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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-10 08:18 PM Original message |
Calif. whooping cough outbreak may be largest in 55 years |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-10 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Damn. The anti-vaccine folks are winning this round. |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-10 08:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yep. n/t |
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Blacksheep214 (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-10 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. Penn & Teller |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-10 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why We Vaccinate (From Skepchick) |
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Drops_not_Dope (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-10 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. . |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-10 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
6. wait a minute... |
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kerouac2 (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
40. Yep, you can still get it. |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-10 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. Washtenaw Co. MI public health officials sound warning for whooping cough epidemic |
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whathappened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-10 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. had this |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-10 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
9. Recommend |
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Blacksheep214 (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-10 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. I keep reading about babies |
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du_grad (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 12:36 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Babies end up not being able to eat or breathe/links and video |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 08:41 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. "Choke on the phlegm" |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. It's most serious in babies and young children |
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SlipperySlope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
11. Gee, thanks Jenny McCarthy! |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 06:18 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Had this before I was 6 months old... |
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Steerpike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
14. i had whooping cough about 11 years ago |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
15. I'm not so sure that it is the anti-vaccination crowd. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 09:21 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. It's all that plus uncontrolled immigration |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 09:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
42. good news, at least the CEOs of health insurance/Pharma corps are doing well |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
18. Herd immunity now insufficient to prevent an epidemic. THANK YOU, anti-vaxers! |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 10:40 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Cut out the exemptions from immunization... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Exactly. Or allow victims to sue antivaxers for spreading disease. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 11:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
43. They may be able to do just that. |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
22. Another reason to support our immigration laws. n/t |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 06:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. omfg |
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Francesca9 (379 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. Sue the parents of unvaccinated kids |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Have you had your adult booster shot? |
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kerouac2 (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. 98% of adults not up-to-date & adults most likely to pass it along |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 06:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Ah ha! Excellent info, thank you. Yet people blame |
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kerouac2 (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. righto - and thx for the welcome (back) |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 07:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Ahhh, thought the name was |
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kerouac2 (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. tyvm |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Don't be a stranger. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Indeed. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
28. They indeed have blood on their hands |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. +1,000,000,000,000,000... |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Are you among the 98% of adults who also have blood on their hands? |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
32. It's funny noting that the anti-vaccine movement is now playing "look over there." |
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kerouac2 (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 08:20 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Faith and risk-refusal vs. ignorance by 98% of adults |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. And you got your TDap when? |
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kerouac2 (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 09:46 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Am I in the minority or majority.. hmmm.. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-18-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. That's one nice long red herring. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-18-10 07:21 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Let me break this down logically. Try to follow along. If a small percentage |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-19-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. You are choosing to ignore part of the equation. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-18-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #36 |
44. Applause! |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-18-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Who's been promoting adult boosters to fight pertussis? Why it's those dang pro-vaccination people! |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
35. How The Anti-Vax Movement Helped Bring Back Whooping Cough |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-18-10 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
47. This doesn't mention that the outbreak is mostly contained to hispanic communities. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-18-10 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
48. I love the Murkans here who blame "anti-vaccers" instead of the dysfunctional US health care system. |
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