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Saturday, February 16, 2013

State to Require New Vaccinations for 6th-12th Graders: What Do You Think?

Do you think the state of Illinois should require students to receive the Tdap booster shot in order to remain in school?

  The Illinois State Board of Health has approved new recommendations from the Illinois Department of Public Health and The Illinois Department of Education to require all sixth through twelfth grade students to have an additional vaccination. The students will now need to show proof of receiving the Tdap booster shot. The vaccine immunizes against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. “We’ve seen an increase in pertussis, or whooping cough, in Illinois during the last six years. Medical experts have found whooping cough has been on the rise in pre-teens and teens, indicating a waning immunity from infant and childhood immunizations,” said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck in a press release. Last year, …

Kathy Tazzo

12:05 am on Friday, February 22, 2013

Vaccines are extremely dangerous, more dangerous than the diseases they are claiming to cure. Why all the autism in this country? The high level of mercury in the vaccines. Flu shots, another dangerous vaccine, loaded with mercury that shoots right to your brain for life, possibly leading to dementia and/or altheimer's. The government is getting to intrusive!   more ›

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