Parents who choose not to vaccinate their children are
often chastised and stereotyped for putting their own kids at risk. But what is
even stranger than this assault on individual freedom and informed choice, is
that these concerned parents are attacked for putting vaccinated children at
risk. These attacks are based on the theory of “herd immunity.” This hypothesis was plucked
out of an old college textbook. It states that the more people are immune to an
infectious agent, the less likely an immune-compromised individual is to come
in contact with it. In other words herd
immunity serves as a human shield – a type of immunity – for
“at-risk” individuals. But remember, it’s only a hypothesis. When outbreaks
arise among children, health officials are quick to state that it’s due to a
breakdown in ‘herd immunity.‘ Doctors parrot it too, without even looking at
the research. They say it’s happening more often nationwide as states make it
easier for parents to opt out of vaccinations.Like argumentative apes, pro-vaccine parents
and their physicians start pounding their chest in favor of such statements.
They use them to attack anti-vaccine
parents, accusing them of “putting vaccinated kids at risk due
to a breakdown in herd immunity.”
This is fuzzy logic. And it’s borderline stupid. After
all, if vaccines truly worked, then why would vaccinated kids be at risk? …Plus,
the spread of infection isn’t limited to coming into contact with another
person! You can get sick without ever seeing another individual. Herd immunity is nothing more than a silly
catch-phrase used to scare and bully parents into vaccinating their kids.
Parents Should Question Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness
Instead of using an unproven hypothesis to question
parents who have opted out, pro-vaccine parents should be questioning the
safety and effectiveness of vaccines. With dozens of vaccines being forced on
the public, some healthy skepticism could go a long way toward raising a
vibrantly healthy child. My background as a medicinal chemist taught me to rely
on proven research. I learned to be less sensitive to emotional arguments and
more sensitive to facts supported by reproducibility. This is one of the main
principles of the scientific method. It refers to the ability of a test or
experiment to be accurately reproduced. As a parent, I have a responsibility to
use my training to make decisions for my family. Especially when it comes to
potentially dangerous vaccinations. In my own research, I have uncovered facts
that every parent should be aware of. Here are three primary reasons why I have
not and will not vaccinate my own children:
Reason
#1: Vaccination Does Not Always Mean “Immunization”
Vaccines are purported to work by triggering the
body’s natural immunity. By injecting weak or dead infectious agents through
our skin, it’s believed that the body will create the appropriate immune
defense. They are even called “immunizations.” And while this idea is over two
hundred years old, it’s not nearly as effective as the pharmaceutical
companies, doctors and government agencies want you to believe. At best,
vaccines boost our defenses only temporarily. That’s because your immune system
is programmed to recognize and attack invaders that come through the biological
“front door.” That would be your nose, mouth and eyes. It doesn’t work properly
when we shove infection into our body with a needle. The World Health
Organization (WHO) underscored this fact in their report titled, Immunization,
Vaccines and Biologicals. They wrote that, “Children under two years of age do
not consistently develop immunity following vaccination.” Therefore, vaccines
can fly “below the radar” of our immune system.
Not only does this weaken the immune system, it
renders many vaccines ineffective. And history proves this to be the case…
The
Polio Vaccine
Polio is the most feared childhood illness. It has
caused paralysis and death for much of human history. The world experienced a
dramatic increase in polio around 1910. Epidemics became regular events. They
were the driving force behind a great race toward the development of a polio vaccine. The
vaccine was developed in 1953 and an oral version came soon after. But the
vaccines came too late. Thanks to better hygiene, sanitation and nutrition, the
rates of polio infection had already plummeted as documented in my book, Over-The-Counter Natural Cures. And it’s a good thing, because
both forms were a total failure. In fact, instead of preventing polio… they
actually caused it! Medical journals around the world have exposed this
outcome. The Medical Journal
of Australia discovered “the relation of prophylactic inoculations
[polio vaccines]
to the onset of poliomyelitis [polio]” as far back as 1951.
And the trend has continued…
In a 2007 article, entitled “Nigeria Fights Rare
Vaccine-Derived Polio Outbreak,” Reuters
showed how the vaccine itself ignited outbreaks of polio in Nigeria, Chad and Angola.
