WION Gravitas, a popular prime-time show in India that brings viewers news and discussions on concurrent issues and across the globe, exposed in a recent episode how Pfizer bullies and blackmails countries for shots and took a hard line in the push for profit.
A non-profit organization called Public Citizen obtained a confidential unredacted Pfizer contract of some of its negotiations. The contracts show how Pfizer can stop countries from speaking about its contracts, block vaccine donations, unilaterally change delivery schedules and demand public assets as collateral.
“The contracts offer a rare glimpse into the power one pharmaceutical corporation has gained to silence governments, throttle supply, shift risk and maximize profits in the worst public health crisis in a century,” Public Citizen reported.
How Conflicts of Interest Have Corrupted the CDC
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Conflicts of interest have become more the rule than the occasional exception. Even the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) receives heavy funding from industry
A 2009 investigation by the Office of the Inspector General concluded the CDC has “a systemic lack of oversight of the ethics program”; 97 percent of disclosure forms filed by its advisors were incomplete
The editor-in-chief of the Lancet recently published a statement declaring that a lot of published research is unreliable at best; about half is completely false
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Book by investigative journalist reveals how the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has engaged in massive fraud, misinformation and manipulation of vaccine information
A Danish scientist hired by the CDC to investigate the vaccine-autism link was charged with 22 counts of fraud and theft, yet the U.S. has not bothered to extradite him from Denmark, where he can be easily found
Most doctors will tell you the science is settled; there’s no link between vaccines and autism. In reality, the CDC is well aware there’s a link. Suppression of such data is why so few doctors understand the problem
CDC Blocks Whistleblower From Vaccine Injury Testimony
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A 16-year-old boy with autism and his family are suing a medical clinic for administering vaccines they believe caused the boy’s autism
A key part of the case hinges on testimony from Dr. William Thompson, a research scientist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who claimed the CDC covered up a vaccine-autism connection in relation to the MMR vaccine
CDC director Thomas Frieden blocked the request to have Thompson testify, stating it “would not substantially promote the objectives of CDC”
It is estimated that Vioxx killed more U.S. citizens than the Vietnam War. If a single pharmaceutical company can’t admit that was a problem, how is anyone ever going to be able to face the reality of what vaccines have done to our population?
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Director of VAXXED responds to Australian authorities
A Two-Dose Vaccine For Chicken Pox Now Is Linked To An Epidemic Of Shingles
April 18, 2017 Dr. Brownstein
Dr. David Brownstein says that the two-dose vaccine for chicken pox does lower the rate of that childhood illness. However, shingles, which is a painful recurrence of chickenpox, mostly in adults, has become an epidemic that is directly related to the vaccine. Shingles is far more serious and life-threatening than chicken pox. The bottom line is that billions of dollars are spent on vaccinating children to reduce the rate of a relatively mild childhood disease only to make them more susceptible to the same virus as adults causing serious illness (more medical bills) and even death. Big Pharma wins at both ends of the cycle. –GEG
Vaccine Excipient & Media Summary
Excipients Included in U.S. Vaccines, by Vaccine
In addition to weakened or killed disease antigens (viruses or bacteria), vaccines contain very small amounts of other ingredients – excipients or media.
Australian Prime Minister and Wife Tied to Pharma, Pushing Mandatory Vaccination
Australia’s politicians are deeply tied to pharmaceutical corporations, the British Monarchy, and other corporate and institutional powers which threaten the freedom and prosperity of Australian citizens.
One product of this hegemony is Australia’s “No Jab No Pay” law, which strips welfare from citizens who refuse vaccination for themselves or their children.
You could say people should just go without government welfare, and that’s a good idea for participants in the philosophy of independence from the system (Voluntaryism or Agorism), but the “system” in Australia has been constructed to make it difficult for anyone who is left out.
They can use this as leverage to cut off other necessities from citizens who refuse vaccination.
Without regard for the world of evidence for why people should not vaccinate, politicians and mainstream media speak of “improving vaccination rates.”
In its full perspective, No Jab No Pay is an eventuality when you see who holds power in the country. Let’s start with the Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull.
He’s a multi-millionaire, with a chairman of a pharma corporation (who works with Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline) for a wife.
According to Money Morning:
“Australia’s new prime minister is a wealthy man. Last night, much was made of the fact that he doesn’t need to be in public life to have power and financial reward. He’s already amassed quite a fortune. Even before he entered politics. Various sources estimate his net worth at between $180 million and $200 million.”
