vaccines
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Activism
A Quick Guide to Boosting your Immunity!
A couple months ago the Women Thinking Free Foundation elected a few new cohorts to the board including Ashley Hamer (aka Smashley) of Mad Art Lab fame, Katie Hovany, and myself. Since then we have managed to plan a Tdap vaccination clinic at TAM in conjunction with the JREF, so get excited and come say hello to the WTF in…
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Ask Surly Amy: HPV Vaccine For Adults
Dear Surly Amy, I’m (very nearly) a 30 year old woman who has only had a handful of sexual partners in my life; only one of them entailing vaginal penetration. The HPV vaccine came out in my early 20s and when my doctor found out I was already sexually active he shrugged off the idea of even giving it to…
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Ask Surly Amy: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine
Dear Surly Amy, My sister wonders if she should get her daughters the Gardasil vaccine. My instinct is that she should, though I am also hesitant to recommend or take drugs that have not been around for very long. Would you know of any reputable sources that would allow my sister to make an informed choice about risk of new…
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Activism
Helping To Make the World Safer and Whooping Cough; A Case Study
The Skepchicks and the Women Thinking Free Foundation are hosting a FREE TDaP Vaccine Clinic at The Amazing Meeting in Vegas! When and Where: The clinic will be Saturday July 16 in the Balboa room at the South Point Casino and Hotel from 9am – 3:30pm WHY: Whooping cough, or pertussis is an infection of the respiratory system caused by…
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Activism
The Free Speech B.S. is strong in this one…
Recently, Skepchick Elyse wrote about an anti-vaccine ad being played in Times Square in New York City, and started a worthy campaign to have the ad removed. In response, a counter petition has been proffered, claiming that CBS should run the ad “in honor of free speech and informed consent.” I’m not a doctor, but I’m fairly sure that “informed…
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Wakefield. No medical license. No conscience.
Last week, Andrew Wakefield traveled to Minneapolis to meet with Somali parents. It was a closed door meeting. No media allowed. But I think we can safely assume that he wasn’t there to do good deeds. Not in the middle of a measles outbreak. Not when the outbreak is centralized in the Somali community. Not when a disproportionate number of…
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Bill Gates on Vaccines
“Well, Dr. Wakefield has been shown to have used absolutely fraudulent data. He had a financial interest in some lawsuits, he created a fake paper…” Ummm, pardon me but I have to go purchase something Microsoft. (Sshhhh. Don’t tell my Mac.)
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Christmas Tees!
I promise, soon I’ll talk about at least one thing that’s not vaccine related. Really, I’m actually into other things… I’ll even take requests for other topics. Hey! I have an idea! Instead of vaccines, let’s talk about Christmas! You know what would be a great Christmas present? A Hug Me! I’m Vaccinated T shirt! The Women Thinking Free has…
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