Flu shot? No thanks, I'll take a ginger shot!

Recently my step-kids came back from private school with the fear-mongering propaganda below:

The papers talk about how the flu is deadly and that vaccination is the "best" way to prevent the flu.  This is utter and complete nonsense.  First of all people do NOT die of the flu virus.  The so-called "flu-associated" deaths are most likely from iatrogenic infections which the person acquires during hospitalization or in immune-compromised or otherwise sick individuals!  

When I was in college and uneducated about the risks of vaccines, I was persuaded to take the flu vaccine.  Much to my dismay, I became sicker than I had ever been in my entire life.  I was bed-ridden for 2 days, miserable, with the flu.  I would never wish that demise on anyone and I never want to experience that again.  I should mention that I was otherwise very healthy and fit.  When I was finally well enough to go back to the school clinic and told them how sick I got from the shot, they denied it was the shot that made me sick.  They claimed that it was a coincidence that I got the flu after getting the shot and that if I had not had the shot I would have been more sick.  Today I know it was all a cover-up.  

Under the section of is the flu vaccine safe, they fail to mention reactions like the one that I had.

Under the benefits of getting a flu vaccine they say that the shot can keep your child from getting sick.  Again they miss the opportunity to disclose that the recipient of the injection can BECOME extremely sick!

The claim that the flu vaccination may make your illness milder if you do get sick is not supported by any scientific data,  In fact, all so-called "studies" that they reference in this literature do not have any sources cited!  Where is it published (in a peer-reviewed journal)?  Who funded the $tudy?  What was the sample size?  What was the nature of the study?  What are the confounding variables?  Show me the evidence.  You can not make such outrageous claims without any evidence to back it up!

Under other ways to protect against the flu they fail to mention nutrition, vitamins, hydration, exercise, rest, and sleep.  

Under medicine to treat the flu, they only mention conventional meds, no natural (herbal or vitamin/mineral) immune supporting antivirals.

They fail to mention the toxic and disgusting ingredients in the flu vaccine which include: mercury, gelatin, formaldehyde, and MSG (mono-sodium glutamate).

I disagree with their recommendation that pregnant women get the shots.  Pregnant and lactating mothers transfer these toxins to their baby!  Mercury and other heavy metals stay in the body forever (unless chelated) and MSG is a neurotoxin.  Heavy metal can deposit in the brain (which is particularly susceptible to heavy metal toxicity).  These are not health conscious recommendations!  The risk of the vaccine is worse than the risk of the flu!

They do give a very important piece of information, "Flu viruses are constantly changing and so flu vaccines are updated often to protect against the flu viruses that research indicates are most likely to cause illness during the upcoming flu season."  This is the most important and true statement in the entire handout.  The viruses are changing and mutating all the time and the vaccines are being updated some of the time.  Also, science does not have a crystal ball to predict which viruses are going to be most active at any point in time.  I do not want anyone playing Russian roulette with my health when the shot contains heavy metals and other chemicals which are not fit for human consumption!

Conventional Iconic Doctor Oz says

NO FLU SHOTS for his wife and children!

Retired Hospital Worker Gives Explosive ‘Flu Shot Speech’ Before CDC Advisory Committee

Another MUST SEE Video in which a Medical Doctor explains how the AMA (American Medical Association) and CDC (Center for Disease Control)* are governed by whoever pays for the research and that their recommendations are biased towards the providers of the funding. The information he provides about cigarettes is the same thing that's going on with vaccines, Big Pharma and the multi-BILLION DOLLAR collaboration that they are in....

*Big Pharma also provide funding for medical schools in the USA which is why nutrition is an elective course and not a required class and they push drugs to keep people dependent on their medicines for life!  It all starts with vaccines, setting children up to be sick adults.

Here is some additional information from my previous posts about the flu:

INFLUENZA

The scare-tactic data of soaring high death rates provided by the CDC in their brochure was from between the years 1918 and 1919. Hello? We have antibiotics since the 1940’s!!! That data is totally and completely IRRELEVANT! Are you kidding me? Using pre-antibiotic information to scare stupid people into taking the vaccine so big pharma and the gov can make more money off of us! Good grief!!!

The CDC has the audacity to state, “Before the vaccine” prior to their ridiculous statistics in order to make it look like the vaccine is what saved the day. NO, it should say before antibiotics, sanitary water, and hygienic living conditions!!!

