Guest guest Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 It is heart breaking and a big part of why I am also sick, too many vaccines, not enough natural immunity so then comes autoimmune disease. I am so sorry about your son. It must be such a nightmare for all ofyou Love Jen Rabold92@... wrote: It makes me sick, too. First of all, the whole premise of vaccines is a lie. Second, we already have a national autism epidemic from vaccines, as well as numerous auto-immune and degenerative diseases caused by vaccines. A young mom who works with me was discussing getting her infant son the flu vaccine. I came in with a copy of " Evidence Of Harm " by Kirby. She read about the flu vaccine and then stated that she has decided not to get her son the flu vac. Education is key to this issue. We will continue to be duped by the medical establishment as long as we remain ignorant of the facts. --- Debby ('s mom ... autistic, falsely convicted, sentenced to 14 - 28 years in prison ... please pray for to be acquitted) In a message dated 10/24/2006 6:50:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, torresd61@... writes: This just makes me sick!!!!!!! How many parents will read this and get flu shots for their babies and toddlers?????? Skip navigation Web Search: a.. MSN Home b.. Hotmail c.. My MSN Health & Fitness a.. E-mail b.. Help a.. Home b.. Health Centers c.. Ask the Experts d.. Diet & Fitness e.. Health News a.. Health Tips b.. FDA Approvals c.. News Highlights f.. Women's Health g.. Men's Health h.. Pregnancy & Kids i.. Medical Encyclopedia j.. Drug Finder k.. Message Boards Newsletter Sign-up Pick Your Favorites: Health & Fitness Diet & Nutrition Preferred Format: HTML (graphical) Plain Text Learn More Flu shots safe, suggested for babies, toddlers Federal study of 45,000 youngsters found few serious side effects of vaccine INTERACTIVE . Weekly influenza estimates Who's got the flu state-by-state Most Popular . Most Viewed . Top Rated . Most E-mailed . Immigrants from Laos win $55 million lottery . Can the '20th hijacker' of Sept. 11 stand trial? . Britney keeping mum on new baby's name . Tractors: Let the Good Times Roll . U.S.: No plan for big Iraq strategy shift . Most viewed on MSNBC.com . Abramoff to do time in Cumberland, Md. . Flying hospital restores sight to poor worldwide . Clauses and commas make a comeback . In a land without order, punishment is power . Hippos in Africa reserve being wiped out . Most viewed on MSNBC.com . Immigrants from Laos win $55 million lottery . Flu shots safe, suggested for babies, toddlers . 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With the shots now recommended for all children younger than 5, the findings are reassuring, said Dr. Schaffner, an infectious-disease specialist at Vanderbilt University who was not involved in the study. " Linus had a security blanket, and this is a huge security blanket, " Schaffner said. " This is a comfort to all providers, parents and policymakers that we can move ahead with great, great confidence. " Researchers found a few more cases of mild nausea and diarrhea than expected within the first two weeks after the shot, but the numbers were extremely low considering the thousands of children studied: 13 cases. Fewer kids treated for ear infections After their flu shots, the children were less likely to get treated for upper respiratory tract and ear infections. That could have been because parents felt reassured that the symptoms were not signs of flu, said study co-author Dr. Simon Hambidge, an investigator at Kaiser Permanente Colorado's clinical research unit. The federally funded study appears in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association. Click for related content a.. Message board: Will you vaccinate your youngsters? b.. Tips on how to distract kids from pain of shots c.. Half of kids don't get yearly flu vaccine d.. Despite surplus, flu shots may be hard to find " This is really reassuring for parents and for doctors who want to protect children from what's a pretty nasty disease, " Hambidge said. " We know children in this age group get hospitalized for complications of influenza as much as elderly adults do. " Nine of the study's 19 co-authors reported financial ties to vaccine manufacturers, but the industry had no direct role in the study. Q & A Flu vaccine . How does the vaccine work? . How effective is it? . Who should get the flu vaccine? . Who should not get the flu vaccine? . What are the side effects? . How often should you get it? . When is the best time to get vaccinated? The flu vaccine is an inactivated viral vaccine. This means that the viruses predicted to be predominant during the current season are grown in chicken eggs, harvested, and then killed through chemical means. The vaccine is then purified and tested for safety. When taken by humans, the vaccine stimulates the production of antibodies that fight off the viruses included in the v accine. Sources: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Foundation for Infectious Diseases . Print this © 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Rate this story Low High Current rating: 2.5 by 15 users . View Top Rated stories Print this Email this Blog this IM this MORE FROM COLD AND FLU Flu shots may be hard to find . Flu shots safe for babies and toddlers. Flu shots may be hard to find. Getting flu shot protects more than just you. U.S. approves a new type of flu shot. Hotel rooms teem with germs. 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