A Bad Mommy Post About Swine Flu Vaccine

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The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners. Paul Revere was a member of the first local Board of Health in the United States (Boston, 1799). The Editors sign their posts "Revere" to recognize the public service of a professional forerunner better known for other things.

Mom's have been giving each other advice as their kids played in the playground since there were mom's and playgrounds. But the internet can let moms who have never met give each other advice and it can be hard to evaluate how sane or crazy the other person is. With that proviso, here is some of the "helpful advice" about "vaccines, pregnancy & young children" from one mom to another in the form of answers to 6 common questions. What I read left me aghast. I couldn't believe what I was reading. Literally. I had to read it twice to make sure I'd read it right the first time.

Read more here: http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2009/10/really_bad_advice_from_a_mommy.php

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Specializes in RN CRRN.

wow the live Avian flu virus to boot? wow to some she almost sounded credible up to that point. That is hilarious. Scary thing is most of the moms believed her...

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Specializes in School Nursing.

Really scary thing is that some nurses believe her!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ICU, educator.

Funny that her name is lily eli (eli lily pharmaceuticals anyone?), poor thing probably thought that s/he is being clever......Despite who posts information in a message board, I go to the prominent source of information, not just whoever is handing it out. I worry about anyone who doesn't, but with the "authorative" way this "lily" had written, someone not so diligent would easily fall for it and could be hurting themselves.

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