Granted the flu is a virus, if it is left untreated the weakened immune system is susceptible to a super-imposed bacterial infection, which is what all those millions of people died from! No one EVER died from the FLU!!! See Merck page 1288, “ Although even healthy people demonstrate defects in lung clearance and ventilation for several weeks after acute illness, RECOVERY IS THE RULE in uncomplicated influenza.”

The CDC website says the following about potential adverse effects:

Severe problems:

· Life-threatening allergic reactions from vaccines are very rare. If they do occur, it is within a few minutes to a few hours after the shot.

· In 1976, a certain type of influenza (swine flu) vaccine was associated with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) . Since then, flu vaccines have not been clearly linked to G.B.S. However, if there is a risk of G.B.S. from current flu vaccines, it would be no more than 1 or 2 cases per million people vaccinated. This is much lower than the risk of severe influenza, which can be prevented by vaccination.

From http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/side-effects.htm#hepa

Treatment: rest, naturopathic or homeopathic remedies, hydration, symptomatic relief to prevent bacterial super-imposition and appropriate antibiotics if super-infection occurs.

Just recently an assemblyman contracted GBS and it was in the news.  Click here for story.

CONCLUSION: The CDC brochure is purposely misleading people into erroneous thinking by deliberately presenting skewed data! This is totally unethical and nothing less than outrageous! No one ever died from the flu. We can successfully treat it with modern medicine!

The book referenced here is called “The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child” by Robert W. Sears, MD, FAAP.  In Dr. Sears pro-vaccine book, he gives me all the reasons and reinforces my decision NOT to vaccinate. 

Flu

Given at 6, 12 months and then once a year. Vax contains mercury, gelatin, formaldehyde, MSG

Possible side effects include: Guillain Barre syndrome, encephalopathy, facial and arm paralysis, visual problems.

Virtually all cases of the flu pass without consequence.  And the disease isn’t usually treated anyway, so why bother with the vax? 

There are less than 60 deaths per year in children up to 14 years old.  Complications of the flu usually occur in the elderly or people with chronic heart, lung, or immune system diseases (p. 121-123).  Children with asthma, diabetes or chronic health diseases are recommended to take the vaccine but otherwise healthy people do not need the shot.

People who SHOULD NOT be given the vax include those with: egg allergy, past history of Guillain Barre syndrome, and children routinely taking aspirin.

Antivirals can make the course of the disease milder.

Dr Sears says, “I feel that the potential severity of the flu for infants and children has been hyped up by the media.  The actual number of fatalities on this age group every year is extremely small.  Combine this with the high rate of side effects and the unusual chemical additives in the shot, and it’s no wonder some parents shy away from making this a routine vaccine for their kids” (p. 134). 

CONCLUSION:  See highlighted paragraph above by Dr Sears from p 134 of his book.  It summarizes my sentiments very nicely!

HIB (the bacterial flu bug)

This vax is typically given at 2, 4, 6, and 15 months, by AAP guidelines. 

According to Dr. Sears, “severe cases of this disease are now extremely rare.”  There are only about “25 cases per year in the United States in kids under five years of age.”  And, “a breastfed baby who does not attend day care is at a particularly low risk of catching this illness” (p. 9).  My guess is that those 25 cases were in children who have weak immune systems, live in unhygienic circumstances and were possibly malnourished or impoverished without access to appropriate medical care.

He says that he hasn’t seen a single case of HIB in 10 years of practice and that since the disease is so rare, HIB isn’t the most critical vaccine (p. 12).

Dr Sears states that in the vaccine trials, “more babies who received the vaccine caught a serious HIB infection than those who didn’t get the vaccine!” (p. 8).

It seems to me that the risks of the side-effects of the vax such as Guillain-Barre syndrome are more common and more threatening than the bug itself. 

According to the CDC, “The risk of Hib vaccine causing serious harm or death is extremely small.”  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/side-effects.htm#hib

CONCLUSION:  My baby is breastfed and not in day care.  Therefore, she is at low risk for catching HIB, which is anyway a rare bug with rarely grave consequences.  Since the vaccine is known to have caused serious harm or death, why would I want to take that “small” chance???  No thank you!  We’ll stay healthy with breastmilk and naturopathic medicine and if need be, antibiotics!

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B (Hib)

According to the Merck Manual, “Haemophilus species are normally found in the upper respiratory tract and RARELY cause disease! (page 1166).

Antibiotic treatment varies depending on the site of infection.

According to the brochure, this condition was responsible for the death of 600 children a year (before the vaccine). I suspect that those 600 children were immune compromised, malnourished, probably not breastfed, without medical access and/or lived in poverty conditions with poor sanitation and hygiene. I doubt if any of them were the children of naturopathic doctors!

