Immunization?

Prompted by an MSNBC article, Strife over shots: Should our kids play together? I decided to question why vaccination at all.

We take it for granted that “vaccines” are the reason for our existence, but is that true? No man has survived and still survives thousands of infections throughout his life without being vaccinated to them. Why then do we need any vaccines?

Today we discriminate against children and their parents if they do not embrace vaccines. Does that make any sense? No, the only person potentially at increased risk of contracting a disease if not vaccinated against it is the non-vaccinated person – so let them take this calculated risk. Proponents of mass immunization cite “herd immunity” (the theory that fully vaccinated populations do not contract diseases) as their reason for imposing vaccines upon everyone, but that is not true.

We assume that a vaccine provides us with full immunity against disease, but that is not true. Obtaining immunity from contracting a disease and recovering does a better job of producing permanent immunity than does a vaccine. We immunize based on the fallacy that “one size fits all”, but that is also not true.

We assume that diseases would increase if we stopped immunizing, but actually studies from Germany show that to be untrue. When vaccination was halted, the mortality rate continued to decline. In fact, the decline of the “killer diseases” we vaccinate against began before mass vaccination.

What we really need to question is – are these vaccines actually creating disease? Since the advent of mass vaccination we have seen the emergence of autism, ADD, hyperactivity, dyslexia, and a host of allergies. Not only could the vaccine be directly responsible, but also the additives and preservative in our vaccines could cause many problems.

Little is known by the general public about the risk of vaccines being designed to create disease at a later date in unwitting individuals who just go along with anything. Are we opening the door for our own mass destruction?

It can be “damned if you do” and/or “damned if you don’t” – so what should you do? I say that vaccination should be an individual or parental choice, just assume some responsibility and educate yourself to the best of your ability.

Darrell L. Tanelian, M.D., Ph.D.

Comments

[Dan]

"Autism, ADD, hyperactivity, dyslexia, and a host of allergies" increases could be because of diagnostic changes. Autism is the perfect example as it applies so widely now (don't get me started on Jenny McCarthy!). Also, many variables have changed since most people moved from the rural areas to cities where stress and lack of proper sleep is much more a problem. Since newborns have such a new immune system that can't fight off the big ones then vaccination is good. But I don't think healthy adults with good hygiene have to get a yearly flu shot. That said, kids definitely need to play more, and non-structured play without adults micro-managing everything.

[D. Tanelian]

Hi Dan

Clearly, you must be our best reader.

Yes I do say, "we have seen the emergence of autism, ADD, hyperactivity, dyslexia, and a host of allergies. Not only could the vaccine be directly responsible, but also the additives and preservative in our vaccines could cause many problems." This is not to say that it is known definitively that there is a "cause and effect" relationship, I do not say this, but merely point out that there is a temporal relationship or association, but this is all that statistics can say.

All your comments are definitely "on point" and I believe these are valid as well.

Thank you