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[BRmama]

Okay so yesterday my dh and nine mo and I went to visit my sil who just had a newborn in the hospital. My inlaws were also coming. We were in the foyer when the nurse stopped us to tell us the new rules. According to the CDC one of the rules now for swine flu is that no kids under fourteen were allowed in the hospital, my dh said fine we'll wait in the foyer. then she said that we couldn't even wait in the foyer. So we had to wait in the little place where the doors open and close and there's no heat. I asked her (playing along since we don't vax) what if we got our swine flu shot and she said no because vaccines are not 100% effective but it's still good to get it. In the end my inlaws stayed with my nine month old who is totally unvaxed but my dh and I could not believe it. Then people wonder why we don't vax, well this is why.

[Marnica]

While I agree the swine flu hysteria is all a bit silly

I also don't think that rule is not such a bad thing either. Hospitals are breeding grounds for illnesses....swine flu otherwise. I don't think it's a good idea to take any kids into a hospital vaxed or not if they don't need to be there for treatment. JMHO

[BRmama]

Sorry for the double post . I agree with you, but we were there to visit a newborn. It's when the nurse says things like you should still vax but they're not 100% that gets me. I guess the good thing about it was that it got my husband thinking and asking questions.