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Vaccinations help protect the human body from. Several reasons for refusing vaccination: the harm and danger of vaccination for children

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Surely you heard from friends or read stories in the newspapers about the terrible consequences of vaccinations. And almost everyone among friends has a married couple who basically does not vaccinate their children. You can reassure yourself by deciding that they are just cranks. However, information about the dangers of vaccines regularly attacks us, so you can not help but think about it - and there is no smoke without fire.

Anti-vaccination movement - what is it?

Anti-vaccinators, or anti-vaccines, are people who consider all or some vaccines to be dangerous, and vaccination to be unhealthy or at least useless. This movement is widespread not only in Russia - the trend is characteristic of all countries of the world. Moreover, the ideas of refusing vaccination are far from new - they arose almost simultaneously with the invention of the first vaccine against smallpox in the late 18th century.

Anti-vaccinators use standard tactics as arguments - they tell an emotional story about how a child received serious complications after vaccination and remained disabled. In other words, first of all they try to put pressure on emotions. If you read such a story in a newspaper or on a website page, then it was probably accompanied by a heartbreaking photograph of a crying child in the background of syringes, or something similar. At the same time, anti-vaccinators completely ignore the opposite cases when refusal of vaccination led to even more dire consequences. Antiviral vaccines also provide statistics, usually in the form of charts and graphs, demonstrating a steady increase in the number of children with various abnormalities (in particular, with autism), which coincides with the introduction of a vaccine. And as evidence of the uselessness of vaccines, you can provide graphs that demonstrate that the incidence of a particular childhood infection has decreased long before the mass introduction of the corresponding vaccine, and has not changed at all against the background of vaccination.

If you try to dissuade the anti-vaccine with the help of evidence, research results and statistics, confirmed by reputable medical organizations, you will find that almost all of them believe in the theory of a world conspiracy. In response, you will probably hear: “governments are cheating, pharmaceutical giants have bribed everyone, the World Health Organization is completely corrupt, no one can be trusted, and the golden billion is trying to reduce the world’s population.”

However, despite the shakiness of their arguments and the constant focus on emotional listeners, nevertheless myths about the danger of vaccinations are extremely popular in society, and almost everyone has heard at least one of them. Thus, anti-vaccination agents still succeed, and many people tend to trust them. Let's look at the most common and scandalous myths about the dangers of vaccines, and try to expose them.

Myth # 1: Vaccination Can Cause a Disease That It Should Protect

It is widely believed in society that, after vaccination, a child (or an adult) can get a disease, from which, in fact, he was vaccinated.

In fact, the likelihood of such a development is extremely small. Most vaccines contain inactivated (dead) microorganisms, or rather even their individual fragments, which under no circumstances can re-form a living cell. Another thing is when the vaccine contains live bacteria or viruses, and vaccination causes mild symptoms of the disease. For example, a chickenpox vaccine can cause a child to have several red spots that are characteristic of chickenpox. But this is not a side effect, but rather a sign that the vaccine is working.

The only vaccine that in rare cases really leads to the development of a disease that it needs to protect against is the oral polio vaccine that contains live viruses. In Western countries, it has already been abandoned, replacing an inactivated vaccine. In Russia, an inactivated (dead) polio vaccine is under development.

Helpful advice! When it comes time to get a vaccine against polio, just in case, ask your doctor what vaccine he is going to use - live or inactivated.

Myth number 2: vaccines are poorly protected, and it is better if the child is ill naturally

Even if in some cases, natural immunity protects against infection better than vaccination, this approach is much more dangerous. For example, a child who is infected with measles faces a risk of death of about 1 in 500. At the same time, the likelihood of anaphylactic shock after the administration of the CPC vaccine (measles-rubella-mumps) is less than 1 in 1,000,000. It should be noted that anaphylactic shock, with the timely provision of medical care, is extremely rarely fatal.

Myth number 3: the immunity of the infant does not cope with so many vaccinations

About half of the vaccinations that a person receives throughout his life are given during the first year of life. Moreover, the first vaccine (against hepatitis B) is administered during the first days after birth, and BCG (from tuberculosis) in the first week. Such an abundance of vaccinations in itself can alarm some mothers. This is exactly what anti-vaccinators use - they press on the emotions and fears of parents, convincing that the child’s immunity is still weak, and is not designed for such a powerful attack. Vaccine opponents also argue that overloading the immune system with vaccines will permanently damage the child’s health and lead to the fact that in adulthood a person will suffer from autoimmune diseases, although there is no reliable study confirming the effect of vaccination on the long-term state of human health.

Debunking a myth

The baby is helpless, and in everything depends on the mother. However, his immune system is stronger than you think. Given the amount of immunoglobulins in the baby’s blood, he could theoretically cope with 10,000 vaccinations at a time. And even if the child simultaneously received all the vaccines in a year, only a thousandth of his antibodies would be spent on the elimination of antigens. The term "overloaded immune system" has never been confirmed in practice, and scientists do believe that this does not happen, since the supply of immune cells is constantly replenished. In fact, to a much greater extent, the infant's immune system works to repel the constant attacks of viruses and bacteria that enter the body from the external environment. In comparison, vaccination only slightly affects the immunity of the child.

Interesting fact! It should also be borne in mind that vaccines are improving every year and becoming more effective, and modern children receive fewer immunological components than children who have been vaccinated before. At the same time, the share of vaccine components is reduced - the very ones with which the child’s immunity is forced to fight. In other words, vaccine manufacturers used to hit the square, and now the preparations are much cleaner, and they allow you to develop the necessary immunity without unnecessary stress on the child’s body and with minimal risk of side effects.

Myth number 4: vaccinations cause serious complications, do not risk it

The favorite method of anti-vaccinators is to take out a separate tragic case of an adverse reaction to the vaccine for all to see, and put pressure on emotions. At the same time, even more tragic cases of refusal of vaccination, which occur much more often, are hushed up.

The real danger of vaccines

Unfortunately, the side effects of vaccinations are inevitable - medicine has not yet invented a 100% safe way of vaccination. Therefore, in about 1 case per million after vaccination, the child may experience anaphylactic shock. However, any competent doctor who vaccinates a child is prepared for such a development of events, and has a whole range of drugs for stopping an allergic reaction: adrenaline, corticosteroids, beta-agonists, etc. Therefore, deaths after vaccination are so rare that they can hardly be accurately calculated. For example, between 1990 and 1992, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded only one death associated with a vaccine.

Myth number 5: people stopped getting sick due to improved hygiene and sanitary conditions, and vaccines are useless

This is another myth from the category of “useless vaccines”. Opponents of vaccination argue that the number of infected children who vaccinate children has actually decreased due to improved sanitation, nutrition and thanks to the invention of antibiotics.

Exposing a myth

The primary role of vaccination in the fight against vaccine-controlled infections is proven by statistics. Consider the measles situation in the United States. Before the first measles vaccine was introduced in the United States in 1963, the annual number of people infected was stable, at around 400,000 cases per year. But by 1970, the number of people infected had fallen to 25,000 cases a year. At the same time, sanitary conditions and hygiene standards for the specified 7 years have not changed. Another clear example is the situation with hemophilic infection. According to statistics provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 1990, 20,000 people were infected. In the same year, mass vaccination against this disease began, and after 3 years, i.e. in 1993, a total of 1,500 cases were recorded. You will find a link to the publication at the end of the article.

Myth number 6: do not need to vaccinate your child, because other children are already vaccinated

Indeed, if you live in a society consisting entirely of conscious parents who give their children all the recommended vaccinations, then your child, with other favorable conditions, can do without vaccinations. But imagine the situation if in your village every second parent counts on it. Then a mass epidemic cannot be avoided! The result of refusal of vaccination of only a small percentage of the population is clearly visible on the example of measles outbreaks that have occurred in recent years in various parts of the world, including in Europe and the USA (in 2019, cases of infection were registered in Russia). By vaccinating, we support collective immunity, and in fact it is our duty to the society in which we live. It should also be borne in mind that a certain percentage of people in any society cannot be vaccinated for health reasons (pregnant women, people with vaccine intolerance, HIV-infected, etc.), and these people depend on the collective immunity that we create. You will find a link to the publication at the end of the article, in the section.

Myth # 7: vaccination causes autism in children

This myth has spread around the world thanks to the fraud of a British gastroenterologist named Andrew Wakefield. On February 28, 1998, the results of his study were published in the prestigious medical journal Lancet, which indicated that the measles-rubella-mumps (CCP) vaccine provoked the development of autism in children, a disease characterized by severe impairment of brain development. In the course of his work, Wakefield examined 12 children who showed signs of regressive autism (loss of already acquired skills) along with symptoms of nonspecific colitis after the administration of the CCP vaccine. Based on his research, Wakefield proposed a new concept - “autistic enterocolitis”, and raised the problem of the connection between the CCP vaccine, autism and intestinal inflammation.

This publication caused a stir in the scientific community, and rumors that the CCP vaccine causes autism in children quickly spread among the population (mainly in Western countries). Subsequently, many people began to refuse the measles-rubella-mumps vaccine, fearing to harm their children. In turn, the abandonment of vaccines led to measles outbreaks in the UK, USA and Canada, leading to numerous complications and deaths in children.

The scandalous publication of Wakefield prompted scientists around the world to conduct research to confirm or refute the conclusions of the British gastroenterologist. However, all subsequent studies, one after the other, invariably refuted any possibility of a connection between CPC vaccination and the development of autism in children. Many scientists began to suspect the doctor of fraud.

Exposing Fraud

The biggest contribution to exposing the fraudulent scheme of the British doctor was made by Brian Deere, a journalist specializing in medical investigations. Interviewing the parents of the children who participated in the Wakefield study, he found that the doctor rigged the data in order to obtain the results he needed. For example, the father of one of the children was surprised to learn that the results of the study indicated that the symptoms of autism in his son appeared a month after being vaccinated with CPC, while in reality they became noticeable a month before the vaccine was given.

The mother of another boy admitted to the journalist that the first symptoms of autism in her son appeared six months after the vaccination. Meanwhile, in the study, Wakefield indicated that autism in a boy began to manifest 2 months after vaccination.

