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  1. time.com0,9171,1101040412 607804,00.html

    Who Needs Shots? A lot of parents are still choosing not
    to vaccinate their babies. But at what risk? By
    CHRISTINE GORMAN

    Monday, Apr. 12, 2004 When an Iowa College student returned
    from a class trip to India last month, he brought back more
    than the usual souvenirs. The man, 19, was infected with
    measles, a disease that is largely under control in the U.S.
    but is endemic in India and can cause high fevers, deafness,
    inflammation of the brain and even death. He wound up
    infecting at least one other person on the plane, and Iowa
    health officials confirmed last week that a third person
    later developed the disease on the ground.

    What happened? It turns out the young man, like several
    others in his college group, comes from a family that
    doesn't believe in vaccination, and so he had never had his
    measles shots. Altogether, six people in the group developed
    the illness while in India. When doctors at the Iowa
    Department of Public Health learned about their condition,
    they asked the ailing students and their unvaccinated
    traveling companions to delay their return to the U.S. so as
    not to spread the infection. Instead, says Kevin Teale, a
    spokesman for the public-health department, the 19year-old
    "came back early against our advice."

    ----
    Comment: An excellent example of 'free choice not to
    vaccinate' arrogance.

    With any luck, the Iowa outbreak may be limited to just
    the three cases. But it raises an important question: Why
    would anyone choose not to get vaccinated? For some it's a
    matter of religion. For others it's a concern about
    possible side effects. All vaccines have some small risk.
    Some parents and even a few doctors also are worried that
    recent increases in the rate of autism and earlier
    occurrences of Type 1 diabetes could have been caused by
    routine childhood vaccines.

    It has taken a while, but the best and largest studies have
    shown that not to be the case. Eighteen months ago, a giant
    study of practically every child in Denmark found no
    causative link between autism and the so-called MMR shot -
    the triple vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella.
    Another big Danish study last week found no link between
    various childhood vaccines and Type 1 diabetes.

    The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide - for
    any reason - not to vaccinate, they are endangering not just
    themselves but everyone around them.

    From the Apr. 12, 2004 issue of TIME magazine

  2. Mark Probert said:

    ttp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040412-
    607804,00.html

    Who Needs Shots? A lot of parents are still choosing not
    to vaccinate their babies. But at what risk? By
    CHRISTINE GORMAN

    Excellent article. Thank you for showing that arrogance in
    the face of preventable, human tragedy is an ugliness we can
    do without.

  3. "M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t-April 5, 2004" <M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t
    [email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    tp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040412-
    607804,00.html

    Who Needs Shots? A lot of parents are still choosing not
    to vaccinate their babies. But at what risk? By
    CHRISTINE GORMAN

    Monday, Apr. 12, 2004 When an Iowa College student
    returned from a class trip to India last


    month,

    Quoted message said:

    he brought back more than the usual souvenirs. The man,
    19, was infected with measles, a disease that is largely
    under control in the U.S. but is endemic in India and can
    cause high fevers, deafness, inflammation of the brain and
    even death. He wound up infecting at least one other
    person on


    the

    Quoted message said:

    plane, and Iowa health officials confirmed last week that
    a third person later developed the disease on the ground.

    What happened? It turns out the young man, like several
    others in his college group, comes from a family that
    doesn't believe in vaccination,


    and

    Quoted message said:

    so he had never had his measles shots. Altogether, six
    people in the group developed the illness while in India.
    When doctors at the Iowa Department


    of

    Quoted message said:

    Public Health learned about their condition, they asked
    the ailing


    students

    Quoted message said:

    and their unvaccinated traveling companions to delay their
    return to the U.S. so as not to spread the infection.
    Instead, says Kevin Teale, a spokesman for the public-
    health department, the 19year-old "came back


    early

    Quoted message said:

    against our advice."

    ----
    Comment: An excellent example of 'free choice not to
    vaccinate' arrogance.

    With any luck, the Iowa outbreak may be limited to just
    the three cases.


