[arkfreepdom]

True, but if 30% of our children die, life will not be worth living for many people.

[walden]

No-- the really good news is that the vaccine we have can ALL reserved for our children, who were never vaccinated. The rest of us can just take our chances until we get the new vaccines on order for delievery next year or so. I think this is GREAT news-- particularly since other stuff indicates that those 15 million doses can be diluted at least 5 to 1 and still be equally effective (they date from when there was real dosage overkill). So, there's plenty for all the young people who never got vaccinated.

[Sabertooth]

But if 60% of the population is relatively immune, it makes it harder for an epidemic to get out of control, and creates a firewall of high-immunity which would aid the effectiveness of a quarantine if there is an outbreak.

It also means that if the 15 million doses on hand can be effectively diluted to 75 million (the CDC's stated goal), the real target population for the vaccine is down to around 110 to 120 million.

We could make giant strides toward "herd immunity" in a hurry, in the event of an emergency.

[MHGinTN]

If, if ... if they kill 30% of our children, several countries in the Middle Eastern region ahd better cease to exist. Sadly, we the people have condoned the serial killing of more than 40 million of our children since 1973. When will such foolishness stop?

[martian_22]

We can thank the UN and the WHO for recommending the end of vaccinations. Those who objected back then for the exact reasons we see now were ignored and called names.

Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase, "It's for the children.".

[wimpycat]

Hopefully, since breastfeeding has come back in vogue in the past 30 years or so, many children may have gotten some sort of protection from their mothers who were vaccinated. It may help them a little bit; it may make the difference between life and death.

My mother vaccinated me herself at a time when it was becoming less common to give smallpox vaccines (she was a nurse). My doctor had not ordered one for me. Since all this talk about smallpox, I have been thinking that it has to count for something, even thirty or so years after the fact. Maybe it will make the difference between life and death, or the difference between a mild case and a severe one. My mother has also been thinking about this, and she's glad she vaccinated me.

[newzjunkey]

True, but if 30% of our children die, life will not be worth living for many people.

Forget "The Children" for a minute.

What about whole families: young kids and their under 29 parents?

I had no idea *40%* of America is 29 and under. You wouldn't know it with the way the Boomer's act. I hope when they start the vaccinations up again they start with the unvaccinated and don't decide to treat this on an outbreak-by-outbreak basis.

[alethia]

"True, but if 30% of our children die, life will not be worth living for many people."

I'm with you on this one, arkfreepdom (love the handle!!).

Think about this for a minute -- all young persons in our country from birth to the age of 29 -- we could lose 30% of two American generations. Children and grandchildren.