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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i don't vaccinate regularly and got my child's titers checked. she's immune from everything except chicken pox. i love that she didnt' get shot up with chemicals unnecssarily. the rest of you can fill their little bodies with whatever you want to pump into them. be my guest.[/quote]

You know there's no serologic immunity for tetanus, right? Medical personnel really love it when parents bring their kids in to the Emergency Department with puncture wounds or cuts that need to be stitched and the parents didn't bother to get the kids vaxed beforehand because they didn't think it was necessary.  They usually change their minds once their toddler steps on a rusty can and slices their foot open, though.[/quote]

(It is not a given that someone who gets a cut will get tetanus.)[/quote]

Wanna hedge your bets? The disease and treatment are a mofo. The shot doesn't work too well if you're already symptomatic, btw. Stepping on a rusty can is an obvious indicator, but a shocking number of people don't report animal bites (because they don't want the family dog to be put down), or are unaware of small splinters or less serious cuts their older kids get, etc.  Those are great ways to get tetanus if you're not vaxed.
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It's a good bet they're not dying of tetanus at home to spare their pets. Seems an excellent bet that since it is so hush-hush, the did NOT get tetanus.[/quote]

You're right, they probably aren't DYING of tetanus.  And most likely neither will your kid, if she gets a puncture wound, is in a car accident, is bitten by a stray animal, has an undetected splinter that gets infected, etc. We have excellent medical care available here and will do whatever can be done to keep your child alive if you bring her in presenting with the symptoms of tetanus.  If it's not caught right away, she will most likely spend several days undergoing painful treatments in the hospital, hopefully with no lasting effects. If it is caught immediately, you can expect a withering look from the attending physician and you'd better hope no one else is in the hospital with symptoms of polio, pertussis or any of the other nasty crap that most people are smart enough to vax for.   But hey, feel free to ignore common sense and keep your kid unvaxed. Be my guest.[/quote]

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