tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383134354367612844.post3793001995658397654..comments2023-09-23T02:29:31.355-05:00Comments on Sooner Politics.org: Fixing A Bad Vaccine BillUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383134354367612844.post-64198025960686716332016-02-24T16:49:14.384-06:002016-02-24T16:49:14.384-06:00According to this FDA study, the whooping cough va...According to this FDA study, the whooping cough vaccine does not help stop the spread of disease, and in fact it promotes the exact opposite. While the vaccine reduces symptoms of the disease in those who are vaccinated, it does not prevent colonization of the respiratory passages by the pertussis organism in those who have been vaccinated who then become chronic, asymptomatic carriers capable of spreading this disease to others. However, I do agree with the points made in the rest of this article and appreciate the author's recognition of the importance of maintaining our rights and liberties over our own healthcare choices and decisions. Individuals should have a right to determine what is put into their bodies, not the government. http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2013/Pages/FDApertussis.aspxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03329361341263715674noreply@blogger.com