After examining the data from the San Diego health department, authors of the news article below report, "Of the 332 confirmed cases of whooping cough in the county so far this year, 197 of the people who got sick were up-to-date on their immunizations. That's nearly 2 out of 3 cases."
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/sep/07/vaccinated-people-getting-whooping-cough-sd/
The pertussis bacterium appears to be mutating. It appears this is happening in response to vaccination. When you consider the long list of side-effects associated with vaccinations (that don't work); things like seizures, encephalitis (brain inflammation), ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, and death, holding your infant down while he or she is injected with vaccines that don't even work makes NO SENSE.
Educate before you vaccinate.
If you want to know more about this issue, here are a couple of other posts that I recommend reading and sharing:
http://4allofyou.blogspot.com/2009/05/vaccines-and-autism-your-child-and.html
http://4allofyou.blogspot.com/2008/10/flu-vaccine-is-it-worth-it-cost-benefit.html
And here's one I just came across today, which follows up on the whooping cough article above:
http://thehamblogggerman.blogspot.com/2010/09/whooping-cough.htmlIf you choose to have your child vaccinated, AND you have done your own research about vaccinations, then you are making an informed decision. While it is not the one I would make or advocate for, it is your right as a parent. It is also my right, and I believe fully, my responsibility, to do what is best for my child and to do what I can to inform parents who do not have the research experience or resources at their disposal to find the information they need.
Keep learning.
Educate before you vaccinate.
Note: In my original post I erroneously referred to pertussis as being caused by a virus, instead of by a bacteria.
Thank-you to the individual who commented to let me know of my error.
