Monday, August 12, 2002 at 17:30 JST TOKYO — The rate of pregnant females not immune to
rubella, which can cause serious birth defects, has tripled since the
government abolished mandatory immunization for female junior high
school students in 1995 due to side effects, according to a survey
released Monday by a medical association.
The survey by the Japan Association of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists shows 16% of girls under 19, who were in junior high
school when the program was abolished, did not have the rubella
antibody. In contrast, only 5% of those above 20, who were covered by
the regime, lacked it. (Kyodo News)
I remember in the early 90's Japan had just developed it's first
"Domestic MMR vaccine" because they wanted something "Of a higher
quality than the US developed MMR vaccine"
They tested it on a few people for a year or two then made it
mandatory for all elementary school kids... Then a few moths later a
bunch of kids started going blind, then they made it voluntary.
(Sure give my kid the Japanese shot, I'm sure it's better than the
American one that's been used safely for decades. I'll risk my kids
eyesight) So much for "Japanese quality"
And now look what's happened. None of the kids have immunity...
You just have to laugh at Japanese stupidity...(Ohhhhh if it's made
in Japan it must be better)
Sounds like you are well informed about vaccines in JApan. I
have a small child here that just got mumps and would appreciate
some insight. I thought they got the standard MMR vaccine here and
just found out that they only get measles, and mumps and rubella are
voluntary. My fault for not chekcing but can you advise the
difference between the standard US vaccinations and standard
Japanese ones?
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