Upper Marlboro Immunization and Court

I don't know. I can see your point, but I am in favor of this. I was nervous about immunizing my daughter, but I'm glad I did.

What better way to spend time and money than for the protection of children?

I also don't think that your slippery-slope argument works either. This is a health issue.

I was nervous about the shots also, #3 daughter had actually got a reaction the Measles one.

I immunizied my daughter for all but the chicken pox... There are waivers that parents can sign on the vaccines too.

After contracting whooping cough (Pertussis) as a pregnant adult, I understand a little better. I know exactly HOW sick I was and I was sick for months...what would happen if an epidemic broke out of any of these diseases? I don't think our medical community could handle it. Besides, it is a health issue. I can understand if someone doesn't want to give the chicken pox (varicella) shot...chicken pox only kill about 5 kids a year...but polo has been pretty deadly, also crippling.

oh my, where have you been? Its been a breastfeeding nation for years.Your kids not had shots?Why schould they go to school to give mine a sickness?Have you ever seen whooping cough?I have sat up at night so my child would not die from the nasty stuff in their throat.its not a nice sight.RE think what you think is going on.

You know if it was a gun shot I would understand but you put to many at risk

I don't agree with all of the vaccinations. I would take them to court if they tried to force me to vaccinate my children.

Debra, your kids can't get sick of they have been vaccinated. I think some of the vaccinations are necessary, but not all. I won't have my kids vaccinated for chicken pox. And don't even get me started on trying to require that all girls get the Guardasil shot.

How old are you?

let me tell you 1 thing that I have never told anyone here missy

On april 24 2007 the day I joined gather I was told I had cancer of the cervix. that was a dam death call to me.If you Dont Think your girls need the treatment That can save them then you are STUPID

SO dont think I dont know whats on your mind

Do you fail to see it is the law? They have every right to take them to court. You have a choice. You don't have to get your child shots but if you don't they can not attend public school. These shots are mandatory if you want your child to attend public school to protect all children.

You can"t teach your kids right then I'm Sorry but you and alot of other people need to rethink whats going on

"I won't have my kids vaccinated for chicken pox."

I don't know where you are but you can't go to school without it in most states now.

LETS PUT IT THIS WAY.I'M 53 MY 73 YEAR OLD MOTHER CRIED THE DAY I TOLD HER WHAT WAS GOING ON.I HOPE NO ONE EVER HAS TO DO THAT.THAT DARN SHOT IS NOT A SHOT TO HAVE SEX ITS A DARN SHOT TO SAVE A LIFE.IF YOU CAN'T SEE THAT THEN YOU NEED TO GET YOUR DARN HEADS OUT OF YOUR BUT.I DONT WANT TO HEAR BEEN THERE DONE THAT BECAUSE IT WILL BE ON MY TOMB STONE.IF YOU DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS CHECK, OR IN A FEW YEARS YOUR DARN HEART WILL BE RIPPED OUT BECAUSE YOU WHERE STUPID.

"I think it's all about money, not the welfare of children and it pisses me off."

Actually you are incorrect. Prince Georges County has a surplus of money right now.

dear god please help this people to see the light before they have to go threw whats wrong with me amen

Debra - If it makes you feel any better Although I am a bit nervous about the Gardisal shot because it has been tested on a small group. I will be getting it for my daughter at her next appointment. She will be turning 13 next month and while we preach abstinance I also remember how it was to be a teenager. I think it is my job as a parent to protect her and if it could keep her from getting HPV which causes some types of cervical cancer then it is my responsibility to make sure she gets it.

Great Article. thanks!

What you need to think about is this If you could prevent a cancer would you? I'm the only link to it in all of my family. People need to think what can we do Not what if.

I have friends with children who have autism and similiar disorders. It is though that the shots caused this. It is hard to watch these children struggle and there are so many in a particular age range. I also know children can die from the shots. I would not want to be a parent that feels they made the wrong choice.

I did have all my children get their shots. I understand how awful a disease outbreak is and home schooling your children or sending them to private school is no guarantee that without the shots they won't get a dreaded disease either. Germs are everywhere a child goes, not only at school. My mother was germophobic because of the polio outbreak. It is only common sense that to get everyone immunized. But knowing your childs life might be changed or gone forever is a hard choice. Yes, the odds are very low but how do you live with yourself?

I refused to allow them to take amniotic fluid when I was pregnant. I didn't want anything taken lest some finger or toe cells were accidentally removed. The risk to find out if anything was wrong seemed to great. If there was a problem, I would have still keep my baby anyway. (This was the last one and she is perfect and 13 now)

I did have some female issues in 2003 and the doctor thought it best I get a hysterectomy. There were things that could have turned cancerous and I was happy they did this in time. I do not regret it for one minute.

My daughter is 13 and I intend to look into the shot. Too bad there is no shot for aids.

First of all, to answer the questions in the article:
"Am I the only one?" No. You're not.

"Do you think the government should force you to give your children shots?"
absolutely NOT.

"Do you think they are already controlling too much as it is?"
yep. I'm not feeling like digging for a link right now but I recently read an article about a parents who refused a PKU and they were in danger of losing custody of their newborn because of it. Scary.

