Childhood Vaccinations: Myth vs. Fact
What You Need to Know
MYTH- A vaccine may cause the child to contract the disease it was intended to prevent.
FACT- There used to be live viruses in the Oral Polio Vaccine, but there is no longer. Even when there was, the chance that a child would contract polio from it was extremely small. There are some live bacteria in the MMR and chickenpox vaccines but on the outside chance a child contracts one, it will be much less severe than if they caught the disease from another human being.
MYTH- Vaccines cause autism.
FACT- This is the most hotly debated issue in vaccinations today. However, there has been no conclusive evidence to prove autism is caused by the MMR vaccine. Although children seem to develop autism around the same time the vaccine is administered, studies show that the same percentage of non-vaccinated children will develop autism. However, it remains a widespread myth that causes many parents to dangerously forgo the shots.
MYTH- Vaccines cause SIDS.
FACT- Sadly, no one knows what causes SIDS, the number one killer of children under the age of 1. Thanks to our friend the Internet, this is another widespread and damaging myth. In fact, SIDS cases have fallen 50% in recent years, despite the fact that more vaccines are being administered than ever. Years ago, the number one killer of children under 1 was not SIDS, but diseases that vaccinations prevent!
MYTH- If everyone else is vaccinating their children, then mine won't need to be.
FACT- A ridiculous line of thinking. What if everyone else is thinking the way you are? Then no one will be vaccinated!
MYTH- If these diseases are no longer a large threat, then there is no reason for the vaccinations.
FACT- The vaccinations are the reason these diseases are largely gone from the population!
Those are just a few of the major myths surrounding childhood vaccines. Not only is it a responsiblilty of the parent to keep their children well, they have a social responsibility not to spread these dangerous, sometimes fatal diseases. Yes, everyone should have the freedom to research and make their own decisions for their child, but if they are using any of the above myths as fact, we are all at risk.
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- It is a responsiblilty of the parent to keep their children well.
- It is also a social responsibilty not to spread the disease.
- The benefits of vaccines outweigh any risks.
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Post a CommentLooks to me like the author of this article should rewrite it. The lack of information and the deceitful way it is written discusts me completely. The reports of deaths and illnesses from vaccines are very high but hidden in the mainstream. The fact is that vaccines are being used for reasons unknown to many. And its not to cure anything.
Actually, Sharon, it wasn't the infection rates that were decreasing, it was the death rates. Infection rates only decreased once vaccines were introduced. Heather, in Canada, at least, only the flu shot and hep B shot contain thimerosal. For children, we used a reduced-thimerosal vaccine, and hep B is normally not given until 10 years of age unless the mother was known to be hep B positive when she gave birth. Also, the injected polio vaccine doesn't contain live viruses. Some vaccines (such as the flu and pertussis vaccines) don't even contain live viruses/bacteria, they just contain the proteins (antigens) that appear on the outside of the virus's protein coat. There's no DNA or RNA in them, so you can't actually develop the disease from them. Vaccines also can't cause SIDS. Here's why: SIDS is a diagnosis of exclusion. It means that there was apparently nothing that caused death. By definition, a child dying from a vaccine can't have died of SIDS.
One aspect of getting the vaccines no one bothers to mention. The effect of getting all the vaccines on the next generation! They are not studying the genetic effects of the vaccines. Gardisil has no research for the effect on fertility, the effect on cancer, or the effect on the genes. Many of the adverse reactions are lasting for life and are genetic. Now there are over a million young people with the diagnosis of bipolar disorder. This lasts a lifetime. Diabetes, autism, ADHD, ADD all last a lifetime. Giving the vaccines before the immune system has begun to develop is wrong. The CDC is experimenting with the infants and children of this country. They keep adding more vaccines, knowing the side effects and adverse reactions. The problems listed will only increase in number.
Also the MMR vaccine insert printed by the manufacturer states that death CAN occur after innoculation, so apparently -- by the drug companies own admission -- vaccines CAN cause SIDS.
Thimerosal is still used in producing vaccines. They try to keep it out of the final product, but trace amounts still exist. The link between the mercury in thimerosal and autismis undeniable, especially considering the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has already validated several claims of vaccine-induced autism and did provide monetary compensation. There is still live vaccine in the MMR, Chickenpox, and polio vaccines; other vaccines contain bacteria. The whole idea of an immunization is to expose the body to the bacteria or virus so that the body will fight it off, developing immunity. Vaccines always give you the illness they are supposed to prevent; sometimes you fight it off, sometimes you don't. They weaken these with formaldehyde, which only has a temporary effect that can wear off allowing the virus to revert back to its former strength.
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Do you work for the CDC? You certainly sound like you do with the typical canned medical jargon the conventional medical community propagates. The fact is many of the diseases we vaccinate for were already in sharp decline and nearly completely eradicated prior to the vaccines being introduced. The government only feels 95% vax compliance is necessary for herd immunity. You can't compel and force individuals to take risks with their lives and health for the benefit of everyone else. I also don't see how any sane individual can ignore the alarming increase in autism over recent decades.