Lord Slyther Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Well, I thought I might ask this. I don't feel confident with their immune shots which is called a tectnus shot. I don't know how to spell it. For an unknown reason, students are called from their classrooms, for the shots. I don't know if they're safe or not. But if nobody takes the shot, they get suspended is what the form told me on the sheet. I don't feel safe, and I don't trust it until I know it's side effects. Has anybody taken the immune shots before? I'm sure all of you, not really sure, but most of you have taken it. I thought I should ask this, because I'm scared of what the immune shots would do when I first have them injected into me. I haven't known this before in my younger ages. So my question is, do you support the immune shots or are you against it? I know it's supposed to strengthen your defenses against other diseases, or whatever it does, but I do not know the side effects. UPDATE : I've taken the tetanus yesterday, and my arm feels a bit stiff, but no side effects such as mentally ill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfubellydancer Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Whatever shots a school is going to give to kids is safe. There are a lot of rumors out there that this vaccine causes that disease or whatever (such as autism), and its all bull. It's good to have a doctor in the family over here, she tells denounces all these things. Schools probably give vaccines if their parents don't (not sure the rules here) because their parents believed all this bull crap floating around about vaccines. Here's some advice. If you don't want your kid to get sick, get him vaccinated! If you have any questions about the safety of a vaccine, ASK-A-DOCTOR. Never use an email forward or whatever as reference. Doctors know, and you should trust them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarac Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Vaccine is definitely safe,i don't see the reason why wouldn't they be,only thing they do is get your organism better immunity to viruses......as bellydancer said,if you want your kids safe,get them vaccinated,doctors are always in right (or most the time)... ...so my vote is YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResidentWeevil2077 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 No no no! Let me set some things straight. "Tetanus" is a vaccine against the tetanus virus (or is it a bacterium, not sure :unsure: ), anyway, this vaccine is to prevent serious infections from things like rusty nails, or anything else really that is an anaerobic environment (little or no oxygen). This is an important "shot", however, not ALL shots need to be taken. The reason I am saying this is because young children and young people also need to have their own antibodies built up without the extra need for a "shot". There is a campaign in Alberta now called "Not All Bugs Need Drugs", and how true that is. With regards to bacteria infections (like Strep Throat), antibiotics are slowly becoming useless against these kinds of illnesses. A viral infection (like the flu or common cold) also doesn't always need to be vaccinated against. As you get sick, it is your immune system that is the first line of defence against infections and certain diseases. Anyway, back to the tetanus shot. Side effects, if any at all, might include minor malaise (the "ill" feeling you have during a bout of the flu), and anything more severe is very rare. Doing a bit of digging, the tetanus vaccine is also combined with vaccines for diphtheria (respiratory illness) and sometimes with vaccines for pertussis (aka "Whooping cough"). Booster tetanus shots are given every ten year period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja_lord666 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 @ rob: Tetanus is a bacteria. Also, stepping on a rusty nail is a myth. You don't get tetanus from rust! Side affects from tetanus shot: Not getting tetanus! Vaccines are good. Vaccines keep you alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarac Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 ...not ALL shots need to be taken. The reason I am saying this is because young children and young people also need to have their own antibodies built up without the extra need for a "shot"... Yes if organism antibodies are "built" ,there is no need for "shot",but i think it also depends against which virus organism has immunity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja_lord666 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 ...not ALL shots need to be taken. The reason I am saying this is because young children and young people also need to have their own antibodies built up without the extra need for a "shot"...Yes if organism antibodies are "built" ,there is no need for "shot",but i think it also depends against which virus organism has immunity...Vaccines aren't some magical virus-away. Vaccines don't kill the virus. They are already dead viruses that the white blood cells then find and analyse, so that they recognise it when the real ones come. Vaccines help build up the immune system, not replace it. Imagine your white blood cells as soldiers, viruses as terrorists, and the vaccine as a truckload of guns. It's easier for the soldiers to kill the terrorists with guns than without, but the soldiers are still doing the killing. That's sort of how it works with vaccines: you're giving your cells a better chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoots7 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Whatever shots a school is going to give to kids is safe.Sorry I just can't support a blanket statement like this, probably most are OK, but without knowing what every school gives out you can't be for certain.The Chicken Pox shot for example; most people can take the shot & it does exactly what it’s supposed to doBut read this: http://www.vaccinetruth.org/chicken_pox.htm nothing is 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResidentWeevil2077 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Whatever shots a school is going to give to kids is safe.Sorry I just can't support a blanket statement like this, probably most are OK, but without knowing what every school gives out you can't be for certain.The Chicken Pox shot for example; most people can take the shot & it does exactly what it’s supposed to doBut read this: http://www.vaccinetruth.org/chicken_pox.htm nothing is 100%.That is exactly what I am trying to point out - don't go blindly following whatever the doctors tell you to do. THEY don't actually know EVERYTHING, if they did, do you think they would be working? No. And they certainly DO NOT know what is best for EVERYONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddycashmercury Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hmmmm.... A very interesting question. I agree that the tetanus shot, specifically, is quite important. I'm homeschooled right now, though, so I don't know what the rest of the shots that students receive are. Meningitis? Flu? Others? As for vaccines in general, I am still not quite sure where my opinion lies. I suppose I tend to support them. I haven't seen any evidence that being immune to a virus can harm you yet. I am, however, open to new ideas and research, or old ones that I haven't seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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