Subsequently, it was proved that the Wakefield study was intentionally falsified. In addition, the investigation found that two years before the publication, Wakefield, together with a group of British lawyers, was preparing a lawsuit against manufacturers of CCP vaccines. The basis for the lawsuit should have been the results of a doctor’s study. Indeed, based on the results of the study, some of the parents of the children participating in the study filed lawsuits against the mumps-rubella mumps vaccine company.

In addition, even before the study, Wakefield developed a measles mono-vaccine, and even began to prepare production facilities for mass production. Apparently, he hoped to replace the CCP with a vaccine of his own production. However, making sure that his assumptions were false, the doctor decided to rig the facts, pursuing his own financial benefits. As you can see, Wakefield's financial plans largely depended on whether the study confirms his concept or refutes it, which pushed him to cheat. In 2010, the British General Medical Council (GMC) accused him of falsifying research data, acting against the interests of his patients and mistreating children with developmental delays. In the same year, Andrew Wakefield was banned from conducting medical practice in the UK. Wakefield currently resides in the United States, where he is a prominent leader in the anti-vaccination movement.

Wave effect

Despite the proven fact of Wakefield's research being unreliable, his statements, circulated by the world media, gave rise to the wave effect - many people around the world still believe his conclusions. Wakefield's main argument is statistics showing an increase in diagnosed autism, and the CCP vaccine is accused of this. And even the fact that the number of cases of diagnosed autism has increased due to the expansion of the standard diagnostic base for doctors, and in no way connected with the deterioration of the health of children around the world, does not convince anti-vaccinators. However, no studies have yet found any relationship between measles-rubella-mumps vaccination and autism symptoms. However, Wakefield supporters explain this by saying that all the world's laboratories, together with the World Health Organization, were bought by pharmaceutical giants. And some cases when the moment of detection of the first symptoms of autism in a child coincides with the introduction of the measles-rubella-mumps vaccine, are deliberately put on a pedestal, and presented as evidence of the infamous doctor.

Research

Over the past 20 years, dozens of studies have been carried out to establish a causal relationship between vaccination with CPC and the development of autism in children. In one of the last major studies conducted with the support of the Danish Ministry of Health, the data of more than 650 thousand children born from 1999 to 2010 were analyzed (for comparison, Wakefield used data from only 12 children in his work). The study took into account autism risk factors and a genetic predisposition. Over the indicated period of time, autism was diagnosed in 6,517 children. In this case, no differences in the statistics of morbidity in children who received the CCP vaccine, and did not receive it, were not detected. There was also no relationship between the administration of the CCP vaccine and the development of symptoms of autism. The study was published April 16, 2019 in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. The researchers concluded from the results of their work: measles-rubella-mumps vaccination does not increase the risk of autism and does not cause autism in children with a predisposition to this disease. You will find a link to the study at the end of the article, in the section.

Myth # 8: vaccines are dangerous because they contain mercury

This myth originated in the late 90s, and is still alive. Many enthusiasts of the anti-vaccination movement claim the following:

1. Mercury is added to vaccines.

2. It accumulates in the body.

3. It is extremely harmful, and can cause serious illness.

4. Mercury-containing vaccines cause autism and other diseases of the nervous system in children.

What vaccines have mercury?

The truth is that many vaccines do contain a mercury compound called thiomersal (other names: thimerosal, mercury thiolate). This compound is used as a cheap and effective preservative for vaccines to extend their shelf life. Thiomersal is also necessary for the neutralization of microorganisms in the manufacture of vaccine preparations. The following is a list of vaccines that contain this compound:

DTP
Hepatitis B vaccine;
Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine;
Rabies vaccine (against rabies);
Flu vaccine;
Vaccine against meningococcal infection.

Exposing a myth

Fears around the dangers of mercury in vaccines are groundless for at least two reasons:

1. The concentration of thiomersal in vaccines is extremely low, and usually does not exceed 0.01%.

2. When ingested, thiomersal decomposes to ethyl mercury, which does not accumulate in the body, quickly breaks down and is excreted (the level of mercury in the blood normalizes at most a month after vaccination).

Interesting fact! When eating marine fish, we get significantly more mercury than through vaccinations. For example, by eating medium-sized tuna, you will receive a dose of mercury that is several tens of times higher than what you get from vaccines for your whole life. Moreover, in fish it is present in a more toxic form of methylmercury. But have you often seen your mother afraid to feed her baby saltwater fish?

Research

Since methylmercury has a devastating effect on the human brain and nervous tissue as a whole, opponents of vaccination began to suspect that the ethyl mercury produced by the breakdown of thiomersal acts on the body in a similar way. The excitement raised around the fact of the presence of mercury in vaccines has led many scientists to conduct research. Over the past 20 years, dozens of major studies have been conducted that have proven the safety of thiomersal in vaccines.

A study of the relationship between thiomersal-containing vaccines and autism in children

In August 2003, a study by scientists from Washington University (Seattle, USA) was published in AJPM magazine that compared the prevalence and frequency of cases of autism in children in Sweden, Denmark and California from the mid 80s to 1999. These regions were not chosen by chance: in Sweden and Denmark, the concentration of thiomersal in vaccines was lower than in California, and since 1992 both of these countries have completely abandoned its use in the manufacture of vaccines. At the same time, in California, the concentration of thiomersal in vaccines continuously increased until 1999. According to the results of the study, it was found that the frequency and prevalence of detection of autistic disorders continuously increased from the mid 80s to 1999. At the same time, in Sweden and Denmark, despite the complete rejection of thiomersal, the incidence of autism in children continued to increase. From this, scientists concluded: thiomersal in vaccines has nothing to do with autism in children. You will find a link to the study at the end of the article.

Interesting fact! According to statistics, over the past 30 years, the proportion of children with autistic disorders has been steadily increasing in the world. And anti-vaccination advocates often cite these statistics, blaming vaccines for everything. However, in fact, the number of children diagnosed with autism is growing due to the expansion of the diagnostic criteria by which doctors make this diagnosis, and this in no way indicates a deterioration in the health of children around the world. Moreover, the peaks in the increase in the number of diagnosed autism are associated with the dates of changes in the standard set of diagnostic criteria for doctors.

A study of the relationship between the introduction of thiomersal-containing vaccines at an early age and the neuropsychological status of children after 7-10 years

In 2012, the Journal of Child Psychology, published by Oxford University Press, published a study that monitored the relationship between the administration of thiomersal-containing vaccines at an early age and the child’s neuropsychological state after 7-10 years. During the study, the health status of 1047 children aged 7-10 years was evaluated, and their biological mothers were examined. Moreover, such characteristics as intelligence, verbal memory, executive functions, speech, fine motor skills, tics and behavior regulation were evaluated. The study did not reveal associations between thiomersal and the listed characteristics in children. However, a small but statistically significant relationship was established between the early exposure of thiomersal and the presence of nerve tics in boys. You will find a link to the study at the end of the article, in the section.

Study of the risks of developing autism in children with exposure to thiomersal-containing vaccines in the prenatal period and in infancy

In 2010, Pediatrics published a study conducted with the participation of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which aimed to establish a link between immunization with thiomersal-containing vaccines and the development of autism in children during the prenatal period and in the first 20 months of life. In the course of scientific work, 256 children with autism and 752 healthy children were examined, their parents were interviewed, and information from medical records and electronic immunization registers was used. The results of the examination led to the conclusion: the effect of ethylmercury on the fetus in the prenatal period and the child at an early age did not in any way increase the risk of developing autism. You will find a link to the study at the end of the article.

Despite numerous studies and the statement of the World Health Organization, according to which thiomersal can not do any harm to the human body, this myth still lives in society. Many people refuse to vaccinate their children, guided by this particular fear, perhaps because the word "mercury" in itself causes concern. Add to this the propaganda of the anti-vaccination movement, conspiracy theories and tales of the ubiquitous pharmaceutical companies bribing officials of all levels - and now parents are already deciding to refuse vaccination. At the same time, parents are often not sufficiently informed about the danger of diseases that an unvaccinated child may face, and they don’t even suspect that in reality they do not protect, but put their health at risk.

Myth number 9: with the help of vaccination they want to reduce the world population (scandalous statement by Bill Gates)

As long as civilization exists, so many conspiracy theories exist. And one of them is about vaccination. Supporters of the anti-vaccination movement are spreading the concept that the so-called “world elite”, guided by the ideas of the “golden billion”, is trying to reduce the global population. Moreover, the main tool for this task was chosen precisely vaccination. As evidence of their concept, anti-vaccinators provide a variety of arguments. The most famous of them is a statement made by Bill Gates in 2010.

Many activists of the anti-vaccination movement, as evidence of a global conspiracy to reduce the world's population, argue that the famous American billionaire Bill Gates, allegedly completely losing shame, openly stated that vaccination would help reduce the world's population by 10-15%. Based on this statement, anti-vaccinators, as a rule, build the following logical chain, which includes other myths about the dangers of vaccination:

1. Gates is going to use forced vaccination to kill people.

2. Gates is in collusion with the richest people in the world (Warren Buffett, Rockefellers, etc.), whose long-standing dream is to reduce the world's population, primarily due to the poor countries of Africa and Asia.

3. Having disguised himself as a charity of his foundation, Gates with the help of vaccination will:

And so that the good, that good, does not survive after vaccine poisoning, the Gates Charitable Foundation is introducing in GMP countries cultivation of GMO products, which, as you know, cause cancer in people, and certainly will not give people a chance to survive.

In addition, it is alleged that Bill Gates himself, like all participants in the world conspiracy, does not vaccinate himself or his children. The creator of the beloved Windows operating system turned out to be such an insidious and terrible person.

Exposing a myth

Speaking at the 2010 TED conference (Technology, Entertainment and Design), Gates considered the possibility of reducing carbon dioxide emissions to zero. Among the four main reasons for the increase in CO 2 emissions, Gates named the population, which at that time was 6.8 billion people, and was projected to reach 9 billion in the coming years. Then he said that with the successful introduction of universal vaccination and improved health conditions, population growth can be reduced by 10-15%, but even then it will grow by 1.3 billion people. You will find a link to Bill Gates' speech at the TED2010 conference at the end of the article.

