Make an Informed Decision
Does your provider discuss the risks versus benefits when it comes to vaccinations?
In most cases, parents are informed that they need to vaccinate against various infections otherwise their child can get very sick with an infection they’re not vaccinated against, or they won’t be able to start school since vaccines are mandatory.
Think about when you have surgery. You are required to sign an informed consent form where you acknowledge all of the risks that could occur from a procedure like bleeding, infection, or even death.
Should we have this with vaccines?
Vaccines are manufactured to help prevent specific infectious diseases which should provide a better quality of life for our children, however, there’s a correlation between chronic diseases such as allergies, asthma, obesity, and autism rising with an increase in the vaccine schedule even though there are multiple contributing factors.
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has paid out over $5 billion to date.
We’ve gone from kids getting 11 shots up to 18 years old in 1983 to now 58 shots with some kids getting 8 shots at 1 visit.
You also need to be aware that there are adjuvants added to vaccines such as mercury and aluminum which are neurotoxic and are used to ramp up the immune response.
In addition, preservatives such as formaldehyde and stabilizers like MSG are added to cell cultures that come from fetal tissue and animals.
There are millions of germs out there and the vaccines available can only potentially provide immunity to a select few.
We as parents need to weigh to weight the risk of being protected against a select number of infections vs. the potential of having a chronic debilitating disorder if the vaccine contributes.
Only you can weigh the pros and cons to make that decision.
Most states allow a philosophical or religious exemption for parents who decide to either not vaccinate or take a modified vaccine schedule approach.
Parents should always have the choice and be informed of the risks and benefits of each vaccine before proceeding.
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