Vaccinations

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The Chinese discoverd and used vaccinations several centuries before they

were discovered in the West. But they were used in China and in the

beginning in the West in a lot saner manner than today. There were no

dozens of shots at very young ages. Only the worst diseases that did the

most damage and were the most common were vaccinated against. Vaccinations

- especially new vaccinations - are money makers. So a rush has been on to

vaccinate against anything and everything, even when the risk from the

vaccination is greater than the risk of getting the disease!

 

And like many pharmaceuticals today, there is not enough concern with safety

and both short- and long-term effects.

 

We've gone overboard on the vaccination thing. There is some evidence that

the immune system doesn't develop like it should when too many vaccinations

are given and especially at too young of an age.

 

And at the same time we've been rushing to vaccinate anything and everything

and develop new (and more expensive) drugs, the funding for basic public

health measures has been decreased and even slashed. Hence, one factor in

the rise of TB cases. (It's not the only factor, but it is one.) Increased

numbers of homeless people also have played a role in the U.S. as well as

some other things. Anyone who thinks that health problems from pollution or

from infectious diseases are going to stop at an international boundary or

at a state line, or not invade more economically properous neighborhoods

within a city or town are living in a fool's paradise. Germs and pollution

don't say, " Oh no, here's the border between countries (or the state line or

the city limits) so <screech> I have to stop here. Can't cross that line. "

 

Victoria

 

 

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