RE: Re: [NVIC] Tonight Sixty Minutes Examines Vaccine Concerns

[Guest guest]

I am glad to hear I wasn't the only one that got mad about this obviously

biased 60 minute piece.......I was ready to spit nails when he said the

comments about vitamins and antibiotics (aren't they considered another

" wonder of modern medicine " ) but it is obvious Offits Comment about the

vitamins is setting the general public up for their attempts to outlaw

supplements and vitamins....

I am guessing CBS like other media outlets were influenced by the almighty

pharma $$$$.....

I gotta go to CHOP in a few weeks to bring my daughter for a neurosurgery

follow-up for her Hydrocephalus...maybe I oughta pay Offit a visit...LOL

Ellen

Re: [NVIC] Tonight Sixty Minutes Examines Vaccine

Concerns

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> Worthless, it was plain worthless!! You could tell what side Rather

> was on, and when Offit said vaccines were safer than vitamins, or

> antibiotic, I wanted to scream!! People watching are going to say, oh

> yes, antivaccination lunatics on the fringe.

>

> What happened to CBS they were giving the thimerosal issue decent

> coverage?

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> > >

> > > > Many parents, fearing the

> > > > safety of the vaccines, are

> > > > refusing to let their children

> > > > have their shots. One startling

> > > > result is the dramatic return of a

> > > > disease many thought had

> > > > disappeared: whooping cough.

> > > >

> > > > There are now more cases of whooping

> > > > cough in this country than at any time

> > > > in 40 years. What can be done about

> > > > this? And are these parents' concerns

> > > > valid? Correspondent Dan Rather

> > > > investigates.

> > >

> > > ALL:

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> > > I was quietly optimistic about tonight's episode until I read the

> > > blurb above. I now predict it will be yet another game

> > of " ...blame

> > > the non-vaxers... " . Dan Rather is incapable of true

> investigative

> > > journalism.

> > >

> > > I don't know about New York, but in my state of Mississippi, the

> > vax

> > > rates for DTP/DTaP have shown the long term trend of increase

> > rather

> > > than decrease. As far as I know, the prevalence rate of whooping

> > > cough has remained fairly steady during those years.

> > >

> > > Tim

> > >

> > > p.s..., From the NIP Data & Statistics Webpage:

> > >

> > > National Vaccination Coverage Rates for DTP/DTaP [3 shots by 36

> > > months of age]:

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> > > 2003 - 96.0%

> > > 2002 - 94.3%

> > > 2001 - 94.1%

> > > 2000 - 95.9%

> > > 1999 - 95.6%

> > > 1998 - 95.4%

> > > 1997 - 94.9%

> > > 1996 - 94.5%

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[Guest guest]

On a positive note, Barbara Loe Fisher did a great job considering what she

was up against. Barbara if you are reading this, My hat goes off to ya!

April

[Guest guest]

I second that. And I am sure that she said ALOT more in the interview with

Dan Rather that they chose NOT to air.

Re: Re: [NVIC] Tonight Sixty Minutes Examines

Vaccine Concerns

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>

> On a positive note, Barbara Loe Fisher did a great job considering what

she was up against. Barbara if you are reading this, My hat goes off to ya!

>

> April

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>

[Guest guest]

That drove me nuts too!! But there were some good points.

Sara

Re: [NVIC] Tonight Sixty Minutes Examines Vaccine

Concerns

Worthless, it was plain worthless!! You could tell what side Rather

was on, and when Offit said vaccines were safer than vitamins, or

antibiotic, I wanted to scream!! People watching are going to say, oh

yes, antivaccination lunatics on the fringe.

What happened to CBS they were giving the thimerosal issue decent

coverage?

> >

> > > Many parents, fearing the

> > > safety of the vaccines, are

> > > refusing to let their children

> > > have their shots. One startling

> > > result is the dramatic return of a

> > > disease many thought had

> > > disappeared: whooping cough.

> > >

> > > There are now more cases of whooping

> > > cough in this country than at any time

> > > in 40 years. What can be done about

> > > this? And are these parents' concerns

> > > valid? Correspondent Dan Rather

> > > investigates.

> >

> > ALL:

> >

> > I was quietly optimistic about tonight's episode until I read the

> > blurb above. I now predict it will be yet another game

> of " ...blame

> > the non-vaxers... " . Dan Rather is incapable of true

investigative

> > journalism.

> >

> > I don't know about New York, but in my state of Mississippi, the

> vax

> > rates for DTP/DTaP have shown the long term trend of increase

> rather

> > than decrease. As far as I know, the prevalence rate of whooping

> > cough has remained fairly steady during those years.

> >

> > Tim

> >

> > p.s..., From the NIP Data & Statistics Webpage:

> >

> > National Vaccination Coverage Rates for DTP/DTaP [3 shots by 36

> > months of age]:

> >

> > 2003 - 96.0%

> > 2002 - 94.3%

> > 2001 - 94.1%

> > 2000 - 95.9%

> > 1999 - 95.6%

> > 1998 - 95.4%

> > 1997 - 94.9%

> > 1996 - 94.5%

[Guest guest]

>I am guessing CBS like other media outlets were influenced by the almighty

>pharma $$$$.....

Which would explain why Dan Rather is still working for CBS despite his

blatant inaccuracies.

Kimberley

www.vaccinationsandSIDS.com