GOP Dangerous Views of Autism and Vaccination
The dangerous anti-science views about autism and vaccine, and spreading them out. The recent GOP debate showed the flawed ideology of the candidates.
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Flu Vaccine – Should We Still Get it?
The current flu vaccine is ineffective against the flu that has been showing up as a severe respiratory illness this year. It is still important to get vaccinated, and certain high risk groups should get anti-viral treatment within a day or two of when they develop symptoms. This current type of flu is severe, and has already been responsible for five deaths.
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Shocking Report about Flu Vaccine: Get It
The Shocking Truth about flu vaccines is going around this year again (it came out in 2013). It is not shocking- it is not accurate. Here are the reasons you should get the flu vaccine- like I did, and my four year old son, and my wife.
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Ebola: Coming to the US and Getting Worse
The Ebola epidemic will become much worse before it is contained. The first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the United States will not be the last, nor will our current efforts lead to a fast reduction.
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Killing an Infant: Pertussis The Epidemic That Shouldn’t Happen
Dr. Terry Simpson discusses how the anti-vaccination group are responsible for infant deaths from Pertussis. Pertussis kills newborn children, not from a cough, but from heart failure. The vaccine is only good for ten years. Save an infant’s life: get your vaccines updated. Please – you don’t want to kill a child.
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Pertussis: Adults get Re-vaccinated
The largest epidemic of Pertussis (whooping cough) is on-going – fueled in part by people who refuse to vaccinate their children, but more from adults who don’t know that the vaccine they had in childhood has worn off. If you are going to come in contact with an infant or newborn, do them a favor- get vaccinated today- it is easy, inexpensive, and you will be doing your part to stem this deadly epidemic.
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Flu Shot or Not?
Got the flu? Antibiotics don’t help it get better faster. Patients call me wanting a Z-pack, or some antibiotic because they have the flu. Antibiotics don’t make the flu go away any sooner. The flu is caused by a virus
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Vaccinations- Why They Are Important to Me
Balto, as you may recall, led the sled dogs on the Iditerod trail to Nome, bringing with him vaccines against diphtheria. They arrived in time, and many were saved. While most recall the heroic dog and his master, few will recall that the reason was to bring vaccines to a population that would have been wiped out.
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