Thus, from the words of Gates, it becomes clear that he was talking about a decrease in population growth. Indeed, as trends in various countries around the world show, with improving health care, lowering child mortality (including through mass vaccination) and gaining access to contraception, population growth is gradually decreasing - women begin to give birth less since all children survive.

One way or another, Bill Gates nevertheless declared the need to reduce the growth of the world population, making it clear that it would be good to stop him altogether. How to relate to his statement is a purely personal matter for each person. Some people don’t see anything wrong with increasing the human population, and Gates’s statement will be considered immoral - because with the competent reallocation of resources and the current level of agricultural development, our planet will be able to feed more than 10 billion people. Others, guided by different motives, believe that humanity has already multiplied so much, it is time to stop. In particular, Gates, who belongs to the second group of people, is guided by concerns about global climate change.

It should also be borne in mind that Bill Gates is an American, and in the United States in the last decade the theme of global warming and climate change is trending, extremely popular, and it is not customary to question it. Although modern scientific studies prove the absurdity of fears about climate change as a result of excess CO2 emissions due to human activities (volcanoes and meteors alone emit tens of times more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than all of humanity), the tantrum surrounding climate change is only gaining momentum ( let us recall at least the emotional speech of the Swedish schoolgirl Greta Tunberg at the UN, who accused world leaders of destroying the planet’s ecosystem). Therefore, if the Russian words of Gates can cause bewilderment and indignation, then the American, who is daily brainwashed by the local media with fears of imminent global warming and the upcoming environmental disaster, will take this statement in a completely different way.

Myth # 10: vaccinating women in Africa

In early 2014, the Association of Catholic Doctors of Kenya, as well as the Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops, sounded the alarm - in the tetanus toxoid that was used to vaccinate women in Kenya, chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) was found. This hormone was previously used for contraception, and when administered to a pregnant woman, it can cause complications and miscarriage.

The importance of this vaccination cannot be overestimated, because the mother's body transfers immunity from tetanus to the baby before birth. And in some areas of Kenya, the tetanus problem is extremely acute. However, the country's largest religious leaders presented evidence - the results of studies of vaccine samples, according to which it contained beta-hCG. A scandal erupted in the country, which quickly spread to the world media. Local doctors and bishops have publicly accused the Kenyan Ministry of Health, as well as WHO and UNICEF, who have sponsored Kenya's vaccination program for women. Organizations were accused of inhumane policies of artificial control of the country's population.

Exposure

In an attempt to put an end to the controversy, transparent laboratory studies of vaccine samples were ordered by order of the Kenyan parliament. Analyzes showed that the vaccine contained hCG hormone in microscopic doses that could not harm a pregnant woman. However, UNICEF representatives drew attention to the fact that the studies were carried out incorrectly - laboratory workers who performed the tests did not know that they were testing the vaccine, and used equipment and reagents to test human samples (blood, urine) for hCG. The equipment used in the laboratories had a low sensitivity and gave false positive reactions to some preservatives contained in the vaccine. A study of tetanus toxoid on specialized laboratory equipment has consistently shown a complete absence of beta-hCG in the vaccine.

Consequences of the scandal

Until now, many Kenyan religious leaders have upheld their version of events, claiming that the research results were falsified in order to deceive the country's 42 million people, and the vaccination program itself is "evil." And the rumors that vaccines sterilize African women, thanks to the efforts of the yellow press, spread throughout the world, and, apparently, will not soon subside. You will find a link to the material at the end of the article.

Myth No. 11: the diseases that vaccines protect against are already defeated, so you can’t avoid vaccinations.

The following myth is also widespread among opponents of mass vaccination: most vaccines are useless, since the diseases they protect against are extremely rare. These diseases are in the past, and in our time it is impossible to get infected. And given that vaccines can cause complications, it's best not to do them at all.

Exposing a myth

Indeed, if we study the statistics of diseases from which it is recommended to vaccinate children, it turns out that there are very few cases of infection in our time. However, it is fundamentally wrong to conclude from this that vaccination is no longer needed. It's simple: these diseases have become rare thanks to vaccination. But in fact, the bacteria and viruses that cause vaccine-controlled infections have not disappeared — they continue to circulate in the human population. Therefore, when people stop mass vaccination, polio, hepatitis A, diphtheria and other dangerous diseases will immediately cease to be a rarity.

The most telling example is the history of outbreaks of whooping cough in the UK. In the mid-70s, authoritative British epidemiologist Gordon Stewart took a tough stance against pertussis vaccination, namely, against the DTP vaccine. With his support, in 1973, the Association of Parents was created, whose children suffered from vaccination. Citing children with brain injuries as an example, and blaming the DTP vaccine for this, Stewart also argued that whooping cough vaccines were not needed because the reduction in mortality from this disease was not related to vaccination. Since Stewart was a public person and enjoyed authority in society, many parents heeded his words and stopped vaccinating their children with whooping cough. As a result, by the end of the 70s, the percentage of children vaccinated against whooping cough dropped to 30%, after which there were two major outbreaks of whooping cough in the UK, including fatalities. After that, the British government had to make tremendous efforts to once again convince the population of the need for vaccination, but collective immunity against whooping cough was restored only by 1995. This case demonstrates how rash statements from just one doctor can lead to a massive rejection of vaccines, outbreaks of disease and numerous deaths.

Research

In fact, vaccination in its entire history has prevented hundreds of millions of infections with vaccine-controlled infections. Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh (USA) conducted a study, the results of which were published in 2013 in the journal "New England Medical Journal". The study collected information on 88 million cases of diseases for the period from 1888 (this year began to register cases in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) to 2011. Particular attention was paid to seven infections: polio, measles, rubella, mumps, Botkin's disease, diphtheria and whooping cough. After analyzing the data on these diseases using digital algorithms, scientists found that more than 100 million cases of the disease were prevented thanks to vaccination in the United States from 1924 to 2011 (25% of the cases for the period 2001-2011). You will find a link to the publication at the end of the article.

Myth # 12: Vaccines bring huge profits to pharmaceutical companies.

One of the common myths of anti-vaccinators is: “vaccines are useless, and pharmaceutical companies lobby for mass vaccination in order to earn fabulous money on this.”

In fact, this myth does not hold water, since vaccine production does not bring high profits to their manufacturers. And even assuming that the pharmaceutical giants are led by cold and soulless cynics, who think only about profit, it is just the opposite - it would be beneficial for them not to get vaccinated, because then they would get sick more often, which means they would buy antibiotics and other medicines more often funds. In its turn, the vaccine market is rather small, since on average each person receives about 20 doses of vaccines for their whole life. And given the extreme complexity and cost of vaccine production, it is not surprising that enterprises producing them constantly receive government support and donations from a wide variety of charitable foundations. For example, the same Bill Gates, whom anti-vaccinators pose as a real cannibal, has been financing the development of a vaccine against malaria for many years.

What vaccines actually give

Vaccination is considered the most important achievement in the history of medicine. Moreover, it would not be an exaggeration to say that this is one of the greatest achievements of mankind. After all, it is vaccines that save the life of a child in the first year of life, protecting it from deadly infections. It should be noted that only 1-2 centuries ago, parents had no confidence that their child would survive. It is not surprising that in the past people tried to have as many children as possible so that at least a part would survive. Therefore, we can say that our generation was incredibly lucky to be born in the age of mass vaccination. And if you meet a parent who, having read myths about the danger of vaccinations, decided to “save” his child, leaving him immune, try to dissuade him, or just let him read this article.

The material has a reference function! Before using any pharmaceutical products or medical services, you must consult a specialist!

Prof. Robert S. Mendelssohn, pediatrician (USA)

East West Journal, November 1984

Since I already wrote about the dangers of mass vaccinations, I know that this is an idea that you will probably find difficult to accept. Vaccinations are so skillfully and energetically marketed that many parents consider them a miracle that eliminated many of the once-fearing illnesses. Accordingly, reckless courage would be opposed to them. For a pediatrician, attacking what has become the bread and butter of pediatric practice is tantamount to a priest’s refusal to admit the pope’s sinlessness.

Knowing all this, I can only hope that you will leave your preconceived notions for a while, while I will talk about your attitude to vaccinations.

Most of what you have been taught to believe about vaccines is simply not true. Not only do I have bad feelings about vaccines, but if I were to follow my inner beliefs in writing this chapter, I would have to convince you to reject all vaccinations for your child. I will not do this because parents in almost half of the states have lost the right to make a choice. Doctors, not politicians, are successfully lobbying for laws to force parents to vaccinate their children as a prerequisite for their admission to school.

However, even in such states, you can persuade your pediatrician to remove the pertussis component from the DPT vaccine (DTP - A. K.). This vaccine, the most dangerous of all, is the subject of such debate that many doctors, just hearing about it, begin to get nervous, anticipating lawsuits. And they should be nervous, because recently a child in Chicago who suffered from a whooping cough vaccine received $ 5.5 million in compensation. If your doctor is in such a mood - use it to your advantage, as your child’s health is at stake.

Although I myself administered vaccinations in the early years of my practice, I became an unwavering opponent of mass vaccinations because of the myriad dangers associated with them. This topic is so complex and extensive that it deserves a whole book. Accordingly, here I should be satisfied only by summing up my objections to the fanatical zeal with which pediatricians blindly shoot alien squirrels into the body of your child, not knowing the harm that they can do.

Here are the main reasons for my doubts:

1. There is no convincing scientific evidence that mass vaccinations are responsible for the disappearance of any childhood illnesses. The truth is that certain childhood illnesses that were once widespread, decreased or disappeared with the introduction of vaccinations. No one knows why this happened, although the reason may be better living conditions. If vaccinations were responsible for the reduction or disappearance of these diseases in the United States, one may ask why they disappeared at the same time in Europe, where there were no mass vaccinations.

