Tag: vaccine

E-Bola in ATL

Well, its here!  The Ebola virus has just made its way onto American soil for the first time.  I know many are concerned, and perhaps there is reason to be, but I think it is going to be ok.  I am a fan of Samaritan’s purse, though I don’t give to them regularly, I have in the past and will again.  I think their overall effort is noble. However, I am a stickler for the specifics of charitable giving.  I don’t want to support the efforts that I philosophically am opposed to.  For example, I believe the rampant use of […]

CNN tells of 9th baby dying in California

CNN recently reported that the 9th baby has died in California this year from Whooping Cough ( article).   What I found to be of more interest were the barrage of comments after the article, than the article itself.  The majority of people who posted were pro-vaccine, and they simply threw out comments like “that’s what you get for not vaccinating”, and “good job Jenny McCarthy and your autism fear mongering”. Basically, the responses were pointing fingers at the group of people who are choosing not to vaccinate.  I can understand… it makes sense.  The article discussed the fact that there have […]