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...What worries him and others is that young mothers of tomorrow will-and that could be disastrous. CDC officials estimate that fully vaccinating all U.S. children born in a given year from birth to adolescence saves 33,000 lives, prevents 14 million infections and saves $10 billion in medical costs. Part of the reason is that the vaccinations protect not only the kids who receive the shots but also those who can't receive them-such as newborns and cancer patients with suppressed immune systems. These vulnerable folks depend on riding the so-called herd-immunity effect. The higher...
...Some parents have taken to cherry-picking vaccines, leaving out only the shots they believe their children don't need-such as those for chicken pox and hepatitis B-and keeping up with what they see as the life-or-death ones. But that can be a high-stakes game, as Kelly Lacek, a Pennsylvania mother of three, learned. She stopped vaccinating her 2-month-old son Matthew when her chiropractor raised questions about mercury in the shots. Three years later, she came home to find the little boy feverish and gasping for breath. Emergency-room doctors couldn't find...
...where such interviews are not required, the tensions are palpable. Says Sue Collins, a New Jersey mother who has not had either of her two sons vaccinated: "Things are getting so nasty. People are calling us bad parents, saying it's child abuse if we don't vaccinate our children." In an effort to avoid potential conflicts, some parents are bypassing the school system altogether, preferring to homeschool their kids so they won't be forced to vaccinate them...
...Waiting Game Your article mentions the trials and tribulations that many high school seniors go through just to get accepted into a prestigious institution [May 12]. As the parent of a 12-year-old, I have to ask: what are we teaching our children? Networking is an important factor in life, but shouldn't education be the main focus? As a first-generation immigrant to the U.S. who proudly serves in the military, I have obtained several degrees (soon to include the Ph.D. I am currently working on) from several institutions. Though these academic centers...
...certainly capable of helping our daughter deal with being on a waitlist or any other issues around getting into college, including identifying others who might be able to help. But you essentially suggest that parents should provide their private financial information, pay the bill and let their children run amok unguided. Perhaps Jeninne Lee-St. John should consider how many of these students got to the point that they were even on those waiting lists. Behind many of them is a parent that is involved. Thomas DeVaul, PEEKSKILL...