's talking about! There are vaccines for Hepatitis A
and B, both of which I've received, and if there was a C vaccine I
would know about it. There is a VERY expensive antiviral treatment
for C that has a fairly high cure rate, but no vaccine. This woman
doesn't even know the alphabet, yet she professes to be an expert on
vaccine safety. The author of the article passes for literate thanks to
spell-check, but makes such a glaring error that she discredits the
anti-vaccine movement that I think she intended to defend.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_C_vaccine
Moms in Charge
http://www.dominantmommy.com/data/773.html
[Oops, wrong organization! I need to be punished for my mistake!]
http://momsincharge.org/