Why vaccinate?

The only exemption allowed should be for a medical condition such as compromised immune system. Absolutely no religious or personal belief or personal choice exemptions. No proof of vaccination = no admission to schools, sport teams, day care, public pools, after school programs, amusement facilities (movie theater, Great America, etc.), etc.

Vaccinations are a parental right! Every good libertarian should stand up for our civil rights.

“I have heard of many tragic cases,” said Dr. Rand Paul, “of walking, talking normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines.”

- and -

"I'm a big fan and a great fan of the history of the development of the smallpox vaccine, for example. But you know, for most of our history, they have been voluntary. So I don't think I'm arguing for anything out of the ordinary. We are arguing for what most of our history has had."

Way to stay strong, Rand Paul!

I think.

Similar strength from the paragon of truth to power, Chris Christie, while munching on a waffle: He said that he and his wife had vaccinated their children, describing that decision as "the best expression I can give you of my opinion."

"But," Christie added, "I also understand that parents need to have some measure of choice in things as well. So that's the balance that the government has to decide."

So strong! Wait a minute - aren't YOU the government, Mr. Christie?

Interesting post from NJ & KY

If only it were so simple to say that one's political beliefs impact only the small sphere of influence or health that an individual has upon the larger society - essentially, stay in your bubble and be happy. However, given the virulence of this disease - it seems to me that the responsible citizen would agree that certain precautions - such as vaccinations - need to be undertaken for the good of society. This goes beyond political theory. We have forgotten how diseases like this were truly feared.... hate to say it but by making these choices these families might suffer the most and take others down with them....

From the CDC website:
Complications
Measles can be a serious in all age groups. However, children younger than 5 years of age and adults older than 20 years of age are more likely to suffer from measles complications.

Common Complications

Common measles complications include ear infections and diarrhea.

Ear infections occur in about one out of every 10 children with measles and can result in permanent hearing loss.
Diarrhea is reported in less than one out of 10 people with measles.
Severe Complications

Some people may suffer from severe complications, such as pneumonia (infection of the lungs) and encephalitis (swelling of the brain). They may need to be hospitalized and could die.

As many as one out of every 20 children with measles gets pneumonia, the most common cause of death from measles in young children.
About one child out of every 1,000 who get measles will develop encephalitis (swelling of the brain) that can lead to convulsions and can leave the child deaf or mentally retarded.
For every 1,000 children who get measles, one or two will die from it.
Measles may cause pregnant woman to give birth prematurely, or have a low-birth-weight baby.

The Measles chapter of the Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Pink Book) describes measles complications in more depth.

FYI:
This is for consideration of those who doubt the MSM is telling all the facts.
U.S. Media Blackout: Italian Courts Rule Vaccines Cause Autism
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Presiding Judge Nicola Di Leo considered another piece of damning evidence: a 1271-page confidential GlaxoSmithKline report (now available on the Internet). This industry document provided ample evidence of adverse events from the vaccine, including five known cases of autism resulting from the vaccine’s administration during its clinical trials (see table at page 626, excerpt below).
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Two years earlier, on May 23, 2012, Judge Lucio Ardigo of an Italian court in Rimini presided over a similar judgment, finding that a different vaccine, the Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine (MMR), had caused a child’s autism. As in the Milan case, the Ministry of Health’s compensation program had denied compensation to the family, yet after a presentation of medical evidence, a court granted compensation. There, too, the Italian press covered the story; the U.S. press did not.
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- See more at: Web Link

Or search for: "Italian Courts Rule Vaccines Cause Autism"

If you get to this article, note the links to more articles down the right side of the page.
Such as:
"ZERO U.S. Measles Deaths in 10 Years, but Over 100 Measles Vaccine Deaths Reported"

Time to start holding parents legally accountable for the havoc they cause by refusing to vaccinate for personal beliefs.

acomfort: your medical expert website is this? "This is our area of specialty, being the leading publisher on Coconut Health since 2001" - See more at: Web Link

Coconuts? You are kidding, right?


With such fabulous "articles" as

-- "Children Taken Away from Christian Parents to Receive Forced Vaccinations"

-- "Dr. Rowen: Measles Spread by those Vaccinated"

-- "Healthy People Who Were Vaccinated for the Flu Continue to Die"

Please, go away.

Don't worry about it going too far; I swear, you won't fall off the edge of the earth.

(pssst... it's ROUND! But do not tell Rand Paul or Chris Christie!)

acomfort:

I bet you take medical advise from an ex-playboy bunny too. As another famous bunny said, "what a maroon."

Part of the problem is that the American public has been lied to and misled so often that many no longer believe anyone. And who can blame them?

The latest culprit is Brian Williams - admittedly not a public official, but supposedly one of America's most trusted people. And all political stripes are to blame. Whether it's "weapons of mass destruction" or "if you like your doctor" or "I guess those shovel-ready jobs weren't so shovel ready" or "North Korea can use the reactor to make nuclear weapons" or "this benefit won't cost taxpayers a thing" or "this is a temporary tax" or "I don't have the power to make laws" or whatever.

And you wonder why our institutions no longer have credibility?

@pogo -- That the best that you can do? Comparing apples to oranges?

Try again.

Stop the trolls. Read your name. Obey.

"And you wonder why our institutions no longer have credibility?"

When did they have credibility for you? The 50's? The 60's?

Pogo - when did you last trust Big Medicine? The Feds? Do you trust the Coconuts news guys? Ever?

I trust 'em! I have seen the light! Why, when Brian Williams came on the TeeVee machine and showed me a banner proclaiming "Mission Accomplished", why, I believed!

Nice try, pogo. [Portion removed]

[Editor's Note: Getting a little too personal here, guys. Let's keep this important discussion civil, please.]

Slight change in topic, but I wish american's would get half as incensed about traffic deaths and gun fatalities as they do about vaccines!! Maybe we'd have some real change? Unlikely.

Why is it no one seems to care the 32,000 americans die each and every year in mostly preventable traffic accidents. That includes 1000+ children annually.

In California alone, 3000 people die every year in traffic accidents.

Gone. Dead. forget measles complications... these children would love to have a complication rather than a gravestone.

Perspective - GREAT point.

And few of those 700 people who got the measles had any complications at all.

Yes, perspective.

Perspective - the subject of the article is about vaccines. Please stick to the subject.

@Memories -- Your sentiments are in the right place. Unfortunately, the anti-vaxxers' own agenda is to drown out sentiments such as yours.

Guess the truth is unpalatable for them.