Guest guest Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Hi Everyone, I ran into a friend tonight who works at the local hospital. She told me she was recently diagnosed with whooping cough, and there have been a number of cases of it appearing in adults age 45 and older, across the country. The best theory on it, according to her, is that the vaccine that was given to most of us as children as a preventive, is wearing off. According to her, " no one knew how long the vaccine was supposed to offer protection, and we are now seeing cases in middle-aged people who had been vaccinated as children, and in children who have not been vaccinated for it. " This is the first I've heard of this, so I thought it might be news to you too. Anyone have any thoughts on how we can prepare ourselves and our patients? One question that comes to mind is whether the vaccine is really wearing off, or if the vaccine is acting as a sort of latent pathogen, coming back to haunt us 50 years later... Thoughts, anyone? Andrea Beth Traditional Oriental Medicine Happy Hours in the CALM Center 635 S. 10th St. Cottonwood, AZ 86326 (928) 274-1373 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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