    But

    Quoted message said:

    it raises an important question: Why would anyone choose
    not to get vaccinated? For some it's a matter of religion.
    For others it's a concern about possible side effects. All
    vaccines have some small risk. Some


    parents

    Quoted message said:

    and even a few doctors also are worried that recent
    increases in the rate


    of

    Quoted message said:

    autism and earlier occurrences of Type 1 diabetes could
    have been caused


    by

    Quoted message said:

    routine childhood vaccines.

    It has taken a while, but the best and largest studies
    have shown that not to be the case. Eighteen months ago, a
    giant study of practically every child in Denmark found no
    causative link between autism and the so-called MMR shot -
    the triple vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella.
    Another big Danish study last week found no link between
    various childhood


    vaccines

    Quoted message said:

    and Type 1 diabetes.

    The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide - for
    any reason -


    not

    Quoted message said:

    to vaccinate, they are endangering not just themselves but
    everyone around them.

    From the Apr. 12, 2004 issue of TIME magazine


    Well, I guess you should hide in your house then, because
    the great un-vaccinated are out there.

  4. M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t-April 5 said:

    tp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040412-
    607804,00.html

    Who Needs Shots? A lot of parents are still choosing not
    to vaccinate their babies. But at what risk?

    That measles vaccine half killed me. And I still got the
    measles. You can keep
    it.

  5. "M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t-April 5, 2004" <M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t
    [email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    time.com0,9171,1101040412
    607804,00.html

    (Yet another example of crappy reporting!)

    Quoted message said:

    Who Needs Shots? A lot of parents are still choosing not
    to vaccinate their babies. But


    at

    Quoted message said:

    what risk?

    Quoted message said:

    By CHRISTINE GORMAN

    Quoted message said:

    Monday, Apr. 12, 2004 When an Iowa College student
    returned from a class trip to India last


    month,

    Quoted message said:

    he brought back more than the usual souvenirs. The
    man, 19, was


    infected

    Quoted message said:

    with measles, a disease that is largely under control in
    the U.S. but


    is

    Quoted message said:

    endemic in India and can cause high fevers, deafness,
    inflammation of


    the

    Quoted message said:

    brain and even death.

    lol....Virtually *anything* can cause death.

    He wound up infecting at least one other person on the

    Quoted message said:

    plane, and Iowa health officials confirmed last week
    that a third


    person

    Quoted message said:

    later developed the disease on the ground.

    Ages? Vaccination status? I'm betting those infected were
    also adults, simply because if they were kids, health
    officials would use that fact in their propaganda.

    Quoted message said:

    What happened? It turns out the young man, like several
    others in his college group, comes from a family that
    doesn't believe in


    vaccination, and

    Quoted message said:

    so he had never had his measles shots. Altogether, six
    people in the


    group

    Quoted message said:

    developed the illness while in India.

    Again, age and vaccination status? I'm inclined to believe
    most, if not all, of the others infected *were* vaccinated,
    for the same reason as above. (I think health officials
    would announce that they--the others infected--also were not
    vaccinated, if that was the case. No value, and perhaps some
    harm, in publicizing the fact that they were vaccinated.)

    When doctors at the Iowa Department of

    Quoted message said:

    Public Health learned about their condition, they asked
    the ailing


    students

    Quoted message said:

    and their unvaccinated traveling companions to delay their
    return to


    the

    Quoted message said:

    U.S. so as not to spread the infection. Instead, says
    Kevin Teale, a spokesman for the public-health department,
    the 19year-old "came back


    early

    Quoted message said:

    against our advice."

    Quoted message said:

    ----
    Comment: An excellent example of 'free choice not to
    vaccinate'


    arrogance.

    Quoted message said:

    With any luck, the Iowa outbreak may be limited to just
    the three


    cases. But

    Quoted message said:

    it raises an important question: Why would anyone choose
    not to get vaccinated? For some it's a matter of religion.
    For others it's a


    concern

    Quoted message said:

    about possible side effects. All vaccines have some small
    risk. Some


    parents

    Quoted message said:

    and even a few doctors also are worried that recent
    increases in the


    rate of

    Quoted message said:

    autism and earlier occurrences of Type 1 diabetes could
    have been


    caused by

    Quoted message said:

    routine childhood vaccines.

