And it’s not bullying to put out factual information in a matter-of-fact way. One of your roles as a nurse involves patient education. You have an obligation to provide factual information to your patients.

As to being judgmental, is that not what you are engaged in here? And it should be noted, judging other people’s decision making processes is not bullying. Not even close.

As to your contention that loving your children makes you a good parent, apparently regardless of the decisions you make for their care, no. Not true. I’m sure the parent of the child with type 1 diabetes who let her child die rather than get her medical care loved her child. It did not make her a good parent. Loving isn’t enough. Making responsible decisions based on accurate information using reason and logic are part of being a good parent. Not all of it, but a huge part of the medical decisions we are required to make for our children’s care.

If it appears that the discussion of H1N1 vaccination has been overtaken by the autism/vaccination manufactuversy, that can be laid squarely at the door of organizations like Age of Autism, who has taken the lead with misinformation. Mercola, Gordon, and various homeopathic experts at Huffington Post further woo up the waters and make it difficult for the average consumer to get to accurate information on the internet.

The H1N1 vaccine is the same vaccine as the regular flu shot; the virus strain varies. That actually means that it has been studied in some detail, as the only variation is the strain. That’s something you really should understand.

There are people who should not get vaccinated. These people are at risk, and a good citizen, a good parent, a good friend, a good neighbor who can get safely vaccinated should want to protect not only themselves, but the people around them from a preventable illness that has killed over 120 children since April. Seriously. And it’s not bullying to say so. It’s facts about the illness, facts about vaccination, and a call to be responsible.

And there is a right answer based on correct information. The point of that statement is that if you have correct information, you’ll make a correctly informed decision. Vaccination is not for everyone, and not everyone should or can be vaccinated. But that decision should not be made based on misinformation. There is nothing in my post that blames anyone. I’m simply pointing out that the divide among parents, especially mothers, regarding vaccination is not a chasm that began opening with the advent of H1N1. It began a much longer time ago, and some of us have been hollering across it for many years. You saw fit to come at what I wrote from a certain perspective which appears to have colored your perceptions of my comments.

Once again, I do not see how even becoming angry at someone else over the vaccine controversy equates to bullying or “slamming.” Once again, I don’t see any disadvantaged populations here. If an adult has an opinion or a stance, it should be defensible, and they should be able to defend it. There’s no problem in that, and no bullying, either.

Cheers,
Emily

First, I wanted to give you an article I wrote on the recently approved U.S. H1N1 Vaccines.

MedImmune’s Nasal Spray leaves you contagious for at least 3 weeks. See page 19 of their package insert. The medical community is responsible for these outbreaks because this is the very first vaccine that became available.

http://vactruth.com/2009/10/02/fda-approved-h1n1-vaccines-contain-ingredients-known-to-cause-cancer-and-death/

Second, read “Fear of the Invisible” by Janine Roberts. You will then understand why the entire world is facing an utterly devasting crisis. It is just a matter of time before the majority of the population is infected. These vaccine contaminants are sexually transmitted and genetic. After reading the book you will also understand why cancer now affects 1 in every 200 children. 25% will die despite treatment. This book explains in great detail all of the secret government meetings that have taken place over the years regarding the safety of vaccines. Did you know that for 10 years our government officials KNEW that vaccines were causing breast cancer and that HPV was a vaccine contaminant? These are just 2 alarming facts out of many.

Neurotoxins do not cause Autism. They simply add fuel to the fire by allowing vaccine contaminants to cross the blood-brain barrier.

Did you also know that if you receive any vaccine and subsequently come down with the symptoms/disease (which is listed as a possible side effect) 2 weeks after receiving the vaccine – according to the medical community you are considered UNVACCINATED?! Also, say your child is 4 years old and comes down with pertussis after receiving 4 doses of DTaP since the age of 2 months. According to the medical community, your child would be also considered UNVACCINATED because the series was not yet completed (last dose at the age of 5 is recommended). I have to laugh when I read reports of outbreaks of unvaccinated children. It is all lies. Vaccines have NEVER been proven to work – in fact, there is plenty of evidence that they cause most diseases – to include chronic fatigue syndrome (retrovirus vaccine contaminant).

If you ever care to read about my family’s vaccine-induced nightmare, go to Sept 2008 at http://vaccinesexposed.blogspot.com

Thanks,

Dawn Crim

All that said, I view vaccination as more than a parenting decision. It is also a social responsibility decision. Having this conversation with people, voicing my opinion, and reinforcing what I say with facts does not rise to the level of bullying. I don’t see a disadvantaged population being browbeaten here.

Cheers,
Emily