2. It is generally accepted that the Salk vaccine is responsible for ending the polio epidemics that American children suffered in the 1940s and 50s. If so, why did these epidemics stop in Europe, where polio vaccine was not used so widely? It is appropriate to ask why Sabin's viral vaccine is still prescribed for children, while Jonas Salk, the pioneer of the polio vaccine, indicated that Sabin's vaccine is now responsible for most of the detected cases of poliomyelitis. The continued imposition of this vaccine on children is the irrational behavior of doctors, confirming my point that doctors are constantly repeating their mistakes. In addition to the story of the polio vaccine, we can recall the reluctance of doctors to stop vaccinations against smallpox, which for three decades has been the only cause of death from this disease after the disease itself disappeared. Think about it! For thirty years, children die from smallpox vaccination, although the threat of the disease is no longer there.

3. There is a significant risk associated with each vaccine, as well as numerous contraindications that make vaccination dangerous for your child. However, doctors prescribe them routinely, usually without warning parents of the dangers and not checking if the vaccine is contraindicated in the child. No child should be vaccinated without such a preliminary check, but in the clinics they build entire armies of children and vaccinate them, and parents do not ask a single question!

4. While the danger of immediate reactions to vaccinations is well known (but rarely warned about them), no one knows the long-term effects of introducing foreign proteins into your child's body. Even more shocking is the fact that no one makes a deliberate attempt to find out!

5. There is an ever-growing suspicion that vaccines against relatively harmless childhood diseases may be responsible for the sharp increase in autoimmune diseases that has been observed since the introduction of mass vaccinations. These are such terrible diseases as cancer, leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and Guillain-Barré syndrome. The mechanism of autoimmune diseases can be simplistically explained by the inability of the body's defense system to distinguish between foreign agents and its own tissues, as a result of which the body begins to destroy itself. Have we traded mumps and measles for cancer and leukemia?

I particularly emphasize my concern here, because you probably won’t hear this from your pediatrician. At the 1982 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) forum, a resolution was proposed to ensure that parents were informed of the benefits and risks of vaccines. The resolution insisted that the AARP prepare information in a clear and accessible language that a prudent parent would like to read about the benefits and risks of routine vaccinations, the risk of diseases that can be prevented by vaccines, and the most common adverse reactions to vaccinations and treatment them". Probably, the gathered doctors did not consider that “prudent parents” could be allowed access to this kind of information, as they rejected the resolution!

A heated debate among doctors about vaccines has not escaped media attention. More and more parents refuse to vaccinate their children and face the legal consequences of this step. Parents whose children became lifelong disabled after vaccination do not take this as a blow of fate, but file lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers and vaccine doctors. Some firms have stopped production of vaccines, and the remaining from year to year expand the list of contraindications. It is noteworthy that since vaccinations cause parents to return to doctors, which is the bread and butter of the latter, pediatricians continue to protect vaccinations until their death.

As a parent, only you can decide whether to reject vaccines or take risks by agreeing to give them to your child. Before your child gets vaccinated, let me provide you with facts about the potential risks and benefits of vaccines that your pediatrician protects. If you decide that you do not want your child to be vaccinated, and that you are required by the laws of your state, write to me and I can probably advise you what to do in order to restore your freedom of choice.

Piggy

Piggy - A relatively harmless viral disease commonly found in childhood. In this disease, one or both submandibular salivary glands swell in front and below the ears. Typical symptoms are fever, lack of appetite, headache and back pain. Swelling of the glands begins after 2-3 days and disappears on the 6-7 day of illness. However, at first one gland may be affected, and after 10-12 days - the second. With any version of the mumps, lifelong immunity is produced.

Mumps does not require treatment. If your child has become infected with a mumps, invite him to stay in bed for 2-3 days, give him soft food and as much fluid as possible. Ice bags can be applied to swollen glands. If the headaches are very severe, you can give some whiskey or acetaminophen. Give 10 drops of whiskey to a small child and up to half a tablespoon to an older one. The dose can be repeated in an hour, if necessary.

Most children are given a mumps vaccine along with measles and rubella vaccines as part of a tri-vaccine (MMP) vaccine at the age of about 15 months. Pediatricians advocate this vaccine, arguing that although mumps is not a serious childhood illness, if there is no immunity in children, then they can get it in adulthood. In this case, testicular inflammation may develop - orchitis. In rare cases, this causes infertility.

If infertility as a result of orchitis posed a serious threat, and a vaccination against a mumps guaranteed that adult men did not get it, I would be among those doctors who insist on vaccination. But I am not among them, because their arguments are meaningless. Orchitis rarely leads to infertility, and even when this happens, it is usually limited to one testicle, while the ability of the second testicle to produce sperm can double the world's population. And that is not all. No one knows if the immunity caused by vaccination against mumps continues into adulthood. Accordingly, the question remains open whether your child, vaccinated from a mumps at the age of 15 months and avoided it in childhood, will suffer from more serious consequences of this disease in adulthood.

You will not find pediatricians promoting this information, but the side effects of this vaccine can be very serious. In some children, the vaccine causes allergic reactions such as rash, itching, and bruising. There may be symptoms of central nervous system involvement - febrile seizures, unilateral sensory deafness, and encephalitis. True, the risk of this is minimal, but why should your child be exposed to it at all - is it possible to prevent a harmless childhood illness with the risk of getting it with more serious consequences in adulthood?

Measles

Measles, a contagious viral disease transmitted by contact with an object previously used by the patient. In the beginning there is a feeling of fatigue, a slight temperature, headache and back pain. Then redness of the eyes and photophobia appear. The temperature rises for 3-4 days and reaches 40 0 \u200b\u200bC. Sometimes in the mouth you can see small white dots; a small spotted pink rash appears below the hairline and behind the ears, then, within 36 hours, it spreads to the entire body. The rash may appear immediately, but it disappears gradually, in 3-4 days. Measles is contagious within 7-8 days, starting 3-4 days before the rash appears. Accordingly, if any of your children is ill with measles, others are likely to become infected with it even before you know that you have the first.

No treatment is required except at rest, plenty of fluids to prevent possible dehydration due to heat, and cornstarch baths to relieve itching. If the child suffers from photophobia, it is necessary to shut the windows. In contrast to the widespread myth, the danger of blindness does not exist.

The measles vaccine is another component of the tri-vaccine (MMR) that children receive at an early age. Doctors insist that this vaccine is necessary to prevent measles encephalitis, which can occur in one of 1000 cases. Having decades of experience in treating measles and having repeatedly talked with many pediatricians, I checked the statistics again and came to the conclusion that a ratio of 1: 1000 may be correct for malnourished children living in poverty, but for children from families with middle and above average income, if we exclude simple drowsiness from measles itself, the frequency of true encephalitis is rather 1:10 000 or even 1: 100 000.

Having scared you with unlikely measles encephalitis, your doctor is unlikely to share with you information about the dangers of the vaccine that he uses to prevent it. The use of measles vaccine is associated with the dangers of encephalopathy and other complications, such as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, which causes permanent fatal brain damage.

Other (sometimes fatal) complications associated with measles vaccine include ataxia (inability to coordinate muscle activity), mental retardation, aseptic meningitis, convulsions and hemiparesis (paralysis of one half of the body). Secondary complications associated with the vaccine can be even more intimidating. These include encephalitis, juvenile diabetes, multiple sclerosis.

I would find the risk of using the vaccine unacceptable even if there was strong evidence of the effectiveness of the vaccine. But they are not there either. A sharp decrease in the incidence of measles occurred long before the vaccine was introduced. In 1958, there were about 800,000 cases of measles in the United States, but by 1962 - the year before the vaccine was introduced - this number decreased by 300,000. Over the next four years, when children were vaccinated with an ineffective and now canceled vaccine with a killed virus, this number decreased by another 300,000. In 1900, there were 13.3 deaths from measles per 100,000 of the population. By 1955, before the first measles vaccine, mortality decreased by 97.7% to 0.03 deaths per 100,000.

These figures alone are convincing evidence that measles disappeared even before the vaccine was introduced. If you do not consider them to be such, consider this: according to a study in 30 states, more than half of measles children were vaccinated accordingly. Moreover, according to the WHO, the chances of getting measles are about 15 times higher for those vaccinated with it.

“So why,” you may ask, “in the face of these facts, doctors continue to vaccinate?” The answer may be one case that occurred in California fourteen years ago after the measles vaccine was introduced. There was a severe measles epidemic in Los Angeles at that time, and parents were forced to vaccinate all children 6 months of age and older, despite a warning from the Public Health Service that vaccinating children under one year of age was aimless and potentially dangerous. . Although Los Angeles doctors responded by vaccinating every child that fell into their hands, several doctors familiar with the damage to the immune system and the dangers of "slow viruses" chose not to vaccinate their own babies. Unlike those parents who were not informed about this, they found that the “slow viruses” found in all live vaccines and, in particular, measles vaccine, can hide in human tissues for years. Later, they can manifest as encephalitis, multiple sclerosis, or become potential seeds for the development and growth of cancer.

One Los Angeles doctor who refused to vaccinate his seven-month-old baby said: “I’m worried that the vaccine virus not only provides very little protection against measles, but it can also remain in the body by acting on it in ways that we don’t know much about. " This anxiety regarding his own child did not stop him, however, from giving vaccinations to the children of his patients. "As a parent, I had the luxury of choice for my child. As a doctor ... by law and in accordance with the requirements of the profession, I must accept the recommendations ...".

Perhaps the time has come when parents-neurologists will have the privilege of choice, which is now enjoyed only by doctors and their children?

Rubella

Rubella is a safe childhood illness that does not require treatment.

The initial symptoms are fever and runny nose, accompanied by sore throat. It becomes clear to you that this is a different disease, not a common cold, when a rash appears on the face that spreads to the hands and body. Elements of the rash do not merge, as is the case with measles; the rash disappears after 2-3 days. The patient needs to rest and drink, no other treatment is required.

