Another shot at it
Who wouldn't be worried about vaccines, when you consider the list of ingredients? They sound like the last thing anyone in their right mind would want injected into their body.
Vaccinations in children have been a particular concern of many. Here is what I believe is the crux of the vaccine problem in regards to children. Public health officials point to what appear to be clear overall benefits across the population as a whole from these vaccines. What the manufacturers are unwilling to acknowledge is that for some susceptible children, giving these vaccines does cause a problem.
Why are some children susceptible, while so many others are not? Look to individual genetic make-up, for starters. Some children's detoxification systems just aren't as effective as others. You can add to this individual toxic exposure, poor diet and too many antibiotics—to name just a few more potential contributing causes. In some children, the overall toxic load can overwhelm the body's defense mechanisms.
There has been some question about the spike in cases of autism, and whether or not it's related to those very same nasty vaccine ingredients. Autism should be recognized as a complex disease that can have multiple contributing causes. A dysfunctional gut and an overwhelmed immune and detoxification system are present in the vast majority of these children. It's therefore reasonable to assume that in some children, the stuff that is put into vaccines may contribute to the problem.
Of course, if public health officials started talking this way, the result would be pure chaos from their point of view. As you can see, the reality is complex. Trying to walk such a fine line in their argument to the public would be a gargantuan task.
But to be direct, I think our children are over-vaccinated and over-medicated. In fact, if you took away antibiotics for ear infections (which are usually unnecessary to begin with) and also took away vaccinations, many pediatricians would have to retrain for another medical specialty.
Having said as much, vaccinating a child is still an individual decision. Parents should do their own research and consider religious and philosophical concerns.
The one clear exception in my view is the chicken pox (varicella) vaccine. Chicken pox in children is a relatively benign disease. And getting it pretty much confers lifetime immunity, so it seems this is an unnecessary vaccine—plain and simple.
