Beware Vaccinations

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Beware Vaccinations

 

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Beware Vaccinations

 

Lifesavers that they've been,

proliferation of childhood

vaccinations brings its own hazards

 

By Dr. Virender Sodhi

Hinduism Today

January/February/March, 2006

 

Although immunization has successfully reduced the

incidence of diseases such as smallpox and polio,

vaccination can cause side effects, some minor and

some quite major. We have reached the point where the

side effects may pose more risk than the disease being

vaccinated against. It is even possible that the

widespread use of vaccines is contributing to the

trend of deteriorating health among North American

children. More children are being vaccinated for more

diseases today -- 21 shots by the time they reach

first grade.

 

Evidence is everywhere. One survey found that children

receiving the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine were

six times more likely to develop asthma than children

not receiving this vaccine. In 1993, Japan suspended

the use of mumps vaccine due to the high incidence of

mumps meningitis as a complication. The Autism

Research Unit at the University of Sunderland reports

an increased incidence of parents' claiming that their

child's autism was the result of, or compounded by,

vaccination. Said one researcher, " Many times each

week, we are contacted by parents who talk about the

effect they saw when their child was vaccinated, often

describing harrowing scenes of extremely rapid

regression, from perfectly ordinary children to

children who exhibit very severe behavioral and

physiological problems. " California's autism rate has

mushroomed 1,000% over the past 20 years, with

dramatic increases following the introduction of the

measles-mumps-rebella (MMR) vaccine in the early

1980s. England also had dramatic increases in autism

beginning in the 1990s, following the introduction of

the MMR vaccine there.

 

International studies have implicated vaccination as a

cause of SIDS. SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is

a " catch-all " diagnosis given when the specific cause

of death is unknown. Estimates range from 5,000 to

10,000 cases each year in the US. One study found the

peak incidence of SIDS occurred between the ages of

two and four months in the US, precisely when the

first two routine immunizations are given. In the

1970s, Japan raised their vaccination age from two

months to two years. Their incidence of SIDS dropped

dramatically. They went from an infant mortality

ranking of 17 to first in the world. That is, by not

immunizing infants, they achieved the lowest infant

SIDS death rate in the world.

 

A study of 13,612 children ages two months to 16 years

was published by the UCLA School of Public Health on

the effects of diptheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP)

vaccine. It concluded, " Subjects who had been

vaccinated were more likely to have histories of

asthma, severe allergic reactions, and any allergy or

allergic reaction. Vaccinated subjects were also more

likely to have had sinusitis or sinus problems, or

allergy related nose and eye symptoms in the past

year. DTP or tetanus vaccination in children is

associated with a lifetime history and twelve-month

prevalence of many allergies and related respiratory

symptoms. Vaccinations may be partly responsible for

the increase of asthma and other allergic

hypersensitivity disorders. " Another study showed the

risk of serious adverse reaction to the DTP vaccine as

one in 1,750, while the chances of dying from

pertussis itself is just in one in several million.

 

Some vaccines make little sense, such as for hepatitis

B. We know how the disease is contracted. The risk

factors can be avoided, making the vaccination

unnecessary. The side effects of the vaccination may

be 100 times worse than getting the disease itself. A

nine-year-old boy was brought to my clinic with a

diagnosis of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. While

taking his history, it became evident that the immune

system was triggered adversely following a hepatitis B

vaccination. He developed a high fever and all his

joints swelled. He was put on prednisolone, a powerful

steroid with adverse effects itself. Finally, his

parents sought my advice. After nine months of

treatment and detoxification, he went into remission.

 

Vaccine ingredients include known toxicants and

carcinogens such as thimersol (a mercury derivative),

aluminum phosphate, formaldehyde (for which the

Poisons Information Centre in Australia claims there

is no acceptable safe amount that can be injected into

a living human body) and phenoxyethanol (your car's

antifreeze). Some infants receive 100 times the EPA's

maximum allowable amount of mercury through vaccines.

Some of these ingredients are gastrointestinal

toxicants, liver toxicants, respiratory toxicants,

neurotoxicants, cardiovascular and blood toxicants,

reproductive toxicants and developmental toxicants --

to name just a few of the known dangers. Chemical

ranking systems rate many vaccine ingredients among

the most hazardous substances, and they are heavily

regulated. In the December 1994, Medical Post,

Canadian author of the best-seller Medical Mafia,

Guylaine Lanctot, MD, stated, " The medical authorities

keep lying. Vaccination has been a disaster on the

immune system. It actually causes a lot of illnesses.

We are changing our genetic code through vaccination.

One hundred years from now we will know that the

biggest crime against humanity was vaccines. "

 

As a parent, you should be informed, and calculate the

risk versus the benefit. My children are only

vaccinated for polio and tetanus. They both got

measles and chicken pox. They recovered without

complication, thanks to natural medicine. If your kids

have skin rash, diarrhea or some other serious

condition, ask your doctor and get more information

from the Internet before getting them vaccinated. If

there is any family history of auto-immune disease,

avoid vaccination, or delay it until the immune system

is more mature. Mother's milk is the best vaccination

for babies. Nutrition is of utmost importance. Eat

organic, whole foods with plenty of fruits, vegetable,

good oils, even organic butter or ghee. Add

supplements. Vitamin A has been shown to reduce the

mortality of measles. Zinc, B-vitamins and omega three

and six oils are very beneficial. Hygiene is of utmost

importance, as it will prevent a lot of disease.

Traditionally, the holy basil plant was planted in the

center of house, which warded off many varieties of

bugs and has strong antiviral properties. Other

antiviral, antibacterial plants planted around the

house included neem, mango, acacia, amla and haritaki.

Finally, remember that it is your duty and right to

make a final decision whether or not to vaccinate your

child.

 

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Dr. Virender Sodhi holds an M.D. (Ayurveda) from

India and a N.D. from Bastyr College of

Naturopathic Medicine, USA. E-mail:

drsodhi .

Web: http://www.ayurvedicscience.com .

 

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