Immunizations
'asked in the TimeBomb 2000 (Y2000) Q&A Forum
Yesterday I visited an M.D. who is an expert on travel
medicine- figured he would know best the protections in case of
infrastructure collapse. Here is what he had to say: Be sure your
children are current on all their immunizations. If the person was
born after 1957 make sure 2 courses of MMR were given- take
the second set if not. Be sure everyone has a current
tetanus/diptheria shot (they last 10 years). A typhoid and a
meningitus vaccine are available. I believe kid's can take both.
The men. shot gives lifetime protection, the ty. lasts about 5
years. Getting a Hepatitus A vaccine is a good (but expensive
option- $60 per shot, nees a second one in 6 months) idea. He
didn't think the Hep. B would be important. A yearly flu shot is
an idea (I'm passing on this one). If one is over 65 or suffering
from kidney, pulmonary or cardiac problems a pneumonia shot
would be good. The cholera shot is only 40-50% effective and
must be taken at 6 month intervals so it doesn't seem important. I
will be doing research on smallpox and anthrax vaccines, and will
be talking to this gentleman again- he finds y2k and its medical
implications interesting. Item- smallpox isn't limited to 2 vials as
reported. Russia had 20-30 tons loaded in missles aimed at 100
of our largest cities. It appears Iraq has the virus. This is a
potentially serious problem. Congress is currently conducting
hearings on biological weapons and their threat to the U.S.- both
Clinton and Gingrich read the latest work from the author of
"The Hot Zone". Both were so scared by the book they initiated
the congressional investigations. If a few missles were
accidently launched pestilence may again stalk the earth. Be
sure to stock potassium iodate to ameliorate radiation exposure-
kids are especially sensitive. Please don't dend info detailing why
immunizations are harmful- I've seen the data and yes- some do
have bad reactions, but the benefits outweigh the dangers, in my
opinion.
Asked by skipper clark (skipper@cncnet.com) on April 29, 1998.
Answers
Fine piece of work, Skipper, but some folks don't like the idea of
all those chemicals going into their bodies. For those who are
concerned that medicines won't be available post y2k, and for
those who don't plan to immunize, may I suggest that you
consider Colloidal Silver? C.S. is historically known to be
effective against over 650 pathogens, so when antibiotic
medicine is no longer available, C.S. will serve a very good
purpose. Dr. Bill Schenker has written extensively on C.S. and
you can read his posts at . Look under General Discussion and
follow the thread to Y2k Colloidal Silver III, date 3/24/98.
We are now marketing the improved C.S. 'genny' designed and
tested by Bill Schenker, at half the price of earlier designs. With
this pocket size, bat operated 'genny' you can produce all the
C.S. needed from nothing but distilled water. E-mail me if you
want details.
Roy
Answered by Roy Cave (roy@techcomm.net) on April 29, 1998.
What about the other diseases likely to be employed by terrorists
or encountered in the wild? Disneyworld was closed recently
because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne virus (encephalitis, I
believe). There is Lyme disease, Hanta Virus, Rocky Mtn
spotted fever and Black plague, to name a few.
Answered by Greg Lawrence (greg@speakeasy.org) on May 01, 1998.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy
of Family Physicians currently recommeds: Hepatitis B: three
with a booster during the first 12 yrs. of life Diptheria Tetanus
Pertussis (DTaP): four during the first 18 mos, followed by one
at 4-6yrs. H. influenzae (B): one at 2,4, and 6 months and one at
12-15 months Polio: one at 2,4, 12-18 mos, and another at 4-6
years MMR (measles, mumps, rubella): one at 12-15 mos, a
second at either 4-6 yrs or 11-12 yrs. Varicella (chicken pox):
one at 12-18 mos. booster at 11-12 yrs.
Hepatitis A is spread by the fecal/oral route. It can be primarily
controlled by good hygeine (think about what that means post
y2k when you won't necessarily turn on the tap and have good
washing water).
Most of the diseases mentioned in the last post (e.g. Lyme,
Hantavirus) require an animal host (tick and deer mouse). The
CDC has extensive material regarding protection against these at
their website (www.cdc.gov).
Answered by P. (ptrades@earthlink.net) on May 06, 1998.
I brought up cholera vaccine with Paloma O'Riley and Jim Lord
during their speaking engagement at the public meetings in
Medford and Eugene, OR on 11May. We didn't know about the
6 month interval, however given CNN's report of the widespread
cholera outbreak in N.Korea due to bad water and sewage
conditions I see that cholera immunizations could be life saving.
The problem is getting the mfgrs on the ball to prioritize _all_ of
the vaccine's production, not just cholera. Ms. O'Riley suggested
that the CDC might have the clout to awaken the pharmaceuitcal
co.'s to the dire need for large scale immunizations, both in the
USA and abroad. We might easily need a half billion or more
units of each type of vaccine.
Answered by Mitchell Barnes (spanda@inreach.com) on May 16, 1998.
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