Comments on: On a serious note… http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2006/01/10/on-a-serious-note/ ...politics, pictures, pugs and all that jazz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A Rose for Elena at odd time signatures http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2006/01/10/on-a-serious-note/comment-page-1/#comment-306 A Rose for Elena at odd time signatures Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:05:06 +0000 http://drumsnwhistles.com/2006/01/10/on-a-serious-note/#comment-306 [...] Update #2: According to the local health department. Elena was stricken with pneumococcus meningitis.  She had received the proper immunizations, but had a rare strain which is not protected by the vaccination. February 28th, 2006 in Parenting, Tribute [...] [...] Update #2: According to the local health department. Elena was stricken with pneumococcus meningitis.  She had received the proper immunizations, but had a rare strain which is not protected by the vaccination. February 28th, 2006 in Parenting, Tribute [...]

]]> By: drumsnwhistles http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2006/01/10/on-a-serious-note/comment-page-1/#comment-140 drumsnwhistles Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:48:25 +0000 http://drumsnwhistles.com/2006/01/10/on-a-serious-note/#comment-140 Hi liz, I've read the info about meningitis being spread through college dorms, too, but what scared me about this was that this kid was going to a community college and living at home. They can't draw any common line between the two deaths that weekend beyond the particular strain of meningitis. It's all just so terrible -- I can't imagine being anti-vaccine when the alternative (even if there are side effects and the like) is so much worse. Take care! Hi liz,

I’ve read the info about meningitis being spread through college dorms, too, but what scared me about this was that this kid was going to a community college and living at home. They can’t draw any common line between the two deaths that weekend beyond the particular strain of meningitis.

It’s all just so terrible — I can’t imagine being anti-vaccine when the alternative (even if there are side effects and the like) is so much worse.

Take care!

]]> By: liz ditz http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2006/01/10/on-a-serious-note/comment-page-1/#comment-137 liz ditz Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:14:00 +0000 http://drumsnwhistles.com/2006/01/10/on-a-serious-note/#comment-137 Brace yourself for the anti-vax loonies to arrive. The Amercian Academy of Pediatrics is recommending the pertussis vaccine (more here: http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2006/01/attention_paren.html Meningitis is spread in college populations more than high-school populations, as I understand, because of the greater proximity in the dorms. Brace yourself for the anti-vax loonies to arrive.

The Amercian Academy of Pediatrics is recommending the pertussis vaccine (more here:
http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2006/01/attention_paren.html

Meningitis is spread in college populations more than high-school populations, as I understand, because of the greater proximity in the dorms.

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