    Forgoing vaccination boils down to three reasons: Safety,
    efficacy, and/or necessity. IME, the majority of non-
    vaccinators cite the third reason, and their
    beliefs/opinions are not predicated upon "herd immunity";
    they're simply, despite the dire warnings of possible
    complications/sequelae of a disease, no more afraid of
    formerly routine (endemic) diseases than they are of, say, a
    cold or the flu.

    Quoted message said:

    It has taken a while, but the best and largest studies
    have shown that


    not

    Quoted message said:

    to be the case. Eighteen months ago, a giant study of
    practically


    every

    Quoted message said:

    child in Denmark found no causative link between
    autism and the


    so-called

    Quoted message said:

    MMR shot - the triple vaccine against measles, mumps and
    rubella.


    Another

    Quoted message said:

    big Danish study last week found no link between various
    childhood


    vaccines

    Quoted message said:

    and Type 1 diabetes.

    Guess Ms. Gorman decided to cram as many vaccine/vaccination
    issues into her article as possible! <g>

    Quoted message said:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide
    - for any


    reason - not

    Quoted message said:

    to vaccinate, they are endangering not just themselves but
    everyone


    around

    Quoted message said:

    them.

    Gee, just like when they drive, or ski, or golf, or hunt,
    or (if a physician/surgeon) prescibe drugs/operate, or...
    Being unvaccinated, in and of itself, poses a danger TO NO
    ONE. You might assert that an individual poses a
    *potential* danger once he/she is infected, but vaccinated
    individuals who've nonetheless contracted a given disease
    pose the same danger.

    Quoted message said:

    From the Apr. 12, 2004 issue of TIME magazine

    (If you want to read the vaccination opinions views of
    another Gorman [Linda; the director of the Independence
    Institute's Health Care Policy Center], you can find some at
    i2i.orgauthor.aspx. The II HCPC's
    February bulletin had a good article, "Do We Spend Too Much
    on Immunizations?" in its February issue;
    i2i.orghcpcfeb2004.aspx.)

  6. JG said:
    Quoted message said:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide -
    for any reason - not to vaccinate, they are endangering
    not just themselves but everyone around them.


    Gee, just like when they drive, or ski, or golf, or hunt,
    or (if a physician/surgeon) prescibe drugs/operate, or...
    Being unvaccinated, in and of itself, poses a danger TO NO
    ONE. ...

    The article could have just as well concluded:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide - for
    any reason
    - to visit Third World countries, they are endangering not
    just themselves but everyone around them.

    or:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that airplanes from India can
    be bringing disease.

  7. Quoted message said:

    From the Apr. 12, 2004 issue of TIME magazine

    Time! that has to be the main mouthpiece of the cartel, if
    there ever was one. Last time I looked at that piece of
    propaganda it was cover to cover bin laden and co fearmongering--
    just another patsy for the Illuminati fake war on terror
    whale.tobin laden.html

  8. Roger Schlafly said:
    JG said:
    Quoted message said:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide -
    for any reason - not to vaccinate, they are endangering
    not just themselves but everyone around them.


    Gee, just like when they drive, or ski, or golf, or hunt,
    or (if a physician/surgeon) prescibe drugs/operate, or...
    Being unvaccinated, in and of itself, poses a danger TO
    NO ONE. ...

    The article could have just as well concluded:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide - for
    any reason
    - to visit Third World countries, they are endangering not
    just themselves but everyone around them.

    or:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that airplanes from India can
    be bringing disease.

    Could it possibly be the case that Roger is at last
    getting a clue?

