vaccinations
The choice to vaccinate or not is a
something that parents are looking at very closely. This
section is a compilation of articles, research, and valuable
links, to help you make an informed decision about your
children's health and well-being.
In recent years, the annual number of reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event
Reporting System (VAERS) has exceeded the total number of reports of routine
childhood vaccine-preventable disease !
Terracciano G; Chen R, Lloyd, J Surveillance for Adverse Events
Following Vaccination CDC Publication 1994.
Vaccine Adverse
Events Reporting System (VAERS)
The National Vaccine Information Center is proud
to announce the sponsorship of MedAlerts featuring a searchable database
containing the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS).
To search the VAERS database go to www.NVIC.org/Issues/VAERS.htm or www.MedAlerts.org
If you suspect that you or your child has experienced a
vaccine reaction, report that reaction to the government
at the Vaccine Adverse Events
Reporting System. You can also report a reaction to
the National Vaccine Information Center. They have kept a
vaccine adverse event database since 1982. To report a reaction
to NVIC, click here.
Medical Advice about Vaccines:
Medical Practitioners do not follow Vaccination Recommendation:
The next time someone criticizes you for not vaccinating your children, tell
them you have a lot of company. Pediatrics recently published a study revealing
that, "A relatively large proportion of nonpediatricians do not follow, nor
plan to follow, current immunization recommendations for their own children."
Significant
numbers of pediatric (5%) and nonpediatric (10%) physicians were declining
vaccines for their own children. Shots declined include measles, mumps, hepatitis
B, and Haemophilus influenzae type b; many postponed DTP or MMR vaccination.
The doctors expressed the same concerns as the public: the
vaccines may cause brain and neurological damage (autism,
ADD/ADHD etc.). Pediatrics 2005;116:e623-e633. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/516345
Quotes From Medical Doctors On Vaccines
"Our children face the possibility of death or serious long-term adverse effects
from mandated vaccines that aren't necessary or that have very limited benefits." --
Jane M. Orient, M.D., Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
executive director.
"My suspicion, which is shared by others in my profession, is that the nearly
10,000 SIDS deaths that occur in the United States each year are related to one
or more of the vaccines that are routinely given children. The pertussis vaccine
is the most likely villain, but it could also be one or more of the others." --Dr.
Mendelsohn, M.D.
"When I was training, one in 2,500 [children were autistic]. Now it is one in
250. At the moment, the only logical explanation for this is MMR." -- Dr Kenneth
Aitken, British specialist in the treatment of autism. (The Telegraph, United
Kingdom, April 2, 2002)
"By the (U.S.) government's own admission, there has been a 41% failure rate
in persons who were previously vaccinated against the (measles) virus." -- Dr.
Anthony Morris, John Chriss, BG Young, "Occurrence of Measles in Previously Vaccinated
Individuals," 1979; presented at a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology
at Fort Detrick, Maryland, April 27, 1979.
"In 1993 a high court judge in the UK decided that it was impossible to know
the exact contents of vaccines and that science had no idea what the cocktail
of chemicals, contaminants and heavy metals contained in vaccines could do to
the human body, or why they would work to prevent disease." -- British Medical
Journal, 1993.
"There is no evidence that any influenza vaccine thus far developed is effective
in preventing or mitigating any attack of influenza. The producers of these vaccines
know that they are worthless, but they go on selling them, anyway." -- Dr. J.
Anthony Morris (formerly Chief Vaccine Control Officer at the US Federal Drug
Admin.)
"There is insufficient evidence to support routine vaccination of healthy persons
of any age." --Paul Frame, M.D., Journal of Family Practice
"Our results suggest that infants whose mothers are born since measles vaccine
licensure in 1963 are significantly more susceptible to measles than are infants
of older mothers and that the risk of measles increases incrementally with each
year increase in the maternal year of birth." -- " Increased
susceptibility to measles in infants in the United States ", Pediatrics
1999 (Nov); 104 (5): e59
The strong association between vaccination with RRV-TV and intussusception
among otherwise healthy infants supports the existence of a causal relation.
-- Intussusception
among infants given an oral rotavirus vaccine , Murphy TV, et al. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, N Engl J Med. 2001 Feb 22;344(8):564-72
"Delay of DPT immunization until 2 years of age in Japan has resulted in a dramatic
decline in adverse side effects. In the period of 1970-1974, when DPT vaccination
was begun at 3 to 5 months of age, the Japanese national compensation system
paid out claims for 57 permanent severe damage vaccine cases, and 37 deaths.
