Vaccinations – Friend or Foe?
By Doreen Lewis, D.C., C.C.N.,
D.A.B.C.I., D.A.C.B.N.
The term, vaccination, means the physical act of administering a toxoid. It’s been assumed by the majority of the American population that the following are true:
- Vaccines are responsible for the decline of infectious disease.
- Vaccines are safe.
- Vaccines are effective and long lasting.
- Vaccines are the only way to prevent epidemics.
The first assumption, that vaccines are responsible for the decline of infectious disease, is false. Numbers gleaned from the Journal of the American Medical Association do not support this assumption. From 1900 to 1949, before vaccines were developed, there had already been a 96% reduction in whooping cough, a 99% reduction in diphtheria and a 98% reduction in measles. Changes in personal hygiene (cleanliness), pasteurization and homogenization of foods and antibiotics were responsible.
The polio vaccine was also touted as a miracle cure. The dreaded poliovirus was associated with the iron lung machine, of which fewer than 2% of all polio patients ever needed and less than 1.2% ever had any permanent paralysis. With the administration of the vaccine in 1955, Vermont’s incidence of polio skyrocketed by 266%. The number of cases in Rhode Island increased by 454% and in Massachusetts, cases soared by 642%. Idaho and Utah promptly banned the vaccine.
As you can see by the above, vaccines are not safe. To make matters worse, vaccine ingredients include aluminum, formaldehyde, mercury, MSG, phenol and human diploid cells (taken from aborted babies). The physiological effects of these vaccines have been associated with the formation of blood clots, ear infections, autoimmune disease, autism, genetic DNA incorporation, SIDS, asthma, seizures, colitis, etc. The “studies” that have been cited in an attempt to disprove these claims have been nothing more than opinions. There has never been one single, double blind, placebo controlled study, ever done on vaccines!
Are vaccines effective and long lasting? Vaccines do not necessarily confer immunity. Morbidity Mortality World Report, vol.43/no. RR-1 on January 28, 2004, states, “The administration of an autoimmune biologic (vaccine) can not be automatically equated with the development of adequate immunity.” For example, on the Hib titer (H. Flu vaccine) insert it states, “The antibody contribution to clinical protection is unknown.” What about small pox, pertussis, etc.? They are all the same. Studies just have not been done to substantiate the clinical efficacy.
The worldview of vaccines is that they prevent epidemics. Pandemic outbreaks of almost all of the diseases in the western world, like polio, measles, diphtheria, etc., ceased to exist by the 1950’s. Simple hand washing, pasteurization techniques, antibiotics and isolation of affected people have eliminated almost all of the deaths associated with these diseases, if not the disease itself.
Vaccinations – Friend or Foe? In my opinion – foe. The increases of Alzheimer’s disease associated with the flu vaccine, SIDS with the DPT, autoimmune disease with the MMR and tetanus, chronic fatigue syndrome with the rubella vaccine, etc., all point to the possibility of vaccines immunologically challenging our systems. Educate yourselves on these problems. Numerous websites are available for information, such as the National Vaccine Information Center (www.909shot.com) or Chemical Profiles and Definitions (www.scorecard.org) to check vaccine ingredients. God’s people perish for lack of knowledge.
We have an extremely enlightening videotape, which can be viewed in house on vaccinations and the immune system at our office. Homeopathic vaccines are available to patients who prefer a more natural approach to immunization. There are also detoxification methods available to pull toxic metals from the body and neutralize previously administered vaccinations. Arm your self with knowledge and if you decide vaccinations are not for you or your family, contact the Health Department for the necessary forms needed to opt out.
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