"Don't you think there are better things they could be doing with this time and money?" definitely.

Even though the mercury-laden preservative is supposed to have been phased out of vaccines, some still have it, like the flu shot. And anyone who wants to can dig around on the CDC site and find the ingredients in the shots. One of the new HPV shots is cultured on bug DNA. Ok, right there is where my ick factor kicks in. Even if they could guarantee it guarded against ALL types of HPV (it doesn't, it only covers a very, very few, therefore, it can't reliably protect you), even if I wasn't uncomfortable with how fast they pushed it through (without adequate testing, possibly, trying to beat the release of their competitor's version), I can't comfortably accept an injection of bug dna nor any of many other ingredients in vaccines.

This, of course, doesn't even go into the fact that many of us have been vaccinated for MMR (repeatedly) and had it not take. So even vaccinated, and having taken the risks that are very real every time you get a vaccine (including possible death), you still are not necessarily immune to what you got the shot for.

Autism is a troubling question we don't have adequate answers to, either. One thing I've heard several doctors say is that genetics loads the gun and environment pulls the trigger - so maybe a case of a heavy metal reaction (the mercury preservative) or maybe our bodies being overloaded with diseases to deal with all at once (the way vaccines are bundled and injected close together in time, trying to get all major vaccines in before the child is two out of concern for parents stopping bringing them in for well-child checks, the way I heard it), something seems to be going on and should at least be independently looked at and nothing forced until we have an answer. The Lilly Rider makes me nervous, it looks guilty and screams coverup, imo. I think most parents calling for caution and wanting this looked into just really want answers and to know their kids will be safe.

Anyone who thinks the gov't doesn't test on us and has our best interests at heart hasn't been paying attention.

I don't have kids, so I don't know what I would do.

Fot those of you who keep saying the goverment is forcing you to get the shots you are wrong. You only have to get the shots if you want your children to attend public school. If you can't understand the reasons they require them they you have a lot to learn. You have options if you don't want to give your child shots. You just don't have the option of public school. If you ever plan on sending your child to college they are required to have certian shots also. This is not the goverment but the colleges that are requiring it.

Everyone look this isn't about shots, it's about the government telling me as a parent what I have to do. Like I said in the article I have opted to give my children shots, I am just pissed that the government is using school as a bargining chip. There are plenty of reasons to not give your children shots. It should be up to you and your doctor not the government. That's why im pissed.

Plus if they are going to enforce shots, why not the one for cervial cancer? OHHH because that's an STD and no one's child is ever going to have sex. It's a public health issue too. So that argurment doesn't work either.

Fact is this - the government has too much say in what we as parents have to and can do. Pisses me off.

"I think it's all about money, not the welfare of children and it pisses me off."

Actually you are incorrect. Prince Georges County has a surplus of money right now.

Chris E - I meant overall government telling us what we have to do is about money. This is more wide spread than just PGC they are just the one in the spotlight.

May I also say this - these parents can go to jail for this!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously www.9newsnow.com I believe is the link where I got the story.

Do you think you should go to jail for this? Isn't that a bit extreme???? PLUS

Public health, if your child has gotten the shot then there is no risk to yours if mine doesn't. (which mine has) But it's a risk that parent's take, if you get the shots you won't have a problem. Public Health arugment no more crediable than mine.

I have heard about the heavy metals and autism - I think it's a valid point. I think this is information that should be given to parents.

Again I believe in tell parents all the information and letting them decide, can anyone say they are not smart enough to make that choice? That they have to let the government decide for them?! Thats really the question.

Are parents smart enough? Are you? Aren't you offended that they think you aren't?

Chris E - See jail comment. Do it or go to jail and no school for your kids. That is PGC's way.

a lot of debate on the wrong topic, LOL

Yes government has WAY too much say in our lives

Yes My kids are vaccinated (all the reccomended ones)

Yes I will see if the Guardisil shot is for my daughter, my mom died of cervical cancer and if I can protect her from it I will.

Denise - I am sorry to hear about your mother. :-(

Ghostly- I know how it works My husband is a P.G County police officer. The county is going to take the parents to court they could face jail time. These parents enrolled their children in school when you sign the paperwork in Maryland it clearly states you must get the shots if you want your child to go to public school. They signed it they need to be held to it. The problem is P.G county is full of parents who send their kids off to school so they can go shoot someone or sell their drugs or carjack someone. It is worse then D.C. and Baltimore. These parents don't give a crap about the kids. They call the police to say he won't listen to me so take him away. They just don't want to care for them.I can tell you stories that would make you sick.

As I have said nobody is forcing anyone to get the shots if you do not want to then you have to find another place for your children to go to school other then public schools.

I think that I am grateful that I don't have kids and shouldn't really any say in the matter.

Ghostly ~ I, for one, agree with you in terms of the government having way too much control over individual lives. Thinking they know better than parent's about rearing their own children. But I do suspect (?) the vaccination issues goes to preventing epidemics that could adversely effect everyone often causing many deaths. The government now controls what kind of (water saving) toilets we can put in new homes to whether we beleive it's necessary to wear seat belts (I have difficulty with that due to surgeries). I do think people whose religion goes against medication can opt out for religious reasons? Good topic, thanks.
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