OK, three articles to point you to — all from the same site.
Why, just because I thought you should know. 🙂
| Adults Beware — New Vaccine Guidelines Released:
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has released the 2007-2008 recommended immunization schedules for adults in the US. The schedule includes 11 different types of vaccines for adults, including…. […] Vaccinations of all kinds hit you right at the core of your fears, no matter what vaccine we’re talking about. […] But getting back to the vaccines, Big Pharma may appear idiotic, but they are no fools. They know people want guaranteed safety. “Here, take this shot and nothing bad will happen to you,” they say. And a lot of people believe them, even when evidence of the opposite comes out. They just want the magic pill to be true. Some hard-hitting evidence released just a couple of months ago should make anyone think twice about the flu shot: flu vaccines have NEVER been proven to prevent flu-related deaths in people over age 65, which is one of the primary groups for which they’re recommended. You may also be shocked to learn that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grossly distorts the facts about flu deaths. If you go to the CDC’s main flu page, you’ll see their statistic that about 36,000 people die from the flu in the United States each year. But if you search a little harder, you can find the actual number of people who died from the flu in 2005 (this is the most recent data that’s available). Want to take a guess at what it is? In 2005, 1,806 people died from influenza, not 36,000. […] How to Prevent the Flu Naturally |
Then there’s this one on children’s shots and exemptions and education and stuff:
| Growing Number of Parents Use Religion to Avoid Vaccines
Many states are seeing increases in the rate of religious exemptions from vaccinations claimed for kindergarteners, according to a review of states’ vaccination records and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted by the Associated Press. A growing number of parents are claiming religious exemptions to avoid vaccinations for their children because they are skeptical of the shots’ effectiveness or are concerned about potential side effects, including autism. The number of parents choosing not to vaccinate is still small, as only a few thousand children were not vaccinated, compared with 3.7 million vaccinated, among children who entered kindergarten in 2005. […] More parents are clearly starting to understand that vaccinations are not a miracle cure-all that will keep their children from getting sick. Instead, they are seeing the truth: that vaccines carry the risk of serious side effects, including autism. […] The topic of vaccinations is always emotional for both sides of the camp. People who have not done their research are quick to say that it is ignorant to avoid vaccinations. However, this is quite the oxymoron because mothers with college educations and higher incomes are those who are LESS likely to vaccinate their children. […] The trend toward not vaccinating has been growing for some time now. One study found 93 percent of pediatricians and 60 percent of family physicians said at least one parent had refused a vaccine for their child in 2003. Also, 69 percent of the physicians said that the number of concerns from parents had increased significantly. |
What’s your stance on vaccinations?
(I’m leery of them.)
Wait a minute. Three articles?! 😯 I only see two! 😳