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Mazzy 
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 Posted: 05 November 2007 at 2:45pm |
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I personally just think it is a shame that a lot of parents immunise without looking into it first |
ok feeling a little stink now for admitting to not doing heaps of research
Honest question - HOW do you find the unbiased research? Is there actually any out there?
I was going to add to my original post that with this next baby we are probably going to immunise mostly on schedule but delay the MenzB ones so that we only do three shots instead of the four.
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cuppatea
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Posted: 05 November 2007 at 2:58pm |
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Yes, it is difficult to find but you have to check who has funded the research. It is normally written somewhere in the paper who it was funded by, even if it is only in the small print. It tends to be impartial if funded solely by the government, and a lot of stuff is discovered when they are looking for something else. I.e in Brazil they accidently found that the MMR jab caused an increase in a certain type of meningitis (sp?) even though they were actually just researching the effectiveness of herd immunisation.
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Red
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Posted: 05 November 2007 at 2:58pm |
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Thanks for posting that webpage cuppatea looks like they have lots of interesting stuff on there, did you read that book on there "Investigate before you vacinate"?
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Posted: 05 November 2007 at 3:06pm |
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No I didn't. I did read another book though, I can't remember what it was called though, it had been written by an australian chiropractor and had tons of really interesting stuff in it. It also had their story as they had not immunised any of their children and their 5 week old baby caught whooping cough off one of their older children, and it was all very scary for them for a while, so was quite a balanced argument as they had been through what happens if you don't immunise themselves.
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Katherine
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Posted: 06 November 2007 at 9:17am |
Sunnyhoney, the Immunisation Advisory Centre, which is run through The University of Auckland, has a free advisory service that will answer all of your questions and can point you in the right direction regarding vaccinations. They have excellent online resources, as well as a frequently asked questions section that addresses common concerns that parents have about immunisations. Their website is www.immune.org.nz and their toll-free number is 0800 IMMUNE (0800 466 863).
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Posted: 06 November 2007 at 2:41pm |
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Thanks Katherine, we'll check it out.
Thanks also to everyone else who is putting their two cents worth into the discussion, it's quite interesting reading all your replies.
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Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz
Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz
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To Vaccinate or Not?