    --
    Peter Bowditch
    The Millenium Project ratbags.comrsoles
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    Quintessence of the Loon ratbags.comloon
    To email me use my first name only at ratbags.com

  9. In article <[email hidden]>,
    "M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t-April 5, 2004" <M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t

    Quoted message said:

    tp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040412-
    607804,00.html

    Who Needs Shots? A lot of parents are still choosing not
    to vaccinate their babies. But at what risk? By
    CHRISTINE GORMAN

    Monday, Apr. 12, 2004 When an Iowa College student
    returned from a class trip to India last month, he
    brought back more than the usual souvenirs. The man, 19,
    was infected with measles, a disease that is largely
    under control in the U.S. but is endemic in India and can
    cause high fevers, deafness, inflammation of the brain
    and even death. He wound up infecting at least one other
    person on the plane, and Iowa health officials confirmed
    last week that a third person later developed the disease
    on the ground.

    What happened? It turns out the young man, like several
    others in his college group, comes from a family that
    doesn't believe in vaccination, and so he had never had
    his measles shots. Altogether, six people in the group
    developed the illness while in India. When doctors at the
    Iowa Department of Public Health learned about their
    condition, they asked the ailing students and their
    unvaccinated traveling companions to delay their return to
    the U.S. so as not to spread the infection. Instead, says
    Kevin Teale, a spokesman for the public-health department,
    the 19year-old "came back early against our advice."

    ----
    Comment: An excellent example of 'free choice not to
    vaccinate' arrogance.

    Indeed. The most arrogant part was that the young man
    refused to wait to come back to the U.S. and hence infected
    at least one person back in Iowa.

    --
    Orac |"A statement of fact cannot be insolent."
    |
    |"If you cannot listen to the answers, why do
    |you inconvenience me with questions?"

  10. In article <[email hidden]>,

    (john) said:
    Quoted message said:

    From the Apr. 12, 2004 issue of TIME magazine

    Time! that has to be the main mouthpiece of the cartel, if
    there ever was one. Last time I looked at that piece of
    propaganda it was cover to cover bin laden and co fearmongering--
    just another patsy for the Illuminati fake war on terror
    whale.tobin laden.html

    Nice attempt to change the topic because you don't like what
    the TIME story says.

    --
    Orac |"A statement of fact cannot be insolent."
    |
    |"If you cannot listen to the answers, why do
    |you inconvenience me with questions?"

  11. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Peter Bowditch said:
    Roger Schlafly said:
    JG said:

    > The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide
    > - for any reason - not to vaccinate, they are
    > endangering not just themselves but everyone around
    > them.
    Gee, just like when they drive, or ski, or golf, or
    hunt, or (if a physician/surgeon) prescibe
    drugs/operate, or... Being unvaccinated, in and of
    itself, poses a danger TO NO ONE. ...

    The article could have just as well concluded:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide -
    for any reason
    - to visit Third World countries, they are endangering
    not just themselves but everyone around them.

    or:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that airplanes from India
    can be bringing disease.

    Could it possibly be the case that Roger is at last
    getting a clue?

    That remains to be seen.

    --
    Orac |"A statement of fact cannot be insolent."
    |
    |"If you cannot listen to the answers, why do
    |you inconvenience me with questions?"

  12. "JG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    "M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t-April 5, 2004" <M.a.r.k
    P.r.o.b.e.r.t [email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    tp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040412-
    607804,00.html

    (Yet another example of crappy reporting!)

    Quoted message said:

    Who Needs Shots?
    A lot of parents are still choosing not to vaccinate
    their babies. But


    at

    Quoted message said:

    what risk?

    Quoted message said:

    By CHRISTINE GORMAN

    Quoted message said:

    Monday, Apr. 12, 2004 When an Iowa College student
    returned from a class trip to India last


    month,

    Quoted message said:

    he brought back more than the usual souvenirs. The man,
    19, was


    infected

    Quoted message said:

    with measles, a disease that is largely under control in
    the U.S. but


    is

    Quoted message said:

    endemic in India and can cause high fevers, deafness,
    inflammation of


    the

    Quoted message said:

    brain and even death.

    lol....Virtually *anything* can cause death.

    He wound up infecting at least one other person on the

    Quoted message said:

    plane, and Iowa health officials confirmed last week
    that a third


    person

    Quoted message said:

    later developed the disease on the ground.