In the mid 90’s, Turnbull invested 500,000$ in OzEmail and returned with about $60 million.
Study – A vaccine that prevents pregnancy in women.
Abstract
We report here results of clinical trials on a birth control vaccine, consisting of a heterospecies dimer of the beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) associated noncovalently with the alpha subunit of ovine luteinizing hormone and conjugated to tetanus and diphtheria toxoids as carriers, that induces antibodies of high avidity (K(a) approximately 10(10) M-1) against hCG. Fertile women exposed to conception over 1224 cycles recorded only one pregnancy at antibody titers of > 50 ng/ml (hCG bioneutralization capacity). The antibody response declines with time; fertility was regained when titers fell to < 35 ng/ml. This study presents evidence of the feasibility of a vaccine for control of human fertility.
Pr. Iustin Pârvu despre vaccinare: „Cu martirajul copiilor a început Biserica lui Hristos, cu martirajul pruncilor iată că începe și prigoana acestui veac de pe urmă… Omul vine să se formeze în Biserica, și ce formare îi dăm noi, dacă propovaduim aceeași învăţătură cu a statului antihristic?”
– Parinte, cum sfatuiti poporul sa procedeze cu privire la aceste vaccinuri criminale care se vor impune cu forta, asupra copiilor nostri si asupra mamelor insarcinate, si poate pe viitor asupra tuturor?
– Dragii mei, e greu sa dai un raspuns unui popor intreg, pentru ca nu avem decat solutii dureroase, pentru ca aceasta este realitatea in care traim, foarte, foarte dureroasa. Am spus de la inceputul anului ca trebuie sa ne pregatim pentru martiraj si mai mult de atat nici nu as mai fi avut de grait, dar oamenii sunt neputinciosi cu duhul si cu mintea ca sa inteleaga. Nu e usor sa traiesti in ziua de azi. Dar daca Domnul asa a binevoit ca noi sa suferim aceste vremuri, apoi trebuie sa ne supunem si sa primim cu bucurie toate cele ce vin asupra noastra, ca din mana lui Dumnezeu, si nu a vrajmasului. E mai greu acum, pentru ca ne-am invatat cu comoditatea, cu televizorul si cu toate mofturile si libertatile; ei bine, dragii mei, abia acum se vede efectul daunator al acestor libertati – ne-au slabit puterile sufletului. Mintea este ingreuiata, trupul slabit si datorita alimentatiei otravite cu care ne hranesc mai marii nostri, si nu suntem obisnuiti sa purtam niciun fel de razboi, nici duhovnicesc, nici trupesc. De aceea, va rog sa nu mai cautati solutii. Solutii omenesti nu sunt, dragii mei! Solutia este moartea pentru Hristos. Tata pe fiu si mama pe fiica va da la moarte. Iata ca asistam la implinirea acestei proorocii. Daca mama va lasa copilul sa fie vaccinat, este ca si cum l-ar da la moarte. Am spus de mai multe ori sa luam modelul lui Brancoveanu, care cu marime de suflet privea mucenicia fiului sau cel mic, Matei. Invatati copiii sa traiasca in legea crestineasca, aceste obiceiuri sa le deprinda mai cu seama; nu mai e nevoie de nicio alta stiinta, de nicio scoala; prin orice mijloace copiii nostri sunt otraviti nu numai cu aceste vaccinuri, ci cu atatea informatii mincinoase la adresa creatiei lui Dumnezeu, cu calculatorul si cu tot soiul de filme, care ofera copilului o educatie antihristica. Daca nu aveti unde sa va retrageti din societatea aceasta potrivnica lui Dumnezeu, stati fiecare la locurile dumneavoastra si marturisiti pe Hristos, opunandu-va tuturor masurilor viclene de exterminare a omului. Pentru ca asta tanjeste vrajmasul sa faca, sa distruga faptura lui Dumnezeu. Invidia lui cea mai mare, aceasta este – crearea OMULUI: De ce il iubeste Dumnezeu atat de mult pe om? Tocmai de aceea ar trebui sa prindem putere si curaj, pentru ca daca suntem asa de tare luptati si impresurati din toate partile de atatea primejdii si nevoi, inseamna ca si invidia vrajmasului se mareste datorita dragostei lui Dumnezeu sporite fata de noi, chipul si asemanarea Sa. Dar iata cat de mult ne iubeste Dumnezeu ca inca mai rabda toate pacatele si faradelegile noastre. Numai dracul nu intelege mila si iertarea lui Dumnezeu, ca daca ar fi inteles-o, cred ca s-ar fi pocait si el.
