Drum Rollllll.... and for your NEXT vaccine

[anewmama]

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantoni...9/daily22.html


It's never ending, huh?

[Sileree]

As long as they don't add it to the childhood schedule I'm OK with it.

[Romana]

Why wouldn't they add it to the childhood schedule? The only way it will work is to immunize everyone before they reach puberty. It will have to be on the childhood schedule (just like Hep B and Gardasil).

[angie7]

Originally Posted by Romana9+2

Why wouldn't they add it to the childhood schedule? The only way it will work is to immunize everyone before they reach puberty. It will have to be on the childhood schedule (just like Hep B and Gardasil).

: it will probably be recommended to children as young as 9. Gotta get 'em before they have sex, ya know

[aniT]

It's a freaking STD.. it's not even a life threatening one as far as I know. This is rediculous. Next thing you know they will come up with a vaccine for stupidity.

[lanamommyphd07]

Originally Posted by aniT

Next thing you know they will come up with a vaccine for stupidity.

but then who will we be able to make fun of???

[aniT]

Originally Posted by lanamommyphd07

but then who will we be able to make fun of???

The people who fell for it?

[ASusan]

They really should administer it to koalas. Chlamydia is a significant problem for the species.

Huh. Whadayaknow? They already have a chlamydia vaccine for koalas --

http://wildlife-conservation.suite10...to_help_koalas

[smeep]

Why don't we spend that money on free testing and treatment as well as prevention through education?

Oh, duh! I'm an idiot. That would be robbing the FDA and pharma companies of yet another neverending stream of money.

[peainthepod]

“Because there is no licensed vaccine available to treat chlamydia and its symptoms often go unnoticed, many patients who contract chlamydia will develop pelvic inflammatory disease, which can lead to infertility.”

That sentence makes no sense at all...

[aniT]

Originally Posted by peainthepod

That sentence makes no sense at all...

I didn't know vaccines were considered treatment. I thought they were "supposed" to be preventative. No wonder they always try to get you the tetanus shot as emergency "treatment,"

[Ruthla]

What stupidity! Chlamydia is highly treatable- the only problem is that it's asymptomatic and can lead to serious complications before it's diagnosed. Wouldn't it be a whole lot safer, and probably more cost effective, to add chlamydia screening along with the regular PAP smears for sexually active women?

[AFWife]

Originally Posted by Romana9+2

Why wouldn't they add it to the childhood schedule? The only way it will work is to immunize everyone before they reach puberty. It will have to be on the childhood schedule (just like Hep B and Gardasil).

Originally Posted by angie7

: it will probably be recommended to children as young as 9. Gotta get 'em before they have sex, ya know

Originally Posted by Ruthla

What stupidity! Chlamydia is highly treatable- the only problem is that it's asymptomatic and can lead to serious complications before it's diagnosed. Wouldn't it be a whole lot safer, and probably more cost effective, to add chlamydia screening along with the regular PAP smears for sexually active women?

All of the above!!!

[honeybunch2k8]

Originally Posted by Ruthla

What stupidity! Chlamydia is highly treatable- the only problem is that it's asymptomatic and can lead to serious complications before it's diagnosed. Wouldn't it be a whole lot safer, and probably more cost effective, to add chlamydia screening along with the regular PAP smears for sexually active women?

Yes to that!