Vaxxed Out of Existence.
The first thing I want to say is that I have no idea whether
or not certain vaccinations cause Autism.
The argument on both sides is so heated and filled with controversy that
it is hard to discern what is truth and what is fiction. What is cover-up and what is revelation.
But here is what I do believe: The American people have been duped into
believing that every disease and every childhood ailment, no matter how basal,
are necessary and shield the general public from a more dangerous epidemic.
If you are old enough, you might remember getting the
measles, the mumps, chicken pox. It was
a right of passage for a child. It was a
day, or three, off from school. It was
getting nurtured from our parents and doted on.
It was a chance for real parenting.
Then, suddenly, we were told by the Medical Community that
there was a shot, a vaccine, that could remove the threat of sickness. It would artificially protect our immune
system from getting sick. In 1962
Alexander Langmuir stated that 90% of the population in America had been
infected with the measles by the age of 15 [1]. According to the article in Oxford Journals, prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine, mortality rates had already
declined significantly due to an increase in nutrition and health care. However, the article hints at what might be
the biggest reason for the vaccine: Cost.
The average cost of a hospital stay for a child with measles
is close to 10,000 dollars [2]
Then, between the years of 1989 and 1991, a resurgence of measles
caused a mini epidemic that resulted in 55,000 cases and 122 deaths. The problem though is that it was not because
of unvaccinated children, it was actually due, in part, to children that had
received a dose of the vaccine. Which invites
the question, why vaccinate? Especially
in light of a decrease in deaths and debilitating effects years before the
vaccine was introduced.
Logic might suggest that it is more of a vaccine of
convenience. The necessity for a two
income family just to afford housing, food, and electricity cut into the time allowed
for parenting and nurturing.
This in conjecture, but perhaps the erosion of the family is
the greatest reason that vaccines have become so commonplace. It is convenient. It means the possibility of fewer interruptions
to the daily routine.
As Americans, as humans, we have become so accustomed to
technology and the benefits that it has on our lives that we have taken a back
seat on survival, believing that the government has taken care of that for us.
Okay, I get it, there are a lot of crazy conspiracies
running around. Some of them so
outlandish, that they have followings in the millions. But the biggest reason they exist, in my
opinion, is that we have put too much responsibility for our health and safety
on our government, that we fear contradicting it because we may have to figure
things out for ourselves.
Are there good medications, good Vaccines? Absolutely.
Are they all necessary? That is a
question that should be answered by the individual. Do the research yourself, go to reputable
sources for your statistics. One thing
you will find is that the origins of the statistic for which you are searching
often has a base cause somewhere other than with an unvaccinated person.
I admit, I am fully vaccinated. My parents made that choice by sending me to
school where it was mandatory. Luckily,
so far, I have seen no long-term problems from it…as far as I know. But for me, I do not trust every report that
is issued by the government by its agencies.
Why you ask? Well, if you are
asking why, then you don’t pay attention to our government.
We are made to feel like rebels, or conspiracy theorists,
because we fight for our rights to be heard.
But don’t stop fighting, just remember that you can explain something to
someone, but you can’t understand it for them.
- http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/189/Supplement_1/S1.long
- Mason WH, Ross LA, Lanson I. Epidemic
measles in the post vaccine era: evaluation of epidemiology clinical
presentation and complications during an outbreak. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1993;12:42-48.
