"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:56:08 -0500, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/30/2014 4:19 PM, sf wrote:
>> > On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:46:07 -0500, Janet Wilder >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 10/30/2014 11:15 AM, sf wrote:
>> >>> On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:58:37 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> >>> > wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> How in the world can you say that? The Dr. said they now know that
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> vaccine isn't very effective. She still got sick. She still could
>> >>>> have
>> >>>> died. I didn't improve her chances of anything!
>> >>>
>> >>> The flu vaccine isn't 100% effective either, but it will help
>> >>> diminish
>> >>> the effect of the flu if you do get one that you were vaccinated
>> >>> against.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> The shingles vaccine is only 60% effective. Don't ask me how I know.
>> >
>> > I'm not one to say, well it doesn't work 100% so I won't get the
>> > vaccine. I'm hoping whatever effectiveness it has works it's miracle
>> > on me if/when I ever come down with shingles.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> I probably had a much lighter case because of the vaccine.
>
> I wish Julie could understand that point whooping cough!

Well if hers was a lighter case then I wouldn't want to see a full blown
one! She would just keep coughing until she threw up and many times I had
to check on her to see if she was still breathing.