The threat of rubella is the possibility of harming the fetus if a woman becomes infected with it in the first trimester of pregnancy. Fear of this is used to justify vaccinating all children, both boys and girls, with the rubella vaccine as part of the tri-vaccine (MMR). The merits of this vaccine are doubtful for the same reasons that have been described above regarding mumps. There is no need to protect children from a harmless disease, and the side effects of the vaccine are absolutely unacceptable if we are talking about the good of the child. These include arthritis, arthralgia (joint pain), and polyneuritis, manifested by pain, numbness, or a tingling sensation in the peripheral nerves. Although these symptoms are usually temporary, they can last for months, and appear no earlier than two months after vaccination. Because of this, parents may not associate the symptoms with the vaccine.

The biggest danger of the rubella vaccine is that it can leave expectant mothers without natural immunity from the disease. By preventing rubella in childhood, vaccination can increase the risk of contracting it during childbearing age. My doubts on this issue are shared by many doctors. A group of doctors in Connecticut, led by two leading epidemiologists, almost succeeded in erasing rubella from their list of vaccines required by law.

Study after study shows that many women who received the rubella vaccine as a child do not have immunity as a blood test in adulthood. Other tests demonstrate a high percentage of inefficiency of both the tri-vaccine as a whole, and the vaccines included in its composition, separately. Finally, a crucial question that has not yet been answered: does vaccine immunity last as long as immunity after a natural illness? A high percentage of children have no evidence of immunity in blood tests taken only 4-5 years after vaccination against rubella.

Today, due to vaccination, most women do not have natural immunity. If their vaccination immunity disappears, then they can become infected with rubella during pregnancy and thus harm their unborn children.

Being a pretty skeptic, I always believed that the most reliable way to find out what people believe in is to watch what they do, and not listen to what they say. If the main danger of rubella is not for the child, but for the fetus, then pregnant women should be protected from illness by their obstetricians. However published in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study shows in California that over 90 % of women obstetrician-gynecologists refused to get this vaccine. If the doctors themselves are afraid of this vaccine, then why should there be a law requiring that you and other parents allow their children to administer it?

Whooping cough

Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial disease, usually transmitted through the air from an infected person.

The incubation period is from 7 to 14 days. The initial symptoms of the disease are indistinguishable from those of a common cold: runny nose, sneezing, lethargy or lack of appetite, slight lacrimation, sometimes mild fever. As the disease progresses, a severe cough develops in the evenings. Then he appears in the afternoon. Within 7-10 days from the onset of the first symptoms, the cough becomes paroxysmal (seizures). A child may have up to 12 coughing after each breath, his face darkens and acquires a bluish or purple hue. Each pertussis attack ends with a breath with a distinctive sound. Vomiting is often an additional symptom of the disease.

Pertussis can affect any age group, but more than half of the cases are younger than two years. A disease can be life threatening or even life threatening, especially in infants. Those who are infected can transmit the disease to others within about a month of the onset of the first symptoms, so it is important that they be isolated, especially from other children.

If your child develops whooping cough, there is no specific treatment that your doctor could offer, or any other treatment that you could do at home. The child should rest in conditions of comfort and isolation. Cough medicines are used, but they rarely really help, and therefore I do not recommend them. However, if a child develops whooping cough, you should consult your doctor, as hospitalization may be required. The main risks of the disease are pneumonia and cough exhaustion. It is known that very young children may have rib fractures due to severe coughing fits.

Vaccination against pertussis is carried out along with vaccinations against diphtheria and tetanus as part of DTP. Although this vaccine has been used for decades, it is one of the most controversial. Doubts remain about its effectiveness, and many doctors share my concern that the potential harm to the side effects of vaccines may exceed its declared effectiveness.

Prof. Gordon T. Stewart, head of the Department of Public Medicine at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, is one of the most implacable critics of pertussis vaccine. He says that until 1974 he supported this vaccine, but then he observed outbreaks of whooping cough among vaccinated children. “Now in Glasgow,” he says, “30% of all cases of whooping cough are among the vaccinated population. This leads me to believe that the vaccine is ineffective.”

As with other infectious diseases, mortality began to decline before the vaccine became available. The vaccine first began to be used in 1936, and mortality has been steadily declining since 1900 or earlier. According to Stuart, "the reduction in mortality from whooping cough was 80% before the vaccine was administered." He shares my opinion that the key factor in the history of whooping cough was not a vaccine, but an improvement in the living conditions of potential patients.

The common side effects of the pertussis vaccine recognized by JAMA are fever, crying attacks, shock and local skin manifestations such as sweating, redness, pain. Less well-known but more serious effects include convulsions and irreversible brain damage, causing mental retardation. This vaccine also binds tosudden Infant Death Syndrome - SIDS . In 1978-79, with the expansion of the childhood vaccination program, eight cases of SIDS were reported immediately following the routine DPT vaccination.

An estimate of the number of those protected from the disease among those vaccinated against does not vary from 50 to 80%. According to JAMA, in the United States on average 1000-3000 cases of pertussis and 5-20 cases of death from it are recorded annually.

Diphtheria

Although it was one of the most dangerous diseases at the time of our grandmothers, diphtheria has almost disappeared today. Only 5 cases were reported in the United States in 1980. Most doctors insist that the decrease was due to vaccinations, but there is sufficient evidence that the incidence of diphtheria decreased even before vaccines became available.

Diphtheria is an extremely contagious infectious disease transmitted by coughing or sneezing of infected people, as well as touching things that were previously affected by the sick. The incubation period of the disease is from 2 to 5 days, and the first symptoms are sore throat, headache, nausea, cough and fever up to 39-40 0 C. As the disease develops, dirty white deposits in the throat and tonsils appear. They cause swelling of the throat and larynx, which makes swallowing difficult and, in severe cases, the airways can be blocked to such an extent that death by suffocation occurs. The disease requires the attention of a doctor; treatment is carried out with antibiotics - penicillin or erythromycin.

Today, your child has no more chance of getting diphtheria than being bitten by a cobra. However, millions of children are vaccinated against it at the age of 2, 4, 6, and 8 months, and then revaccinated when they go to school. This occurs despite the fact that rarely recorded outbreaks of diphtheria occur in the environment of vaccinated as often as among unvaccinated. During a diphtheria outbreak in Chicago in 1969, the city health department reported that 4 out of 16 cases had a complete set of vaccinations, and another 5 received one or more doses of the vaccine. Two of the five had evidence of complete immunity to the disease. According to another report, in one out of three deaths and fourteen out of twenty-three cases of the disease during another outbreak of diphtheria, the victims were fully vaccinated.

Examples like these break down the argument that the disappearance of diphtheria or other childhood diseases can be attributed to vaccinations. If this were indeed the case, how can vaccine advocates explain these facts? Only half of the states have legislative requirements for vaccination against infectious diseases, and the percentage of vaccinated children varies in different states. As a result of this, tens of thousands, or even millions of children in areas where medical services are limited, and there are almost no pediatricians, have not been vaccinated against infectious diseases, and therefore should be exposed to them. However, the frequency of infectious diseases has no correlation with the fact of the existence of laws regarding compulsory vaccinations in a particular state.

In view of the rarity of this disease, the availability of effective antibiotic treatment, the questionable effectiveness of the vaccine, the annual multimillion-dollar waste of funds for this vaccine, the constantly existing potential for the severe long-term effects of this or that vaccine, I consider it impossible to protect mass vaccines against diphtheria. I admit that significant harm to the vaccines has not yet been established, but that does not mean that it does not exist. In the half century that vaccinations have been used, no not a single research designed to establish the long-term harm of vaccines.

Chickenpox

This is my favorite childhood illness, firstly, because it is relatively harmless, and secondly, because not one pharmaceutical manufacturer has been able to develop a vaccine. The second reason, however, may be short-lived, as there are already reports that the vaccine will be available soon ( now such a vaccine, called Varivax, is already on the US vaccination calendar and is actively marketed worldwide. Cm. H. Butler - A.K.).

Chicken pox is a viral infectious disease that is very common in children. The first symptoms of the disease are usually mild fever, headache, back pain and lack of appetite.

After a day or two, small red spots appear, which after a few hours increase and turn into blisters. In the end, a scab forms, descending within a week or two. The development of the disease is accompanied by severe itching, and we must try to prevent the child from combing itchy skin. To relieve itching, you can use lotions with calamine or baths with corn starch.

There is no need to seek medical help for chickenpox. You just need to stay in bed and drink as much as possible to prevent dehydration due to heat.

The incubation period of chickenpox is 2-3 weeks, the disease is contagious within two weeks; the danger of infection appears two days after the rash appears. The child should be isolated for this period of time.

Tuberculosis

Parents should have the right to assume that the majority does that the studies conducted by their doctor provide accurate results.

Tuberculin skin test ( mantoux test - A.K.) is by no means a medical procedure of this kind. Even the American Academy of Pediatrics, which rarely gives a negative assessment to the procedures adopted in the daily practice of its members, has issued a critical statement regarding this test. According to this statement, " several recent studies have cast doubt on the sensitivity of some tuberculosis screening tests. The conference, convened by the Bureau of Biologics, recommended that manufacturers test each series in fifty positive patients to ensure that the product has the ability to detect active tuberculosis in any test person. Nevertheless, since many tests are not carried out by a double-blind randomized method and include many simultaneous skin tests (i.e., it is possible to suppress the reaction), their interpretation is difficult".

The statement concludes as follows: "Screening tests for tuberculosis are imperfect, and doctors should be aware that both false positive and false negative results are possible."

In short, your child may have tuberculosis with a negative tuberculin test. Or he may not have tuberculosis, despite a positive test. With many doctors, this can lead to dire consequences. It is almost certain that if this happens to your child, the latter will be subjected to an unnecessary and dangerous single or multiple X-ray examination of the chest. In addition, the doctor may prescribe him dangerous drugs - for example, isoniazid for many months, "to prevent the development of tuberculosis." And the American Medical Association (AMA) admits that doctors are illegible and too often prescribed isoniazid. This is a shame, because this medicine has a long list of adverse reactions from the nervous, gastrointestinal, hematopoietic and endocrine systems, and also affects the bone marrow and skin. It should not be overlooked that your child can become a pariah among neighbors because of a deep-rooted fear of this infectious disease.