During the ensuing six year period 1975-1980, when DPT injections were delayed
to 24 months of age, severe reactions from the vaccine were reduced to a total
of eight with three deaths. This represents an 85 to 90 percent reduction in
severe cases of damage and death." --Raymond Obomsawin, Ph.D.
"Autism may be a disorder linked to the disruption of the G-alpha protein, affecting
retinoid receptors in the brain. A study of sixty autistic children suggests
that autism may be caused by inserting a G-alpha protein defect, the pertussis
toxin found in the D.P.T. vaccine, into genetically at-risk children." --Mary
N. Megson, M.D.
"My data proves that the studies used to support immunization are so flawed that
it is impossible to say if immunization provides a net benefit to anyone or to
society in general. This question can only be determined by proper studies which
have never been performed. The flaw of previous studies is that there was no
long term follow up and chronic toxicity was not looked at. The American Society
of Microbiology has promoted my research...and thus acknowledges the need for
proper studies." --John B.Classen, M.D., M.B.A
"These data show that DPT vaccination may be a generally unrecognized major cause
of sudden infant and early childhood death, and that the risks of immunization
may outweigh its potential benefits. A need for re-evaluation and possible modification
of current vaccination procedures is indicated by this study." --William C. Torch,
M.D., Director of Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada
School of Medicine
"The (Illinois) department followed the recommendation of a panel of experts,
its Immunization Advisory Committee, while rejecting the advice of others who
thought the decision should be left to parents and pediatricians. But in what
critics consider a conflict of interest, 5 of the committee's 18 members have
financial ties to Merck, which makes the chickenpox vaccine. Two members of the
committee have given talks for Merck, receiving up to $750 per speech. A third
member directs a nonprofit group that has received $20,000 in grant money from
the company. And two other members own stock in Merck, including one who has
owned as much as $16,000 worth." - (Sun Times, January 27, 2002)
"Vaccination is not necessary, not useful, does not protect. There are twice
as many casualties from vaccination as from AIDS." --Dr. Gerhard Buchwald, West
Germany, specialist of internal diseases and participant in about 150 trials
of vaccination victims.
"The public is surely entitled to convincing proof, beyond all reasonable doubt,
that artificial immunization is in fact a safe and effective procedure, in no
way injurious to health, and that the threat of the corresponding natural diseases
remain sufficiently clear and urgent to warrant mass inoculation of everyone,
even against their will if necessary. Unfortunately, such proof has never been
given." --Richard Moskowitz, M.D., Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy,
March 1983 (76:7)
"Sudden Infant Death Syndrome has been reported following administration of DPT.
The significance is unclear. 85% of SIDS cases occur in the period 1 through
6 months of age, with the peak incidence at age 2 to 4 months." --From the accompanying
insert to Connaught Labs DPT shot.
"Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and the whole panoply of childhood diseases
are a far less serious threat than having a large fraction (say 10%) of a generation
afflicted with learning disability and/or uncontrollable aggressive behavior
because of an impassioned crusade for universal vaccination ... Public policy
regarding vaccines is fundamentally flawed. It is permeated by conflicts of interest.
It is based on poor scientific methodology (including studies that are too small,
too short, and too limited in populations represented), which is, moreover, insulated
from independent criticism. The evidence is far too poor to warrant overriding
the independent judgments of patients, parents, and attending physicians, even
if this were ethically or legally acceptable." --Association of American Physicians & Surgeons
Vaccine Links ~ Stay Informed
The Vaccination Page
@ Chiro.Org
http://www.whale.to/vaccine/citations.html
(medical citations)
http://www.whale.to/m/critics.html
(medical critics)
http://www.909shot.com/
Global Vaccine
Awareness League
Resources on Mercury in Vaccines: http://www.909shot.com/Issues/mercury.htm
http://www.vaccinealert.com
http://www.thedoctorwithin.com/index_fr.html?content=/articles/index.html
http://www.vegan.swinternet.co.uk/articles/health/vaccination.html#mumps
http://www.vaccinationdebate.com
http://www.vaccinationnews.com
(this site offers state by state laws and info)
http://www.healthwell.com/hnbreakthroughs/jan99/vaccine.cfm
http://www.whale.to/vaccines.html
http://www.gulfwarvets.com/vexing.htm
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/319/7217/1133#resp1
http://www.empiricaltherapies.com/Vacctitle.html
http://thinktwice.com/
http://www.healthy.net/clinic/familyhealthcenter/children/vaccination/
http://www.healing-arts.org/children/vaccines/
http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm
http://www.redflagsweekly.com
http://home.san.rr.com/via
http://www.vaclib.org/basic/fluindex.htm
http://www.vaccinetruth.org/index.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8000e2f3
http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8000ea1e
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/recs/contraindications_vacc.htm
http://www.xlibris.com/goodbyegermtheory.html
Additional
Vaccine Articles :
Vaccines may adversely affect neurologic
and psychologic development
Progress in the field of Psychoneuroendocrinimmunology has led some researchers
to conclude that vaccines in general may not only be impacting negatively on
the human immune system, but may also be adversely affecting the neurologic
and psychologic development and function of the vaccine recipient. The impact
of artificial immunity on immune, neurologic, endocrine, and psychologic systems
has not been scientifically elucidated.