The vaccine contains ammonium-sulfite, and thimerosal.

CONCLUSION: This is a RARE condition, which can be successfully treated with antibiotics. 

The USA should follow Italy and dismantle the corrupt CDC which operates conflicts of interest.

Additional resources

Doctors who explain clearly why vaccines aren't safe or effective.

1. Dr. Nancy Banks - http://bit.ly/1Ip0aIm

2. Dr. Russell Blaylock - http://bit.ly/1BXxQZL

3. Dr. Shiv Chopra - http://bit.ly/1gdgh1s

4. Dr. Sherri Tenpenny - http://bit.ly/1MPVbjx

5. Dr. Suzanne Humphries - http://bit.ly/17sKDbf

6. Dr. Larry Palevsky - http://bit.ly/1LLEjf6

7. Dr. Toni Bark - http://bit.ly/1CYM9RB

8. Dr. Andrew Wakefield - http://bit.ly/1MuyNzo

9. Dr. Meryl Nass - http://bit.ly/1DGzJsc

10. Dr. Raymond Obomsawin - http://bit.ly/1G9ZXYl

11. Dr. Ghislaine Lanctot - http://bit.ly/1MrVeUL

12. Dr. Robert Rowen - http://bit.ly/1SIELeF

13. Dr. David Ayoub - http://bit.ly/1SIELve

14. Dr. Boyd Haley PhD - http://bit.ly/1KsdVby

15. Dr. Rashid Buttar - http://bit.ly/1gWOkL6

16. Dr. Roby Mitchell - http://bit.ly/1gdgEZU

VACCINE INGREDIENTS

• Flu: mercury, gelatin, formaldehyde, MSG
• Diptheria/ Tetanus/ Pertusis: formaldehyde, aluminum, ammonium, thimerosal, horse-derived antitoxin 
• Hib: ammonium-sulfite, thimerosal
• Measles/ Mumps/ Rubella: aborted fetal tissue, gelatin
• Chicken pox: MSG (a neurotoxin), gelatin, guinea pig embryo cells, aborted fetal tissue -> human embryo lung cells, cow fetus 
• Pneumococcal Disease: aluminum
• Polio: monkey kidney cells* and human proteins (from embryos?) *not tested for viruses

Vaccine RISKS:

allergies

asthma

eczema

autism

autoimmune disorders

neurological disorders

Guillian Barre Syndrome
encephalopathy
epileptic seizures
(facial and arm) paralysis 
visual problems
severe life-threatening rash
cardiac events
intussuseption (life-threatening intestinal blockage!) 

cancer

SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)*
MMR:  diabetes, bleeding disorders, life-threatening rash (Stevens-Johnson syndrome), nerve inflammation and dysfunction, eye inflammation and visual dysfunction, deafness, seizures, Guillain-Barre syndrome, inflamed pancreas, joint and muscle soreness, chronic arthritis, encephalitis, encephalopathy, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, autism, and even rare deaths from unknown causes!!!

DTP: The CDC website lists the following possible side effects to the DtaP Vaccine:

From http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/side-effects.htm#hepa

Moderate Problems (Uncommon)

· Seizure (jerking or staring) (about 1 child out of 14,000)

· Non-stop crying, for 3 hours or more (up to about 1 child out of 1,000)

· High fever, 105 degrees Fahrenheit or higher (about 1 child out of 16,000)

Severe Problems (Very Rare)

Serious allergic reaction (less than 1 out of a million doses) Several other severe problems have been reported after DTaP vaccine. These include:

· Long-term seizures, coma, or lowered consciousness

· Permanent brain damage.

*Also DEATH in adults:

NY State Senator Complains Flu Shot Made Him Sick; Dies After Rushed To ER

Food for thought:

The world is run by cause & effect!

Here is the cause:

Here is the effect: 

Childhood illnesses can be treated successfully with early detection and intervention using both conventional medicine (antibiotics and antivirals) as well as holistic medicine such as herbal antivirals, immune boosting vitamins and supplements 

and these homeopathic remedies. 

DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH, MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS BUT DON'T JUST FOLLOW THE AMA AND CDC LIKE A BLIND SHEEP.  YOU DESERVE TO KNOW THE TRUTH, YOU DESERVE TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT YOUR HEALTH CARE!

HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR MEASLES, MUMPS, CHICKEN POX, & WHOOPING COUGH

DISCLAIMER:  This information is for educational purposes only and does not take the place of seeking proper medical attention.  If you suspect your child has one of these conditions, please see your pediatrician immediately.

