Are our immune systems being weakened by the overuse of
vaccinations? In the 1980’s there were only 10 standard vaccinations that were
mandatory as far as the CDC was concerned, now there are over 30. Some
researchers have shown that there may be a correlation to long term immune
system dysfunction due to the developing immune system of babies being
bombarded with toxins before it has fully established. The continuation of
scheduled vaccination throughout much of a child’s life has shown to cause side
effects ranging from short term discomforts to long term developmental delays
and in some rare cases, death. These possible negative reactions are often not
communicated to parents who are in charge of their child’s health decisions and
in many cases the physicians are playing down the possibilities of how severe
the reaction can and have been for people in the past.
The advocates of vaccinations propose that the risk contracting
one or more of the debilitating and life threatening diseases we are
susceptible to without vaccinations outweighs the risk of having a slight fever
and body aches. This view point believes that if we stop vaccinating, even
though we have almost eradicated these diseases in our society, that we will
have another plague of illnesses. In order to prevent this mass illness, it is
imperative to start vaccinating children at birth.
The protestors of the scheduled vaccination model insist
that the vaccinations are proven to weaken the immune system, making the young
child more likely to have chronic infections and asthma or allergy related
illnesses, resulting in other long term effects, including loss of time at
school, reliance on prescription medication that is costly and has more side
effects and in some cases, surgeries like tubes in ears for reoccurring ear
infections. There are some people who believe it was the fault of vaccinations
that have cause neurological disabilities in their children including ADHD and
Autism Spectrum Disorders. There are a few cases of parents who were not given
the proper information to make choices about when the right time to vaccinate
their children are and have had to bear the death of a child.
There is a middle ground that thinks vaccinations are a good
idea but they chose to do them at different intervals, often delaying the first
round of vaccinations until their child is a year old or older, and then
selectively choosing which ones are appropriate for their child.
And then the extreme anti vaccination group who comes who
firmly believe that their bodies function just right biologically and that if
they take good care of themselves and their immune systems that they could
survive if they are exposed to the viruses of concern. Some of the people in
this group come from a religious background and believe that Faith will guide
them and others are from a non religious background and rely on their faith in
the biology of their body and the natural law to guide them.
My personal stance on this issue has gone from no concern at
all to vehemently opposed to scheduled vaccinations and am starting to lean
toward opposing all vaccinations unless the manufacturers start creating them
differently. My first child was vaccinated on schedule until he was 3 years
old. He had recurring bronchial infections and ear infections and the
pediatrician diagnosed him with asthma and ADHD and was prescribing steroidal drugs
and interested in behavioral modification drugs. I was absolutely not about to
put my 3 year old on these types of medications without looking into all
options. I found all of these different views which posed many questions about
alternatives and habit changes that would lead to a healthier lifestyle and
prevent some of the issues we were dealing with. The first thing we did was
modify our diet to get rid of many of the things studies had shown could
contribute to asthma and ADHD in children including dairy and artificial food
colors and preservatives. It was the best decision we could have done. My son
improved within months. I never gave him another vaccination either because at
this point, studying a natural, biologically correct diet and lifestyle, I
became aware that there could be more going on with the vaccinations than I
understood yet.
When my 2nd child was born we decided to delay
her vaccinations and waited until she was a year old. The first time she had
been to the doctor’s office since her 3 week old check up was the week she was
to turn one. She received her first round of vaccinations and she contracted
chicken pox which wasn’t even one of the vaccinations we gave her. This coupled
with a complete change in her behavior, which at the time I thought was related
to the chicken pox, was enough to start me doing more research. I watched as my
daughter healed from the pox but then withdrew from interacting with our family
the same way she used to. She then started with ear infections, bronchial
infections and she didn’t receive another vaccination. She is 9 years old now
and has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of Autism.
My 3rd child never received a vaccination until
last year, when she was 7. This child was always the last one in our family to
get sick, if she even got it. She recovered the fastest and had the least
severe effects, often not requiring any interventions or medications when the
rest of us would be miserable for a week or more. Even a stomach virus that
would bounce from family member to family member that would have each of us
laid up for 24-48 hours, she would throw up one time and feel bad for about 6
hours and then be fine. It was incredible to see the difference in a normally
functioning immune system on a human being who was born naturally and never
exposed to medications and a healthy diet of mostly whole foods.
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