A new vaccine really and what are the side affects and lets be honest if Illinois would loose the slogan "come all who seek welfare illegal immigrants who want a drivers license all those who want free housing food stamps...we have millions who will work and support you" I mean we bring this stuff on ourselves when we don't pay attention who the welfare stamps and healthcare are going to..

I understand that pertussis is on the rise, but why is the vaccine combined with tetanus and diphtheria? Pertussis is not something to mess around with, so why can't the vaccine contain just that one? We immunize, but my daughter didn't need boosters (doctor even told me they are medically unnecessary-we had her titers drawn and they proved she didn't need the boosters.) I'm for immunization. I'm against OVER-immunization.

Is it going to work? Because the damn flu shot didn't work this year!

Yes, absolutely. Too many parents don't vaccinate their children, last year my 5-month-old and 3-year-old got pertussis because too many kids aren't vaccinated. Herd immunity does NOT work if children aren't vaccinated. If anyone disagrees, come on over to my house and I'll make sure to have my kids cough all over your kids. Then you will know how scary it is.

Anyone who questions the effectiveness of vaccines needs to research what things were like before the polio and smallpox vaccines were discovered.

And how much money Will this bring into our already greedy state. Just like the flu shots, one big scam To be healthy on the inside is far more important than getting another vaccine educate yourselves people.....they can't make you get the shot. Keep your family healthy to fight off illness, and yes some vaccines are a must, the side effects on this one is horrible.

The problem too, is too many parents don't leave their children home when sick! And, LAZY parents not making their kids wash their hands. There is too many antibiotics handed out like candy on Halloween, and too many people telling you to do this and do that. I can see getting some of the basic immunizations, but your body has an immune system! My house is perfect example of the flu shot not working. We all got the shot in October. In December, we all tested positive for influenza "A". Someone in the CDC failed to foresee a certain strain out there. I don't know what to believe anymore!

So true...we are anti antibiotic...the health system can be a great thing if not overused. My Dr. suggests probiotics and super foods ....don't get caught up in the medications. You shouldnt need them.

Finally people are getting it... Your body is the system to fight off illnesses. But people need to get their rest, wash their hands and stay home when sick. These were all stated in a prior comment. How many people are willing to eat right, stay home when sick or treat their illnesses the correct way and not mandating booster shots on the others.

Wow! Ten comments and
no rabid anti-vax crap?
There may be hope yet!

Food is health care, Medicine is sick care.

What are the people supposed to do if their employer says they must come to work no matter what or they will be fired?

Jesus Christ, people. Cry, cry, cry. Don't sweat the small stuff. It's just a freakin immunization. Get the shot and move on!

The US spends 2 1/2 times on health care, compared to other wealthy nations!! Yet we rank 10th in the mortality rate. Americans think there is a pill or a shot to cure anything. Maybe there's a vaccine for obesity??? If we would quit eating all the fast, and processed food we would be healthier. We have time to get vaccines, but not time to prepare healthy meals. Most vaccines are only 20% effective, and you do have the risk of getting sick for whatever your getting vaccinated for.

According to the CDC, the TDap vaccine is not 100% effective. Previously, 5 shots were recommended, with the final dose to be at 11-12 years of age. Given that it is not 100% effective, given that it's overall effectiveness is directly related to how many of the recommended doses a child has had, it is of paramount importance that everyone be vaccinated to reduce the probability of infecting a child who has not yet had all their doses.

In addition, since more and more people are not getting vaccinated or are receiving only part of the full doses, the strains that are now being seen are more virulent and able to overcome even those systems who have received the previously recommended course. Just like the overuse of antibiotics has caused resistant strains of bacteria, underuse of vaccines has caused stronger strains of pertussis and other diseases.

Many people are not vaccinating due to religious beliefs. Many vaccines are made from aborted fetus tissue and many religions forbid injecting anything that contains this tissue. wwwvaccinationnews.com.

The schools have to allow your children to attend due to religious beliefs. Do some research and you'll find that this state can not make your child get vaccinated before they enter school. You can also speak to an attorney who speacializes in this area and you'll find out your rights as a parent. I had 2 neighbors whose children never had vaccines and entered our public school system.

http://www.facebook.com/thetruthaboutvaccines

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=216719298457940&set=a.134905263306011.24057.134894033307134&type=1&relevant_count=1

It appears as though
I may have spoken too soon.
Should have known better...

