I find this study to be unnecessary
and wasteful. If the desired outcome is to discover if we can stretch
our supply of the vaccine, it seems wise to me to trade some of our
$300 toilet seats and hammers to pay for more of the vaccine. We have
enough history to know the vaccine works if it is needed. We cannot
become a country that is wasting valuable time on this earth preventing
every what if scenario that comes along, because there will always be
a what if that we haven't thought of. The only thing we have to fear
is fear itself. Unless of course, you do not know Christ. Mr. Phil Stravers
I think this is the most absurd and irresponsible thing you can do.
The chance of risking even one little life for the sake of research
is unconscionable. Have you seen some of the results of children getting
this awful vaccine??? And you would still consider it???????
Mrs. Nancy Lou De Lise
I have a 3 year old son.
Luckily, he hasn't had any reactions to the immunizations he has already
received. I don't think that the small pox vaccine is warranted at this
time -- unless there have been breakouts. I realize that my son's immunizations
were for his own good, but all the crap that has been pumped into his
little body scares the hell out of me. I want him to be healthy, but
I don't want to risk his life or quality of life for something that
might become an epidemic. If this is a serious threat and will definetly
benefit him, then I would be all for it. If this is just something else
to inject in him because of the hype, then I am against it.
Ms. Christina Ducharme
I am opposed to subjecting
children to this vaccine. Small Pox has been eridacated. I agree that
it could be a bioterroist threat, but to what extent? I think we should
wait until an outbreak occurs, then use the vaccine we have on hand.
Yes it is old, but use that rather than trying something new which could
do more harm than good. Is our government over reacting? Or is it trying
to send some money to a probable campaign supporter? Think of the children
before the money. Karen Riegelman U.S. Citizen I would just like to
say , that I do not believe that there has been enough study on this
vaxine to be giving it to anyone. For one thing it is too old to nkow
if it is still safe. I know that there where some tests done with it
but I think that there should be a lot more time & study on it first.
Ronald Kippenhan
I DO NOT support the smallpox
vaccine study, Docket No. 02N-0466.
Mrs. Brandi Maynard
Knowing from recent data,
concerning adult vaccination utilizing the small pox vaccine, that administration
of a diluted sample is effective to promote immunization it seems unnecessary
to sample a population of children for determination of the efficacy
of the full strength virus given the potential deleterious side effect-
Dr. Sarah Wilcox-Adelman CBRC/Mass General Hospital I am appalled that
the FDA would consider proceeding with this study knowing the risks
involved.
Mrs. Deborah Drummond
It should be tested on children
though with the potential of high or fatal side effects you may have
problems finding parents who will allow their children to participate.
I would not be willing to put my own children into the study. Good luck!
Miss Ursula Robertson I see no need to take even a small chance of side
effects with this age group unless there is a true risk. We have enough
data on possible side effects from all the years the vaccine was given
before 1972. Why risk even minor side effects when there is no information
to be gained that cannot be obtained by testing the vaccine on older
people who are less likely to spread the organism to eyes or skin?
Mrs. Marlene Tessler Emory University Student Health Service
Conducting these tests on
children would be highly immoral. Children have no right to consent
or refuse, and no idea how dangerous this test is. Most parents are
very uninformed about the dangers of vaccines, expecting that our doctor
wouldn't do anything to harm us. Those parents who are fully informed
of the risks would never submit their child to testing a vaccine. Leave
the testing to consenting, informed adults if they want to increase
the U.S. vaccine supply.
Mrs. Tracy Thornburg
I think that the idea of
testing a vaccine that is *known* to be dangerous and/or have a high
rate of vaccine reactions on a group of young children is highly immoral.
I do not support this proposal, and would be very, very angry to hear
that the FDA would put children in harm for the sake of an experiment.
Children are too young to give informed consent- therefore, they should
not be used as test subjects for medical purposes. I most definately
feel that this study should NOT be conducted. Ms. Stefani Barner In
my opinion the vaccine should definitely NOT be tested on children.
The possibilty that even one child may experience serious side effects
and even death from the vaccine is far too great a risk to take. These
are our children not science experiements!
Ms. Karen Valdez
I don't think it is right
to test something on a child that we don't know how safe it is, and
if it could be fatal. I know I wouldn't let you test something like
that on my child. I don't think parents want to sacrifice their precious
babies to medical science, and I think it's wrong to expect people to
take those chances. You need to find a different way to test the vaccine.
One life is not less valuable than another. I vote NO.
Mrs. Cathleen Magee
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