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To Vaccinate or not to vaccinate
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Chloe's scheduled to go for her two month immunizations next Thursday. Yes, I know I am a little late. The more and more I read, the less I want to get them for her. One of the biggest concerns is the rise of autism which is caused by the mercury based preservative, thimerasol. Currently the only vaccine in Alberta that contains this component is the Hep B Vaccine and the flu shot, which Chloe will definitely not be getting. Many people say that there is not a link from vaccines to autism and that I am just getting this information from my mom, who is more into natural and homeopathic medicine than traditional medicine. However, since 1989, the rate of autism has increased from about 1 in 2500 to 1 in 166 children. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vaccine Datalink states that children who were immunized with three vaccines containing thimerosal were 27 times more likely to develop autism than children who receive thimerosal free vaccines. Thimerosal has been removed from some vaccines, yet there are a few that still contain this dangerous preservative, including most flu shots. Evidence has been found that suggests that the link between thimerosal containing vaccines and autism had a higher risk than that between lung cancer and smoking cigarettes. As a pregnant woman, you are told not to eat shark (which I know was a staple of my diet before I got pregnant), swordfish or too much tuna as the mercury levels are too high and could cause your baby neurological problems, yet we inject our children with mercury shortly after they are born, in some cases, as little as 24 hours. If children are given all the recommended vaccinations (and there are many), they will receive 2370 times the allowable safe limit for mercury in the first two years of life. (This number may have dropped since the removal of thimerosal from most vaccines). Since 1999, the FDA has requested that vaccine manufacturers remove thimerosal from vaccines. Since this time, and the removal of thimerosal from most childhood vaccines, the increase of reported rates of autism and other related neurological disorders has not only stopped, but has decreased by as much as 35%, according to the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. While your doctor may claim that there is no link between vaccines and autism, consider this; On November 9, 2007 the US government conceded a vaccine-autism case in the Court of Federal Claims, despite years of insisting that there was no link between the two. So before you start signing your child up for 6 billion immunizations, do some research and pass on the ones containing this preservative. At least in Alberta, the only shots that contain thimerosal are not really necessary. A flu is a flu and everybody gets them. Also, the flu shot is based off last years flu so i does not actually prevent you from getting the flu as the next year is a new strain of the virus. Hep B can only be contracted through contact with blood or bodily fluids from an infected person (much the same as HIV) so it is also not necessary until your child is much older, if they have a healthcare job or something else of a similar nature. Also do some research on the other ones and see what kind of things you may end up having to deal with and weigh if it is really worth the vaccination. I am not saying that you should not vaccinate your child. I am just saying research it carefully before you decide. You carefully research your car seat and stroller purchase or your doctor choice. Shouldn't you closely research vaccinations as well? As for me I know Chloe will only be getting DPT on Thursday and MMR at some point before she gets pregnant (many years from now). Who really wants to hold their child while they are poked with a needle anyway? |
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