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cougarnurse · 03-17-2007, 06:56 PM

This one rally got me. BTW....how many still have the scar from the 'old' vaccine? Report: Toddler contracts rare infection - Yahoo! News

pedsnrs1 · 03-17-2007, 10:49 PM

That's really wild. Yes I still have a scar. As a matter of fact I have 2 of them. Had to get the vaccine again when I joined the Navy in 81. That was one of the worse vaccines I have ever received--and the most painful one too. It was called the "21 gun salute". They took this needle with the vaccine in it and poked it in your arm 21 times. By the time they were done, you looked like you had herpes on your arm. I had multiple blisters about the size of a half dollar on my forearm. I certainly hope they have improved it since then.

Neversettle71 · 03-17-2007, 10:49 PM

With every virus there are drawbacks... Warnings are there for a reason and I know from experience the military gives them (at 900 wpm but they are there.) Did Dad not know his son had excema or was he too busy doing the "Army two step" to listen.

cougarnurse · 03-18-2007, 04:39 AM

Dad probably isn't a nurse, and you KNOW that 'John Q. Public' doesn't have access to all those nice little product info. sheets we have.

cougarnurse · 04-09-2007, 08:03 PM

Update on story: Child recovering from vaccine infection - Yahoo! News

'Cat'

onetraveler · 04-10-2007, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by cougarnurse

This one rally got me. BTW....how many still have the scar from the 'old' vaccine? Report: Toddler contracts rare infection - Yahoo! News

I think the word "rare" sums up this story well. Should we subject thousands of our troops to smallpox as opposed to gunfire?

03-17-2007, 06:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
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03-17-2007, 10:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
pedsnrs1 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: central Illinois Posts: 4	Re: Another vaccine story.... That's really wild. Yes I still have a scar. As a matter of fact I have 2 of them. Had to get the vaccine again when I joined the Navy in 81. That was one of the worse vaccines I have ever received--and the most painful one too. It was called the "21 gun salute". They took this needle with the vaccine in it and poked it in your arm 21 times. By the time they were done, you looked like you had herpes on your arm. I had multiple blisters about the size of a half dollar on my forearm. I certainly hope they have improved it since then.

03-17-2007, 10:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Neversettle71 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: IL Posts: 80	Re: Another vaccine story.... With every virus there are drawbacks... Warnings are there for a reason and I know from experience the military gives them (at 900 wpm but they are there.) Did Dad not know his son had excema or was he too busy doing the "Army two step" to listen.

03-18-2007, 04:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
cougarnurse Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,535 Blog Entries: 10	Re: Another vaccine story.... Dad probably isn't a nurse, and you KNOW that 'John Q. Public' doesn't have access to all those nice little product info. sheets we have.

04-09-2007, 08:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
cougarnurse Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,535 Blog Entries: 10	Re: Another vaccine story.... Update on story: Child recovering from vaccine infection - Yahoo! News 'Cat'

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