De aceea va zic – aveti incredere ca Domnul va va da putere sa marturisiti pentru El. Traim intr-o lume anarhica, intreaga clasa politica este vrajmasa a lui Hristos si slujitoare raului, de aceea numai simpla noastra vietuire, fara sa abdicam de la principiile noastre crestine, este o marturisire si o mucenicie de zi cu zi.
1 Corinteni 15
1 Vă fac cunoscută, fraţilor, Evanghelia, pe care v-am propovăduit-o, pe care aţi primit-o, în care aţi rămas
2 şi prin care sunteţi mântuiţi, dacă o ţineţi aşa după cum v-am propovăduit-o, altfel, degeaba aţi crezut.
3 V-am învăţat înainte de toate, aşa cum am primit şi eu, că Hristos a murit pentru păcatele noastre, după Scripturi,
4 că a fost îngropat şi a înviat a treia zi, după Scripturi,
The Dangerous Reasons You Should Never Give Your Baby Tylenol After Vaccines
The Blood Brain Barrier Faces Dangerous Vaccine Ingredients
Vaccines contain chemicals that are not beneficial for children of any age, especially for infants. You can read a list of vaccine ingredients here, as published by the CDC.
The list includes substances such as human DNA; squalene, a known cancer-causing adjuvant; thimerosal, a form of mercury known to cause neurological damage; aluminum; chick embryo cells; formaldehyde; and cell cultures from human embryos and guinea pigs.
Vaccines also contain excitotoxins, including monosodium glutamate (MSG), substances which can overstimulate and damage or even destroy brain cells, which would likely be even more dangerous to a still-developing brain.
All of these substance may cross the infant’s blood brain barrier. Sadly, babies’ blood brain barriers may be even more challenged when their parents give them popular pain relievers, such as acetaminophen, commonly known as Tylenol®.
The Risks of Mixing Tylenol with Vaccines
The CDC recently advised parents that giving children Tylenol pain relief after vaccination may make the vaccines less effective. The pain reliever’s ability to prevent fevers causes suppression of the immune system, which also renders the vaccines less effective. [9]
A 2011 report from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned parents and health care providers that overdoses of liquid acetaminophen in babies of children caused liver failure and death. [10]
Disturbingly, a recent research study demonstrated that increased use of acetaminophen during a child’s first year of life has been linked to higher rates of asthma. In addition, despite the unclear and complex causes of autism, the use of acetaminophen during infancy has also demonstrated a possible link to higher rates of autism. [11, 12]
The causes for these links are still unknown, but scientists have proposed that the use of acetaminophen may cause “alterations in glutathione levels.” Other leading theories include that the use of this popular pain reliever also causes “effects on serotonin, suppression of COX2, and specific effects of acetaminophen breakdown products.”
In simple terms, glutathione is a molecule made of three amino acids, the building blocks of life. Our bodies produce this vital substance naturally. It helps us stay healthy and prevent disease, aiding our bodies to fight cancer, heart disease, dementia, and chronic disease. As a supplement, it has been used to treat autism, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancer. [13]
When babies are vaccinated, many vaccine ingredients may cross the blood brain barrier. When parents give their babies pain relief in combination with a vaccine, glutathione levels may be lowered or depleted, preventing this important “security guard” from removing vaccine toxins from the brain and other parts of the body.
In addition, parents may be unable to recognize adverse reactions to vaccines because acetaminophen conceals crying, fevers, and other symptoms.
Conclusion
The widely accepted use of acetaminophen pain relievers, such as Tylenol, has been shown in scientific studies to deplete levels of our bodies’ master antioxidant, glutathione. Parents should question the popular notion that dozens of vaccine doses in infancy are safe, and they should certainly research the damaging effects acetaminophen can have on the developing brain.
Herd Immunity Theory Has Been Repeatedly Disproven
by Marco Cáceres
The Vaccine Reaction
Several years ago I wrote about the theory of “herd immunity” and explained why it is a myth when applied to a vaccinated population. The herd immunity theory was formulated based on observations during the early 20th century of how an infectious disease appeared to lose its capacity to infect and spread after more than half of the people in a community had been infected with the disease and developed natural, life-long immunity to that disease. [1]
The theory of herd immunity was never meant to be applied to a vaccinated population, but rather was co-opted later in the 20th century to help justify mass, mandatory vaccination campaigns to eliminate infectious diseases for the so-called “greater good.” Its validity was grounded on the underlying assumption that the herd was protected because a significant portion of that herd had become stronger as a result of the natural process of contracting and surviving an infection.
