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Just this past Friday, at the peds office, I had a mom... 3catwoman3 Jun 2015 #1
Diphtheria is a real killer. It used to be called membranous croup... Hekate Jun 2015 #2
Kick! Heidi Jun 2015 #3
Don't you mean to say, "Vaccinate your beloved children"? pnwmom Jun 2015 #4
+1 nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #5
+1 - had the same reaction when i read the title DrDan Jun 2015 #7
Oh develop a sense of humor. Zynx Jun 2015 #9
Oh develop a sense of irony. pnwmom Jun 2015 #14
Actually, the first one time he said vaccinate your FUCKING children diamondhead Jun 2015 #36
Well, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. pnwmom Jun 2015 #38
He's not talking about HIS children diamondhead Jun 2015 #39
Maybe he's talking about YOURS, pnwmom Jun 2015 #41
Are you an anti vaxxer? diamondhead Jun 2015 #45
I am so much NOT an anti-vaxxer, that I got an adult booster, and so did all my adult children, pnwmom Jun 2015 #47
You have to ask what is wrong with people? You know what is wrong with people. Rex Jun 2015 #6
Horrible diseases have simply been forgotten Warpy Jun 2015 #55
It's dam discouraging is what it is! Rex Jun 2015 #56
World Health Organization Statistics HockeyMom Jun 2015 #8
This is appallingly poor argumentation. Zynx Jun 2015 #10
Was Measles eradicated in 2000? HockeyMom Jun 2015 #11
Neither the article not any replies except yours mentions measles at all Godhumor Jun 2015 #12
There were no Measles cases after 2000? HockeyMom Jun 2015 #16
No one said anything at all about measels eradication in the article or this thread Godhumor Jun 2015 #18
Ok, back to Diphtheria HockeyMom Jun 2015 #30
Oy, this again. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #31
"keep us out of public school" You can't go to public school because you're a senior citizen. LeftyMom Jun 2015 #35
Using the WHO site, there has been one case of diphtheria in the US in the last ten years Godhumor Jun 2015 #44
I'd rather simply point and giggle bemusedly than fight. LanternWaste Jun 2015 #46
Oh, I have a whole list of places to keep you out of for refusing vaccinations. Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #49
Supermarkets? Restaurants? HockeyMom Jun 2015 #50
When you are identified as a carrier by the CDC Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #51
Godwin's Law for the win!!1! Cal Carpenter Jun 2015 #59
We hit the trifecta! Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author Cal Carpenter Jun 2015 #58
Whooping Cough statistics for you Godhumor Jun 2015 #13
That is from OUR Government HockeyMom Jun 2015 #17
Um, the numbers for CDC and WHO are pretty much the same Godhumor Jun 2015 #20
[citation needed] NuclearDem Jun 2015 #32
Do you enjoy the thought of people getting preventable diseases, Cal Carpenter Jun 2015 #33
Your input is always very helpful in these discussions. Thank you. Orrex Jun 2015 #61
"Measles eradication" does not mean "zero cases of measles." NuclearDem Jun 2015 #37
I agree 100%. Iggo Jun 2015 #15
DU rec... SidDithers Jun 2015 #19
Welcome back! Godhumor Jun 2015 #21
Thanks!... SidDithers Jun 2015 #22
Hey, hi uppityperson Jun 2015 #23
... SidDithers Jun 2015 #24
Anti-vaxxers are far worse. SwankyXomb Jun 2015 #26
Hey Sid. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #40
Heya... SidDithers Jun 2015 #48
Oh thank god you're back ismnotwasm Jun 2015 #53
+1 leftofcool Jun 2015 #54
they should be treated like Holocaust deniers, instabanned nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #63
Because vaccines work 100% of the time. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #25
No they don't and you know it. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #27
No one says they do. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #28
I smell bullshit eminating from your direction. Humanist_Activist Jun 2015 #29
Times like this you need to remember Michael Biehn from Terminator: SwankyXomb Jun 2015 #34
The family feels tricked? What the hell did they expect to happen? Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #42
And get an ADULT diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus vaccine for YOURSELF, per CDC recommendations. pnwmom Jun 2015 #43
You make a point that even mandate supporters Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #52
There is no Herd Immunity because of ADULTS HockeyMom Jun 2015 #60
I know of few adults who have had boosters too. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #69
No, and try to force me HockeyMom Jun 2015 #57
we fear FOR unvaccinated small children, who are the victims of child abuse at the hands geek tragedy Jun 2015 #64
Thank you for caring for my Grandson HockeyMom Jun 2015 #66
if only the law allowed. not to mention the risk to the public geek tragedy Jun 2015 #68
Because you have to right to do something doesn't mean it isn't dangerous. Oneironaut Jun 2015 #65
Trust me, it's not worth it. tammywammy Jun 2015 #67
+10000...and counting! Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #70
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