{"id":11682,"date":"2015-02-19T00:07:30","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T00:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=11682"},"modified":"2015-02-19T00:07:30","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T00:07:30","slug":"mother-responds-to-the-unfounded-fears-of-parents-who-super-vaccinate-their-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=11682","title":{"rendered":"Mother Responds To The Unfounded Fears Of Parents Who Super-Vaccinate Their Children"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To the Parent of the Immunocompromised Child Who Thinks My Kid is a Threat<\/h1>\n

by Megan Heimer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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\n<\/a>This is a post written in response to \u201cTo the Parent of the Unvaccinated Child Who Exposed My Child to Measles<\/a>.\u201d \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

To the parent of an immunocompromised child who thinks my child is a threat,<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am so sorry that your child has cancer. I cannot imagine how hard that must be for you. I am sure you are trying to do what you think is best for your child, even if that means requesting that I do something that\u2019s not best for mine.\u00a0There are no hard feelings here\u00a0but I have to be honest with you\u2026I too, have a number of emotions\u00a0surging through my body right now.<\/p>\n

Towards my children, I am feeling extra protective. Towards my rights, I am like a mean mama bear who got poked during the middle of a nap. Towards the creators of the hysteria that all of a sudden, for the first time in history, deemed one\u00a0child more important and makes my child a perceived threat to everyone else\u2019s, I am angry. Towards the parent of an immunocompromised child I am sympathetic, yet frustrated by the fact that you do not respect my choices, that you think my unvaccinated child is the only one who threatens yours, and\u00a0that you would insinuate that my child should be sacrificed on the\u00a0altar for your child.
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\nBy now, we\u2019ve all been indoctrinated by the measles propaganda surrounding Disneyland. We\u2019ve been mistakenly told that the unvaccinated are to\u00a0blame<\/a>, that it\u2019s\u00a0only occurring in unvaccinated individuals<\/a>, and that measles disappeared 15 years ago and all of a sudden made a comeback.<\/p>\n

In order to justify the removal of our parental rights, we\u2019re told that the unvaccinated put infants and the immunocompromised at risk and we\u2019re shown pictures of children suffering from cancer and other illnesses to drive this point home.\u00a0We are not however, shown pictures of vaccine-injured children who have died, suffer from cancer, or have\u00a0debilitating conditions caused by vaccines. No, that would be too objective.<\/p>\n

\"10613006_10100253875399129_6230335999461965279_n\"For the sake of this letter, I\u2019m not going to\u00a0correct the inaccurate assumption that\u00a0the only reason parents don\u2019t vaccinate is because of vaccine ingredients like thimerosal, nor will I address the highly suspect\u00a0studies\u00a0<\/a>funded by pharmaceutical companies\u00a0(or entities that have incestuous relationships with pharmaceutical companies)\u00a0that deem their own\u00a0vaccines safe, and I dare not sway opinion with an emotional story of my son, who was vaccinated with MMR, almost died, and was subjected to\u00a0a\u00a0240%\u00a0increased risk<\/a> of developing\u00a0autism. No,\u00a0I won\u2019t\u00a0show the photo of his sick, emaciated body lying in my arms\u00a0after we flew across the world to be with him.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s talk about measles for\u00a0just a minute. It was once widespread in the U.S. I do not argue this fact. I argue that measles\u00a0had significantly declined prior to the vaccine and has been and will always be\u00a0a common childhood illness\u00a0that when contracted at the appropriate age, yields lifetime immunity, protection against more serious diseases <\/a>(like cancer) as an adult, and allows a mother to pass on the protection needed to keep her baby safe for his\/her first year of life or longer.<\/p>\n

