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    Old 05-09-2012, 05:31 PM
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    [QUOTE=JoyjoyMarie;5204711]
    Originally Posted by 3incollege
    They never had immunizations for that, untill recently[/QUOTE

    What do you mean by recently? I am 65 and was the child at 2 mo. with whooping cough. (Poor Mamma) but my kids now 37 and 34 had DPT shots when they were young - Diptheria, Pertussis (whooping cough) and Tetnus. (Of course, when you consider the history of mankind, that is quite recently, even though in my lifetime, it is a quite a while ago)

    It is so amazing what we know now compared even to a few years ago. It is hard for me to believe that there are so many who don't immunize their children. Sometimes I think we have so much information that we confuse ourselves!
    I think she meant the vaccine for chicken pox.
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    Old 05-09-2012, 05:32 PM
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    Originally Posted by beatys9
    Yep, I remember pox parties / playdates. The facebook part is just the new social media take on it... seems a little weird but not surprising. Mailing an infected lollipop - now that's weird!
    The infected lollipop is just scary. I mean how do they know for sure 100% that it is infected with chicken pox and not something else.
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    Old 05-09-2012, 05:40 PM
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    Catching chicken pox or cow pox keeps you from getting small pox. But yeah you can get chicken pox more than once. I got my kid vaccinated.
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    Old 05-09-2012, 06:14 PM
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    [QUOTE=JoyjoyMarie;5204711]
    Originally Posted by 3incollege
    They never had immunizations for that, untill recently[/QUOTE

    What do you mean by recently? I am 65 and was the child at 2 mo. with whooping cough. (Poor Mamma) but my kids now 37 and 34 had DPT shots when they were young - Diptheria, Pertussis (whooping cough) and Tetnus. (Of course, when you consider the history of mankind, that is quite recently, even though in my lifetime, it is a quite a while ago)

    It is so amazing what we know now compared even to a few years ago. It is hard for me to believe that there are so many who don't immunize their children. Sometimes I think we have so much information that we confuse ourselves!
    All I was saying that the vaccine for Chicken Pox was recently. What year did kids start getting it? I wasn't even talking about DPT's . My kids got immunize for that, but not chicken pox.
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    Old 05-09-2012, 07:26 PM
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    Never heard of this before, however my son, at 46 ,got a bad case of shingles, lasted 2 months, he had chicken pox around 7 yrs old.....hubs and I quickly got the shingles shot after his episode.....
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    Old 05-10-2012, 05:17 AM
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    be aware, the shingles vaccine does not TOTALLY prevent you from getting shingles - it lessens your CHANCES of getting shingles.

    I still intend to get it as soon as my insurance will pay for it. I don't know why they have it at "over 60", I know a lot of people younger than that who get it.
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    Old 05-10-2012, 06:20 AM
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    The social media brings alot of things forward now that were not discussed or done quietly in the past. We are disgusted by alot of these things now-but we didn't have this type of media back then like we do now to be informed. My younger friends will agree with me on this all the time after they say did you see its all over the internet.
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    Old 05-10-2012, 06:23 AM
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    Originally Posted by ptquilts
    I have heard of pox parties in the past (I am 55) but am surprised they are still going on. there is a vaccine for chickenpox, so why would you WANT your kids to get it, especially since it can lead to shingles?

    Because I chose not to immunize my children against something that isn't life threatening and regulated by scientists and government that I don't trust. Immunization for life threatening diseases is different. Be careful of jumping to conclusions and thinking everyone believes as you do.
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    Old 05-10-2012, 06:35 AM
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    I grew up in the 50s, not as many shots available as they are now. People thought it was no big deal getting the chicken pox. Having chicken pox only means it stay in your system and can rear its ugly head as shingles. My Husband had shingles a couple of years ago and it wasn't pretty and very painful for several months. His doctor gave him medicine to ease the pain and lessen the effects. I went and got a shot, it may lessen shingles, if I should happen to get them. People prove everyday they are not right, listening to the news will prove it.
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    Old 05-10-2012, 06:48 AM
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    When my kids were small the neighbors did this with all the kids. My daughter never seem to catch it so she had the vaccination at about 12.
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