The more members of the herd (community), who were exposed to an infectious disease and developed natural immunity to it the less of a threat that disease posed to the entire herd (community).
This same concept does not work in a highly vaccinated population for one simple reason: Vaccination stimulates an artificial, temporary immunity that does not last as long as naturally acquired immunity. Sometimes vaccination does not prevent infection at all but allows infection with few or no symptoms in the vaccinated person, who is still able to transmit the infection to others, which is the case with B. pertussis (whooping cough). [2] At best, it may stave off infections in some vaccinated people for a limited period of time.
Consequently, a vaccinated herd is never really protected. There is an illusion of protection in such a scenario because those who have been vaccinated remain vulnerable to infection and, thus, so does the herd—vaccinated and unvaccinated alike.
Schoolgirls sent to hospital after getting HPV vaccine
WRITER: CHINNAWAT SINGHA
PHITSANULOK – Four Prathom 5 students were rushed to a hospital after they were given an HPV vaccination on Wednesday morning. Following the injection – said to help prevent the development of cervical…
1. In 2010 the FDA allowed a presentation by those injured by HPV Vaccines… they have still not responded. 2. Since the introduction of HPV Vaccines, VAERS reports of autoimmune conditions have increased more than 1000%, infertility reports increased 790%, spontaneous abortion (miscarriage) reports increased 270%, blindness and deafness reports increased 188%. 3. HPV Vaccines account for 25% of all VAERS reports. 4. It costs the U.S. $30,000,000 per year in HPV vaccines to eliminate less than 3 deaths per 100,000 women from cervical cancer… which would have been caught by pap smears anyway. AND this is despite the fact that HPV vaccines do not prevent CIN1/2 lesions from progressing to CIN3. 5. Merck has always promised there is no HPV viral DNA in HPV vaccines, which is an outright lie. In 2012, Dr. Lee found that 100% of all HPV Vaccines contain HPV Viral DNA, and this was confirmed by French scientists in 2014. Injecting HPV Viral DNA causes HPV infection. 6. In 2015 it was discovered by an Australian scientist that Merck’s HPV Vaccine “saline placebo” was not saline. It was Polysorbate 80… which causes ovarian failure, infertility, autoimmunity and nut allergies. This is important because that means when comparing the vaccine (containing Polysorbate 80) to the placebo, they could confidently say there were no differences or changes. (Polysorbate 80 is an ingredient in numerous vaccines.) 7. In 2015 Dr. Lee officially recommended no physical activity or sports for at least 2 months after receiving Gardasil because of the very high chance of cardiac arrest.
My name is Tetyana Obukhanych. I hold a PhD in Immunology. I am writing this letter in the hope that it will correct several common misperceptions about vaccines in order to help you formulate a fair and balanced understanding that is supported by accepted vaccine theory and new scientific findings.
Do unvaccinated children pose a higher threat to the public than the vaccinated?
It is often stated that those who choose not to vaccinate their children for reasons of conscience endanger the rest of the public, and this is the rationale behind most of the legislation to end vaccine exemptions currently being considered by federal and state legislators country-wide. You should be aware that the nature of protection afforded by many modern vaccines – and that includes most of the vaccines recommended by the CDC for children – is not consistent with such a statement. I have outlined below the recommended vaccines that cannot prevent transmission of disease either because they are not designed to prevent the transmission of infection (rather, they are intended to prevent disease symptoms), or because they are for non-communicable diseases. People who have not received the vaccines mentioned below pose no higher threat to the general public than those who have, implying that discrimination against non-immunized children in a public school setting may not be warranted.
– IPV (inactivated poliovirus vaccine) cannot prevent transmission of poliovirus (see appendix for the scientific study, Item #1). Wild poliovirus has been non-existent in the USA for at least two decades. Even if wild poliovirus were to be re-imported by travel, vaccinating for polio with IPV cannot affect the safety of public spaces. Please note that wild poliovirus eradication is attributed to the use of a different vaccine, OPV or oral poliovirus vaccine. Despite being capable of preventing wild poliovirus transmission, use of OPV was phased out long ago in the USA and replaced with IPV due to safety concerns.
