Parental Refusal of Pertussis Vaccination Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Pertussis Infection in Children

[Momtezuma Tuatara]

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/123/6/1446

they published two interesting e-letters

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/eletters/123/6/1446

[ema-adama]

Nice :D

Is this study that people are getting all excited about that is supposed to say how essential Pertussis vax is? I don't want to name names, but in the blogasphere some people were getting very excited about this study showing those stupid vaccine declining parents just how stupid they really are.... grrrrr - and of course being true paracites despite herd immunity not being what it is expected

Yup - just checked it out - this is that same study. I keep being amazed at how such completely different conclusions can be drawn from the very same data.....

HIllary, that was a very good response - all I came up with was the potential for a much more interesting study being looking at how many vaccinated children would test positive for pertussis.... :hide:

[Momtezuma Tuatara]

I did have the advantage of reading the WHOLE study. Many of those blogging appear to have simply abstract/mouse hunted.

The whole study calls into question the scientific acumen of the staff at Kaiser actually. To people who know the facts about the vaccine itself, it just makes it clear that the people at Kaiser, haven't read the medical literature; have little idea how to carry out a scientific study and are just a bunch of airheads.

[MinorityView]

Sounds like it. They are tying themselves into pretzels trying to blame endemic pertussis on the unvaxed--which makes no sense at all.

[Spy]

Haha, so basically all the funds used for this 'study' paid to confirm that people who have not been vaccinated are at increased risk of a positive pertussis test? :LMAO:Oh the lucky thankful taxpayers... :D

[MinorityView]

You are getting out of hand Spy! Calm down. Reflect on the virtues of scientific research.

Hard to find these days, isn't it?

[Momtezuma Tuatara]

Oh yes, at 22 times, the increased risk of a positive pertussis test :D