Maybe we ought to look at Indiana..When the only kids that were allowed to go to school were the unvaccinated kids because most of the vaccinated kids were sick....Or the fact that the CDC says that vaccines that are given to new borns have so much Mercury in them that a person needs to be at least 6' 3 and weigh at least 250 to 300 lbs to obsorb that much mercury....And we wonder why so many kids have ADHD and who put out the report saying vaccines do no cause Autisim...Stanford a Monsanto,government based collage that's who...And who does all of the testing and threatened to sue the U.S. government and any independent studies? the makers of the vaccines...That's the only people allowed to test vaccines is the people who make them....Now that does not seem suspicious to people?...Question everything and if you believe in it question it even more...Mercury in human beings the CDC says there is ABSOULTLY NO SAFE LEVEL FOR HUMANS...

If all these illegal aliens were not here, we wouldn't have a problem. Illinois is a revolving door open to anyone. We will give you a drivers license, buy your food, pay your utility bills and educate your children.....all at no cost to you. We just want you to vote appropriately when the time comes.
I refuse to vaccinate my children anymore.

Yes,people not washing is a way that sickness is spread. Who in their right mind is not showering? I don't know anyone like that. Maybe its all those illegal aliens who never had running water, so they don't know they should shower and wash their hands. If you are sick, stay home. If you don't shower regularly, here is some personal hygiene advice. DO IT!!!!! You will feel much better and everyone else will not flee when you are around, not to mention the germs and bacteria will be gone. No germs, no sickness. Everybody wins!

If we did eat healthy, we would be less likely to get sick because our immune system would be strong. That is why I carry around hand sanitizer and don't touch things. Don't go to the dr for a check up, that is where sick people go.

Oh yeah, how about giving my child the HPV vaccine.....just in case. No thanks!

There is a rise in pertussis precisely because the vaccine does not work (even in populations where 90+% of the population are vaccinated (look up the California outbreaks). This is a scam with an obvious profit-motive (how much $ does the pharma industry contribute to our policy makers? If you think that doesn't affect policy decisions, you are extremely naive), and there are significant risks that go along with vaccines, especially DTap. Check out the VAERS data--please educate yourselves before spouting uninformed opinions. Additionally, if mothers would breastfeed as long as possible, they will pass natural pertussis antibodies to their babies to protect baby when the family encounters this and other diseases in their communities. Follow the money people--stop being sheeplings.

So wait, let me get this straight. According to half the people on this thread, we should go back 150 years to the time when we used to raise our own food, eat only unprocessed foods and live the healthy life, shunning all modern medicine?
And live to the ripe old age of 50, if we're lucky? Often times dieing from simple things like abscessed teeth, the common cold or a simple infection?
No thanks, I'll take my chances with modern medicine and good sized chunk of moderation in everything else.

eat better? true. eat fewer GMOs? true. eat less corn syrup (which for the uninformed, is in nearly EVERY processed food)? true. stop vaccinations? deadly. That quack who tried to stymie every child from getting vaccinated because of the thimerosal connection to the autism spectrum? defrocked and proven a fraud. Me, personally? I don't want *MY* kids getting pertussis (whooping caugh) from *YOUR* kids because you refused to get yours immunized. true.

Patch, I implore you,
in the name of reason, please
put a stop to this!

Mr. Roberts who are you going off on in your comment? It seems like everyone. It sounds like you are the one who needs to get a job...you are rude.

@Walt Hines -- I'm saying exactly what I said. If you choose to twist it into something else, that's on you.

I love that this choice is mine to make, I love that no one, despite what they " feel " has not one bit of say as to what I do regarding my choice to vaccinate or not to vaccinate! I have done my research, e tensile research, long before the Internet was even connected, and now because the Internet is connected. I've seen way to much regarding vaccines and the detrimental affects. I have seen children die, I have seen children be disabled permanently for the rest of their lives.
The truth is, no matter how small the amount...
Mercury,
Aluminum
Formaldehyde
Aborted fetal cells
And the list goes on...not ethical, it's toxic sludge, it's criminal to inject your healthy baby with, and the bottom line is...I don't vaccinate my children for the exact same reasons you do vaccinate yours!!! I want to keep my children healthy, and they are...never been on antibiotics never been sick! So again, tell me how your vaccinated child is at risk to my unvaccinated...