MEASLES

homeopathic treatment options matching the patient’s symptoms and phase of illness

Aconite

Sudden onset, with fever, nasal discharge, hot red eyes, restlessness, and sensitivity to light.  Croupy cough, rapid strong pulse, and thirst.  Useful in early stages before measles has been diagnosed

Belladonna

Violent onset, useful in early stages like Aconite.  Red face radiating heat, although limbs may feel cold.  Sweat on parts of the body covered with clothes.  NO thirst with temperature.  Headache, throbbing/bursting.

Apis

Rash is slow to appear, eyelids are swollen and eyes are sore, red, stinging and burning (worse from heat).  Temperature is high with possible delirium, and child is weepy, irritable, and thirstless.  Face is puffy.

Pulsatilla

Low grade fever, cough, cold, and thick yellow/green nasal catarrh.  Dry cough, worse in the evening and night, loose in the morning.  Child is thirstless, worse from heat and desires cold air.  Rash itches, worse heat.  Eyes are inflamed and watery.  Earache is a complication.

MUMPS

Phytolacca

Inflammation of the parotid and sometimes submaxillary glands (under the jaw).  Pains shoot to the ear on swallowing and throat is dry and rough.  Swallowing hot food/drink is painful.  Face is pale.

Pilocarpine

Almost considered a specific for mumps since it is a powerful glandular stimulant.  There is profuse sweat followed by great thirst, much salivation and general weakness.

Pulsatilla

Useful in the later stages if illness lingers on.  Patient is whiny, weepy, thirstless and distressed in a warm stuffy room and better with fresh air.  Children have a dry mouth and coated tongue.  Also useful for adults when symptoms affect the breast, ovaries, or testes.

Mercurius

May have swelling of submaxillary glands (worse on the right) as well as parotids.  Sweat and breath are offensive and there is much saliva.  They sweat a lot at night.  Affected glands feel hard to touch and are tender.

Belladona

Symptoms come on suddenly and violently with great heat and redness, the parotid glands (near the ears).  May also become red and tender to touch.  Possible shooting pains in the glands and burning pain in the throat.  Swollen glands are worse on the right side.

Bryonia

Hard and painful swelling of the parotid glands.  Slightest movement of the neck is painful.  Patients are very thirsty for cold drinks and are generally irritable.

CHICKEN POX (varicella)

Rhus Tox

Intense itching of skin rash which gets worse during the night.  Children are very restless and have great difficulty in falling asleep.  Skin eruptions can be large with pus in the blisters.  Main remedy for chicken pox.

Belladonna

Chicken pox accompanied with severe throbbing headaches.  Flushed face with hot dry skin and cold extremeties.  Drowsiness but unable to sleep.

Pulsatilla

Weepy, clingy, and thirstless despite having a fever.  Worse in the evening, at night, and in a warm atmosphere. 

Mercurius

Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, offensive perspiration, and the eruptions from the rash are large and pus filled-can become open sores.  Patient is worse from extremes of heat or cold and always worse at night.

Apis

The swelling of the parotids is soft, puffy, rosy colored, tender and may have sore, burning, stinging pains.  Patient is always worse with heat and better with cold applications.  They are not thirsty.

Other useful remedies include: Aconite, Arsenicum, Carbo vegetabilis, Kali bichromicum

WHOOPING COUGH (pertussis)

Arnica

Repetitive cough especially at night, during sleep and on exercise.  Child tends to cry before coughing in anticipation of the pain which is in the chest.  It feels sore and bruised and relief is found by holding the chest when coughing.

Bryonia

Cough brought on by moving from cold to warm room, eating and drinking (although there is a great thirst).  It is a dry cough, worse from deep breathing and movement.  Patient has to sit up in bed to cough.

Antimonium tartaricum

The distinguishing feature is the slow appearance of the rash accompanied by a cough which is loud, whooping, rattling-and mucus is difficult to cough up (bronchitis).

Carbo vegetablis

Whooping, violent, gagging, spasmodic cough (useful in first stage of whooping cough).  Vomiting mucus at end of cough.  Breathing may be fast and wheezing.  Face looks cold, bluish and pinched with a cold sweat.

Ipecac

The child needing Ipecac still loses breath and goes blue during the coughing.  It is a choking cough, dry, and in fits with vomiting.  They frequently feel nauseous and often nosebleeds accompany the cough.