– Tetanus is not a contagious disease, but rather acquired from deep-puncture wounds contaminated with C. tetani spores. Vaccinating for tetanus (via the DTaP combination vaccine) cannot alter the safety of public spaces; it is intended to render personal protection only.
– While intended to prevent the disease-causing effects of the diphtheria toxin, the diphtheria toxoid vaccine (also contained in the DTaP vaccine) is not designed to prevent colonization and transmission of C. diphtheriae. Vaccinating for diphtheria cannot alter the safety of public spaces; it is likewise intended for personal protection only.
– The acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine (the final element of the DTaP combined vaccine), now in use in the USA, replaced the whole cell pertussis vaccine in the late 1990s, which was followed by an unprecedented resurgence of whooping cough. An experiment with deliberate pertussis infection in primates revealed that the aP vaccine is not capable of preventing colonization and transmission of B. pertussis (see appendix for the scientific study, Item #2). The FDA has issued a warning regarding this crucial finding.
– Among numerous types of H. influenzae, the Hib vaccine covers only type b. Despite its sole intention to reduce symptomatic and asymptomatic (disease-less) Hib carriage, the introduction of the Hib vaccine has inadvertently shifted strain dominance towards other types of H. influenzae (types a through f).These types have been causing invasive disease of high severity and increasing incidence in adults in the era of Hib vaccination of children (see appendix for the scientific study, Item #4). The general population is more vulnerable to the invasive disease now than it was prior to the start of the Hib vaccination campaign. Discriminating against children who are not vaccinated for Hib does not make any scientific sense in the era of non-type b H. influenzae disease.
– Hepatitis B is a blood-borne virus. It does not spread in a community setting, especially among children who are unlikely to engage in high-risk behaviors, such as needle sharing or sex. Vaccinating children for hepatitis B cannot significantly alter the safety of public spaces. Further, school admission is not prohibited for children who are chronic hepatitis B carriers. To prohibit school admission for those who are simply unvaccinated – and do not even carry hepatitis B – would constitute unreasonable and illogical discrimination
Can discrimination against families who oppose vaccines for reasons of conscience prevent future disease outbreaks of communicable viral diseases, such as measles?
Measles research scientists have for a long time been aware of the “measles paradox.” I quote from the article by Poland & Jacobson (1994) “Failure to Reach the Goal of Measles Elimination: Apparent Paradox of Measles Infections in Immunized Persons.” Arch Intern Med 154:1815-1820:
“The apparent paradox is that as measles immunization rates rise to high levels in a population, measles becomes a disease of immunized persons.”
USA: Highest Vaccination Rate in the World Has the Worst Health
by PAUL FASSA
That “worst health” label includes a ranking of 34th in the world with infant mortality. In other words, the USA has the 34th worst infant survival with its highest rate of vaccinations. Some are directly from multiple vaccinations administered.
But the USA leads the world in infant vaccinations, those administered during the first year after their births – 26 vaccinations during that time.
The only vaccination I recall receiving during early childhood, circa 1948, was the smallpox vaccine, the one that left a circle of shallow pockmarks on the upper arm, a non-ink tattoo that proved you had received that vaccine. Months later there was the booster shot which gave me a vacation of several days away from my first grade teacher while sitting out the chicken pox.
During Naval training the mass vaccination high pressure hand held gun that replaced syringes and needles was tried on us with the polio shot. I wound up with a vacation in the base infirmary with an extended period of the flu. Between those two, there may have been a tetanus shot or two.
From the Healthy Home Economist:
-In1950, there were 3 childhood vaccines typically given when a child entered school.
-In 1983, there were 10 recommended vaccines by the age of 6 years old (24 doses, 7 injections, 4 oral doses for polio).
-In 2010, the CDC vax schedule totaled 68 doses with more than half given by the time a child was only a year and a half old.
-In 2016, the schedule has increased to 74 doses by age 17 with 53 injections and 3 oral doses of rotavirus.
The number of vaccines included in the current childhood vaccine schedule has quadrupled over the past 60 years, with several demanding multiple injections and boosters. During this exponential rise of CDC “recommended” schedules, the health of American children has plummeted.
Autoimmune diseases, learning disabilities, food allergies, chronic ailments, and childhood obesity have all risen. The overall health of this nation ranks very low compared to all other industrialized nations, dead last in most areas.
