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douloijohanna

Get Rich Quick!

Jul 19, 2007 10:57

Jock Doubleday, director of the California non-profit corporation Natural Woman, Natural Man, Inc., has offered $75,000 to the first medical doctor or pharmaceutical company CEO who publicly drinks a mixture of standard vaccine additives.

The additives would be the same as those contained in the vaccines recommended for a 6-year-old according to U.S ( Read more... )

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anonymous July 19 2007, 23:57:09 UTC

Do you have your boys vaccinated? I did, b/c I wanted James to go to school, but I can't say that I didn't have reservations.
Ruby

douloijohanna July 20 2007, 04:03:56 UTC

Actually, neither one is vaccinated. I decided to wait until they turn 2 to give them any vaccines, and then to only give them a tetanus vaccine until I had a significant reason (such as enrolling them in school) to give them any others. Isaac is now almost 3, and I still haven't taken him to get his tetanus shot. I tried to make an appointment with his doctor to do it, but she actually suggested I take him to the county for it since it would be less out of pocket. The extra hurdle has translated into it not getting done, although every time he gets a cut playing outside I think about it.

anonymous July 21 2007, 18:02:21 UTC

Maybe the vaccine cocktail tastes bad. Someone may be up for the challenge if it came in a syringe form.

If either one of your boys get chicken pox or know anyone who gets chicken pox, let me know. I'll send Juliette over to contract it. We have a race against time before she starts pre-k.

Alice

douloijohanna July 22 2007, 17:19:05 UTC

I once said something similar to Isaac's pediatrician, and with a measured amount of indignation she slowly said, "I can't imagine intentionally getting a child sick with one of these diseases."

But the truth is that measles, mumps, rubella, and chicken pox (and to some extent pertussis) are all very minor childhood diseases. Their only complications are far less statistically significant than the risks of very bad reactions to the vaccinations. And, contracting the disease in childhood really does give life long immunity, whereas the vaccinations require a never-ending stream of booster shots to remain effective and even then may not make you immune.

Ever since she made her comment, I felt a little guilty for planning to get my kids sick with these diseases at an early age if the opportunity ever arose. But, hearing my previous sentiment coming from another intelligent mother has removed any sense of guilt I might have had for making my comment. Thank you!

anonymous July 24 2007, 05:57:38 UTC

Juliette's pediatrician told me to tell him if Juliette or anyone else I know gets chicken pox so he can send some of his patients over. He agrees everyone was doing just fine before the chicken pox vaccine.

I got chicken pox when I was 5. I don't remember it being so bad, but then again, this was 23 years ago.

Alice

douloijohanna July 24 2007, 16:53:53 UTC

I, too, got chicken pox when I was very young. I don't remember it being that bad, either. At least, it wasn't any worse than poison ivy (which my woodland loving brother and I got quite a bit as children...and continue to get quite often as adults).