Coccus Cacti

Cough is worse in a warm stuffy room and around 11:30pm.  Inability to clear mucus in the throat provokes the cough.  Stringy mucus (excreted from the mouth), vomiting clear ropy mucus to the floor.  Sips of water help. 

Drosera rotundifolia

One of the main remedies for whooping cough.  Cough starts on lying down.  It is spasmodic and the paroxysms follow each other rapidly, may leave the child breathless.  There may be retching and vomiting with cough.  Cough is barking, deep, tormenting, and makes patient hold the chest when coughing.

Other useful remedies are: Antimonium crudum, Arsenicum, and Belladonna.

Excellent resource: http://homeopathyplus.com.au/hplus/treatment-room/whooping-cough---homeopathic-prevention-and-treatment.html

DOSAGE:  Frequency of dose depends on the severity of the attack. 

In severe cases of fevers, bleeding, vomiting etc, it may be necessary to repeat the dose every half hour.  Otherwise:

Take one tablet of the 6c potency (dissolve under the tongue 20 minutes away from food) three times per day until certain improvement is maintained.

Then stop taking the remedy.

If symptoms, although less severe, continue despite the remedy, take the 30c potency of the same remedy.  If there is no improvement after this then try another remedy.

Try not to touch the remedy and avoid strong tastes, essential oils, and strong spices which antidote the remedy.

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Vax Facts (part 2) A Conscientious Decision Against Vaccinations

A Conscientious Decision Against Vaccination

By Ahuva Gamliel, ND, AP

This is part II of my objection to vaccination.  After part I, my pediatrician asked me to reconsider vaccines for Pertussis, and Meningitis due to HIB.  I went back to the books to gather more information about all childhood vaccines.

The book referenced here is called “The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child” by Robert W. Sears, MD, FAAP.  In Dr. Sears pro-vaccine book, he gives me all the reasons and reinforces my decision NOT to vaccinate.  Here I go, bug by bug:

HIB (the bacterial flu bug)

This vax is typically given at 2, 4, 6, and 15 months, by AAP guidelines. 

According to Dr. Sears, “severe cases of this disease are now extremely rare.”  There are only about “25 cases per year in the United States in kids under five years of age.”  And, “a breastfed baby who does not attend day care is at a particularly low risk of catching this illness” (p. 9).  My guess is that those 25 cases were in children who have weak immune systems, live in unhygienic circumstances and were possibly malnourished or impoverished without access to appropriate medical care.

He says that he hasn’t seen a single case of HIB in 10 years of practice and that since the disease is so rare, HIB isn’t the most critical vaccine (p. 12).

Dr Sears states that in the vaccine trials, “more babies who received the vaccine caught a serious HIB infection than those who didn’t get the vaccine!” (p. 8).

It seems to me that the risks of the side-effects of the vax such as Guillain-Barre syndrome are more common and more threatening than the bug itself. 

According to the CDC, “The risk of Hib vaccine causing serious harm or death is extremely small.”  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/side-effects.htm#hib

CONCLUSION:  My baby is breastfed and not in day care.  Therefore, she is at low risk for catching HIB, which is anyway a rare bug with rarely grave consequences.  Since the vaccine is known to have caused serious harm or death, why would I want to take that “small” chance???  No thank you!  We’ll stay healthy with breastmilk and naturopathic medicine and if need be, antibiotics!

Pneumococcal Disease (Pc)

This vax is also given at 2, 4, 6, and 15 months.

Despite the fact that the Merck manual states: “Immunogenicity and protective effects in children less than 2 years old have NOT been clearly shown” (page 1155).  “This vaccine is NOT recommended for children under 2 years old!” And that “The vaccine may not be effective in preventing pneumococcal meningitis…”

Dr Sears says that one of the side effects of this aluminum containing vax, is the “higher than average rate of seizures and other standard side-effects” (p. 20).

He says that “another reason some parents might decline this vaccine is that if their baby is breastfed and not in a large group day care, he has a lower than average risk of catching this disease.”

He says, “I’ve seen only one serious case of Pc infection in my office in my ten years of practice.”

Pc is treatable with antibiotics (oral or IV depending on the severity of the case).

CONCLUSION:  Based on the data above: we are not at high risk, the serious cases of this condition are rare, the side-effects of the vax are high, and the disease is treatable with ABT, my research supports my gut feeling against vaccination!

DTP

This aluminum and formaldehyde containing vax is given at 2, 4, 6, an 18 months.

The DT vax without the P also has “trace amounts” of mercury (less than 0.3 micrograms vs the 25 micrograms in the less expensive version).  If you want the low mercury form you have to ask for it!

