Measles, what you should know.

[Ebolapox]

Originally Posted by KC native

What happened to H1N1/Ebolaids (the poster)?

Wasn't he an epidemiologist?

genetics phd student (done in less than a year) and undergrad in microbiology/biotech

and what should you know about measles?

VACCINATE YOUR ****ING KIDS

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Ebolapox

genetics phd student (done in less than a year) and undergrad in microbiology/biotech

and what should you know about measles?

VACCINATE YOUR ****ING KIDS

[DaneMcCloud]

Disneyland is a cesspool of germs and bacteria. In April 2014, my then 6 year old had two "bites" on her leg about four days after going to the park (we have Annual Passes, so we go all time). The next day, she had them on her lower back and later, on her feet. They weren't "bites" but chicken pox. Fortunately, she had two vaccinations and had an extremely mild case, with about 20 pox in total.

Unfortunately, my 18 month old at the time only had a single shot. She had a bad case, with more than 500 on her legs, bottom, and face. The doctor prescribed acyclovir, and her case didn't worsen but they took more than a month to completely disappear.

It would be an understatement to say I was angry about it. These Anti-Vaxxers are lunatics, IMO, and if they continue this insane practice, these once controlled diseases will return.

It's beyond dumb.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Disneyland is a cesspool of germs and bacteria. In April 2014, my then 6 year old had two "bites" on her leg. The next day, she had them on her lower back and later, on her feet. They weren't "bites" but chicken pox. Fortunately, she had two vaccinations and had an extremely mild case, with about 20 pox in total.

Unfortunately, my 18 month old at the time only had a single shot. She had a bad case, with more than 500 on her legs, bottom, and face. The doctor prescribed acyclovir, and her case didn't worsen but they took more than a month to completely disappear.

It would be an understatement to say I was angry about it. These Anti-Vaxxers are lunatics, IMO, and if they continue this insane practice, these once controlled diseases will return.

It's beyond dumb.

Yea, my wife contracted chicken pox while substitute teaching for Fort Worth School district (despite having had it as a kid).

We then found out that it was extremely easy to get a religious waiver so you don't have to vaccinate your kids for FWISD. We were ****ing pissed.

That chicken pox outbreak made the district clamp down on those waivers considerably.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by KC native

Yea, my wife contracted chicken pox while substitute teaching for Fort Worth School district (despite having had it as a kid).

We then found out that it was extremely easy to get a religious waiver so you don't have to vaccinate your kids for FWISD. We were ****ing pissed.

That chicken pox outbreak made the district clamp down on those waivers considerably.

A religious waiver? Good grief.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

A religious waiver? Good grief.

Yes, for ****ing public school.

I couldn't believe they even did them.

I remember one of my friends had to leave the Raytown school district when we were growing up because they were Christian Scientists (so they didn't believe in modern medicine or some shit like that) and said they couldn't vaccinate. The school district told them to GTFO.

[HonestChieffan]

Originally Posted by KC native

Yes, for ****ing public school.

I couldn't believe they even did them.

I remember one of my friends had to leave the Raytown school district when we were growing up because they were Christian Scientists (so they didn't believe in modern medicine or some shit like that) and said they couldn't vaccinate. The school district told them to GTFO.

More of your strange recall of growing up in the streets of Raytown....The school could not have done that.

http://www.nvic.org/Vaccine-Laws/sta.../missouri.aspx

[kepp]

Originally Posted by KC native

Yea, my wife contracted chicken pox while substitute teaching for Fort Worth School district (despite having had it as a kid).

We then found out that it was extremely easy to get a religious waiver so you don't have to vaccinate your kids for FWISD. We were ****ing pissed.

That chicken pox outbreak made the district clamp down on those waivers considerably.

I believe a family should be able to choose to not vaccinate. It's their lives...their family. But if you're going to go to publicly-funded schools, vaccination should be mandatory IMO.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by kepp

I believe a family should be able to choose to not vaccinate. It's their lives...their family. But if you're going to go to publicly-funded schools, vaccination should be mandatory IMO.

Completely agree.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by kepp

I believe a family should be able to choose to not vaccinate. It's their lives...their family. But if you're going to go to publicly-funded schools, vaccination should be mandatory IMO.

Good luck getting into a private school wthout being vacinated. People paying $10k-$25k per aren't doing so if their children are at risk of being exposed to once eradicated childhood diseases.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Good luck getting into a private school wthout being vacinated. People paying $10k-$25k per aren't doing so if their children are at risk of being exposed to once eradicated childhood diseases.

This isn't true either Dane. Right now we are in a public school that is level 10 so there is no reason to go private. I have 3 friends with kids in private schools that are not vaccinated. One is in Menlo Park, one in San Carlos and the other in either Woodside or Atherton, I forget.

Truth be know the very most educated and affluent are the ones not vaccinating. That well documented as I am sure you know.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Disneyland is a cesspool of germs and bacteria. In April 2014, my then 6 year old had two "bites" on her leg about four days after going to the park (we have Annual Passes, so we go all time). The next day, she had them on her lower back and later, on her feet. They weren't "bites" but chicken pox. Fortunately, she had two vaccinations and had an extremely mild case, with about 20 pox in total.

Unfortunately, my 18 month old at the time only had a single shot. She had a bad case, with more than 500 on her legs, bottom, and face. The doctor prescribed acyclovir, and her case didn't worsen but they took more than a month to completely disappear.

It would be an understatement to say I was angry about it. These Anti-Vaxxers are lunatics, IMO, and if they continue this insane practice, these once controlled diseases will return.

It's beyond dumb.

Unchecked immigration will speed it up greatly.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

These Anti-Vaxxers are lunatics, IMO, and if they continue this insane practice, these once controlled diseases will return.

It's beyond dumb.

THIS!

As a parent you have an opportunity to prevent crippling diseases or worse death, in your children with a few shots? WTF are you thinking anti-vaxers? The autism angle has been completely debunked. Why would you not want to prevent preventable diseases??

[KC native]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

THIS!

As a parent you have an opportunity to prevent crippling diseases or worse death, in your children with a few shots? WTF are you thinking anti-vaxers? The autism angle has been completely debunked. Why would you not want to prevent preventable diseases??

DONT U KNOW DAT DERE IS MERCURIE AND LAYTECKS AND WATER AND VEYERUSSES N DOSE?

[Brock]

Herpes doesn't kill you and I don't want it either. Keep your damn bugs to yourself.