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Subject: "MMR Vaccine"

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janmckn Member since Apr-25-09 1 posts Apr-25-09, 04:51 PM (EST)   "MMR Vaccine"      Does the author intend to revisit her brief comments about the MMR vaccinations not received by her character Abby"s twin daughters at a later time? The character's reasoning for not vaccinating her children against these three highly contagious diseases has been proven invalid but including this untrue information in her novel may continue to bolster parents who withhold vaccination from their children and put the public's health at risk. The possible consequences were minimized to fevers and rashes. My reason for asking is that I have a sibling who would have given anything for the chance to receive a vaccination against paralytic poliomyelitis. She was born before the vaccine was available. Yet, in the interest of public health, she was required to be vaccinated against a virus she had already had, not once, but twice. Medical literature does not show any instances of anyone catching the polio virus twice, but the public health required that all children be vaccinated - no exceptions.   Alert | IP Printer-friendly page | Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Sherryl Member since Mar-19-03 168 posts May-11-09, 02:50 PM (EST)   1. "RE: MMR Vaccine" In response to message #0   No, I won't be going back to the topic of the vaccine. This is still a very controversial area and I agree that there's mounting scientific evidence that the vaccine does not contribute to autism, but some parents continue to hold out against the vaccinations. I'm sure all parents weigh the pros and cons very carefully and make their decisions based on what they feel is best for their child. Even mentioning the topic -- and including it among the discussion questions for the book on several websites and in publications -- was meant to encourage people to think more about their decisions.   Alert | IP Printer-friendly page | Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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