I am convinced that the possible consequences of a positive skin tuberculin test are much more dangerous than the disease itself. I believe that parents should reject this test until they know for sure that their child was in contact with a patient with tuberculosis.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - SIDS

The horror of the opportunity to wake up in the morning and find your child dead in the crib is hidden in the minds of many parents. Medical science has yet to find the cause of SIDS, but the most popular hypothesis among researchers is damage to the central nervous system, which results in suppression of the act of voluntary breathing.

This is a logical explanation, but it leaves unanswered the question: what causes dysfunction of the central nervous system? My suspicion, shared by many comrades in the profession, that 10,000 cases of SIDS registered annually in the United States are related to one or more vaccinations received by children. Pertussis vaccine - the most likely offender, but others may be guilty.

Dr. William Torch from the University of Nevada School of Medicine, published a post suggesting that the DPT vaccine might be responsible for SIDS. He found that two-thirds of the 103 children who died from SIDS received this vaccine within three weeks before death, many of whom died within a day after vaccination. He argues that this is not a mere coincidence, concluding that "a causal relationship" is confirmed, at least in some cases of sudden death and DPT vaccination. The same vaccine was attributed to a connection with deaths in Tennessee. Following the intervention of the US Surgeon General, vaccine manufacturers withdrew all unused doses of this vaccine series.

Expectant mothers who are worried about SIDS should remember the importance of breastfeeding to prevent certain diseases. There is evidence that breast-fed children are less prone to allergies, respiratory infections, gastroenteritis, hypokalemia, obesity, multiple sclerosis, and SIDS. One SIDS scientific research concludes: "Breastfeeding can be viewed as a single barrier on countless paths leading to SIDS."

Polio

None of those who lived in the 1940s. and saw photographs of children connected to a ventilator, and the President of the United States, who was confined to a wheelchair with this terrible disease, and who was forbidden to use public beaches for fear of becoming infected with polio, the fear that reigned then could not forget. Polio practically does not exist today, but the fear remained, and with it the belief that polio was defeated by vaccination. This is not surprising given the powerful vaccine promotion company; the fact is that not a single scientific study proved that it was the vaccine that caused the polio to disappear. As previously noted, it has disappeared in those parts of the world where the vaccine has not been used so widely.

For parents of the current generation, evidence of the fact that massive vaccinations against polio is the cause of most common cases of this disease is important. In September 1977, Jonas Salk, who developed the killed polio vaccine, confirmed this with other scientists. He said that most of the few cases that have been reported in the United States since 1970 were probably a by-product of the live polio vaccine planned to be used in the United States.

It is noteworthy that there is ongoing debate between immunologists about the relative risk of using killed viruses compared to living ones. Supporters of the use of killed virus vaccines argue that it is the presence of live viruses that is responsible for polio cases. Those who support the use of vaccines based on live viruses claim that killed viruses do not provide sufficient protection and, in fact, increase the susceptibility to vaccine disease.

This provides me with a rare and convenient opportunity to be neutral. I believe that both sides are right, and the use of both vaccines increases, but not reduces, the likelihood of your child becoming infected with polio.

In short, it turns out that the most effective way to protect your child from polio is to ensure that he is not vaccinated!

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Most parents, even if they have memorized the vaccination schedule and vaccinate their children on schedule, do not think that they also need to be vaccinated. The effect of some vaccines fades over time, and childhood infectious diseases in adulthood can be much more difficult to tolerate. And vice versa: some diseases in adults can be almost asymptomatic, but such an adult is able to infect them with a small child, for whom this infection can be deadly.

1. Diphtheria

An infectious bacterial disease that is transmitted by airborne droplets and affects the oropharynx, as well as the larynx, bronchi and skin. 10% of diphtheria patients die despite treatment.

Who needs to be vaccinated: To all adults.

When: After the last vaccination at 16 years old - every decade (at 26, 36, 46, etc.). If you were vaccinated in childhood, but you missed the planned vaccination in adulthood, you need to receive 1 dose of the vaccine, whether you are 26 or 56. If you were not vaccinated in childhood or do not know if you were vaccinated or not, you need to get 3 doses according to the scheme 0-1-6 (1st, after a month - 2nd, 6 months after the 2nd - 3rd). Additional vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus is mandatory for pregnant women..

Than: There is no separate diphtheria vaccine; you can get vaccinated with the ADS-M vaccine (diphtheria + tetanus) or the Adasel and Bustrix vaccines (diphtheria + tetanus + whooping cough).

2. Whooping cough

An acute bacterial infection that is transmitted by airborne droplets. The main symptom is spasmodic cough. The attacks are so strong that 4% of sick adults break their ribs when coughing. Pertussis is difficult to recognize in an adult (usually tracheitis is diagnosed), and it can easily infect infants for whom this disease is deadly.

The family that lost the baby due to whooping cough made a poster: “Not vaccinated? Do not come to visit! ”

Who needs to be vaccinated: All adults, and especially those who are planning a birth in the near future.

When:Once in all adulthood.

Than:“Adasel”, “Bustrix” - pertussis vaccines for people over 4 years old (they also include components against diphtheria and tetanus).

3. Tetanus

Acute bacterial infection caused by tetanus bacillus and leading to damage to the nervous system and seizures. Death from tetanus, depending on various factors, occurs in 6-60% of cases.

Who needs to be vaccinated:To all adults.

When:1 time in 10 years.

Than:The vaccines "Adasel", ADS-M, "Bustrix."

4. Influenza

An acute respiratory tract infection caused by the flu virus. Influenza is easily transmitted from person to person, constantly changing (there are more than 2,000 varieties of the virus), and every year 5–10% of adults and 20–30% of children become infected with it. 250-500 thousand people die every year.

Who needs to be vaccinated:All adults, especially pregnant women, people with chronic diseases (diabetes, obesity, bronchial asthma) and older people over 65 years old (the latter account for 89% of influenza-related deaths).

When:Every year, as different strains of the virus circulate each season. It is recommended to be vaccinated before the end of October, but if you do not have time, you can later.

Than: It is better if the vaccine contains at least 15 μg of hemagglutinin - for example, Ultrix, Vaksigripp, Influvak (they contain 3 strains of the virus), as well as Vaksigripp Tetra, Fluarix Tetra, Influwak Tetra (protect against 4 strains).

5. Hepatitis B

Viral infection, which is transmitted with blood and other body fluids of a sick person and affects the liver. Outside the human body, the virus survives for about 7 days, while still remaining dangerous. Hepatitis B often leads to cirrhosis and liver cancer, and about 1 million people die from it every year around the world. The virus can be transmitted from mother to child during childbirth.

Who needs to be vaccinated:All adults, especially those who graduated from school before 1996 and did not manage to get vaccinated during mass vaccination.

When:Once in life, according to the scheme 0-1-6 (2nd dose one month after the 1st, 3rd - 6 months after the 2nd). If you have been vaccinated with just one dose, you need to put two more doses with an interval of at least 2 months.

Than:The vaccines “Engerix B”, “Regevac B”, “Bubo-Kok”, “Bubo-M”, “Shanvak-B”, “Infanrix Hexa”, DTP-GEP V.

6. Measles

Severe viral disease transmitted by coughing, sneezing and touching with a 100% probability. In air and on infected surfaces, the virus remains active for another 2 hours. A sick person, before the onset of symptoms, infects 90% of unvaccinated people with whom it contacts. Measles is one of the main causes of child mortality: in 2017, 100 thousand children under 5 years old died from it.

Who needs to be vaccinated:Adults who were not sick were not previously vaccinated against measles or received only one dose of measles vaccine (the second was added to the calendar in 1997 for children aged 6 years).

When:Once in a lifetime (one dose - to those who have been vaccinated against measles once, and two doses with an interval of at least 3 months - to those who have not been vaccinated before, or do not have information about this).

Than:Priorix and MMR II (for measles, rubella and mumps) or Priorix Tetra and MMRV (for measles, rubella, mumps and chicken pox).

7. Rubella

A viral disease that is transmitted by airborne droplets and usually proceeds without complications, but in pregnant women in 15% of cases leads to fetal death, and a child born may have hearing and vision impairment, heart disease, autism, diabetes mellitus and so on. When rubella is detected in a woman, pregnancy is artificially interrupted.

Who needs to be vaccinated:Adults who were not sick were not previously vaccinated against rubella or were vaccinated once (the second vaccine was added to the calendar in 1997 for children aged 6 years), especially girls from 18 to 25 years old. Pregnant can not be vaccinated against rubella.

A viral infection that affects the brain and spinal cord and causes serious diseases of the nervous system (meningitis, encephalitis, meningoencephalitis). In 10–20% of cases, tick-borne encephalitis leads to lifelong complications (such as paralysis) and sometimes even death. In addition to the bite of an ixodic tick, tick-borne encephalitis can be infected through unpasteurized milk.

Who needs to be vaccinated:Residents of regions where the virus is common. A list of such regions is published annually on the Rospotrebnadzor website.

When:Initially, 3 doses of the vaccine are introduced (2nd — 2 weeks — 7 months after the 1st, 3rd — 9-12 months after the 2nd; the timing depends on the type of vaccination and the urgency of the vaccination). Then 1 dose every 3 years (vaccines are interchangeable, you can vaccinate different). It is better to have time to enter the first 2 doses before the start of the tick activity season - in March-April, but it is possible later.

Than:Vaccines "Tick-E-Wak", "Encevir", "Encepur".

About the measles epidemic in Europe. According to WHO, the disease has already affected 28 European countries: most of the cases were infected as a result of local transmission. The only effective measles remedy is vaccination. We talked about vaccinations with children's infectious disease specialist Irina Friedman and tell how they protect against diseases, what reaction to the vaccine is considered pathological and how many vaccinations can be done in one day.

Irina Friedman

candidate of medical sciences, doctor of the department of specific prophylaxis of infectious diseases of the Children's Scientific and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases FMBA

What vaccinations do for free?

In Russia, there is a national vaccination calendar - this is an accepted vaccination schedule to protect against the most common infections that can be extremely difficult for young children. This cannot be said that this is a tough document - according to the law, parents have a choice: they can vaccinate a child, or they can refuse vaccinations, taking responsibility for it.

