Dear MNHQ why does this board exist?

[TalkinPeace]

Having the board encourages people to think that not vaccinating is a valid viewpoint.

My figures are lab confirmed and I think your figures are notificatications.

<a class="break-all" href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505192926/www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/HPAweb_C/1195733784648" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this chart shows notifications by quarter, how many were tested and how many comfirmed

Be sceptical all you like. As I said earlier, we weren't in England/Wales at the time anyway.

Thank you for the figures. Not all samples were sent away to be confirmed and, considering how mild it is, many cases probably wouldn't have even made it through the GP's door. The ones that did may not have been diagnosed as rubella. The younger doctor didn't recognise it in our DS.

Did you actually look at the figures even when they sent away 80% to 90% a tiny percentage came back positive. Unless its lab tested I dont think any one in recent years (unless you live in somewhere like Poland or Romania) can claim they have actually had Rubella without a proper lab test.

Yes, bruffin I looked at the figures. We know that they did have rubella.

Was it notified and lab tested, bumbley?

We don't know if it was notified onholiday - as you read earlier in the thread.

So you don't know for sure they had it then. In fact it's highly unlikely, according to Bruffin's figures.

Yes, actually we do. Strangely enough we don't rely on population statistics for countries we weren't living in to determine whether or not our children contracted certain illnesses

You don't know for sure. You can't.

Except we can and do.

Bumbley, I know you're renowned for arguing, but even you can't argue that your dc definitely had rubella if it wasn't lab tested.

Not lab tested - not confirmed rubella.

Maybe you shouldn't try arguing with someone you don't know about whether or not their child had a disease. Just a thought...

Maybe you should be sure your child has actually had a disease before arguing they have - just a thought.

I have. :)

You can't have. It wasn't lab tested.

Yes dear.

You agree- you can't know for sure.

Give it up. We know. You don't.

If they weren't lab tested, then I don't know, and nor do you.

Good night onholiday :) I'll leave you to your thoughts.

My thoughts are - you still don't know. You can't know.

Sleep well.

As I said earlier - We do and can. Night night :)

You can't know - they weren't lab tested.

Nighty night.

on holiday - have a little think about it. We know they're immune.

Anyway, back to the point of the thread. I think it's a useful board to have - all info in one place etc. Most people here are vaccinating - some delayed, some on different schedules, some privately etc and even if some people decide not to vaccinate against certain things that is still a valid choice.