You are entitled to " feel " anyway you'd like! It was one small fact, and in no way at all was I implying this is the only benefit! Anecdotal can not be dismissed as well. As a Christian, the unethical choice regarding conscience and aborted fetal cells injected into my children, is deplorable to say one must inject toxins I to the healthy to achieve a healthy response. In implies one can't think critically any more and have become enslaved to the industry and they even defend those who are the one doing the harm. The pharmaceutical company. Are you do p,steely ignorant to the facts regarding g the rise of every type of cancer, the perpetually unhealthy generation coming up, the deaths from vaccines...you must not be, because you are defending it so well. As I stated before, the glory in it all, is that it's a personal choice that no one can take away from the parent. We who don't vax, at first feel sorry for your children who are taken to a Dr. Way more often than should be, and forced by your own sign of a waiver to inject your precious gift with cancer virus. Chronic illness and possible an early grave, than once we get over the pity,we are enraged at your ignorance and stupidity!

What do you mean and who are to speaking to?

I honestly wish people would do their research before vax. Look at what is IN these vaxs. Why do you think there is so many, a ton more people with cancer?
Look at what they are injecting your chhild with. They are slowly killing us off.

I am NOT going to debate....just read up on it. Check out the FB page. THE GREATER GOOD and start there.

Emergency medicine, shock trauma, ...I agree, there is some medicine that is truly miraculous, life saving and a blessing to have in this fast and dangerous world. However, vaccines have no good effect on the population. It is making our generations sick, extremely unhealthy and chronic illness. It's not mandatory, and once more, how do my unvaccinated children danger your vaxxed child...still love th fact that no matter why you believe, it is each ones choice to vax or not to ax! What would it take for you to be able to think critically and start protecting your child from the poisonous ingredients they inject into your once healthy child. Do you not understand the live cancer virus injected into your child, how have you gotten so far down this brainwash cultism to fathom, that using bored fetal close...aka...dead baby cells, could have a beneficial health advantage. Aluminum, now really, how does the EPA and the CDC list the acceptable contamination rate, and yet it's o much higher with ll the combined shots...do you ever look into autumn and the statistics, have you never come in contact with anyone whose had a negative reaction to a flu hot or the HPV shot. Stop allowing yourself to be brainwashed, start thinking or yourself and start relly protecting your children!!!

For your information. http://healthimpactnews.com/2013/u-s-ranks-first-in-healthcare-spending-last-in-life-expectancy/

I read that this morning Robert, excellent read!

Oswego Res... Yes I did read it. What makes you think a vaccine will cure a simple infection? What you said makes no sense. of course, if my arm gets ripped off in a traumatic accident, of course i will see a doctor. I don't know what your argument is about. Again, personal hygiene in staves off many problems!

I also don't believe that just eating healthy is the cure all. We have polluted the air we breath and the water we drink with chemical after chemical. Just living in your homes have chemicals that we all breath in on a daily basis. Formaldehyde in cabinets, siding and insulation to VOC's in paint and stain. How about that refrigerator we all have in our homes or the piping that's delivering your water from the street. Just by collecting your mail each day you're exposed to chemicals on some level. We have become a nation of chemicals and toxins all in the name progress be that good or bad.

Our coal industry should be forced to put the snuffers back on their stacks for the sake of our children,s lungs. Big business big money rules this world!

The new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the vaccine offered 58 percent protection against the most common and dangerous H3N2 strain for children ages 6 months to 17 years old, 46 percent protection for adults ages 18 to 49, and 50 percent protection for adults 60 to 64 years of age.

However, for seniors 65 and older, this year's flu shot was found to be only 9 percent effective against the more virulent H3N2 strain, the report showed.

Overall, the flu vaccine was found to be 56 percent effective at reducing the need for medical visits caused by the illness. That's around the initial 62 percent effectiveness figure the CDC reported in January based on early test results collected from 1,155 children and adults who went to doctors with respiratory infections.