So who wants to get measles/ mumps/ rubella/ whooping cough, etc from those who don't accept vaccinations?

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for "religious" reasons?

Unclean!

let's not forget polio.

hey Barbie, it IS my business when your kid coughs on my kid, capiche?

because people who HAD vaccinations years ago have lower resistance now.. and that is how outbreaks happen. If you had your vaccinations as a child and you're in your 30's, you'd better go have them all over again. People want to live in the stone ages, I swear.

this is all about that HPV vaccination and the state of Texas forcing it on their population.

Of course, when some unsuspecting girl gets HPV from a boy who doesn't know he's infected, no one is going to care about her cervical cancer.

JesusIsT, prayer didn't stop the outbreak of measles in one of the local religious schools here in town, the religion known to not accept medical treatment. Although it is a good idea to take care of oneself physically and herbal products do help to a degree, the reason we all don't fear polio IN THIS DAY is because of the vaccination program. No Iron lungs for me and mine, you can put your kids in them!

cdogma, PC people like you who won't say anything because you don't want to offend will be the reason for these outbreaks. Get a spine.

Earl D, no good answer to that. But if she lived in a world where polio was running rampant, she probably would be in those braces still. She's living in a country with no polio because people took the vaccination and it's a very rare disease today. She's unfortunately one of the ones to whom you know what happens, and I am sorry for her.

for those of you who respond with "why do you care if you get your vaccinations?" see this link for answers from infectious disease people about why we all should care:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071020014150AACGerL&r=w

Answer 1

I do!! I do!!!

As a pastor, I have to say a little more. I watched a news story this morning about a woman who had signed a paper saying it was against her religious beliefs to have her kids vaccinated. She pretty much admitted on the news that she really didn't have any such belief, but that she had heard things about the risks and unknowns involved in giving what she called, "all those chemicals" (she clearly understands vaccines SSSOOOO well!!) to her kids. So she claimed it was her "religious belief" because that was the only loophole she could find.

I realize that there are plenty of uneducated, foolish people that are very religious. There are also clearly people who are equally ignorant, who don't mind giving religion a bad name, but really they don't believe. I would like to clarify two things...

First, the Bible doesn't support ignoring medical science. Although God can heal, God doesn't tell us not to go to doctors - in fact really the contrary. We should realize that medical science is a blessing and embrace it.

Second, the Bible does tell us that we should be submitted to the authorities we're under except when it is clearly in contradiction with God's instruction. That doesn't apply here, and when people rebel against the government by going against its wishes, they also rebel against God.

I can't speak for other religions, but those crackpots who claim to be Christian and who don't want to get vaccinations based on their "religious" belief - they are either dishonest or deceived (or just not very smart). We are to love our neighbor as ourself and acting in this way just seems to me to be completely contrary to that.

Answer 2

So ... who wants another lady up on a high horse looking down at you and criticizing your life choices? How about we turn the tables around and scrutinize you? Maybe you should stop obsessing over what everyone else is doing long enough to discover there are ways to better yourself as a person....because while there's a possibility you are perfect, the probability is that you are not. And maybe, just maybe, like the incredible edible egg, the story of whether these vaccines actually work and are safe or not may change and change. Recently the polio vaccine was banned in oral form because lo' and behold , it was discovered that the disease could be spread from it. Lessee , that was introduced in 1956... so only took them 40-50 years to come to that realization! Way to go modern medicine!

(btw, me, my husband and children are all current on vaccines.)

*Hmm, i feel I've succeeded in offending you, or else you wouldn't have felt the need to rebutt.

Answer 3

You mean this?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071018/ap_on_re_us/vaccine_skeptics_10

That thinking already killed people, and as more people will believe the rumour mills rather than medical facts more people will die.

That is why polio is coming back in Nigeria by the way after being almost totally eradicated.

To those who ask why bother as they had their own shots, vaccines are not given to babies and too young kids which makes them a population at risk,and some vaccine do not take entirely and leave people still able to catch the illnesses, albeit a lesser version.

EDIT :

Oh, HPV. You know what the argument is against it, don't you? That it would encourage promiscuity (in 12 years old girls! Those people are...). And when this doesn't stop the vaccine suddenly it becomes dangerous.

Answer 4

No, in 1998 a doctor said there was a link to autism and the MMR vaccination but there is no proof of this at all, the vaccination was removed in Japan and the rates of autism were still the same as they were when they had the vaccine, theres no proof that the vaccine has anything to do with it. You would be better to get the vaccine as measles is a very serious virus that can cause blindness, deafness and even death.

Answer 5

Not I.

in the House Episode "Paternity" he goes on a rant towards a young mother who says "I believe vaccinations are just a way for a big company to make money"

He scares the bejebus out of her with his descriptions of all the childhood illnesses that can be prevented through vaccination, and the main patient's illness came about due to his mother not having been vaccinated.

EDIT:

If you have been vaccinated, you are protected from the strain in the vaccination. when outbreaks occur, the germ mutates and can slip into the vaccinated's system.

That's why people should be vaccinated.

Answer 6

I wish everyone would keep getting their vaccinations. My daughter (who's up to date on all vaccines including HPV as cancer, all kinds, runs strong in our family) caught whooping cough from a classmate who got it and wasn't vaccinated and went to school spreading the virus.

The reason we don't hear much about the diseases is because they have been mostly eradicated thru massive use of vaccinations.

My family will continue to get all vaccinations that are recommended by our dr's.

Answer 7

I really don't. And you're right, it IS our business when their child coughs on our kids, and possibly even start an outbreak. I would wonder how the mother/father/guardian of that child who doesn't want to let their child get vaccinated for "religious" reasons if their child died from those diseases, and also started a whole new epidemic. Not good I would imagine...but maybe, the Lord did it for a reason? Ugh....makes me sick sometimes...

Answer 8

People get measles all the time, mumps too. Rubella is a mild form of measles. All very bad, but quite survivable. Once you have it, you are immune. Whooping cough is making a comeback, but they can treat it. We are not living in the dark ages. All of these diseases are treatable. Just make sure your kids have their vaccinations and you won't have to worry about anyone else. As for unclean-that was uncalled for and rude.

Answer 9

There is nothing more powerful than the blood of Jesus to stop disease. Read Psalm 91 and you will discover a detailed promise for those who have a covenant relationship with God. Besides that proper diet and health practices can stop most diseases. Antifungals such as olive leaf extract and antioxidants for free radicals can be used effectively to control many diseases. A strong immune system can fight off bacteria and germs more effectively than many drugs. Gulf war syndrome has been traced to multiple vaccination shots given to our troops. Religion won't stop sickness, but a relationship with Your Father in heaven will. Search the bible and you will find numerous promises grom God to protect you. Psalm 103 - Bles the Lord O my soul, and forget not all His promises.Who forgives all my iniquities. Who heals all my diseases. Who crowns me with lovingkindess and tender mercies.

Answer 10

Not me! Even if my neighbours do, I will force them to change their will because I don't want them and their brood to carry germs to me and my family.

I think the government should start to quarantine people who do not have vaccination. Because they are a health hazard and threat to society as large, both from the medical point of view as well as the spiritual point of view.

Moreover, the fact that I have been vaccinated does not mean I have to constantly expose myself to those diseases that I am vaccinated against.

It's like saying I have set up a Missile Defense, so I don't care if other countries launch nukes at me.