Posts by majormajor

i've been thinking about what explains how people can draw different conclusions from the same information, with respect to vaxes, and i think that our previously held beliefs are what explain most of the difference in opinion. i...

  Quote: Originally Posted by lovebeingamomma  the 80% is what I've found in most documented cases of Pertussis outbreaks.  There's no "official" number placed on risk but it seems in the...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Bokonon  When people start taking responsibility for their own families' health by breastfeeding when possible, feeding healthy, nutritious food instead of junk food and...

Quote: Originally Posted by lovebeingamomma  my major issue with the giving the DTaP vaccine, is the risk of death for infants under two months (before receiving the vaccine!), is the highest %, around 80% (checked...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Otto    This said, I still don't know what the specific Sears error is supposed to be. ok, i used amazon's peek inside feature to get a passage from the book....

  Quote: Originally Posted by katelove  Nope, that really only happens with peer reviewed journals. I am not aware of any peer reviewed books.   And, as far as I know, proof reading...

yeah, that's basically what i was trying to say. it shocks me that the sears book could be published with such an extraordinary error. i can't respect anything the guy has to say if he can't even get his basic numbers right. and who...

just wanted to quickly say that i will write more when the kids are asleep!  but, i haven't done extensive risk benefit calculations for every vaccine. i was just trying to point out a flaw with dr. sears. which i would love to...

i've read splendid solution, about the development of the polio vaccine. fascinating! ok, not really a "should i or shouldn't i vaccinate" book, but so, so informative. i really rank it as a must read. i've read the vaccine...

from what i recall (i read the book 2 or 3 years ago), dr.sears doesn't calculate the risk of contracting a vaccine-preventable disease correctly. the correct calculation is to put incidence (of your choice: death, death +serious...