26 Weeks 0 Days: To Be Or Not To Be... Vaccinated

Look, we're not idiots. And I know that my family doesn't take me seriously. They just believe that I follow a bunch of baseless ideals for the sake of being "anti-everything". Which isn't true. I'm just one of the few people who actual stop and think about the effectiveness of actions before I do them. Most people just do what they're told to do by someone they feel is more educated then them like a doctor. And especially if fear is the motivator. "You could get sick if you don't..." is a very persuasive arguement. Unfortunately it's isn't true 90% of the time.

So to all you people who feel you are above the rules (see previous post) and want to tell us what we should do with our child. Stop. And especially to all the people who say we should do some research (thanks for just assuming we hadn't, again, my family doesn't take me seriously), it's pretty hypocritical for you to be saying that when I guarantee you did no research on the effects of all the immunizations you gave your kid. Did you? Did you research all the vaccinations, how well they were tested, the test result and all the side effects? No. The doctor says do it and you snap in line. "Your baby could get sick and die!!!" I better do exactly what the doctor wants. Even though he is getting PAID to sell you those vaccinations. So, maybe you should do some research, since I already have. Here are some highlights other than talking to our Midwife and Doctor.

You can read "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vaccinations", by Stephanie Cave.

You can read the CNN Health article that printed: Currently, newborns receive hepatitis B shots before they're discharged from the hospital.

"I've never understood why we give this at birth," said Dr. Richard Frye, assistant professor of pediatrics and neurology at the University of Texas Medical Center at Houston.

Hepatitis B is spread by having sex with an infected partner, by sharing needles, by sharing razors or toothbrushes with an infected person or by contact with blood or open sores of an infected person. Health Library "I don't know babies who have sex or share needles," said Dr. David Traver, a pediatrician in private practice in Foster City, California.

Other fun information:

An unpublished study by the World Health Organization (WHO) on a "measles susceptible" (malnourished) group of children showed that the group who hadn't been vaccinated contracted measles at the normal contract rate of 2.4%. Of the group who had received the measles vaccine (MMR), 33.5% contracted measles.

In 1975 Japan raised the minimum age for infant vaccinations to 2 years. As a result, SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or, crib death) and infant convulsions virtually disappeared. In the 80's, Japan lowered the minimum age back down to 3 months and the rate of SIDS returned to previous levels.

According to the U.S. National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (est.1986): To qualify for compensation, the adverse effects of vaccination must occur within four hours of receiving the vaccine. Despite this extremely severe limitation, as of February 28, 1998 compensatory payments have totaled $871,800,000.00. This figure is even more alarming when it is revealed that only one in four claimants were awarded compensation.

Some researchers postulate that the use of live viral vaccines introduce foreign genetic material into the human system, which has contributed to the unprecedented escalation of auto-immune disorders (like multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, cancer, Crohn's disease, asthma, etc.) in recent decades.

Now tell me again to do some research! There are way too many things we don't know about the effects of a lot of immunizations. Blindly injecting them into your child based on the recommendation of one person who is gaining financially from you accepting them is irresponsible. They aren't all necessary, we are researching which ones are and we will get our child the ones we want, when we want. And we are doing that to make sure our child stays happy and healthy, not because it's what we've been brainwashed into doing.

Do stuff because it makes sense to do, not because it's social routine...