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To: Mase
It appears you’ve never heard of community immunity

Real cute, trying to get me to defend something I never said. FYI the term generally used is herd immunity.

It’s a good thing public health in this country is being managed by people smarter than the average Luddite.

Highly questionable assumption on your part.
49 posted on 09/29/2011 8:43:01 AM PDT by algernonpj (He who pays the piper . . .)
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To: algernonpj
Real cute, trying to get me to defend something I never said. FYI the term generally used is herd immunity.

You were marveling at the fact that the small pox vaccination is no longer necessary and few people in this country contract polio. Do you have any clue as to why that is? It's because of the community immunity provided by vaccines. We'd never have reached that point if it had been left up to Luddites like you. We'd still have people dying from small pox while others spend their short lives in an iron lung suffering from polio. Btw, it doesn't matter if you call it "herd" immunity or "community" immunity. They mean the exact same thing, and anyone with any knowledge of vaccines understands that they are interchangeable.

You know nothing about vaccines or the benefits they provide (as evidenced by your obvious ignorance surrounding the rotavirus and the incredible impact the vaccine has had) but, for some unknown reason, that doesn't prevent you from offering your uninformed opinion as fact on this forum

Highly questionable assumption on your part.

Are you saying we'd be better off as a country without immunizations? That appears to be your position on the subject. If so, the Luddites are better informed on the topic than you are. It's a shame you're totally unaware of the progress being made with vaccines against cancer. It is also a sad commentary that you are ignorant of the number of people, especially children and teens, who no longer have to worry about contracting bacterial meningitis due to the vaccine. In a short time, there will be a meningitis vaccine available for children under 11. Add the rotavirus vaccine to the list along with the HPV and shingles vaccines, and it becomes clear that the Luddites, including the toxic terrorists as Natural News, are nothing more than fools on parade.

52 posted on 09/29/2011 9:05:44 AM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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