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ninjanurse

(130 posts)
122. Public Vaccination Clinics
Wed Feb 4, 2015, 08:34 AM
Feb 2015

I was lucky enough to get into one in time, but I've met people my own age on crutches for life.

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Buttmunch. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #1
My body, my choice yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #26
Same here HockeyMom Feb 2015 #27
How senior? Old enough to remember polio epidemics? mountain grammy Feb 2015 #79
1948 HockeyMom Feb 2015 #88
Oh heck I was born in '51 and distinctly remember kids in braces. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #103
Public Vaccination Clinics ninjanurse Feb 2015 #122
My mom was Brooklyn born and raised. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #111
In 1949, New York State had 5000 cases of polio out of 38,000 nationwide. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2015 #112
I was born in 1948. murielm99 Feb 2015 #116
It doesn't matter. HuckleB Feb 2015 #99
Agree... haikugal Feb 2015 #105
It's not even close. HuckleB Feb 2015 #108
Love Marvin the Martian... haikugal Feb 2015 #114
Indeed. HuckleB Feb 2015 #120
I remember and like you haikugal Feb 2015 #106
Up until you threaten the health and safety of others, of course. n/t Humanist_Activist Feb 2015 #30
Too a point, but if we start mandatory anything to the body, yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #34
Again, I just stated where the line is, what is the point of public health if it doesn't concern... Humanist_Activist Feb 2015 #38
^This^ GoneOffShore Feb 2015 #47
Well it's no wonder your frustrated yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #54
Are you fucking kidding me? Who the fuck is taking the selfish position here? Humanist_Activist Feb 2015 #56
I am not a libertarian but somebody who wants YOU yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #66
Bullshit comparison, period... Humanist_Activist Feb 2015 #68
Finally! yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #69
Finally what? You admit you were wrong? n/t Humanist_Activist Feb 2015 #70
Lol. You apologize first for calling me a libertarian yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #74
Do I not have the right to not get my body invaded by diseases from your body? Humanist_Activist Feb 2015 #76
Ok. I sincerely apologize especially for the pro life remark which was uncalled for. yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #77
There is no discussing vaccinations. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #65
Bravo MohRokTah Feb 2015 #63
Case by Case ninjanurse Feb 2015 #123
Well, stay out of my neighborhood where there are lots of kids. GoneOffShore Feb 2015 #44
No, sorry, that mantra is for choices that don't effect others lives. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #59
"The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins." Liberal Veteran Feb 2015 #72
and your children? do they make their own "choice" too? mountain grammy Feb 2015 #78
Then it should be the choice of communal and community areas to ban non vaxxed, potential carriers. Sheepshank Feb 2015 #84
+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB Feb 2015 #98
So all of you older people have gotten your MMR vax too? HockeyMom Feb 2015 #115
Many of them don't need it because murielm99 Feb 2015 #117
NOT your choice! gregcrawford Feb 2015 #118
You will not be catching measles from the Old People HockeyMom Feb 2015 #119
Oh, PUH-LEEZE!! AngryDem001 Feb 2015 #121
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #71
Yay! my second time seeing one of your posts before you are removed again! Godhumor Feb 2015 #73
This from the man who imposed a mandatory quarantine (against CDC advice) for the asymptomatic hlthe2b Feb 2015 #2
He's showing desperation. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #3
Big shrub fan? HappyMe Feb 2015 #11
The GOP Kandidate Klown Kar will be the most entertaining race in 2016. eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #13
Only if they can raise a BILLION!!1 HappyMe Feb 2015 #14
That would be nice, but that's not the reality of national level politics in this country. eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #15
Big shrub fan? HappyMe Feb 2015 #16
I already did MohRokTah Feb 2015 #17
BTW, since you've decided to make passive aggressive accusations and start stalking... MohRokTah Feb 2015 #18
Oh noes!!! HappyMe Feb 2015 #19
Rec your Reply! +1000 nt Ilsa Feb 2015 #8
Yup. + infinity. nt stevenleser Feb 2015 #48
Yes, and this finally sinks any remaining chance he had of being President, imo. yellowcanine Feb 2015 #75
+100 omg...how is it I forgot this public dislplay of hypocrisy fro Christie? n/t Sheepshank Feb 2015 #85
"Choice," as in the Republican meaning shenmue Feb 2015 #4
