Guest guest Posted June 8, 2001 Report Share Posted June 8, 2001 also keep in mind that the vaccine is cell-mediated - it invades the DNA. No other vaccine does this. This would make an interesting study for those involved with genetics. Chicken pox is also a herpes virus (HHV2 or 3) as is Epstein Barre/Mono and CMV IMHO - better to let your child get it the natural way so that nature's filters can be put to work doris Sampson wrote: > My older NT son was in the local elemantary school's > preschool program this past year. There was an > outbreak of chicken pox this spring. My son, Andy, > who was not vaccinated against it, got it pretty bad. > Two weeks later, our GFCFson, , got it as > well. Andy got it from the kids who were vaccinated. > Almost all of the kids who were exposed got it, > regardless of wether they were vaccinated or not. The > vaccinated children had milder cases, but they still > were contagious and had to be kept at home the same as > my child. > I am so glad that my kids weren't vaccinated! Now it > is over with, and I don't have to ever worry about it > again because they were pretty covered. The reason > that we didn't vaccinate is that when Andy was little, > our pediatrician did not recommend it because he had > heard that the researchers weren't sure if the > immunity would last a person's entire life, or if it > would wear off in middle or old age and leave serious > complications due to an outbreak. Imagine sixty years > from now what it would be like if these vaccinations > started wearing off. There might be a serious > epidemic among the elderly because their chicken pox > vaccination wore off! I can see where I might want to > get my child immunized if they were 16 years or so old > and hadn't had them yet, but in this day and age, most > chicken pox complications can be held at bay as long > as the parent is smart enough to know when they need > to be seen and how to care for them. My soapbox. > > > ===== > Visit www.open-invitation.net/andrea to shop the newest product line from House of Lloyd! > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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