Potential vax side-effects: shock, seizure, brain and nerve damage and dysfunction, Guillain Barre syndrome, encephalopathy, need I say more?

According to Dr Sears, Diptheria is extremely rare in the USA, virtually “nonesistent,” (p. 38).  He says, “I have never seen any diphtheria or tetanus in my office.”  It occurs in parts of Asia, Africa, Central and South America, the Middle East, and Europe.  So we won’t be going to those places anytime soon!

Tetanus is not a disease of infancy.  It is very rare when it does occur in a child.  Virtually all cases occur in adults (by then hasn’t the vax effect worn off?  I know Heb B is only good for 10 yrs! And then boosters are needed.)    

Tetanus vax is available by itself but it “isn’t officially approved for younger kids yet” (p. 42).

As of 2007, there is no pertussis only vax available.

Pertussis is most serious in the first 6 months of life.  Although it is common (he sees one case per month), in his experience, all babies who were hospitalized for pertussis “pulled through without any trouble” (p. 45).

There is no pertussis only vaccine, as of 2007 (p. 38).

CONCLUSION:  Why inject my child with toxic substances to avoid diseases that are virtually non-existent in the USA, not occurring in children, and conditions treatable with ABTs that “run its course” without complications???  Seems like a no-brainer to me!

Hep B

This aluminum and formaldehyde containing vax is given at birth, one month, and six months.

Possible effects include: lupus, visual problems, severe rash, bleeding disorders, liver damage, arthritis, seizures, multiple sclerosis, Guillian-Barre syndrome, nerve dysfunction and more!

“The ONLY babies who actually need this birth dose are those born to a mom with hep B” (p. 53).  Yet it is given to ALL babies born in hospitals without discussing it with the parents first.  Why?  Uncle Sam and big pharma have a ve$ted interest in “protecting” everyone.  Good grief!

In infants and children is extremely rare (p. 51).  From birth to fourteen years there are only ~130 confirmed cases each year.

In most adults it passes without much consequence.  And when treated appropriately, 1/3 of people are cured, even kids. 

CONCLUSION:  We’ll consider this one when she’s a little older (teenager) and she’ll get it for sure if she goes into the medical field (since it is a blood born or sexually transmitted disease).

Rotavirus

Vax is given at 2, 4 and 6 months.

5-10% of infants experience “side-effects” of the vax including: seizures, intussuseption (life-threatening intestinal blockage!) that sometimes requires surgery.

Virus causes diarrhea (12 foul smelling stools per day) and vomiting.  This can lead to dehydration and worse.

It can be caught in day care centers that do not disinfect their toys daily and due to caretakers who do not wash their hands between diaper changes. 

By age 3 most kids have caught this bug as least once.  This exposure leads to life-long immunity.  Dr Sears says that, “infants who are breastfed and not in day care have a fairly low risk of catching this disease during the first year of life” (p. 69).

Treatment includes taking a probiotic powder and avoiding cow milk.  Easy enough!

CONCLUSION: We are at low risk, and the treatment has no side-effects while the prophylaxis may.  So we’ll skip this one!

Polio

Vax containing monkey kidney cells and human proteins (from embryos?) is given at 2, 4, 18 months and 5 years. 

According to Dr Sears, “there haven’t been any cases of  polio in the US since 1985 , when an immigrant came in with the disease.  No US-residing citizen has contracted wild polio (not caused by the vaccine) since 1979” (p. 72).  “The chance that an unvaccinated child will catch polio while living in the US is very close to zero (p. 77).

Side-effects of vax:  8 children each year in the US were being paralyzed by the vaccine” until the early 2000s!” (p. 75).

Certain countries in Africa and Asia have polio problems and vax should be considered when traveling to those countries. 

CONCLUSION:  Based on low risk, gross ingredients, and geographical considerations, we’ll skip this one for now.

MMR

Vax given at 1 and 5 yrs of age.

Measles is no longer a common condition.  We have only 50-100 cases reported each year (p. 80).  It is not usually a serious condition.  It usually passes in a week or so without any trouble.  Complications are extremely rare (p. 82).  If the disease occurs, it must run its course.  High dose vitamin A therapy can be used to lessen the duration and severity of the disease.

