Vaccination choice group to hold rally in NJ (article)

[Guest guest]

From the local paper in NJ where I grew up--short but unbiased. Can't wait to

hear the report later:

http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081016/UPDATES01/8101603\

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October 16, 2008

Vaccination choice group to hold rally in NJ

TRENTON (AP) -- Proponents of giving parents a choice as to whether to vaccinate

their children plan to rally in front of the New Jersey Statehouse Thursday.

They want to press the Corzine administration to allow parents to opt out of new

vaccines required by the state for children enrolling in school.

In September, the state started requiring all preschoolers and children

attending licensed child care centers to receive a flu vaccine and three

additional immunizations.

Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk and members of The NJ Coalition for

Vaccination Choice are among those planning to attend Thursday's rally.

They oppose the new vaccine requirements and support a bill that would allow

parents the option of choosing which vaccines their children get, or none at

all.

[Guest guest]

Did you see the one in the star ledger, using immigrants as the

excuse for the mandate?

Parents protest mandatory children's vaccinations at Statehouse

by Carol Ann and K. Livio/The Star-Ledger

Thursday October 16, 2008, 1:11 PM

Some 300 people, many of them parents and children, marched outside

the Statehouse today to protest mandatory children's vaccinations, a

simmering issue that has bubbled over since New Jersey began

requiring babies and children in day care to get flu shots.

The marchers pushed for a bill to allow children to skip some, or

all, vaccines required by New Jersey. Many parents said their

children were injured by vaccines, or that vaccines cause autism, a

neurological disorder on an inexplicable rise. The link between

autism and vaccines has been disproven by recent studies.

" Governor Corzine, " speaker Louise Kuo Habakus said as she addressed

the crowd. " Are you the one with the courage to lead us through this

health care crisis? If so, give us vaccination choice. The parents of

New Jersey are moving ahead with or without you. "

Habakus is a member of the New Jersey Coalition for Vaccination

Choice, and she said she is the mother of two vaccine-injured

children.

State health officials and many physicians vigorously oppose any

effort to weaken mandatory vaccination rules, saying the densely

populated state with a high number of recent immigrants is vulnerable

to vaccine-preventable epidemics.

State health officials cited outbreaks of measles in the early 1990s

that killed several children.

Four new vaccine requirements took affect this fall. The flu and

pneumoccocal vaccine requirements apply to children under the age of

5 who attend child care centers and preschool. Two other requirements

(meningococcal and diphtheria, Tetanus and pertussis) apply to

children 11 years of age and attending 6th grade.

Some doctors said vaccines are safe and save lives.

" A lot of us who understand childhood illness and who understand

vaccines feel incredibly passionate that we cannot allow large

segments of the community to go un-immunized. Kids will die, "

Boscamp, chairman of the department of pediatrics at Hackensack

University Medical Center, said in a telephone interview today.

At the rally, a far different view prevailed. Marchers carried

posters that read, " Mommy Knows Best, " or " Mommy, don't let them

shoot me. "

At the rally was Kate Farrell of Monmouth Beach, a mother of three

children ages 17, 15, and 9. She said she successfully sued the

school district more than a decade ago to allow her unvaccinated

children to go to school.

" I am here so other families don't have to do this. If the

conscientious objector law passes, parents can read the information

and choose it for their family. They should be allowed to not

vaccinate. "

The bill (A-260) would allow parents to opt out of vaccination for

conscientious reasons. Current law says parents may opt out only for

religious or medical reasons.

>

> From the local paper in NJ where I grew up--short but unbiased.

Can't wait to hear the report later:

>

> http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?

AID=/20081016/UPDATES01/810160364

>

>

> October 16, 2008

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> Vaccination choice group to hold rally in NJ

>

> TRENTON (AP) -- Proponents of giving parents a choice as to whether

to vaccinate their children plan to rally in front of the New Jersey

Statehouse Thursday.

> They want to press the Corzine administration to allow parents to

opt out of new vaccines required by the state for children enrolling

in school.

> In September, the state started requiring all preschoolers and

children attending licensed child care centers to receive a flu

vaccine and three additional immunizations.

> Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk and members of The NJ Coalition

for Vaccination Choice are among those planning to attend Thursday's

rally.

> They oppose the new vaccine requirements and support a bill that

would allow parents the option of choosing which vaccines their

children get, or none at all.

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>

[Guest guest]

Immigrants. Geez Louise. And because of measles in the 1990's?? That's a reason

to mass vaccinate for OTHER diseases?

Winnie

Re: Vaccination choice group to hold rally in NJ

(article)

Vaccinations

> Did you see the one in the star ledger, using immigrants as the

> excuse for the mandate?

>

> Parents protest mandatory children's vaccinations at Statehouse

> by Carol Ann and K. Livio/The Star-Ledger

>

> Thursday October 16, 2008, 1:11 PM

>

> Some 300 people, many of them parents and children, marched outside

> the Statehouse today to protest mandatory children's

> vaccinations, a

> simmering issue that has bubbled over since New Jersey began

> requiring babies and children in day care to get flu shots.

> The marchers pushed for a bill to allow children to skip some, or

> all, vaccines required by New Jersey. Many parents said their

> children were injured by vaccines, or that vaccines cause

> autism, a

> neurological disorder on an inexplicable rise. The link between

> autism and vaccines has been disproven by recent studies.