Vaccine false dogma is so heavy hardly anyone with authority, even in mainstream media, makes the connection between poor health with high vaccination rates. Instead, more, three added for 2016, are getting enforced by mandate or coerced by pediatricians who have the right to refuse medical care on kids who aren’t vaccinated. Destroying Health with Vaccines is Good Business
“If you believe what you are told by the AMA and the CDC and your doctor, you’re not doing enough research.”
In 1991 Scott Cooper and his wife researched vaccine safety and efficacy, determined vaccines are NOT safe or effective, and refused to vaccinate their son. Interestingly, their son was much healthier than his vaccinated peers throughout childhood. At the time, Scott worked as a sales rep for Merck & Co., a large vaccine manufacturer, and he had dived deep into researching vaccines and the risk associated with vaccination. His Pediatrician was befuddled that Scott would not vaccinate, especially because he worked for a large vaccine manufacturer! His son continues to be healthy, and Scott and his wife have no regrets about not vaccinating their son.
William Shatner targeted by vaccine bullies in vicious campaign to silence tweets about autism
Saturday, April 22, 2017 by: Mike Adams
(Natural News) Vaccine industry zealots believe in destroying the freedom to think. Their actions — and especially the actions of sociopathic medical violence pushers like Dr. David Gorski — reflect the kind of destruction of knowledge we’ve all witnessed throughout history when evil regimes burned books in order to control the official narrative. (Dr. Gorski is a high-level editor at Wikipedia and writes all the entries involving vaccines, chemotherapy and cancer surgery, blocking all dissenting facts or information he doesn’t like.)
There is no question whatsoever that vaccines cause widespread harm and death — see this revelation about the UK government paying out tens of millions in damages after hundreds of children were brain damaged by the swine flu vaccine — yet this simple, irrefutable fact is not even allowed to be debated today due to the coordinated, pharma-funded effort to absolutely destroy any person who even asks a simple question about vaccine safety or vaccine ingredients.
As a simple demonstration, witness this GreenMedInfo.com article describing a vaccine science study that found a 212% increase in infant mortality among infants who received DTP vaccines vs. those who didn’t. As this article reveals, some vaccines actually harm or kill far more babies than they save. Yet this very idea is ridiculed as “anti-science” by religious science fundamentalists, even when the conclusion is precisely backed by peer-reviewed, published science.
Note: We’ve just launched a new website called Natural News Reference that lists the ingredients for over 60 popular vaccines. Go there now to search for vaccine insert sheet ingredients lists and see for yourself what vaccines are really made of.
The coordinated effort to smear William Shatner for daring to tweet the truth about vaccine zealot David Gorski
Defending a parent’s right to withhold vaccines when they want to
Mothers and fathers should have the right to refuse stringent CDC guidelines for religious or philosophical reasons
By Amy Wright Glenn
This column will disappoint many people I love.
On one side, I have dear friends and colleagues who regard mandatory vaccination laws as a no-brainer. If someone supports the required use of car seats or seat belts, how could one not support mandating inoculations that have protected and saved hundreds of millions of lives? These individuals strongly believe that all children deserve to be protected from terrifying scourges like polio, even if parents view vaccinations as rogue “science” or the plotting of conspiratorial governments. Some regard parents who don’t vaccinate as child abusers.
On the other side, I have dear friends and colleagues who take copious notes while watching films like Vaxxed or The Truth About Vaccines. They regard vaccine medicine as an evolving science mixed with many motives: some dubious and self-serving. These individuals may vaccinate selectively, choosing which vaccines make the most sense for their family’s particular circumstances. A very small minority regard vaccination writ largely as more harmful than good; they eschew all vaccines completely.
I stand in the middle – the uncomfortable middle.
I’m condemned as “anti-vaccine” by those who support mandatory laws removing vaccine exemptions, minus those that are medical. Those who believe I fail to understand the ugly truth about the vaccine industry dismiss my work as “pro-vaccine.”
Stalwart believers on either side are firmly convinced of their own position. Those who reside within the echo chamber of bias confirmation may not take the time to read this article before jumping straight to the comment section, either here or via social media posts. Such ardent ideologues usually write me, too. Upon the publication of this piece, I’ll open my inbox to find my intellect denigrated due to my pro-vaccine/pro-medical choice position on this contentious parenting topic that powerfully intersects with legitimate public health concerns.
But this is my position, nonetheless. And those of us who accept the evidence that vaccine science does far more good than harm — while at the same time safeguarding informed parental consent — deserve a place at the table.
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