“THE POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS FROM MEASLES, MUMPS, OR RUBELLA ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE VACCINES THEMSELVES!!!” (P. 82)

Mumps is not common.  In the past decade only about 250 cases have been reported each year in the US (p. 83).  According to Dr Sears this is not a disease to worry about in children.  For teens and adults, it can be more serious…

Rubella in children the disease is often so mild that is often goes unnoticed! (p. 84).  But because rubella can cause serious birth defects, “we vaccinate kids to protect pregnant teachers and mothers and their soon to be born babies”  (p. 85).  So the vax isn’t even to protect my child!  What the ???  I have to dump toxins and aborted fetal tissue etc in my kid to MAYBE help someone else.  No way, Jose!

“In the past few years, only about 20 cases have been reported each year in the US” (p. 85).  This condition is “virtually unrecognizable in children” and usually harmless for adults. It is not a fatal disease.  It runs its course and then provides immunity.

1/20 kids gets the general (mild) side-effects (such as aches, rash, and fever) which can occur up to 2 weeks after the vaccination.  The other possible side-effects listed in the product insert include: diabetes, bleeding disorders, life-threatening rash (Stevens-Johnson syndrome), nerve inflammation and dysfunction, eye inflammation and visual dysfunction, deafness, seizures, Guillain-Barre syndrome, inflamed pancreas, joint and muscle soreness, chronic arthritis, encephalitis, encephalopathy, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, autism, and even rare deaths from unknown causes!!!

Dr Sears says that “since the fatality or complication rates from these childhood diseases are fairly low,” there is no “ammunition” to convince parents to give their children this vaccine.

CONCLUSION:  All 3 of these viruses are uncommon and self-resolving without consequence.  The potential hazardous effects from the side effects of the vax are horrible.  I’ll have to take a PASS on this one.

Chickenpox

Vax at 1 and 5 yrs is made with MSG, gelatin, guinea pig embryo cells, human embryo lung cells, cow fetus etc.

Side effects include: bleeding disorders, Guillain Barre syndrome, encephalitis, severe life-threatening rash, cardiac events, etc.

Chickenpox is usually harmless and is only serious for people with compromised immune systems.  It is treatable with acyclovir.  If started within 72 hours of the beginning of the rash, it can make this condition less bothersome.  There is also a chickenpox antibody injection that can be given to people who are expected to suffer a severe course of the illness (such as elderly and immune compromised/HIV infected etc). 

Some kids may have had the condition without even showing symptoms.  If that is the case, a blood test can be done to see if they were exposed enough to become immune (p. 106). 

Dr sears says that if my unvaccinated child does not catch chickenpox by age 11, that I may want to get the shot then if the blood test shows she is susceptible.  He says that most parents would rather let their child get chickenpox and get it over with, than get the vaccine and have it wear off later.

CONCLUSION:  If someone has chickenpox, I’ll make sure Ariella plays with them so she can get this condition over with and be immune for later when it could be a problem.  The vax is unnecessary. 

Hepatitis A

This aluminum and formaldehyde containing vax is given at 12 and 18 months.  Most cases occur between ages 5-14.

Side-effects include: seizures (1/100 children age 12-23 months), Guillain Barre syndrome, encephalitis, encephalopathy, nerve problems, and multiple sclerosis.

“Most children who get the virus don’t have any symptoms at all” (p. 109).  Only 30% of infected kids six years and under even act sick with hep A.  Kids 6-12 are more likely to feel sick but their symptoms are usually mild.  Teens and adults recover in a few weeks with no ill effects.

Exposure to this condition yields lifetime immunity.  So it is better to get it young, get through it easier, and be protected for the future.

Dr Sears says that even in an outbreak, the vaccine isn’t critical since hep A is harmless to a young child! (p. 113).

States affected by this condition are Arizona, Alaska, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Idaho, Nevada and California.  Other areas of the country see very little of hep A (p. 111).

Dr Sears says that you should get the combination Hep A and B vaccine if you “plan to go to a Third World country and get a tattoo, eat questionable food from a street vendor, and have unprotected sex with a stranger” (p. 117).  Glad to see the dude has a sense of humor

CONCLUSION:  We live in Florida, not one of the affected states, and it is a rather benign self-limiting condition.

Flu

Given at 6, 12 months and then once a year. Vax contains mercury, gelatin, formaldehyde, MSG

Possible side effects include: Guillain Barre syndrome, encephalopathy, facial and arm paralysis, visual problems.

Virtually all cases of the flu pass without consequence.  And the disease isn’t usually treated anyway, so why bother with the vax? 

There are less than 60 deaths per year in children up to 14 years old.  Complications of the flu usually occur in the elderly or people with chronic heart, lung, or immune system diseases (p. 121-123).  Children with asthma, diabetes or chronic health diseases are recommended to take the vaccine but otherwise healthy people do not need the shot.