Vaccinations included in the national calendar: BCG (tuberculosis vaccine), hepatitis B vaccine, pneumococcus, polio, measles, mumps and rubella, DTP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccines), as well as the annual flu shot. A vaccination against hemophilic infection is included in the national calendar for risk groups, but this does not mean that any healthy child does not need it, just the state is ready to pay it only to children with health problems.

What vaccinations that are not on the calendar are worth taking?

Additional vaccinations that can be done at will (and for a fee) are, for example, vaccines against chickenpox, rotavirus infection, tick-borne encephalitis, hepatitis A, and meningococcal infection.

Do vaccines protect 100%?

Any vaccination does not lead to absolute protection against infection. A vaccinated child can transfer the infection in a milder form, without complications. No one guarantees that he will never get sick, it all depends on the efficiency of the immune system: in some, antibodies last for a very long time, while in others they quickly disappear. However, most vaccines contribute to the formation of immune memory cells, which lead to an adequate response of the body. At a second meeting with the microbe, they begin to work quickly and respond well to contact.

Why get vaccinated if, theoretically, the child normally suffers the disease?

Unfortunately, no one is safe from the severe course of the disease with complications. Please weigh: do you need a serious course with complication or a theoretical possibility of a mild course? It turns out that this is the personal choice of each parent: "Only I can decide what I want to do for the child and what not." This is wrong, and in some states another tactic has now been adopted: the child is recommended to come for vaccination at a certain time — the nurse measures his temperature and is vaccinated (the doctor does not even touch on this issue).

We have a slightly different approach: in order to be eligible for vaccination, sometimes it is necessary to review a certain number of tests (since some parents conduct laboratory tests without the advice of a doctor), examine the child, measure the temperature and only then allow them to be vaccinated.

How often do you manage to convince parents?

I share my knowledge about vaccines, international experience, scientific evidence, the benefits of vaccination, and I leave them the right to make decisions. Forcing them and saying: “You are doing wrong” - this has no effect. In principle, most parents still come for vaccination, even those whose children have serious health problems.

Prior to admission, parents should study the information about the disease from which they plan to vaccinate the child and find out what the consequences of this disease may be: look through the pictures on the Internet, listen, for example, to how a patient who is not vaccinated against whooping cough is coughing. Weigh everything: are such consequences necessary or is it planned to carry out the prophylaxis of these infections?

Do I need to donate blood and urine before vaccination?

No. There are no documents regulating the delivery of tests before each vaccination. Only certain groups of patients who have blood problems need to be tested. The main thing before vaccination is somatic health for two weeks at least, the absence of sick people in the environment and the desire to get vaccinated. If the patient was ill with some serious infection: bronchitis, pneumonia, was treated with antibiotics for a long time, then the interval should be a month. And after a banal acute respiratory viral infection not prolonged in nature (even with a temperature of 39), two weeks is enough.

Should antihistamines be prescribed for vaccination?

Before vaccination, there is no need to prescribe antihistamines. In some cases, they are prescribed for allergy sufferers, but this experience is still preserved only with us. Doctors in most European countries, even when vaccinating allergy sufferers, do not prescribe a planned intake of antihistamines.

What is normal after vaccination?

Normal vaccine reactions that can occur in approximately 10% of children include: high fever, local manifestations (redness, swelling, swelling). For example, after vaccination against measles, rubella, and mumps from the fourth to the 15th day, a measles and rubella-like rash, an increase in the salivary glands, mild catarrhal manifestations - coughing, sore throat, and a runny nose can appear. All this is short-lived, most often it is not accompanied by intoxication, the child feels rather well, the temperature decreases after antipyretic drugs.

And which pathological?

Edema of more than eight centimeters at the vaccination site is considered a pathological allergic local reaction to the vaccine: in a six-month-old child it occupies almost the entire thigh. There are general allergic reactions in the form of a rash, but this is extremely rare and also requires certain actions on the part of doctors: parents do not always remember that the child went to his birthday on the day of vaccination and there he first tried, for example, a straw in chocolate covered with sesame seeds.

Are the vaccines always the cause of the complications?

Any conditions that occur after vaccination require investigation: the doctor must determine whether this is due to the vaccine or not. And in most cases it is not connected. Our experience shows that children who come to us with a diagnosis of a pathological reaction to vaccination, in 90% of cases have some kind of disease: acute respiratory viral infections, acute intestinal infections, first diagnosed kidney problems.

If there is no reaction after the introduction of the vaccine, this does not mean that antibodies are not produced: it all depends on the characteristics of the human immune system. Someone even responds to mild vaccines with an increase in temperature, and someone asymptomatically tolerates any vaccination.

What are the most dangerous consequences of a vaccine?

The most severe vaccine response worldwide is anaphylactic shock, which is an acute allergic reaction to vaccine components. Such an acute allergic reaction occurs in the first 30 minutes after administration of the vaccine, for a maximum of two hours. Therefore, at least the first 30 minutes, any vaccine should be in the institution and sit next to the office where the vaccination was carried out. In each vaccination room there is a styling for first aid, including with anaphylactic shock.

Anaphylactic shock on vaccines is an extremely rare situation, one case per 100 thousand doses used. It happens not only from vaccines, anything can become a provocateur: candy, medicine, strawberries, sausages, eggs - you can eat pastries that contain an egg and “give out” anaphylactic shock. We are not safe from this.

Are autism and cerebral palsy related to vaccinations?

Autism, cerebral palsy, organic lesions of the central nervous system are not associated with vaccination. We have a huge number of patients with organic damage to the central nervous system and cerebral palsy, and they are not vaccinated.

Are mercury and aluminum dangerous in vaccines?

It is proved that the microadditives that are contained in vaccines do not have any effect on the vaccinated organism. What a child receives from mass vaccination from additional substances is a small fraction of what we get in life. If we talk about aluminum hydroxide, it is contained in the air in large cities with factories and factories: parents do not think that every day, taking their little child for a walk, they inhale this air. Or, for example, in marine fish, which we gladly eat, a huge amount of mercury - in particular, in tuna, which is very common in European countries.

How many vaccinations can be given in one day?

As much as you like. They are made at a distance of two to three centimeters from each other, in the thigh or shoulder. Antigenic load increases slightly, but it is not so high. The domestic-produced DTP vaccine has three thousand antigens. In modern multicomponent vaccines (for example, Pentaxime) - about 25–27. This is many times less than in DTP, which the child at three months perceives quite adequately.

Is it possible to combine live and “killed” vaccines?

Yes, live and “killed” vaccines can be put on the same day, only observation in the post-vaccination period will be longer in this case: the reaction to inactivated vaccines can occur in the first three days, to live ones from the fourth to the 15th day. Therefore, the temperature will need to be monitored a little longer.

The only thing is that you can not combine a BCG vaccine with anything, it is always done separately.

What is the difference between a live and “killed” polio vaccine? What's better?

WHO has a program to switch to the full use of inactivated polio vaccines. They want to cancel the live vaccine in order to stop the circulation of the poliovirus vaccine strain, since the live vaccine contains a weakened poliovirus. Those vaccinated with feces for two months with feces secrete poliovirus and can be a source of infection.

The implementation of this program, at least in Russia, is still quite complicated: we do not have enough doses to vaccinate the entire population. Now we have a combined use scheme: two inactivated vaccines, the third and the next, live. The first two introductions completely protect against paralytic forms of poliomyelitis and are provided free of charge on the national calendar. If parents want, they can continue to vaccinate the child with an inactivated vaccine, rather than live. The effectiveness of such a scheme is high.

What is the difference between domestic DTP and the foreign Pentaxim vaccine?

The domestic vaccine contains a whole-cell pertussis component and is considered a vaccine, after which the temperature occurs with a greater frequency. “Pentaxim” also contains a cell-free pertussis component, it is softer, in addition, it protects immediately from five infections. Infanrix Hexa protects against six infections. Due to the fact that foreign vaccines have a different composition according to the pertussis component, their effectiveness is slightly lower. If DTP is five to seven years of effective protection against whooping cough, then, for example, Infanrix Hexa has four to six years.

Can we assume that after the first dose of DTP (Pentaxim) the child is already protected?

No you can not! The fact is that different infections require a different number of vaccinations. If we are talking about pertussis prophylaxis, then four vaccinations are needed for long-term protection. After the first one, antibodies will develop in a couple of weeks, but they may not last long, so additional administration is required. As for diphtheria and tetanus, two vaccinations with revaccination after a year are enough - this gives good protection. Four vaccinations are needed for long-term polio protection. So it cannot be said that after one introduction the protection will not be developed, but it will be short-lived.

There are no restrictions on the sequence of administering vaccines (if the patient has no contraindications): you can start with the vaccine that is most relevant today.

Why vaccinate against chickenpox if the children are not seriously ill with it?

Yes, still 90% of children with chickenpox tolerate it quite smoothly. But chickenpox is dangerous bacterial complications that may occur: severe itching leads to combing, infection, and this situation may require the appointment of antibiotic therapy.

One of the serious complications of chickenpox is chickenpox encephalitis. Most often it occurs in children of nine to ten years old, those who have not been ill in early childhood. When children finish kindergarten, go to school, parents are well aware that with age, the possibility of a more severe course of chickenpox increases, and decide to vaccinate the children.

Unfortunately, until the chickenpox vaccine has been introduced into the national calendar and mass vaccination of children will be carried out, we will see seasonal outbreaks of this disease.

What happens if people stop vaccinating their children?

In Russia, the vaccination of the population is more than 95–98%, but as soon as this percentage decreases, we can see outbreaks of any disease. A recent example is the measles epidemic in Europe and Ukraine. Now we have limited cases of the disease, they do not give a large spread, but nevertheless, adults and children suffer from measles. Most patients were not vaccinated, and some of them lost their protection.

In the 90s, the last outbreak of diphtheria occurred: there was a restructuring, many refused vaccination. At our institute, many departments for the fight against diphtheria were redesigned. Unfortunately, the children died. Those doctors who worked then said: in the evening the patient was admitted, they injected serum, and by morning you come in - but he is not. After this, such large flashes, thank God, were not.

