Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

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We were discussing the Disneryland measles outbreak at work, and I was appalled to find some of my co-workers refuse to vaccinate their kids. They (grudgingly) receive the vaccines they need to remain employed, but doubt their safety/necessity for their kids.

I must say, I am absolutley stunned. How can one be a nurse and deny science?

As a nurse, you should darn well know what the scientific method entails and what phrases such as "evidence based" and "peer reviewed" mean.

I have to say, I have lost most of my respect for the nurses and mistrust their judgement; after all, if they deny science, on what premise are they basing their practices?

Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

The dress changes colors for me, with each viewing.

Oh, I've always preferred the Breakroom, but lately I've been spending more time over on this side. As long as I can avoid the threads dealing with ADN vs BSN, anything about taking "THE" test, and Should I be a nurse?, I'm okay over here.

What, there's no nurses wanting to debate the dangers of waxxing?

Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
It doesn't matter who has funded the studies, they have all been consistent, internationally.

Again, you used think. Just because some people that don't understand science choose to think that because AI and other health problems have increased as vaccination rates increased that must be the cause doesn't make it fact. As I have said previously, organic food sales have drastically increased int he past 40+ years, maybe that is responsible. Or use of the internet?

You doubt the numbers based on what? Or do you just believe it isn't true? That is hard data from the WHO. It is one example; there is lots of this data readily available.

Proper sanitation and a healthy diet helps reduce many chronic and transmissible illness. You know what works even better? Vaccines.

Yet all the "evidence" you have presented has been radical media outlets not a single bit of science.

Yes, international multi-governmental conspiracy is the logical explanation.

Sure, where is you evidence the data is skewed? That should be easy identify and publish on if data was simply skewed. Links?

I don't think you even understand it. It is basic math and very hard to argue. If you introduce 1 infected person into 100 non-infected susceptible people and that person, on average, infects 10 people before they are well again, it is very easy to calculate how that disease will spread. It's basic math.

You think flu deaths are inflated. Even if they are that implies that at least some are legitimate. HOw do you know that today, tomorrow, or in 40 years, or if you develop cancer down the road you won't be one of those true cases. What about your patients? Are you sure they won't be one?

People with that mentality don't care what happens to others.

Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.
Oh gosh I'm so sick of that one. . . . . . :arghh:

(It is white and gold).;)

I'm with you. White and gold [at least I like that color better, so therefor it must be the right answer].

That makes about as much scientific sense as some of the arguments against vaccines I've had the misfortune of reading here

Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.

"I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows..."

The dress is blue and black and fugly.

I'm NOT an anti WAXX RN.

I miss Spock: Live long and prosper.

(...and I miss Andi78!)

Specializes in hospice.

I miss Spock: Live long and prosper.

This is how I feel today.

So my kid just sticks his ipod in front of me, and asks me to tell him what color the dress is. I think "has my boy gone weird?" And I look at the dress. And I realize I'm looking at an image in some kind of weird shadow lighting and think "of course, it's white and gold, just badly lit".

LOL, he tells me it's all over the internet, get with the program, it's blue/black or white/gold depending on what you perceive about the background lighting.....ummm...ok. It's still white/gold ;)

And then I come here and the first thing I see is a post saying "the dress is blue and black". LOL....couldn't believe how fast this stupid thing has traveled.

Kinda like a VIRUS....!!!

OMG, we totally need a vaccine against Viral Videos, particularly ones involving blue/black/white/gold dresses!!!

It's ok, you can groan....

I'm on a roll....look out :D

Leonard Nimoy!!! Sigh....another icon down :(

Specializes in L&D, Women's Health.
Did you guys see this? :yes: It is all over Facebook . . .. .:up:

That was SOOOO funny! Here's something more serious:

To the parent who risked my kid's life

Specializes in L&D, Women's Health.
. . . (...and I miss Andi78!)

She's probably working. I feel sure she'll be back. After all, she IS the center of attention. If it helps fuel her ego, what can I say?

Specializes in critical care.

Hold on. I don't know how to Internet.

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