People who SHOULD NOT be given the vax include those with: egg allergy, past history of Guillain Barre syndrome, and children routinely taking aspirin.

Antivirals can make the course of the disease milder.

Dr Sears says, “I feel that the potential severity of the flu for infants and children has been hyped up by the media.  The actual number of fatalities on this age group every year is extremely small.  Combine this with the high rate of side effects and the unusual chemical additives in the shot, and it’s no wonder some parents shy away from making this a routine vaccine for their kids” (p. 134). 

CONCLUSION:  See highlighted paragraph above by Dr Sears from p 134 of his book.  It summarizes my sentiments very nicely!

   

Meningococcal Disease and Vax

Given at 12 yrs old or upon entry to college or military.  Approval for children as young as age two is pending as of 2007.

Side effects:  Guillain Barre syndrome etc.

The condition occurs in dormitories but is not very common except in Africa in the “meningitis belt.”

CONCLUSION:  My daughter is not at risk for this rare condition as of now and the safety of this vax has not been proven.  I refuse to let my daughter be a guinea pig for drug companies to test their toxins on.  Sorry.

HPV

Vax for this STD is given at 12 yrs old. 

We’ll cross that bridge when we get there.

FINAL ANALYSIS

According to Dr Sears, sometimes diseases such as pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, hepatitis A, the flu, and rotavirus aren’t even recognized and the patient recovers without ever getting diagnosed (p. 31).  Furthermore, having exposure to these bugs grants lifetime immunity for prevention of future illness in the same individual.  He says that even mild cases of Pc or hepatitis may be self-limiting without necessitating treatment.

The issue of mercury in vax is still a concern.  Even when “thimerosal-free” vax are given, it’s not that they contain NO mercury, it’s that they contain LESS mercury.  You see, the big pharma can’t stand the thought of losing all that money on vax they already produced with mercury so what they did was to FILTER out the mercury in the vax so as not to lose all that product and money and market them as “thimerosal-free” even though they STILL contain mercury (p. 35).  The amount of mercury is ~1% of what used to be there.  Not all vax have mercury in them, but I recommend that a parent read the drug “product inserts” to see exactly what their child is being injected with so that they are not mislead by labels that are purposely deceitful.

One of the reoccurring themes in Dr Sears’ book was that children who are breastfed and not in day care are at low risk for these childhood illnesses.  He says that the reason why many of these seemingly unnecessary vax are given is in order to keep these illnesses away from out population forever.

Another reason cited for giving vax to children who don’t need them, was in order to protect the adults, especially pregnant women who work with them.  Excuse me?  You want me to inject my child with heavy metals, toxins, and other GROSS ingredients in order to protect YOU?  Are you kidding me?  If you want to use children as human shields, maybe you should market your toxic DRUGS to mothers of Hamas children.  They don’t seem to mind the idea!

Finally, to my dear pediatrician: I hope that this second research paper has convinced you that I have done my homework on this matter and that my decision NOT to vaccinate is based on thoughtful consideration, factual information, and most of all LOVE for my daughter and my innate motherly instinct to protect her from harm and to serve as her advocate as G-d has appointed me to do.  My motherly instincts tell me that there is something terribly wrong with the standard of care today and I will not ignore my gut feeling to follow the masses into their fate.

So to accuse me of “procrastinating” by not vaccinating “on schedule” is an insult to my intelligence and my right to choose.  I have made a deliberate decision not to vaccinate based on the information presented here, and not based on fear and ignorance.

Finally, you suggested, that both mothers of vaccinated and unvaccinated children should pray on their decision.  Here is my prayer. 

A Mother’s Prayer

Master of the Universe!

Creator of light and darkness,

Day and night,

Good and evil,

Life and death…

In your infinite kindness,

I beseech you to

Protect Your child

Who is in my care

You, the Creator of health and illness (sheloh nidah)

Please, Dear G-d, support me in my decision

Of keeping Your child, entrusted to me, safe from harmful and toxic substances.

Grant her total health and wellness-

That she should not fall ill to any predatory bug, critter, or any other ailment for that matter.

For in Your hands lies the fate of every one of Your children.

In Your Heavenly hands I entrust my spirit and my daughter’s.

Thank You Heavenly Father for supporting me in my decision

To guard Our daughter from dangerous medications with harmful side-effects.

Amen.

Sincerely,

Ahuva Gamliel, ND, AP
www.mibaso.org