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Michelle Sweet

6/28/2016

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Dr. Stacy Stuewe

Vaccinations

Vaccinations have been in debate for centuries. When were they introduced? Are they effective or not? Why do we even get vaccinations? Do they cause serious health risk or even death? Do you realize how many vaccinations are required in a life time?

Vaccinations were first brought up 400 BC but then noted in 1100’s and in 1721 Variolation was introduced in Great Britain (http://www.immunize.org/timeline/) another source says sometime in the 1600 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200696/ ). They were made to help stop or prevent the disease that was killing and making so many people sick. People were in panic all the time countless epidemics were happening over and over, they would go away and come back and or another disease would happen. What could be done to make this stop. Sometime in 900CE Rhazes, a Persian physician, was the first to publish a written account attempting to distinguish the measles from smallpox (http://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/timelines/all ). So people knew that they were in the process of figuring out what to do.

So much debate has been going on since vaccines have been “made”. Many people think that they do nothing and many think they do help and prevent the disease. According to (https://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/vaccines/documents/undvacc.pdf), (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002024.htm ) both say that vaccines “teach your body to fight infection”. Did you know that there are vaccinations that contain things people are allergic too? For instance, I know this because my daughter was having very bad reactions to things and I could not figure out what. I took her to the doctor and they finally agreed to an allergy test come to find out she was extremely allergic too eggs and the doctor was saying well she cannot get specific shot because they contain eggs. I accidently ran upon this when doing research (http://www.publichealth.org/public-awareness/understanding-vaccines/vaccines-work/ ) … I was thinking what in the world for? Why would a vaccination contain eggs? There are so much as I feel unnecessary ingredients in everything. I’m saying this because do you know that the vaccinations contain the live virus they are trying to prevent someone from getting, as said low weak amounts. (needs source). This source also states that the vaccines also contain the live virus ( http://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/how-vaccines-are-made ) So in some instances you can see why they would use the live virus; to make the body used to it learn it and then you can see why there are so many questions. Now people that believe that vaccinations are bad, and dangerous are considered uneducated and as far people calling them conspiracy theorist, well we all have our own opinions. I have a friend her daughter has autism and she says she does not feel that the vaccination is the cause in her situation or even a cause period in other situations, but she did state that some of her friends do believe it is the cause.

I mean think about it if you are putting a live virus in your system, you do not know how your body is going to handle it until it is too late. I have a few sources that can validate that vaccinations can and do cause serious injury and or death in people. Just a few examples the MMR vaccine has been reported by Merck (again just a few examples)

  • brain inflammation (encephalitis)
  • encephalopathy
  • atypical measles; syncope (sudden loss of consciousness, fainting)
  • polyneuritis (inflammation of several nerves simultaneously).

Reported by VAERS

  • cardiomyopathy (weakening of the heart muscle)
  • ataxia (loss of ability to coordinate muscle movement)
  • deafness, lupus (autoimmune connective tissue disorder).

Reported by Merck – MMR11 & ProQuad product information inserts (just a few of many)

There are many other side effect and risk about different vaccinations on the CDC website so even the Center of Disease Control and Prevention warns or risk, complication and problems with vaccination. Now why would there be a VICP (Vaccine Injury Compensation Program) if there was not any risk with vaccinations? Even on their (VICP) website they state that “a vaccine can cause a serious problem” (http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/).

We are required so many vaccinations in our life time it’s scary. According to the CDC ( http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/downloads/parent-ver-sch-0-6yrs-bw.pdf) birth to 6 years—14 some x 2 which I did not add in this #, ( http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/who/teens/downloads/parent-version-schedule-7-18yrs-bw.pdf) (7-8years -9 shots), (9-10 years- 11 shots), (11-12 years 11shots), (13-15years- 11shots), 16-18years-11 shots) now some of these may vary depending on lifestyle and health, also depending on if you’re a woman or man. ( http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/adult/adult-schedule-easy-read-bw.pdf) Adults (19-21 years- 13 shots) (22-26 years- 13 shots), (27-49 years- 11 shots), (50-59 years- 11 shots), (60-64 years- 11 shots), (65+ years- 14 shots) now again to remind everyone that some of these many vary due to either health, lifestyle, being a man or woman, and or if you did or did not get them while you were younger.

Imagine what could happen if people actually really got every single vaccine and I’m sure nobody has. Did you know if you do not get your children vaccinated if you are on Medicaid they can take it away from you and or your child? Did you know if you do not get your child’s vaccinations CPS (Child Protective Services) can step in? I personally do not think that is fair, that is your child and you are the responsible for that child no one else should be allowed to say what he or she can do to your child. In some instances, 1 as far as forcing people to put things into their body that they are not born with if it can be harmful. I’m sure if something happens to your child after getting these vaccinations of course somehow it would be the parents fault for allowing it to happen. Many people do not get the vaccines because they have allergies, religious reasons, health issues. This seem to be an issue with others and them wanting to judge people for their choices and or reasoning’s.