    Ages? Vaccination status? I'm betting those infected were
    also adults, simply because if they were kids, health
    officials would use that fact in their propaganda.

    cdc.govmm53d319a1.htm

    So what?

    "Of the three Iowa patients, one had been vaccinated for
    measles, "but, unfortunately, vaccine is not 100 percent
    guaranteed that you will not get measles," she said."

    press-citizen.com033104measles.htm

    regardless, you're wrong. The vaccinated case was a 21 year
    old male exposed to the incident case on a flight from
    Detroit to Cedar rapids. Note, Roger, you don't have to
    leave the country to get exposed and catch measles - and
    yes, even vaccination is not 100% effective.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    What happened? It turns out the young man, like several
    others in his college group, comes from a family that
    doesn't believe in


    vaccination, and

    Quoted message said:

    so he had never had his measles shots. Altogether, six
    people in the


    group

    Quoted message said:

    developed the illness while in India.

    Again, age and vaccination status? I'm inclined to believe
    most, if not all, of the others infected *were*
    vaccinated,

    Some were. Some were not. The incident case was not. The
    second US case was. The third case is unknown. The school
    group was from a college were exemptor status is common. It
    was reported that "A high percentage of students from the
    college are reported to be unvaccinated because of
    nonmedical exemptions. Six measles cases occurred among the
    students while they were in India."

    Quoted message said:

    for the same reason as above. (I think health officials
    would announce that they--the others infected--also were
    not vaccinated, if that was the case. No value, and
    perhaps some harm, in publicizing the fact that they were
    vaccinated.)

    Rather than conjecture, why not try and find out? I did.
    Seems that simple statements from CDC and others strongly
    suggest that the incident case and the six other infecteds
    were unvaccinated.

    "The index patient was a member of a group of approximately
    28 students and two supervisors from college A in Iowa who
    had traveled to India, where approximately 52,000 cases of
    measles were reported in 2002 (4). A high percentage of
    students from college A are reported to be unvaccinated
    because of nonmedical exemptions. Six measles cases occurred
    among the students while they were in India. The group had
    been scheduled to return to the United States on March 7. To
    avoid potential spread during the prolonged airline flights,
    IDPH recommended that these six students stay in India for
    at least 4 days after rash onset (i.e., the period of
    infectivity). Contacts of these infectious students who
    lacked immunity for measles were asked to stay in India for
    18 days after the last possible exposure. Despite these
    recommendations, the index patient, who was an unvaccinated
    contact, returned to the United States early, flying on
    March 12 from New Delhi through Amsterdam and the Detroit
    Metro Airport to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During his travel, he
    had a cough and conjunctivitis, and within 24 hours of his
    arrival in Iowa on March 13, he had a rash. A local
    physician reported the case to IDPH. Subsequently, measles
    was confirmed serologically, and throat swab and urine
    specimens were collected for viral isolation."

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    When doctors at the Iowa Department of Public Health
    learned about their condition, they asked the ailing


    students

    Quoted message said:

    and their unvaccinated traveling companions to delay
    their return to


    the

    Quoted message said:

    U.S. so as not to spread the infection. Instead, says
    Kevin Teale, a spokesman for the public-health
    department, the 19year-old "came back


    early

    Quoted message said:

    against our advice."

    Quoted message said:

    ----
    Comment: An excellent example of 'free choice not to
    vaccinate'


    arrogance.

    Quoted message said:

    With any luck, the Iowa outbreak may be limited to just
    the three


    cases. But

    Quoted message said:

    it raises an important question: Why would anyone choose
    not to get vaccinated? For some it's a matter of
    religion. For others it's a


    concern

    Quoted message said:

    about possible side effects. All vaccines have some
    small risk. Some


    parents

    Quoted message said:

    and even a few doctors also are worried that recent
    increases in the


    rate of

    Quoted message said:

    autism and earlier occurrences of Type 1 diabetes could
    have been


    caused by

    Quoted message said:

    routine childhood vaccines.

