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The children are in Minnesota, the live vaccine happened in another country. The only thing I'm not clear on is how they came in contact with one another. "Four Children in Minnesota Contract Polio " and "Hull said the infections were traced to an oral vaccine that was administered in another country, probably within the past three years."

Jen, has that "fifth" person involved "who took the vaccine in another country" been identified? Been that the Amish are very isolated and vaccination is not among their top ten things to do, I find it odd that they got it considering the odds of getting it from a vaccinated person are 1 in 2.4 million.... come to think of it, the previous outbreak in 79 was among ..... the Amish!

I don't know, maybe "Children in Minnesota Contract Polio". As far as I know Minnesota is still part of the US. I was responding to Jen's post before mine and you probably took my statement out of context since I didn't say "to Jen" . I think it's perfectly likely that someone from some other country could come into contact with the Amish. In reading the article and going to the links provided I learned that Minnesota has a very high Hmong population. These people come from China, Thailand, and Laos where the oral polio vaccine is still administered.

Just to help keep things clear, the last part of my post was not to TC. So here it goes again. I think it's perfectly likely that someone from some other country could come into contact with the Amish. In reading the article and going to the links provided I learned that Minnesota has a very high Hmong population. These people come from China, Thailand, and Laos where the oral polio vaccine is still administered.

Please make note that in the article it states: "None of the children have shown any symptoms of the paralyzing disease. About one in 200 people who contract the polio virus suffer paralysis because of it; others typically rid themselves the virus after weeks or months.". I wonder how many people in the general population would test positive for carrying the virus?? but are showing no symptoms of the disease. No-one would have known about any of these cases had they not been testing specifically for the presence of this virus. Immunizations are huge money makers. Look at how they rant and rave that we need Flu shots, but when broken down specifically to flu, only 753 people in 2002 and 267 people in 2001 died of the flu. Trouble is, they post it as influenza and pneumonia, which adds over 65,000 people to that number. (STATS fron CDC fact sheets)

never disrespest the value of vaccinations but most here who are fans of vaccinations have the concept wrong "VERY WRONG" I would like to correct L since in my opinion she would be most correct The correction should read ....> Either way vaccinate or not neither is immune and nor is the risk of dying or being disabled should they contract a harmful disease but the respect toward vaccination goes to the fact that if the odds of getting a disabling disease is imminent the vaccine will hopefully help your body deal with it but never stake claim to calling vaccination immunization because that folks is not what it is . FABIENNE ; I don't understand what you mean from your point of veiw ( it shows vaccinations are necessary) ie :Are you qualifying four cases of vaccination induced polio as a valid reason to vaccinate?