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There was Thimerosal in about 5.5 of the Hep B vaccines in 2001, but has not since. The way you state it it implies it is in all of them which is not true. In any case, you should only vaccinate the newborn if the mother or family members are Hep B positive. Otherwise you can do it later if at all. We did not vaccinate our daughter with hep B at birth and the doc agreed.
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Okay, everyone who says "Of COURSE you have a choice", you guys don't know my particular situation...which is that I'm in Germany, and my daughter is seen by a military doctor in a military clinic. If I refuse to vaccinate, they refuse to treat. I don't know if any of you have looked up military pay charts recently, but my husband doesn't make enough money for us to be able to pay for our daughter's medical care. So, if the military clinic refuses her as a patient, then my 3 week old daughter would have no doctor at all. So...no, I don't have a choice as to whether or not I vaccinate.
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You still have a choice, the consequences are just undesirable. As I said before, the decison should be based on what you feel is best for your child and situation. Best of luck!
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sorry, typo.. the risks of getting the vaccines is far far LESS than the risks of not getting them..
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I didn't give my children hep B at birth but it is still req. to get into school so we have to give it eventually :(
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Actually for school it should be a must for Hep B. simply because there are kids that are Hep B+. It is unfortunate that there were some cases where vaccines have caused problems, but it's not commonplace at all. Beware of people who claim "tons of research" or "I knew this kid that..." and have an activist and fanatical view, on either side of the issue. I urge everyone to look at the evidence THOROUGHLY and not try to rationalize a decision they have already made..... just keep an open mind no matter what you think right now.
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About the link between chiropractors and immunization. Getting close to it (I think) but if Rene could come back and give some details that would be great.
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There are 3 kinds of Chiropractors out there. Conventional or "mixed", "straight", and network. Network chiropractic is borderline voodoo so we'll skip it.... can't argue with hocus-pocus. Conventional Chiropractors use chiropractic and PT together and are more prone to use science rather than philosophy when in doubt. "Straight" chiropractors on the other hand rely heavily on chiropractic philosophy, where pretty much every single disease has its roots on spinal mis-allignment (dubbed sublaxation). You correct that sublaxation, and the disease goes away! These type of chiropractors are naturally opposed to immunizations since it is against chiropractic philosophy.
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a little off topic here, but i read an article yesterday that they are close to developing vaccines for the ebola virus in humans.. it was very close to 100% effective (in monkeys and rodents).. There was also another very deadly virus they were working on as well.. i just can't remember the name.. oh well, not something i will opt to give myself or my children unless north america developes a ma__sive outbreak..
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I'm not sure why anyone would choose not to vaccinate. I would not even consider not vaccinating my son.
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The basic arguments against vaccinations are that a. the diseases are either erradicated (i.e. Polio) or not serious enough (i.e mumps) b. Preservatives in vaccines or the vaccines themselves have caused serious conditions to a number of children. c. not effective (i.e. influenza). I have not seen any (unflawed) studies to support a or b, just a lot of activist pa__sion; I don't want to dismiss the anti-vaccine side, but they have to come up with something more than just philosophical arguments and anecdotal evidence.
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Here are some other reasons people choose not to vaccinate:
1) Your child had an allergic reaction to a previous vaccination.
2) Your child has seizures or serious neurologic disease.
3) Your child has immune system problems.
4) Your child has egg allergies.
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I have a cousin who got brain damage from the mumps and a grandma who went blind from the measels. So don't try and tell me that those diseases are not a big deal. Your wrong!
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Tish, I don't know if your answering me; I never said those diseases are no big deal, I was stating the anti-vaccination argument; I was not taking positions.
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it's the mercury in the vaccine that causes autism. Can you get vaccinations without mercury in them?
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regarding these govt websites, keep in mind that they have a vested interest in denying any link between autism and vaccinations because of the fact they have approved them and required their use. There is STRONG evidence of a link and the govt is sticking its head in the sand. Check out this article; http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0616-31.htm
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