    Forgoing vaccination boils down to three reasons: Safety,
    efficacy, and/or necessity. IME, the majority of non-
    vaccinators cite the third reason, and their
    beliefs/opinions are not predicated upon "herd immunity";
    they're simply, despite the dire warnings of possible
    complications/sequelae of a disease, no more afraid of
    formerly routine (endemic) diseases than they are of, say,
    a cold or the flu.

    These were philosophical exempters ("...A high percentage of
    students from college A are reported to be unvaccinated
    because of nonmedical exemptions."😉

    The exemptor who got on the plane and proceded to infect two
    others in the US is an ass.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    It has taken a while, but the best and largest studies
    have shown that


    not

    Quoted message said:

    to be the case. Eighteen months ago, a giant study of
    practically


    every

    Quoted message said:

    child in Denmark found no causative link between autism
    and the


    so-called

    Quoted message said:

    MMR shot - the triple vaccine against measles, mumps and
    rubella.


    Another

    Quoted message said:

    big Danish study last week found no link between various
    childhood


    vaccines

    Quoted message said:

    and Type 1 diabetes.

    Guess Ms. Gorman decided to cram as many
    vaccine/vaccination issues into her article as
    possible! <g>

    Yep <g>

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide -
    for any


    reason - not

    Quoted message said:

    to vaccinate, they are endangering not just themselves
    but everyone


    around

    Quoted message said:

    them.

    Gee, just like when they drive, or ski, or golf, or
    hunt, or (if a physician/surgeon) prescibe
    drugs/operate, or... Being unvaccinated, in and of
    itself, poses a danger TO NO ONE.

    Well, it certainly turned out different in this case, didn't
    it. I feel sorry for the 21 year old that was exposed
    because of the selfishness of the exemptor.

    Quoted message said:

    You might assert that an individual poses a *potential*
    danger once he/she is infected, but vaccinated individuals
    who've nonetheless contracted a given disease pose the
    same danger.

    In this case the exemptor went to a country where measles is
    endemic, knew that he was exposed, was told NOT to go back
    to the US and went anyway. Idiot.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    From the Apr. 12, 2004 issue of TIME magazine

    (If you want to read the vaccination opinions views of
    another Gorman [Linda; the director of the Independence
    Institute's Health Care Policy Center], you can find some
    at i2i.orgauthor.aspx. The II HCPC's
    February bulletin had a good article, "Do We Spend Too
    Much on Immunizations?" in its February issue;
    i2i.orghcpcfeb2004.aspx.)

    And? Gorman has one article about vaccinations and it
    pertained to the database proposal, not the safety or
    efficacy of vaccines.

    The other article is a rambling about how much is spent and
    still not everyone is vaccinated in Colorado. Big wup.

    The Iowa incident once again demonstrates the stupidity of
    some folks. In this caqse its a vaccine exemptor who thinks
    that divine grace will keep him well.

    Yeh, Sure.

    js

  13. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Roger Schlafly said:
    JG said:
    Quoted message said:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide -
    for any reason - not to vaccinate, they are
    endangering not just themselves but everyone around
    them.


    Gee, just like when they drive, or ski, or golf, or
    hunt, or (if a physician/surgeon) prescibe
    drugs/operate, or... Being unvaccinated, in and of
    itself, poses a danger TO NO ONE. ...

    The article could have just as well concluded:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide - for
    any reason
    - to visit Third World countries, they are endangering not
    just themselves but everyone around them.

    or:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that airplanes from India can
    be bringing disease.

    Very good. And with the interconnectedness of the world and
    the frequency with which people travel between continents,
    that means that vaccines can prevent outbreaks in the U.S.
    brought by international travelers who were not vaccinated.

    --
    Orac |"A statement of fact cannot be insolent."
    |
    |"If you cannot listen to the answers, why do
    |you inconvenience me with questions?"

  14. Quoted message said:

    Subject: Re: Anti-Vac Arrogance
    From: Orac [email hidden]
    Date: 4/6/04 7:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time
    Message-id: <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    Indeed. The most arrogant part was that the young man
    refused to wait to come back to the U.S. and hence infected
    at least one person back in Iowa.

    This seems antecdotal at best.

    We need an in depth study.

    We need a "control person".