>

> " Governor Corzine, " speaker Louise Kuo Habakus said as she addressed

> the crowd. " Are you the one with the courage to lead us through this

> health care crisis? If so, give us vaccination choice. The

> parents of

> New Jersey are moving ahead with or without you. "

>

> Habakus is a member of the New Jersey Coalition for Vaccination

> Choice, and she said she is the mother of two vaccine-injured

> children.

>

> State health officials and many physicians vigorously oppose any

> effort to weaken mandatory vaccination rules, saying the densely

> populated state with a high number of recent immigrants is vulnerable

> to vaccine-preventable epidemics.

>

> State health officials cited outbreaks of measles in the early 1990s

> that killed several children.

>

> Four new vaccine requirements took affect this fall. The flu and

> pneumoccocal vaccine requirements apply to children under the

> age of

> 5 who attend child care centers and preschool. Two other requirements

> (meningococcal and diphtheria, Tetanus and pertussis) apply to

> children 11 years of age and attending 6th grade.

>

> Some doctors said vaccines are safe and save lives.

> " A lot of us who understand childhood illness and who understand

> vaccines feel incredibly passionate that we cannot allow large

> segments of the community to go un-immunized. Kids will die, "

> Boscamp, chairman of the department of pediatrics at Hackensack

> University Medical Center, said in a telephone interview today.

>

> At the rally, a far different view prevailed. Marchers carried

> posters that read, " Mommy Knows Best, " or " Mommy, don't let them

> shoot me. "

>

> At the rally was Kate Farrell of Monmouth Beach, a mother of three

> children ages 17, 15, and 9. She said she successfully sued the

> school district more than a decade ago to allow her unvaccinated

> children to go to school.

>

> " I am here so other families don't have to do this. If the

> conscientious objector law passes, parents can read the information

> and choose it for their family. They should be allowed to not

> vaccinate. "

>

> The bill (A-260) would allow parents to opt out of vaccination for

> conscientious reasons. Current law says parents may opt out only for

> religious or medical reasons.

>

>

> >

> > From the local paper in NJ where I grew up--short but

> unbiased.

> Can't wait to hear the report later:

> >

> > http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?

> AID=/20081016/UPDATES01/810160364

> >

> >

> > October 16, 2008

> >

> >

> > Vaccination choice group to hold rally in NJ

> >

> > TRENTON (AP) -- Proponents of giving parents a choice as to

> whether

> to vaccinate their children plan to rally in front of the New

> Jersey

> Statehouse Thursday.

> > They want to press the Corzine administration to allow parents

> to

> opt out of new vaccines required by the state for children

> enrolling

> in school.

> > In September, the state started requiring all preschoolers and

> children attending licensed child care centers to receive a flu

> vaccine and three additional immunizations.

> > Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk and members of The NJ

> Coalition

> for Vaccination Choice are among those planning to attend

> Thursday's

> rally.

> > They oppose the new vaccine requirements and support a bill

> that

> would allow parents the option of choosing which vaccines their

> children get, or none at all.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Here's a little gem from our local newspaper today, referring to the rally and

possible legislation to instate philosophical exemption in NJ.

" New Jersey's health department has come out strongly against the legislation.

" Broad exemptions to mandatory vaccination weaken the entire compliance and

enforcement structure, " it said. "

Does that scare the daylights out of anyone else?

Bronwyn

Wife to Kurt since 5/02

Mom to:

Dorian (7/04)

Faith (2/06)

Quinn (4/08)

and my faithful steed Teo (4/91) since 9/95

From: wharrison@... <wharrison@...>

Subject: Re: Re: Vaccination choice group to hold rally in NJ

(article)

Vaccinations

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 9:16 PM

Immigrants. Geez Louise. And because of measles in the 1990's??

That's a reason to mass vaccinate for OTHER diseases?

Winnie

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[Guest guest]

Yes!

Nazi Germany

On Oct 17, 2008, at 11:01 AM, Bronwyn Fackrell wrote:

> Here's a little gem from our local newspaper today, referring to

> the rally and possible legislation to instate philosophical

> exemption in NJ.

>

> " New Jersey's health department has come out strongly against the

> legislation.

>

> " Broad exemptions to mandatory vaccination weaken the entire

> compliance and enforcement structure, " it said. "

>

> Does that scare the daylights out of anyone else?

>

> Bronwyn

> Wife to Kurt since 5/02

> Mom to:

> Dorian (7/04)

> Faith (2/06)

> Quinn (4/08)

> and my faithful steed Teo (4/91) since 9/95

>

>

> From: wharrison@... <wharrison@...>

> Subject: Re: Re: Vaccination choice group to hold

> rally in NJ (article)

> Vaccinations

> Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 9:16 PM

>

> Immigrants. Geez Louise. And because of measles in the 1990's??

> That's a reason to mass vaccinate for OTHER diseases?

>

> Winnie

>

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>

[Guest guest]

By saying broad exemptions, they act as if all of a sudden droves of people are

going to use them. In fact, they already can use the religious one. The big

thing is KNOWING the exemptions exist, no matter what kind they are.

If only those droves would use them...

Winnie

Re: Re: Vaccination choice group to hold

> rally in NJ (article)

> Vaccinations

> Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 9:16 PM

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> Immigrants. Geez Louise. And because of measles in

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> Winnie

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