Measles is \u201can illness characterized by a generalized rash<\/a> lasting \u22653 days, a temperature of \u2265101\u00b0F [\u226538.3\u00b0C], and cough, coryza, and\/or conjunctivitis.\u201d \u2013 The CDC<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Measles is typically more severe in adults but prior to the vaccine, 90% of people<\/a> had it by the time they were 15 years-old and the majority of children had it during their early school years<\/a>. Now, babies and adults are the at-risk populations and lack immunity because vaccines have manipulated it. Yes, every baby and adult (vaccinated or not) can ultimately thank the vaccination program for their measles. Please forward your \u201cthank you\u201d cards to Merck, not me.<\/p>\n

Now, it is true,\u00a0the\u00a0CDC<\/a> says that infected people can spread measles four days before a rash appears, but\u00a0a rash isn\u2019t the first sign of measles.\u00a0According to the CDC<\/a>, a person with \u00a0measles will first get a fever, which\u00a0\u201cincreases in stepwise fashion, often peaking as high as 103\u00b0\u2013105\u00b0F. This is followed by the onset of cough, coryza (runny nose), or conjunctivitis.\u201d<\/p>\n

So is the problem with the child\u2019s vaccination status\u00a0or is it the fact that a parent had a child with a fever and\/or cough and toted\u00a0her kid\u00a0to Disney land anyway? I mean\u2026they did pay for a trip to see Elsa\u00a0and all. This is assuming that an unvaccinated child is actually responsible for the measles outbreak at Disney and not foreign tourists<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Like all infectious diseases, measles is\u00a0contagious (though it can only survive on surfaces or in air for 2 hours or less),\u00a0which is why the vaccinated should avoid contact with immunocompromised people\u00a0for six weeks, why parents should be trained to recognize the first signs of an illness, and why you should never blow your nose on someone else\u2019s shirt or cough in someone else\u2019s face.<\/p>\n

Measles itself is unpleasant but there are rarely complications unless you consider diarrhea and ear infections (both side effects of the vaccine) \u201ccomplications.\u201d Sure, your child could get pneumonia, brain encephalitis, or die but these\u00a0side effects are extremely rare in a developed country and are also side-effects of the vaccine. We haven\u2019t had a confirmed death from measles in over 10 years.<\/p>\n

And let\u2019s not forget, complications occur mostly in children under the age of 5 and adults over the age of 20<\/a>, two groups that are now at risk thanks to\u2026you got it\u2026the vaccine.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re told\u00a0brain encephalitis and death from the MMR vaccine are \u201crare\u201d but the government doesn\u2019t deem it important enough to properly monitor what happens to our children after they\u2019re vaccinated and there are thousands of children who prove otherwise. What we do know is that death is a possible adverse reaction, was reported in pre-licensure studies,\u00a0and\u00a0140 children have died from the MMR vaccine since 2000 per the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System<\/a> and that is estimated to be only 1-10% of the actual number. In addition to death and brain encephalitis, other adverse reactions<\/a> to this vaccine include (but are not limited to):<\/p>\n

Panniculitis, atypical measles, fever, syncope, headache, dizziness, irritability, vasculitis, pancreatitis, diarrhea<\/strong>, vomiting, parotitis, nausea, diabetes, thrombocytopenia, purpura, regional lymphadenopathy, leukocytosis, anaphylaxis, arthritis, arthralgia, myalgia, encephalitis<\/strong>, encephalopathy, measles inclusion body encephalitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, Guillain-Barr\u00e9 Syndrome, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, seizures, convulsions, polyneuritis, polyneuropathy, ocular palsies, paresthesia, aseptic meningitis, pneumonia<\/strong>, pneumonitis, sore throat, cough, rhinitis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme, urticaria, measles-like rash [also known as measles], pruritus, nerve deafness, otitis media<\/strong>, retinitis, optic neuritis (i.e. blindness), papillitis, retrobulbar neuritis, conjunctivitis, epididymitis, orchitis, and death.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Whoa, calm down self.<\/p>\n

I assume you love your child as much as I and you are making the best decisions you can for her\u00a0but please realize you cannot expect my child to live in a bubble.<\/strong>An unvaccinated child who is actually carrying a disease could be a potential risk to your child, this is true but so is\u2026<\/p>\n