what a fucking idiot. spanone Feb 2015 #5
Obama came out as pro-vaccine in his pre-Superbowl interview. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #12
What if I choose to infect my pet-rats with the bubonic plague? DetlefK Feb 2015 #6
Oh, that's just wonderful, let's bring polio back, it was just so much fun! RKP5637 Feb 2015 #7
Here's a great tweet about this MohRokTah Feb 2015 #9
Beautiful! MissB Feb 2015 #23
Can't say that any better! mountain grammy Feb 2015 #80
As NJ's Governor, Christie has control of Rutgers University. MMR shots ARE MANDATORY at Rutgers. nt TheBlackAdder Feb 2015 #10
Are they mandatory at NJ's Private Religious Colleges too? HockeyMom Feb 2015 #22
No place should have a religious exemption. GoneOffShore Feb 2015 #45
What in the complete hell. onecaliberal Feb 2015 #20
A fool declares he is unfit for office. Vaccines = 'choice', but a women shouldn't have 'choice' on point Feb 2015 #21
Christie proves once again his only skill is pandering to the fearful and ignorant. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #24
You nailed it!!!! n/t etherealtruth Feb 2015 #46
Thanks! Perhaps more people could point this out and shame the bully into keeping quiet. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #91
Soooo...then Parents should have the same choice to let their kids take PBJ sandwiches to school LynneSin Feb 2015 #25
Should the parents themselves telecommute from their jobs? HockeyMom Feb 2015 #28
Many jobs require vaccinations in order for you to work there... Humanist_Activist Feb 2015 #29
Offer but mandatory? HockeyMom Feb 2015 #32
Can you really be this selfish? Seriously? n/t Humanist_Activist Feb 2015 #35
My body, my choice HockeyMom Feb 2015 #53
If you do not want to be vaccinated, the government should remove you from all human contact. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #57
Anti vaxers want it all, to have access to ALL public areas AND be carriers of preventable illnesses Sheepshank Feb 2015 #87
Shades of Typhoid Mary.....n/t haikugal Feb 2015 #113
Even if it endangers others? Humanist_Activist Feb 2015 #67
It's NOT just "your body". It's everyone else's bodies, too. NYC Liberal Feb 2015 #86
Typhoid Mary would sympathize bhikkhu Feb 2015 #100
They should be forced into complete isolation from society. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #51
Ghettos HockeyMom Feb 2015 #60
Nope, no contact with anybody. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #62
Oh, don't dare the old lady HockeyMom Feb 2015 #92
Viaccinate or isolate. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #93
Concentration Camp HockeyMom Feb 2015 #95
Do you wish to be a part of society or apart from society. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #96
I do not wish to be a part of your Third Reich Society HockeyMom Feb 2015 #101
Then you should be completely isolated. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #102
+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB Feb 2015 #110
More and more are doing so HockeyMom Feb 2015 #41
You don't remember polio do you? GoneOffShore Feb 2015 #50
My brother nearly died from chickenpox MohRokTah Feb 2015 #55
Actually no HockeyMom Feb 2015 #64
"This whole contagious disease thing is getting crazier and crazier." zappaman Feb 2015 #52
Sorry this makes no sense LynneSin Feb 2015 #89
If Obama is "for" it, somehow Christie must be "against" it. Vinca Feb 2015 #31
Don't give people any ideas HockeyMom Feb 2015 #37
Mike Bloomberg HockeyMom Feb 2015 #33
Geez, it's amazing we are all not dead from decease. nt Rex Feb 2015 #36
Actually, we are, life is a terminal condition, after all, and we all end up deceased by the end. Humanist_Activist Feb 2015 #39
LOL! Opps! Rex Feb 2015 #61
disease. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #109
Anti-vax politicians need birther treatment. We can defeat this asshole with scorn and laughter. n msanthrope Feb 2015 #40
Hate to tell you this HockeyMom Feb 2015 #42
I know---but that's a good thing. Clearing out the "stupid" fringe on the Left msanthrope Feb 2015 #43
+100 zappaman Feb 2015 #58
He's a daily disappointment. Everyone's got at least one. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #81
That's one way to reduce the amount of folks for whom you need to create jobs... stevenleser Feb 2015 #49
Two words: Leper colonies NickB79 Feb 2015 #82
I see that DU's anti-vaxxers are here standing up for Chris Christie of all people NickB79 Feb 2015 #83
Yep, sad isn't it LynneSin Feb 2015 #90
I don't give a crap about Christie HockeyMom Feb 2015 #94
It's eye-opening, really, to see them rallying to support the return of diseases, as well. HuckleB Feb 2015 #97
So...Christie is desperate to get Jenny McCarthy's endorsement? Ken Burch Feb 2015 #104
Yes they should have the choice. Chemisse Feb 2015 #107
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