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Quote: Originally Posted by VocalMinority  I'm up too early and randomly reading this old post, but I'll be pleased if someone ends up addressing my question anyway.  It does deviate from focusing on the Duggars,...

Quote: Originally Posted by MyLilPwny   Since most of the diseases for which there are vaccines, were already significantly declining before the vaccines for them were ever invented, there is no way to prove that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Escaping  I'm in the same boat. From what I understand, they can test your blood for antibodies. If you have no antibodies, you don't need the shot, if you do have antibodies, get the...

Quote: Originally Posted by kathymuggle  At the most basic level there is Zero risk for not vaccinating.  How can a non-activity have a risk?  If I don't go paragliding,  I am not in danger of being in...

I can't quote from the post with the graph of some reason.    In response to " With the the trendline it can be seen that measles mortality in the US would fall to around 1 in 35 million by 2010." though, no it...

Quote: Originally Posted by kathymuggle  I do not know why the stat of 1-2/1000 from the CDC is so high.     An article in the Guardian claimed 1/5000 fatality rate from mealses for the UK...

Quote: Originally Posted by dinahx  By secondary transmission, do you mean, person contracts Measles from Vax and then passes it on (as in OPV)?     Yes, this is what shedding is.  When a child...

Nope.    We know measle can shed because of testing that has found virus particles.  There are no documented cases of anyone catching measles as a result of shedding though.  If it does happen, it is extremely...

It depends on what you are planting. I have never soaked small seeds such as lettuce, but I would imagine that doing so would make the wet seeds awfully hard to plant evenly.     I think all I ever have soaked are...

Daylillies.  They should do okay with just morning sun, though they won't flower as much as in full sun, and they are very tough.  Shasta daisies might work too for the same reasons.    A lot of how things will...