Posted on 05/29/2002 4:34:49 PM PDT by Gritty
Search for "Adverse reaction".
Studies Cite Smallpox Vaccine Tradeoff
When I did some surfing last year just after 9/11, I also came up with some lovely pictures of people whose arms are literally rotting around the vaccination site.
Bad reactions occur from smallpox vaccines and there has been little or no research on better vaccines for decades. It is however rare.
That's the point. The way things stand now, even the relatively low incidence of sickness or death that are associated with the smallpox vaccine poses a greater risk than actually contracting the dz and dying from it.
You see the smallpox vaccine is actually a live viral vaccine, not variola itself, but a related virus vaccinia. Any time you give someone an active "bug" you run the risk of complications. It's the biggest reason that smallpox vaccination in the country stopped, even before the dz was "officially" eradicated.
Actually, when I received my vaccination as a baby I was quite ill - ran a 103+ degree fever for about 10 days. My parents told me their doctor said I should think twice before ever having a booster.
I did in fact mix up TB for SP. Sorry for the mistake.
While others pointed this out to me, I really want to thank you for your sensitive and kind words.
Now, how about you take a time-out in terms of posting until you learn your lesson.
Write, "I will not post ignorant claptrap and befoul Free Republic's Forum anymore" 10,000 times.
Again, your razor sharp keen intellect on display.
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