Posts by slmommy

I stumbled upon this, and I think it makes a good point in regards to herd immunity as moral obligation:     http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15204177 Quote: Solidarity, however, could never be accepted as...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  What is there to investigate?   why and what mechanisms cause some people to severely react to vaccines, especially to the point of severe injury/death.

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  That's not the same as saying it's widespread or a regular occurrence.   I don't really know if we know that either way. We don't know about the adults who only received 1...

[Mumps epidemic in vaccinated children in West Switzerland]. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9312835   Quote:  Primary vaccine failures (absence of seroconversion or unprotective low levels of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Suzy65  Prior to the administration of any pharmaceutical drugs, patients and their guardians should be fully informed of any and all potential side effects, according to government...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  Previously vaccinated individuals get I'll because the vaccine doesn't "take" for everyone. In some cases, like pertussis, we see a much higher than expected rate of the disease in...

looks like there is a lot of talk about secondary vaccine failure for Mumps (above links as well)   Outbreak of mumps in a vaccinated child population: a question...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  Fading over time is not the same as a loss of immunity.   even when previously vaxed individuals are getting ill with the vpds? 

OP, just out of curiousity, I have been seeing some research about mumps vax waning over time... was your husband vaxed?

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  There's a saying "when the facts change I change my mind, what do you do?" The second dose of mmr is not because immunity wanes it's because not everyone has immunity after the...