tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551466722529127235.post3363904218678255469..comments2023-05-19T01:13:38.607-08:00Comments on Mindful Serenity: Dr Weil’s “Shot in the Dark”Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01279308378287322473noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551466722529127235.post-27147014203665711932007-11-29T13:25:00.000-09:002007-11-29T13:25:00.000-09:00In response to Mae:I'm not anti-vax either. I thin...In response to Mae:<BR/>I'm not anti-vax either. I think they have their place...I just think it's a terribly irresponsible parent who doesn't research the risks (because there ARE risks) before making a decision one way or the other about them. I have friends (like alisaterry) who are staunchly anti-vax, and I respect that...but I'm not there myself.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279308378287322473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551466722529127235.post-8858712533933678752007-11-28T21:28:00.000-09:002007-11-28T21:28:00.000-09:00My opinion on vaccines is ambiguous (and probably ...My opinion on vaccines is ambiguous (and probably ambivalent), but I do have a non-commital comment on potential ingeredient allergins (can I be any more passive?!) Just because a vaccine contains allergins known to affect some people doesn't mean they are universally bad. I'm not allergic to egg, so I have no issues with being injected with such items. I am, however, allergic to Codeine and will suffer through 5 months of a hacking cough (this has happened) rather than taking the prescribed Codeine. (I know, vaccine to antitussive, apples to oranges, but bear with me...)<BR/><BR/>My brother-in-law's son is allergic to wheat and dairy (among several other things), so obviously I would support his opinion to avoid vaccines with aforementioned ingredients. However, my sister's children are not allergic to these things, so I see no harm (in strict reference to the suspension medium) in her children being vaccinated with these items. <BR/><BR/>I think we should be careful in villifying certain ingredients just because a smaller portion of the population is allergic to them. Do you feed your children chicken or eggs without compunction?<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I heartily agree that a chicken-pox vaccine is ridiculous. If you poll people at least 20 years of age and up, most of them probably got chicken pox and of that percentage, most of them probably don't even remember the incident. But because my dad, isolated farmerboy that he was, never got chicken pox, as a grown man he has to check into a hotel every time the kids or grandkids get it! That seems ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>Ok, sorry to be the voice of subversion, but just wanted to share an optional view (J knows I totally respect her opinions but hold to my hickish but moderately educated view points. Oh, and J, feel free to delete my comment if you feel I would offend anyone, I don't want to do that!)Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340875552393770649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551466722529127235.post-85937083843073983752007-11-27T19:44:00.000-09:002007-11-27T19:44:00.000-09:00Have you read Dr. Sears' new book on vaccines? Th...Have you read Dr. Sears' new book on vaccines? The vaccine book? I blogged about it a few weeks ago. It seems they may have similar opinions on vaccines. Very interesting.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945240732858372650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551466722529127235.post-58278040040735144502007-11-27T16:28:00.000-09:002007-11-27T16:28:00.000-09:00How disappointing. I normally respect his views on...How disappointing. I normally respect his views on health. I would hope that he would have emphasized that some people have allergies to certain vaccine ingredients, like dairy or eggs. And I'm really shocked that ANYONE gets the flu shot, since they have to guess which strains to include in the vaccine. (Sigh) I wonder if he'd feel differently if his daughter was paralyzed by the HPV vax, since that is becoming a very common side effect (Guillain-Barre Syndrome)Blasphemous Homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716335760006869010noreply@blogger.com