And according to The Indian
Journal of Medical Ethics, the polio vaccine program launched by
Bill Gates paralyzed 47,500 children in 2011 alone. And those injured by the
vaccine died at twice the rate of those infected by “wild” polio!
Whooping
Cough
The same scenario was repeated in the case of the whooping cough (pertussis)
vaccine. Between 1900 and 1935, mortality rates due to whooping cough dropped
by 79 percent in the United States. Yet, the vaccine (DTP and DTaP) wasn’t
introduced until 1940. Today, those who have been “immunized” are the most
susceptible to whooping cough. Researchers with the CDC publicly stated in 2002
that, “the number of infants dying from whooping cough is rising, despite
record high vaccination levels.” In 2009, The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution recognized the trend too. In the
article titled, “Whooping Cough Vaccine not as Powerful as Thought,” the
publication highlighted a recent cluster of 18 whooping cough-infected
students. Seventeen of those students – 95% of those infected – had been
immunized with five doses of DTaP vaccine.
Measles,
Mumps, Rubella
The measles vaccine is no different. In 1957, the MMR
shot became widely used in an effort to eradicate measles, mumps, and rubella.
The The CDC insisted that it would eliminate mumps in the United States by the
year 2010. But rather than preventing mumps and measles, the vaccine has
actually caused widespread epidemics. Outbreaks have become the norm. And those
who have suffered the most were “vaccinated.” Between 1983 and 1990, there was
a 423% increase in measles cases among vaccinated individuals. Then in 2006,
the largest mumps outbreak in twenty years occurred. Among those infected, 63%
were “immunized,” as shown by Neil Miller in Vaccines: Are
They Safe and Effective? Others found similar results. In The Journal of Infectious Diseases,
scientists from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine wrote, “Vaccine
failure accounted for a sustained mumps outbreak in a highly vaccinated
population.” In his book, How to Raise a
Healthy Child In Spite of Your Doctor, the late Dr. Robert
Mendlesohn, MD showed that vaccinated individuals are 14 times more likely to
contract mumps than unvaccinated. These stunning vaccine failures led the Iowa Department of
Public Health to conclude that, “…Our most important public health tool against
this disease—2 doses of MMR vaccine—is not providing the necessary levels of protection
to control mumps in the U.S. population.” Even the Mayo Clinic – a bastion of
mainstream medicine – states that, “vaccine failure has become increasingly
apparent.”
Flu
Vaccine Failure
The flu vaccine has proven just as worthless… In 2007,
the CDC reported that it had “no or low effectiveness” against influenza or
influenza-like illnesses. The data showed that the flu vaccine protected no
more than 14% of those who received it. And this wasn’t some fluke. The vaccine
is rarely any more effective than that. Even The
New York Times reports that, “The influenza vaccine, which has been
strongly recommended for people over 65 for more than four decades, is losing
its reputation as an effective way to ward off the virus.” Doctors who do their
homework understand that vaccines are ineffective. Dr. Ira Goodman MD, FACS,
ABHIM, a surgeon from Loyola Medical School is one of them. Through email
correspondence, he told me he is against vaccines simply because “they don’t
work!” The failure of vaccines has finally gone mainstream. But instead of
admitting that they don’t offer protection, health officials and the
pharmaceutical companies are pushing for MORE vaccines as the solution. When
you consider the number of outright toxins contained in these experimental concoctions,
the implications are chilling.
Reason
#2 Vaccines Expose Kids to Toxins
According to fact sheets put out by the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), vaccines
are brimming with toxins. These include dozens of chemicals, heavy metals and
allergens. They also include numerous objectionable ingredients, such as monkey
kidney cells and aborted fetal tissue. Formaldehyde is just one of many
chemicals found in vaccines. And according to the FDA, “Excessive exposure to
formaldehyde may cause cancer.” Another ingredient in the cocktail is a
chemical known as 2-phenoxyethanol. This comes with an FDA warning which states
that, “It can depress the central nervous system and may cause vomiting and
diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration in infants.”
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg…
In addition to mercury and aluminum, many vaccines are
also spiked with antibiotics like neomycin, polymyxin B, streptomycin and
gentamicin. These drugs aren’t even approved for uninfected children! Despite
this emerging toxic threat, Parenting Magazine and Dr. Paul Offit stated that,
“In theory, healthy infants could safely get up to 100,000 vaccines at once.”
