tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406721589945384372.post1088634016008685517..comments2024-03-25T03:28:44.234-04:00Comments on Just the Vax: See, chicken pox is a good thing (one from the "Death isn't everything series")justthevaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081499341191718417noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406721589945384372.post-9795616834135736702012-09-09T06:32:06.374-04:002012-09-09T06:32:06.374-04:00True, proven vaccine damage should get compensatio...True, proven vaccine damage should get compensation, but this should be proportionate. The maximum compensation payable in the UK for occupational/industrial deafness in one ear is apparently £29,000, and for "some hearing loss" is up to £8,000.<br /><br />It seems that this girl has 20% loss, meaning she falls below the threshold of 60% loss, yet her mother is trying to claim £120,000.<br /><br /><br /><br />Dingo199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406721589945384372.post-80335307645260816392012-09-07T16:25:07.017-04:002012-09-07T16:25:07.017-04:00Dingo199 - while I admire the athletes who worked ...Dingo199 - while I admire the athletes who worked incredibly hard to achieve their dreams, I still think that the decision not to award some sort of compensation to that young lady was somewhat petty (and counter productive if you want to think strategically - it plays into the hands of those who claim that once a child sustains a permanent damage from a vaccine, parents are left alone to cope).Catherinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580939201909356691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406721589945384372.post-53497945271925583562012-09-07T15:34:16.234-04:002012-09-07T15:34:16.234-04:00The contrast between the fortitude shown by these ...The contrast between the fortitude shown by these athletes devastated by vaccine-preventable infections is quite marked when one reads about people upset they haven't got £120,000 compensation because they became deaf in one ear following MMR vaccine in infancy.<br /><br />According to the Times, Miss Stevens risks not being able to hear her wake up alarm if she sleeps with her head on the wrong side, and people who don't realise she cannot hear them well might think she is ignoring them.<br /><br />What compensation does someone get who loses a leg from meningococcal sepsis? Not money from the Government, that's for sure. Instead, if they work hard to overcome their misfortune, and not expect handouts, they can do pretty well for themselves.<br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/9527099/Jonnie-Peacock-completes-incredible-personal-journey-strutting-to-100m-gold-at-London-Paralympic-Games.html<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9521728/Rogue-strain-of-MMR-vaccine-caused-deafness.html#<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/05/mmr-vaccine-deafness_n_1856929.html?just_reloaded=1Dingo199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406721589945384372.post-38043028995396440662012-09-06T02:01:40.247-04:002012-09-06T02:01:40.247-04:00Here's our American Paralympics rugby star:
h...Here's our American Paralympics rugby star:<br /><br />http://shotofprevention.com/2012/08/31/one-meningitis-survivor-hopes-to-inspire-a-generation/<br /><br />Nick Springer contracted meningoccal meningitis which caused the partial amputation of his four limbs.<br /><br />His mom who died recently and three other parents of children who had invasive disease, started the National Meningitis Association, which works toward educating parents about the importance of meningitis vaccine. liladynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406721589945384372.post-46564809707675444492012-09-05T21:45:27.698-04:002012-09-05T21:45:27.698-04:00I didn't know that Dingo, thanks for sharing. ...I didn't know that Dingo, thanks for sharing. And congratulations to these amazing athletes for representing their countries so well and being models for other youths facing adversity.Science Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832263571481452559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406721589945384372.post-34638002808510499602012-09-05T16:30:34.923-04:002012-09-05T16:30:34.923-04:00"Poliomyelitis, the virus which can cause par..."Poliomyelitis, the virus which can cause paralysis, has been largely eradicated around the globe since 1988 due to global efforts. Since 1988 the number of cases has fallen by 99 per cent. Today only parts of three countries in the world remain endemic for the disease, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan.<br /><br />However, many countries have battled with the virus and this can be seen in higher levels of polio victims present in teams from Mexico, India, Iran, Ghana and Vietnam.<br /><br />In China's team hot medal prospects Dong Qi, Liu Lei and Xiao Cuijuan (all power-lifting gold-medallists at Beijing) and Lisha Huang (a triple gold-medallist at Beijing, pictured left), are all polio sufferers."<br /><br />http://www.channel4.com/news/paralympic-games-a-shared-history-of-tragedy<br /><br />Dingo199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406721589945384372.post-62697767027672784152012-09-05T16:24:00.750-04:002012-09-05T16:24:00.750-04:0080% of the Iranian sitting volleyball squad are pa...80% of the Iranian sitting volleyball squad are paralysed courtesy of polio. <br />Which they caught as kids (they are around 25 yrs old).<br /><br />Tragic.Dingo199noreply@blogger.com