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Barack Obama on Race
Regardless of your political affiliation, I personally think this is something everyone should read. It really is a fantastic speech.
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Public Health Risk Seen as Parents Reject Vaccinations
I thought this was an interesting article, especially given the backlash against vaccinating kids due to a perceived risk of autism (I say perceived because although it has been proven the vaccinations do not cause autism, there is still a belief that the vaccination could trigger an underlying health condition that results in autism).
I will comment that I found it interesting that one of the parents opted out of sending her kid to a measles party because she was worried he would be ostracized if he became ill. Interesting
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I can't believe that parents would rather see their children get sick and suffer than have them get a shot. If parents think that their children might have a complication from this then they better look at the rest of the things in the world that come with the same warning. Why do they put them in a moving car- do they know the chance of them having an accident? I could go on FOREVER! Anyway....
Obama is inspiring- I hope everyone reads or hears that speech!
The vaccine thing is interesting. I have a friend who gets her baby boy vaccinated, but one shot at a time- so every month she takes him in almost. She had read a lot about the autism risk and it being higher in boys and figured this was a good way to approach it.
We were vaccinated growing up and my mom still sent us over to kids houses if they were sick with chicken pox. I never got it, but my sisters did and it was so mild because they had the vaccine.
gosh...autism is growing soo fast...1 in 150 is too shocking. I don't know what it causes it, but it is startling....I don't know if going without is the answer........Obama is an excellent speaker.
I have always found the vaccination debate interesting. I can understand some parents not wanting to take the risks (even though the autism link has largely been debunked) but what about the potential to risk to the rest of the population? Remember what it was like before the vaccines were invented? I guess I see it as a civic duty to vaccinate, as well as trying to keep my kids from getting childhood diseases.
A woman in my sister-in-law's book club actually made this comment at their last get-together: "I don't even think there would be a race problem if black people wouldn't keep bringing it up." Is there any response to that besides speechlessness??
The vaccination things I find quite interesting. It is hard to know what to believe when they're all over the board. I suppose you just need to do what you think it right for your family. I'm just glad I don't have to make that decision again.
Thanks for the articles. I haven't read them yet, but will find time today. I find this political race fascinating and have been reading all I can about it.
Lara--I've just read Jenny McCarthy's editorial on autism on CNN.com this morning. It is almost more than I can bare. How she has become the "spokesperson" for autism I have NO idea. As I am a mother with child with autism, a public health advocate and married to a doctor--this topic really has stirred me up.
Although I understand that parents are anxious to get answers, and it is always easier to blame something/someone (in Jenny's case, the CDC and the medical community) I think everyone should be treading very carefully in the area of vaccination. We do NOT want to live in a community where people do not vaccinate--you are talking SCARY, SCARY stuff. If people are concerned about vaccinations you can always spread them out. Just please, please vaccinate.
ALSO, no one knows yet the cause of autism (it's the million dollar question). And as for treatment, what works for some, does not work for others. So take what you hear about autism with a grain of salt.
Amy-
i was hoping you would comment. I totally agree with you. Jenny McCarthy.. c'mon. I'm sure she has some great points, but I am never a huge fan of celebrities becoming spokespeople (Magic Johnson and HIV- I would cringe every time they would have him on World AIDS day, because invariably he would talk about his pill regimen and it is by no means the NORM for most HIV patients). I'm also completely fascinated by her idea that her son is cured.
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