Anonymous
Source: Public Health Department
Preventing diseases that can spread in our communities is the foundation of public health. This week, Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is joining with the California Department of Public Health in recognizing March 3rd-9th as “Preteen Vaccine Week,” focusing on protecting kids 11 and 12 against dangerous vaccine-preventable diseases.
Vaccines are our best defense when it comes to giving our children safe and effective protection from infectious diseases. By ensuring kids stay up-to-date on recommended vaccinations, we are helping protect children, families, and community from serious, life-threatening illnesses.
Preteens need vaccines against whooping cough (Tdap), HPV, and meningitis (MenACWY), when they are 11-12 years old. Incoming 7th graders must also provide proof of having received the whooping cough shot and, now beginning in the upcoming school year, two doses of chickenpox vaccine before starting school. Additional meningitis vaccines are recommended when teens are 16 years old. Flu vaccine is also recommended for everyone 6 months or older, not just preteens and teens.
If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to ask your doctor about the vaccines recommended for your child at their preteen visit, plus a flu vaccination every year. Under the Affordable Care Act, most health plans are required to cover recommended vaccines at all ages without charging a deductible or copayment. Any child without coverage should be able to get vaccinations without a financial burden. Parents can contact their health care provider or local health department for information about the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC), which provides free vaccines to eligible kids. For more information, please visit www.GetImmunizedCA.org.
Bravo! The broad-spectrum vaccination for all kinds of idiocy, including anti-vax and other alt-fact delusions, is to teach critical thinking skills as well.
The Senior Vaccine Scientist at the CDC disagrees 100%. His name is Dr. William Thompson and you can watch his story here: www. Vaxxed.com
Also, former big pHARMa Merck sales rep Brandy Vaughn tells the truth about a $55 billion a year with mandated sales and zero accountability. http://Www.learntherisk.org
Even in a progressive, forward looking, highly educated city like SB we have fools who threaten our communities health and welfare with their ignorance and stupidity. Too bad we cant vaccinate against stupidity…
“Teen who defied anti-vax mom says she got false information from one source: Facebook
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An 18-year-old from Ohio who famously inoculated himself against his mother’s wishes in December says he attributes his mother’s anti-vaccine ideology to a single source: Facebook.
Ethan Lindenberger, a high school senior, testified Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and underscored the importance of “credible” information. In contrast, he said, the false and deep-rooted beliefs his mother held — that vaccines were dangerous — were perpetuated by social media. Specifically, he said, she turned to anti-vaccine groups on social media for evidence that supported her point of view.
In an interview with The Washington Post on Tuesday, Lindenberger said Facebook, or websites that were linked on Facebook, is really the only source his mother ever relied on for her anti-vaccine information.
Most importantly, Lindenberger said, was the impact Facebook’s anti-vax communities had on his family.
“I feel like if my mom didn’t interact with that information, and she wasn’t swayed by those arguments and stories, it could’ve potentially changed everything,” he said. “My entire family could’ve been vaccinated.”
Lindenberger said that he believed his older siblings, who predate Facebook, had been vaccinated. He said his younger siblings have not.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/03/06/ethan-lindenberger-mom-anti-vax-facebook-groups/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7b66d2715dd6