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Hi all,

I need your wisdom here! This post is from a friend in another group and I

would love your thoughts.

Vaccinate or not?????

Thx,

Laurie

>

> From: " Natasha Lemire-Blair " <tashlb@...>

> Date: 2006/11/30 Thu PM 09:21:34 EST

> KoalaMamas , GTA-AP-NP-Group@...

> Subject: [KoalaMamas] Meningitis C Vaccine - please read

>

> Please read below:

>

> My brother was at the below mentioned bar on one of the mentioned

> days. He has asked me if he should be vaccinated given the below

> information and death of the 23 year old boy.

>

> I told him I don't enough - if you were in my shoes what would you

> tell your brother?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Tash

>

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>

>

> Toronto Public Health today issued a Meningitis C alert in response to

> the recent death of a 23 year old male resident and the possible

> exposure of patrons at a downtown bar.

>

> Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Director of Communicable Disease Control, announced

> a vaccine clinic will be held tomorrow, Dec. 1, for those who may be

> at risk, specifically anyone who:

>

> ? was at Crews/Tango Bar, 508 Church St. on Friday or Saturday,

> November 17 and 18

>

> AND

>

> ? may have shared saliva by sharing food, utensils, drinks or

> cigarettes or by kissing or other contact.

>

> The vaccine clinic will be held at 519 Community Centre, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

>

> " Meningitis C can be a very serious illness and symptoms can become

> severe very quickly, " said Dr. Yaffe. " We are reaching out to an

> estimated 300-500 people to advise them to consider their own risk of

> exposure and to call us for information or come for a vaccine shot

> tomorrow. Our objective here is to prevent the spread of this

> illness. "

>

> Dr. Yaffe reported that the 23 year old man died earlier this week.

> The investigation of close contacts and friends led to the decision to

> hold a vaccine clinic for patrons of the bar. All other known contacts

> have been followed up and vaccinated where appropriate.

>

> Meningitis C is a type of invasive meningococcal disease that occurs

> rarely in Canada and is most common among teenagers and infants. Last

> year there were no cases reported in Toronto.

>

> Symptoms of Meningitis C include sudden onset of high fever, severe

> headache, nausea and stiff neck and usually appear within two to 10

> days after exposure.

>

> Anyone who is concerned about the risk of Meningitis C should call

416-338-7600.

>

>

> Media contact:

> Rishma Govani,

> Toronto Public Health,

> 416-338-7974

>

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<<I need your wisdom here! This post is from a friend in another group

and I would love your thoughts.

Vaccinate or not?????>>

For me and my children, nope, not ever in a million years. I would

however drink lots of water, get lots of sleep and think healthy

thoughts. And call my homeopath at the first sign of any symptoms.

But that's just what I'd do.

)0(~~~)0(~~~)0(

Mom to Brittany, born 08/31/93, dx'd IDDM 05/28/01; , born

06/28/97; Shayna, born 06/01/00; and Baby #4 05/07.

Vaccine free since 1999.