FDA Approves Combination Vaccine
The vaccine, called Pediarix, combines into one injection today's shots that
protect against five different diseases -- diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough,
hepatitis B and polio.
Until now, it has taken nine separate injections for babies to get that much
protection. Pediarix requires only three shots staggered through the first
six months of life.
-CNN.com
Increasing Concerns about Vaccines among Parents
The safety and efficacy of childhood immunizations has come under
increasing scrutiny in the past few years. With some of the most recently
approved childhood vaccines pulled off the market, and some states requiring
a child to be vaccinated more than 20 times before beginning grade school,
parents are justifiably concerned about the number of shots, and whether
some of them may do more harm than good.
Many practitioners also reported that the parents of patients expressed a wide
variety of concerns about vaccine safety. The most common parental concern
was about possible side-effects mentioned in vaccine information statements
(reported by 40 percent of pediatricians and 27 percent of family practitioners),
followed by the belief that new vaccines are not adequately tested (reported
by 32 percent of pediatricians and 24 percent of family physicians), and that
vaccines may cause neurologic disorders such as autism and multiple sclerosis
(35 percent of pediatricians and 15 percent of family practitioners). A significant
percentage of parents also expressed the belief that additives in vaccines
may not be safe, and that they may be linked to chronic disorders or sudden
infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Study Finds Increasing Concerns about Vaccines among Parents, Practitioners
Dynamic Chiropractic Archives - July 2, 2001
AAPS Opposes Mandatory Vaccines
The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons, Inc. ("AAPS"),
founded in 1943, is a nationwide group of thousands of physicians. We oppose
the proposed mandate for vaccination against chickenpox.
Prior to the development of the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, the disease
was widely recognized to be one of the most benign illnesses. For example,
Encyclopedia of Medicine of the American Medical Association stated in 1989
that chickenpox is a "common and mild infectious disease of childhood" and
that "all healthy children should be exposed to chickenpox . at an age at which
it is no more than an inconvenience." Likewise, the American Academy of Pediatrics
declared in a 1996 brochure that "[m]ost children who are otherwise healthy
and get chickenpox won't have any complications from the disease."
Indeed, the chickenpox fatality rate is among the lowest of all known diseases,
with only about 100 dying out of millions who contract chickenpox each year.
Moreover, most of those fatalities are in adults rather than children. For
example, a study published in the British Medical Journal on July 27, 2002,
confirmed that 81% of the deaths attributable to chickenpox over a recent 12-year
period in Britain were adults, not children.
Doctor's Group Opposes
Vaccine Mandates
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.
Recognition in Congress of Vaccine Injuries
WASHINGTON, March 18 (UPI) -- Congress will try to alter the federal program
that is supposed to compensate people harmed by vaccine side effects by increasing
payments and the number of people that would be eligible for compensation.
Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., is set Wednesday to introduce new legislation that
would increase payments from the program from $250,000 to $300,000 and alter
the statute of limitations so more people would be eligible.
Families who are shut out of the program by the current three-year limit on
filing claims applauded the changes that would make them eligible.
Vaccinations as Cause of Death
On November 11, 1997, at two months of age, Alan was given six vaccines
(DTaP, Hib, OPV and Hepatitis B) and sent home without monitoring or medical
supervision. The baby developed a high-pitched cry, his skin became warm
to touch, and there was an increasing lethargy with a falling-off feeding
pattern at about l0 or 11 days, following the vaccine injections. His mother
had been told in the doctor's office that these symptoms might result following
these vaccinations. This led her not to worry about her baby's symptoms and
not to call his doctor. On November 24th, at 13 days post vaccination, the
baby had a cardiac arrest and apnea episode, and his father took him to the
emergency room at Princeton Hospital in Orlando Florida (II-B).
Read entire article,
especially the Summary
Immunizations:
A Second Opinion
I.C.P.A. Newsletter July/August 1997