Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site iddic.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!orca!iddic!rick From: rick@iddic.UUCP (Rick Coates) Newsgroups: net.kids,net.med Subject: RE: Immunizations causing handicaps Message-ID: <2187@iddic.UUCP> Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 13:29:24 EDT Article-I.D.: iddic.2187 Posted: Wed Sep 18 13:29:24 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 20-Sep-85 05:07:04 EDT References: <959@mtuxo.UUCP> <872@burl.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 18 Xref: watmath net.kids:2054 net.med:2413 The very best situation is for everyone _else's_ children to be vaccinated, but not yours. Then you avoid both the possibility of getting the disease, and having any side effects from the vaccination. > We have been avoiding > immunizations for our child who is now 20 months old, but feel some > i.e. tetanus may be needed. Thank you very much. Immunizations are required before a student can enter school (at least in many states - anyone know of exceptions?). The whooping cough vaccine can cause side effects - something like the disease, I gather. This is posing an interesting public health issue: apparently in England this issue came up some years ago with the result being that a significant population of children were not immunized. There have been subsequent outbreaks of childhood diseases - which can be very serious, even in children. Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com