Guest guest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 It will be hard for her with a VOCAL RN who hasn't a clue about the dangers Sheri >This is an email to a friend that is having a hard time trying to decide >whether or not to vaccinate. I have tried to help her a lot but her sister >in law is an RN and is really pushing her to vaccinate. I was wondering >what everyones arguements would be over this email. > >jen c > > > > >hi, jaime! > >first of all, i believe what i do because of what i have read >and seen, not just what I've been taught. my experiences in >south America, seeing what happens to people who catch and have >diseases that we rarely see over here, showed me what people can >look like (if they survive) if they aren't immunized. they live >w/the effects of the disease process for the rest of their life. >and, believe it or not, i actually have already faced a lot of >opposition because of my strong stand on >vaccinations/immunizations. > >secondly, those critically ill children were from high SES >levels---upper middle class at the least. the lowest SES folks >don't seem to have problems w/getting their vaccinations---they >can't afford the alternatives were they not to (private schools, >private doctors, etc.). plus, i've seen immunized children >suffer because of other kids who weren't immunized. i had a >little baby who was exposed to whooping cough 2 wks prior to >receiving her vaccination for it...because of this, the poor >baby spent weeks in the ICU (literally FIGHTING for her life) >and months in the hospital. were that other child immunized, >they wouldn't have exposed the newborn to the illness. so >immunizing is actually not just about personal preference, but >the entire population at large. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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