Re: 60 Minutes Vaccine Story

[Guest guest]

I must have missed it - I didn't get to turn it on until 15 minutes

into it - was it at the very beginning of the show?

>

> Did anyone see it? I thought it was horrible. Some highlights:

>

> ** Deadly diseases like measles and whooping cough ARE returning

> because parents are incorrectly choosing not to vaccinate, putting

> their children and other children at risk.

>

> ** Dr. Wakefield (who they showed old footqage of) was paid to say

> that the measles vax. causes autism--a lie. Did they even ask him

> to comment? They certainly did not say they did. Yet they show

> footage of him.

>

> ** They kept showing Dr. Offert (did I spell that right?) saying

> vaccines are perectly safe.

>

> I hate not fully vaccinating my youngest child, more than any other

> conscious decision I have ever made. Stories like this churn my

> stomach. I always worry, is it the right decision? What angers me

> is that I shouldn't have to worry. They should throw money in the

> direction of making these vaccines safer---not more profitable.

>

> Maybe some of you found something positive in the story you can

share.

>

> Kathleen

> Mom to (nearly 4, SCD) and (19 mos, GFCFSF)

[Guest guest]

Hi

Here is the link.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/20/60II/main650368.shtml

Kathleen

> >

> > Did anyone see it? I thought it was horrible. Some highlights:

> >

> > ** Deadly diseases like measles and whooping cough ARE returning

> > because parents are incorrectly choosing not to vaccinate,

putting

> > their children and other children at risk.

> >

> > ** Dr. Wakefield (who they showed old footqage of) was paid to

say

> > that the measles vax. causes autism--a lie. Did they even ask

him

> > to comment? They certainly did not say they did. Yet they show

> > footage of him.

> >

> > ** They kept showing Dr. Offert (did I spell that right?) saying

> > vaccines are perectly safe.

> >

> > I hate not fully vaccinating my youngest child, more than any

other

> > conscious decision I have ever made. Stories like this churn my

> > stomach. I always worry, is it the right decision? What angers

me

> > is that I shouldn't have to worry. They should throw money in

the

> > direction of making these vaccines safer---not more profitable.

> >

> > Maybe some of you found something positive in the story you can

> share.

> >

> > Kathleen

> > Mom to (nearly 4, SCD) and (19 mos, GFCFSF)

[Guest guest]

Our daughter wasn't diagnosed until she was 5 1/2. She had already received all

of her shots including chicken pox and Kindergarten shots. I had never heard of

autism until 2000. Our pediatrician didn't know or never suggested it to us. The

first consious decison I made after learning about all of this was the Flu

vaccine. She didn't get one last year and she won't again. The 60 Minutes

program was so outdated - I feel as if all of us in the autism community are

light years ahead in our approach, compassion, thinking and understanding of

autism. I have yet to see a doctor or researcher who has a child with autism

come out and praise vaccines - of course I could be wrong on this. Things will

eventually turn our way - there won't be a choice. I feel like our little ones

are drafted soldiers in this war and only we can help them overcome. The

government will not bring them home to us.

Shari

60 Minutes Vaccine Story

Did anyone see it? I thought it was horrible. Some highlights:

** Deadly diseases like measles and whooping cough ARE returning

because parents are incorrectly choosing not to vaccinate, putting

their children and other children at risk.

** Dr. Wakefield (who they showed old footqage of) was paid to say

that the measles vax. causes autism--a lie. Did they even ask him

to comment? They certainly did not say they did. Yet they show

footage of him.

** They kept showing Dr. Offert (did I spell that right?) saying

vaccines are perectly safe.

I hate not fully vaccinating my youngest child, more than any other

conscious decision I have ever made. Stories like this churn my

stomach. I always worry, is it the right decision? What angers me

is that I shouldn't have to worry. They should throw money in the

direction of making these vaccines safer---not more profitable.

Maybe some of you found something positive in the story you can share.

Kathleen

Mom to (nearly 4, SCD) and (19 mos, GFCFSF)

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Vicki

I can't wait for 's newest documentary

> which is rumored to be about the HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY. Now that's

> someone that I would LOVE to talk to!

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