Guest guest Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Dear , Cannot comment about the " 10 " tetanus deaths in 2009 since you provided no source for the validity of this number or the ages of htose who purportedly died (historically, in recent years, most of those who have died from tetanus in years where that information has been published by the CDC are typically over 50 years of age and the numbers have been 5 or less deaths a year in the period 2002-2006). However, in the 2008 (last CDC-official) report, the number of notifiable CASES of tetanus in the US by age group was as follows: >1 year of age: 0 1-4 years of age: 0 5-14 years of age: 1 15-24 years of age: 1 25-39 years of age: 3 40-64 years of age: 6 >65 years of age: 2 age not specified: 6 Total 2008 CASES: 19 Source: CDC's MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) June 25, 2010; volume 57(issue number 54): pages 1-94 Summary of Notifiable Diseases --- United States, 2008 Moreover, that MMWR report's Table 12 - list for deaths shows the following for Tetanus Year Tetanus Deaths 2002 5 2003 4 2004 4 2005 1 2006 4 avg/year = 18/5 = 3.6 deaths per year Based on the available data, the risk for getting tetanus in the USA for all people vaccinated and unvaccinated is on the order of 19 cases on 300+ million people or < 1 in 15.79 million people and the risk of death from tetanus for all Americans is < 1 in 75 million. For children under 5, the 2008 risk was ZERO because there were no cases in this group in 2008. For children 5-14 (about 40,000,000+ children), the 2008 risk of getting tetanus was < 1 in 40 million). Moreover, if your child were to step on a rusty nail AND suffer a DEEP puncture wound in which tetanus (a faculative anaerobe [only grows where the oxygen level is very low compared to the normal level in healthy tissues]) might be able to multiply, there is a Tetanus Antiserum that should be, and can be, given that would minimize the risk of any serious adverse effect without any need for a tetanus shot and then the appropriate antibiotic regimen should be started to kill off the tetanus (personally, there are dietary supplements that would be preferable to me instead of the systemic oral antibiotic drugs that MAY have serious side effects and will upset the normal gastrointestinal microbial balance that then promotes yeast and fungal infection). I will leave it up to you to research the risks for a serious adverse reaction to a DTaP vaccine for yourself but will tell you that the risk of some serious reaction is on the order of >1 on 10,000 to >1 in 100,000 -- or much higher, by orders of magnitude, than the risk of an unvaccinated person's getting a tetanus infection in the USA today! Further, for diphtheria, the risk is about zero BECAUSE no infectious cases of diphtheria have been reported in the USA since about 2005 and the last official death was in 2003. Finally, for pertussis, the vaccine is NOT effective and actually MAY increase your child's risk of getting pertussis as most (>75%) of the cases in documented outbreaks are in children who have been vaccinated. However, rather than wasting my time by telling you information that you can look up online, I would STRONGLY suggest that you and everyone else who reads this posting and has any concerns about vaccines and vaccination BUY (<$20.00 with shipping from Amazon.com) the book " Vaccine Safety Manual For Concerned Parents and Health Practitioners " , second edition, by Neil Z. [iSBN 978-18821737-4] and CAREFULLY read, STUDY and VERIFY the validity of the information provided for yourselves so that each of you will then KNOW the approximate " truth " about our vaccine and vaccination programs. [NOTE: There are also articles posted on my personal web site (listed below my name) that address some of the issues concerning vaccines. In my 2008 review of a Florida report, you will find a short discussion about many of today's vaccines, their safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness based on my understanding of the facts at that time.] Then, you and others can make an informed decision about which vaccines to give and when to give them rather that relying on others, including myself, whose true motives MAY be other than protecting the health of you and your children. Hopefully, the information provided will cause many of you to stop trusting other than the factual evidence that has been published by independent sources who have no faith that blinds them to the scientific truths about most of today's vaccines and vaccination programs. ******************************************* *The information provided in this email * *and any attachment thereto is just that * * -- information. * * * *It is not medical advice and it does not * *require any specific action or actions. * * * *While the information is thought to be * *accurate, no representation is made as * *to the accuracy of the information posted* *other than it is my best understanding of* *the facts on the date that this email and* *any attachments thereto are posted. * * * *Everyone should verify the accuracy of * *the information provided for themselves * *before acting on it. * ******************************************* Respectfully, G. King, PhD http://www.dr-king.com PS: Please forward this message to: BioRaynaturaldetox , Biomedical-Intervention-Group , Autism-Mercury , and any other group of which any of you are a member that is not on the " Cc: " list above. If you want more articles then the CCD's MMWR web site has most of the unbiased official morbidity and mortality data that readily available on notifiable infectious diseases in the USA -- visit it and search to your heart's content (just ignore the rhetoric in some of the articles that attempt to " spin " the factual data): www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Quoting : > Hi listmates > We had a followup with my son's DAN! yesterday. She had really urged us to > get the DTAP when we were there last December and now, with " him in school > and playing like a big boy " she is adamant that we get it. This is a major > concern of my husband's, as every time he falls or gets a cut, he worries > terribly that he will get tetanus. I worry too, but there were 10 tetanus > deaths in the US in 2009. The DAN! says 10 is too many, and that the DTAP > isn't the vax of major concern, nor do I have to worry as much because my > son is unvaxed at this point. Chase is NT except for a touch of SPD. He's > not ASD, but food allergies, MTHFR hetero, low tone, gut issues, and still > at 2 does not STTN. > > Looking for all of your inputs. Any links to articles and science would be > great so I can share with the hubby. Thanks! > > -- > ~ > J. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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