    'We need an "infected person."

    We need then to replicate the prior events to see if we can
    reproduce the proposed results.

    Odds of this happening is probably over 100 million to one.

    We will need to test for the next 100 million years to get
    to the truth.

    DrC PhD

  15. In article <[email hidden]>,

    john said:
    Quoted message said:

    From the Apr. 12, 2004 issue of TIME magazine

    Time! that has to be the main mouthpiece of the cartel, if
    there ever was one. Last time I looked at that piece of
    propaganda it was cover to cover bin laden and co fearmongering--
    just another patsy for the Illuminati fake war on terror
    whale.tobin laden.html

    When it comes to fearmongering, John just hates competition
    for the whale.to site.

    -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net These are my
    opinions only, but they're almost always correct. "If I
    have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were
    standing on my shoulders." (Hal Abelson, MIT)

  16. In article <[email hidden]>,

    DRCEEPHD said:
    Quoted message said:

    Subject: Re: Anti-Vac Arrogance From: Orac
    [email hidden] Date: 4/6/04 7:47 PM Eastern Daylight
    Time Message-id: <orac-
    [email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    Indeed. The most arrogant part was that the young man
    refused to wait to come back to the U.S. and hence
    infected at least one person back in Iowa.

    This seems antecdotal at best.

    We need an in depth study.

    We need a "control person".

    'We need an "infected person."

    We need then to replicate the prior events to see if we can
    reproduce the proposed results.

    Odds of this happening is probably over 100 million to one.

    We will need to test for the next 100 million years to get
    to the truth.

    I see Chuck knows as much about mathematics as he does about
    every other subject he posts on.

    -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net These are my
    opinions only, but they're almost always correct. "If I
    have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were
    standing on my shoulders." (Hal Abelson, MIT)

  17. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Roger Schlafly said:
    JG said:
    Quoted message said:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide -
    for any reason - not to vaccinate, they are endangering
    not just themselves but everyone around them.


    Gee, just like when they drive, or ski, or golf, or hunt,
    or (if a physician/surgeon) prescibe drugs/operate, or...
    Being unvaccinated, in and of itself, poses a danger TO
    NO ONE. ...

    The article could have just as well concluded:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that when people decide - for
    any reason
    - to visit Third World countries, they are endangering not
    just themselves but everyone around them.

    or:

    The Iowa incident reminds us that airplanes from India can
    be bringing disease.

    You don't really believe, that Roger. If you did, you
    wouldn't write some of the stupid things you write about the
    lack of need for vaccination.

    -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net These are my
    opinions only, but they're almost always correct. "If I
    have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were
    standing on my shoulders." (Hal Abelson, MIT)

  18. On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 03:40:52 GMT, [email hidden] (David

    Wright) said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, Roger

    Schlafly said:


    The Iowa incident reminds us that airplanes from India can
    be bringing disease.

    You don't really believe, that Roger. If you did, you
    wouldn't write some of the stupid things you write about
    the lack of need for vaccination.

    Oh, he most certainly does believe it. You see, Roger thinks
    we should just ban airplanes from India.

    PF

  19. Well David,

    John loses, as Terrorism takes the cake. Who did start that
    ?

    Cheers, Rod. "David Wright" <[email hidden]> wrote
    in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article
    <[email hidden]>, john

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    From the Apr. 12, 2004 issue of TIME magazine

    Time! that has to be the main mouthpiece of the cartel,
    if there ever was one. Last time I looked at that piece
    of propaganda it was cover to cover bin laden and co fearmongering--
    just another patsy for the Illuminati fake war on terror
    whale.tobin laden.html

    When it comes to fearmongering, John just hates
    competition for the whale.to site.

    -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net These are my
    opinions only, but they're almost always correct. "If I
    have not seen as far as others, it is because giants
    were standing on my shoulders." (Hal Abelson, MIT)

  20. "M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t-April 7 2004" <M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t
    [email hidden]> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:



    [censored] removed........................

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Roger isn't the subject. Why is it the *gang* always
    want to get


    personal

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    and

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    put others down??

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