Kentucky governor says he exposed his children to chickenpox rather than getting vaccine

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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said he made sure all his nine children were exposed to chickenpox and caught the disease instead of giving them a vaccine

"They had it as children. They were miserable for a few days, and they all turned out fine," Bevin said in an interview with WKCT, a Bowling Green radio station. Bevin and his wife, Glenna, have nine children between the ages of 5 and 16, according to his campaign website.Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin The governor says he supports parents who choose to get their children vaccinated and also those who decline to do so. But he said the decision shouldn't be up to the government.

Bevin's remarks come several days after a teen in Kentucky sued his local health department, which had temporarily barred students who aren't immunized against chickenpox from attending school after an outbreak at a Catholic school. There have been 32 cases of chickenpox reported. The teen and his father allege that he's being discriminated against because of religious beliefs. Some Catholics worry about vaccines derived from cell lines associated with abortion.

 

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drsanjaygupta What if your kid gets the exposure and doesn't contract it.. vaccine good. Shingles bad mmmk SouthPark

drsanjaygupta What about getting shingles as an adult I had chickenpox as a child and then got shingles as an adult and I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. PLEASE talk about this too!! (and ask everyone to get vaccinated for both!)

drsanjaygupta Sanjay. Why have you folks not mentioned that these children are also now susceptible to shingles when they get older

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drsanjaygupta That's how my family did it as a kid and it worked out just fine. Chicken pox is it really that severe. But I wouldn't risk it with anything else

drsanjaygupta It’s not about YOUR kids...it’s about EVERY person they come in contact w elderly can DIE from chicken pox.🙄 just awful!

drsanjaygupta My kids had it in the 80s when they were under 5

drsanjaygupta My parents did the same with me. 1975. It's a shame big pharma has brainwashed the usefulidiots so deeply....

drsanjaygupta What an idiot! Now every single kid is more susceptible to shingles as they get older.

drsanjaygupta That is the old fashion way!

drsanjaygupta What’s next: Polio party, Measles party ?

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drsanjaygupta Don’t listen to governors. Don’t listen to Gupta. He’s a neurosurgeon not infectious disease guy. And he’s a tv sellout. None are equipped to even be in a discussion about vaccines. And neither are any of your dingbat friends.

drsanjaygupta His kids may be “ fine” now but they will not be so “ fine “ when they undergo the pain and agony of shingles.

drsanjaygupta There was no vaccine for chickenpox when I was a kid. I died from them. I wish there was a vaccine when I was younger so maybe I would still be alive.

drsanjaygupta By exposing them they now have a dormant shingles virus.... they aren’t going to be thanking you when they get old.

drsanjaygupta Polio, measels, chicken pox, people died at higher rates before these vaccines. If u decide not to give ur kids vaccines thats ur business but i dont want my kids coming into contact with ur kids. I have right to keep my kids protected as u have a right to expose ur kids.

drsanjaygupta Why would you do that when you can get the shot, and avoid the illness which can cause internal complications. Why live in the 1800 century, when you're in the 21 century. Use the advancements and innovations to your advantage. The stats are real as far as chicken pox.

drsanjaygupta Isn’t that what we all used to do? Remember chicken pox parties? Perhaps his Dr. didn’t explain well enough. I was gonna skip it for my kids until the Dr showed me photos of the new strain.

drsanjaygupta This is child negligence.

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drsanjaygupta Very smart man. I like this. Show the kids what it’s like to overcome adversity at a young age.

drsanjaygupta The study has no data but a blue collar worker's data. There are private data and measurements of ALL data. alty is a company that has a voiceover involving all data.

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