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On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:24:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

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> "sf" > wrote in message
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> > On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 01:24:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
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> >>
> >> Actually, TB is back. Perhaps not so much in this country but it is
> >> here.

> >
> > TB never went away. What's back is all the childhood diseases,
> > including whooping cough, thanks to stupid parents who don't vaccinate
> > their children.
> > http://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/images/...ph-2014-lg.jpg

>
> The vaccine isn't very effective. Angela had it but was still sick for
> about 2 months with the whooping cough. So was my mom.


The vaccine was not a panacea, but it was a good start. What if she
hadn't been vaccinated and died? Would you want to be responsible for
that?
http://blog.sfgate.com/gurley/2010/0...u-should-know/


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