Chickenpox Lollipops: Smart or Stupid?
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2011/11/07 23:08:00
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This is one kind of lollipop you do NOT want to lick. Parents wary of vaccines are reportedly turning to Facebook to find lollipops, spit or other items from children who have chickenpox, The Associated Press reports. And Jerry Martin, U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, isn't happy about it.
"Can you imagine getting a package in the mail from this complete stranger that you know from Facebook because you joined a group, and say here, drink this purported spit from some other kid?" Martin told the AP.
Plus, the "trick" probably won't even work, said Isaac Thomsen, a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. "If there's a very high load on the virus and shipped very quickly, it's theoretically possible," he told the AP. "But it's probably not an effective way to transmit it. It typically has to be inhaled."
Thomsen also warned the lollipops could carry more dangerous viruses, including hepatitis. AND, it's a federal crime to send diseases or viruses across state lines, punishable by up to 20 years in prison, Martin said. Do you think "chickenpox lollipops" are smart? Or totally stupid? (We'll pass on swapping spit with a total stranger, thanks.)
"Can you imagine getting a package in the mail from this complete stranger that you know from Facebook because you joined a group, and say here, drink this purported spit from some other kid?" Martin told the AP.
Plus, the "trick" probably won't even work, said Isaac Thomsen, a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. "If there's a very high load on the virus and shipped very quickly, it's theoretically possible," he told the AP. "But it's probably not an effective way to transmit it. It typically has to be inhaled."
Thomsen also warned the lollipops could carry more dangerous viruses, including hepatitis. AND, it's a federal crime to send diseases or viruses across state lines, punishable by up to 20 years in prison, Martin said. Do you think "chickenpox lollipops" are smart? Or totally stupid? (We'll pass on swapping spit with a total stranger, thanks.)
Top Opinion
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Rollo Goodlove 2011/11/08 01:39:52Smart
+11C'mon guys, give the parents a break here! It's only exchanging body fluids with total strangers. .......what's the worse that could happen?
Lol sorry I couldn't resist
(do i sound serious enough? :P)
At least, during the time when parents tried to expose their kid to Chicken Pox through other kids, there was no alternative.
Now they think the vaccine is dangerous, so they are swapping items ONLINE with STRANGERS to try and get their kids sick with Chicken Pox?
Yeah. Forget that vaccine. Let's get you this stranger's supposed kid's spit to swallow so you can get sick with Chicken Pox and be done with it.
Stupidity seems to be thriving these days. Couldn't this be a crime against the child? A form of child endangerment and abuse?
I remember when vaccinations first started coming out for some of the more common childhood diseases, most of the reporting was about why did we need to concern ourselves with these 'normal' childhood rites of passage. Once the drug companies got into the game, all of a sudden the tenor changed to fighting these deadly diseases. You'd have thought that it was the second coming of the Black Death. As time progressed, the pro and con sides would each trot out anecdotal stories of dire consequences of either taking the vaccine, or refusing to do so, which generally never applied to the vast majority of people. As for me, my main quibble is with the trend to keep combining vaccines together, ostensibly for the convenience of the parents. I would think that each vaccine should be separate, allowing the body to adjust and recover as needed, rather than having to deal with 4 or 5 of them at the same time.
Anthrax lollipops for all!
Give the kid a shot, it will save the hassle. If I were a parent, id be more wary of letting my kid (or even thinking about letting them) have this candy. I think this is a stupid idea, as why would you want a candy offering a disease in return? Wtf.