Thread: Vaccinations

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Your prejudices are sixty-eight years out of date. I think you owe the innocuous religion an apology.

A: There is no Kingdom Hall in Nimbin.
B: Jehovah's Witnesses do not oppose vaccination on theological grounds. This denomination originally denounced vaccination, but revised this doctrine in 1952. An article in a recent issue of the church's newsletter promotes vaccination to avoid infectious diseases.

OK, sincere apologies for that bit. Its an old quote.

What I wrote and when it was written was a point in time and at the time there was an irrational objection to vaccination from, lets say .......a destination.

I have a couple of really good friends who are Witnesses and can cope with me no probs.

Interesting history you've provided re: vaccination. Happy to be called on that!

cheers. DL

Your apology is appreciated by me. My interaction with Jay Dubs is limited to a family I went to school with and the occasional interruption to my Sunday morning bliss but, I have always found them to be polite, respectful and non-hypcrietical, they practice what they preach.
I found it hard to believe that JWs were theologically opposed to vaccination, so I searched and my comments are cut and pasted from the net.
It is important that we don't attribute this type of information, wrongly to any group or individual.
Again, thank-you for the correction.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Your apology is appreciated by me. My interaction with Jay Dubs is limited to a family I went to school with and the occasional interruption to my Sunday morning bliss but, I have always found them to be polite, respectful and non-hypcrietical, they practice what they preach.
I found it hard to believe that JWs were theologically opposed to vaccination, so I searched and my comments are cut and pasted from the net.
It is important that we don't attribute this type of information, wrongly to any group or individual.
Again, thank-you for the correction.

I actually told a surgeon I didn't want blood when I was having a rib taken out years ago....... that's another story.

cheers mate, DL

Originally Posted by 350RRC

I actually told a surgeon I didn't want blood when I was having a rib taken out years ago....... that's another story.

cheers mate, DL

You've given creation to a new gender?

Unwittingly I did.

Unfortunately since, a new 'disease' prevailed itself upon the the world........... the issue of toe curling.

This problem has become so serious so that there are now 9 billion people engaged, about to be engaged, were engaged in researching this curious disease.

DL

I remember as a kid at school a girl with leg braces due to polio and the fear we all had of contracting this debilitating disease.

At todays point in time I wish I'd known about the vaccination for shingles.....am sitting here in the recovery stage of a shingle attack.

At todays point in time I wish I'd known about the vaccination for shingles.....am sitting here in the recovery stage of a shingle attack.

Free at 70 to 75

I am terrified of Shingles as a friend had to have one eye stitched closed for 6 months and has permanent disability . About one week after my 70th birthday I lined up. I had Chicken Pox as a child.
You can get under 70 but it costs $200+
Regards PhilipA
BTW I learned something I didn't know at the doctors and that is Shingles only attacks one half of your body. Hence my friend with one eye stitched up.

For what it is worth, I got shingles despite being vaccinated a year before - but it was not near as bad as the first time I had it before the vaccine existed. There is a new vaccine introduced about a year ago that I understand is more effective. I think it is now available in Australia, but I am not sure.