Are you kidding me? He won’t be testing that theory on my children. I wonder if
he’s willing to stab himself that many times to prove it? I queried numerous
physicians via email and phone to find out if they shared Dr. Offit’s ideas.
They didn’t. Dr. Suzanne Humphries, MD was adamant that, “Vaccines put children
at risk for a form of kidney disease called nephrotic syndrome. This can be
caused by a common ingredient – Bovine Serum Albumin. Doctors just give
children steroids to suppress the symptoms, never knowing what the cause was.”
If parents need further proof of toxicity, they can
read vaccine package inserts. The insert for the DPT vaccine from Sanofi
Pasteur warns that, “A review by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) found evidence
for a causal relation between tetanus toxoid and both brachial neuritis and
Guillain-Barré syndrome [pain and loss of nerve and motor function].” Makers of
the Tripedia vaccine for DTaP state that certain outcomes are so frequent that
they had to list them. These reactions include:
• Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
• Anaphylactic reaction
• Cellulitis (a bacterial skin infection)
• Autism
• Convulsion/Seizures
• Brain dysfunction
• Low muscle tone and strength
• Nerve damage
• Hyperventilation/apnea
• Anaphylactic reaction
• Cellulitis (a bacterial skin infection)
• Autism
• Convulsion/Seizures
• Brain dysfunction
• Low muscle tone and strength
• Nerve damage
• Hyperventilation/apnea
Vaccine supporters will insist that the benefits
outweigh these toxicity risks. But that would only be true if vaccination was
the only road to immunization.
Reason
#3 Kids Can Build Immunity Naturally
We are all at risk from various “biological nasties.”
Invisible threats are everywhere…A single gram of feces can contain more than
10 million viruses, 1 million bacteria, 1,000 parasite cysts and 100 parasite
eggs. The goal is to minimize risk by increasing our immunity, naturally. In Over-The-Counter Natural Cures,
I showed how innate and adaptive immunity act as our God-given protection from
biological nasties. But, you have to
support these Gatekeepers of health with proper nutrition, hygiene, sanitation
and natural medicine like andrographis.
Just as hand washing saved millions from infant mortality in a hospital
setting, healthy habits minimize exposure and boost our natural defenses. The
science supporting this won the Nobel Prize in 2011! Bruce Beutler and Jules
Hoffmann discovered that we are hard-wired with special receptors that
recognize foreign invaders and activate our immune response. Ralph Steinman
then found that special cells of the immune system possess the unique capacity
to activate the immune response, which clears biological nasties from the body.
And all of this occurs without vaccination!
Decline
in Disease Not Caused by Vaccination
Further research has shown that the historical decline
in infectious diseases – that parents are now vaccinating against – were not
the result of inoculation, like doctors blindly and wrongly assert. Instead,
the decline began years before the vaccines were introduced thanks to improved
habits of hygiene, sanitation and nutrition that raised our natural immunity. Differences
among immunity reflect the importance of healthy habits…Ever wonder why two
people (even in the same household) can be exposed to the same virus while one
of them is laid up in bed for a week and the other doesn’t feel the slightest
effect? And why is it that while nearly 50 million people died from the Spanish
flu in 1918… the case fatality rate was from two to five percent? That means
that 95 to 98 percent of those who contracted the flu recovered fully. And that
says nothing of the hundreds of millions of people who came into contact with
the virus, but never became ill at all. The difference is our individual immune
system. And the bottom line is that your
habits have a great deal of control over it, as shown in Nobel winning science.
Work with it to acquire protection.
There
are no Silver Bullets Against Infection, but You Have Options
There is no silver bullet, though. Despite our best
efforts at nutrition, hygiene and sanitation, the immune system can still fail.
Fortunately, in many cases, emergency medicine can help. With all this science
and technology at our fingertips, I’m not willing to risk my children’s health
on the antiquated vaccine theory… nor the toxic brew they contain. That doesn’t
make me a religious “nut job” or conspiracy theorist. It simply means that I am
an informed and caring parent with healthy kids who don’t need to rely on risky
medicines or “herd immunity.” And since herd immunity is nothing more than an
antiquated theory – and not something that is actually protecting kids form
infections – pro-vaccine parents shouldn’t give a shit about my non-vaccinated
kids. Educate before you vaccinate.