Every year, the vaccination calendar is updated with new vaccines. Do they protect against disease? Why do many parents refuse to vaccinate their children? Elena Orlovskaya, pediatrician, naturopath, answers these questions.

In April 2006, about 200 Ukrainian children were admitted to hospitals with a temperature of 38–40 ° C, nausea, a rash, headache, and pain in the eyes. The strongest schools and kindergartens remained - 3-4 people in a group. These cases coincided in time with tuberculin diagnostics in children (). At first, there was a version that a possible cause was a poor-quality vaccine. But a few days later, officials refuted this assumption, saying that such a reaction to the test was due to the fact that at the time of vaccination the children could be in the incubation stage of the disease, but the symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared. Soon, almost all the opinions of the opponents of this version disappeared from the Internet. And the children were discharged home in a “satisfactory condition”.

Hit Hepatitis B with Mercury!

In 2006, the Ministry of Health provided for an increase in funding for the immunization program by UAH 70 million. (total 177 million UAH.). Every year, new vaccines appear on the Ukrainian drug market: 3 years ago a mandatory vaccination against hepatitis B virus was introduced; since 2006, a vaccination against hemophilic infection has been added to the calendar of preventive vaccinations, and a special vaccine is being prepared against it. How justified is the introduction of new vaccines?

« Most often, hepatitis B occurs among people who have an erratic sex life and among those who deal with blood products or take drugs intravenously- says Elena Orlovskaya, a pediatrician with many years of experience. - It is unclear what the infants who receive the hepatitis B vaccine on the first day of life contain. And this vaccine is repeated 3 times! It is harmful to a healthy baby, not to mention sick children. Toxic mercury compounds cause damage to the liver and nervous system, and most vaccines contain it as a preservative! Many doctors agree that diseases of the first year of life (acute respiratory infections, diathesis, dysbiosis) are nothing more than poisoning the body with mercury. Even breastfeeding does not protect! Evaluation on the Apgar scale (it is done immediately after birth) does not allow to determine exactly whether the child will withstand such a blow! In addition, women are often treated with hormones and antibiotics both before and during pregnancy. Children of such mothers will be especially sensitive to foreign vaccines.».

An experiment on children?

According to the Internet resource www.autismwebsite.ru, in recent years there has been a rapid increase in cases - a hard-to-treat mental disorder in which the child begins to regress, loses touch with reality, and eventually becomes aggressive and even dangerous. Stunning statistics: in England, USA and Canada this disease is diagnosed today in one of 100-150 children! Meanwhile, as far back as 60 years ago, no one had heard of autism.

In addition, studies show that among unvaccinated children, cases are unknown! What is the matter? Many experts associate mental disorders with poisoning with mercury compounds, which vaccines for vaccines abound (it gives the most complications). Of course, as a result of poisoning it does not always develop: the body of most children removes mercury on its own.

In the USA today they talk openly about the problem of poisoning children - a large-scale campaign has already begun there to completely ban vaccinations with mercury compounds. As a result, the CIS countries, in particular Russia and Ukraine, are becoming an affordable market for poisonous vaccines. Now we have newborns vaccinated against hepatitis B on the first day of life. There is a national “achievement”: a few days later, all children receive a vaccine against tuberculosis. do not do anywhere in the world, except post-Soviet countries: the leading states of the world have long refused vaccination of infants with live tuberculosis vaccines and. Such a shock dose of toxins results in, at best, prolonged allergic diseases and a general decrease in immunity.

Immunity should work!

« All diseases are divided into those that accelerate development, and those that inhibit it- says Elena Viktorovna. - The latter include some particularly dangerous infections. But most childhood diseases, from which we are recklessly trying to protect the child with vaccinations, are actually useful for his immunity! Measles, rubella, chicken pox, scarlet fever with the right attitude to them do not give any terrible complications. It is well known that a non-functioning organ will atrophy - in order to strengthen, the child’s immunity must work! With an increase in temperature, which accompanies all viral infections, the metabolic rate accelerates - and all toxins are, as it were, “smelted” from the body. If the child himself is ill with some kind of ailment, a specific individual immunity to this specific pathogen will develop in his body. Moreover, this immunity will be persistent - that is, it will provide the child with protection for the whole subsequent life. And after vaccinations, immunity is unstable: the disease against which the vaccine was given can occur at a more mature age. But adults suffer childhood diseases much harder! We are now seeing this picture with measles - this year there was an outbreak of the so-called mitigated measles in people 20-30 years old who were vaccinated against this disease twice in their childhood (per year and at 6 years old)! In addition, during the first year of life, all the most important body systems develop, designed to ensure health for the whole subsequent life, and the child’s immunity is formed. And external drug intervention in this case can only do much harm. An alternative to vaccination and allopathic treatment can be hardening, methods of natural medicine: homeopathy, reflexology and herbal medicine, significantly facilitate the course of diseases without harm to the immune system. At a minimum, vaccination should not be “planned,” but individual - taking into account the health status and genetic predisposition of each particular child».

Choice without a choice?

In many foreign countries, at the birth of a baby, a cord blood test is performed to identify a hereditary predisposition to certain diseases, after which a so-called. genetic and immunological passports of the baby. And weakened children are not vaccinated at all or postponed until the moment when the baby's condition is completely stabilized. In our country, an immunological map of a baby is not made in any state hospital!

But we also have achievements that parents should know about. So that the baby is not given vaccines in the first days of life, you need to write an appropriate application when entering the hospital. This does not mean complete - they can be done later, but parents will have time to make sure that everything is in order with the baby. It turns out, and in Ukraine there is freedom of choice? Alas, so far only formally: they will not accept an unvaccinated child in a kindergarten or school - the state carefully takes care of "mass vaccination coverage of the population." Moreover, there is no clear explanation of why this happens. It would seem that falling into a group of children who have been vaccinated, just an unvaccinated baby is at risk of infection.

Today, immunologists say that before vaccination, it is necessary to correctly assess the state of health of the child. Parents should have complete information about contraindications and possible consequences and be clearly aware that the responsibility for the life of their baby lies not with the doctor, not with the state, but with their conscience.

Poisonous cocktail?

Ready-made vaccines contain highly toxic substances. There are no studies proving the safety of these components in vaccines (however, as well as official statistics on complications after vaccination).

Formaldehyde (formalin) is a carcinogen that causes severe kidney damage, Quincke's edema, asthma, skin rashes, and rhinopathy.

Phenol often leads to weakness, convulsions, kidney damage and heart failure.

Aluminum salts have a devastating effect on brain tissue and often cause skin allergic reactions.

Mercury is, in fact, poison for the tissues of the brain, kidneys and liver. By the way, the symptoms and poisoning by mercury compounds are 99% identical!

I - for a thoughtful attitude to vaccinations!

Thanks to vaccination, humanity has managed to stop diseases such as smallpox,. I agree that for the most part childhood diseases do not carry serious complications. However, now many parents do not send their children to the garden. As a result, the child’s circle of communication with peers is not so wide - an unvaccinated child may not get sick with childhood ailments in the first years of life. And if the virus catches up with such a person in adulthood - the consequences can be tragic. Boys who have been ill with mumps in puberty often become infertile. For a pregnant woman, rubella is fraught with fetal death. I believe that a healthy (!) Child can be given all vaccinations (an exception, in my opinion, may be hepatitis B vaccination). However, it is very important to focus on the well-being of the baby. Even banal intestinal upset, painful teething or lethargy and lethargy of the baby should stop the parents. Wait until at least 2 weeks have passed since the child recovered fully.

Soon after a severe reaction to a routine vaccination, Yegor was diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis. Now parents are doing their best to get their 5-year-old son to even begin to speak.

Childbirth was difficult, the water that left was green, ”recalls Galina, the boy’s mother. - When Egor was born, he had a huge hematoma, strange spots on the eye and leg. Doctors quickly treated the hematoma, and literally an hour later my boy was injected with a vaccine. Then I trusted the doctors, and I did not have doubts about the correctness of their actions. Now, armed with experience, I understand: such symptoms should have been a direct contraindication to vaccination! Meanwhile, we were soon discharged home.

Scary diagnosis

When Yegor was 2.5 months old, I noticed that he was somehow weird to freeze: he moves his hand-legs, and then suddenly freezes for a few seconds in an absurd pose. I showed my son to the regional neurologist: “Mom, what are you worried about? You have a wonderful boy! Obviously, he simply does not have enough calcium - take a little bit. " With a calm mind, I followed the doctor's recommendations. And at 3 months his son was vaccinated. And after it began! Fading turned into convulsive attacks, the child seemed to roll back in his development, stopped holding his head ... Naturally, we panicked, rushed to look for the best doctors. To relieve seizures, we were prescribed medications for which the boy started a terrible vomiting! The "luminaries" only shrugged their hands: "So the disease proceeds." And at the same time in our medical card it read: “The child develops according to age”!

When Yegor was four months old, he finally had a comprehensive examination of the brain and found ... calcifications. Doctors diagnosed "tuberous sclerosis" and continued to prescribe medications to the child, which made him worse. And I realized: it's time to end communication with official medicine! I turned to a homeopath, who explained to me that vaccines could well be the impetus for the development of the disease. That doctor’s treatment was not effective - convulsive seizures did not pass. It took more than 2 years for us to find “our” doctor, also a homeopath.

Two months - with a high temperature

At the appointment with Vladimir Ivanovich, we were in an incredibly serious condition. In his 2 years 10 months, Egor did not know how to stand and sit, but only lay motionless, looking at one point! The child did not speak at all, but he shouted heart-rendingly - often for a long time. Convulsive seizures were repeated up to 15 times a day. The doctor warned that the treatment will be long and difficult, but Yegor has a chance to become socially adapted. That day, the homeopath gave us just one grain of the drug. Immediately after his reception with his son, the veil literally fell from his eyes: for the first time in a long time, he looked at us with a meaningful look. After 2 weeks, the child spat out a dummy, but before that he had whimpered and naughty without a nipple), eventually he began to walk, even utter whole syllables in chant. But a new test awaited us.

One day my son suddenly had a fever that did not subside for several weeks. Although I knew that in homeopathy, exacerbation is the norm, indicating that healing processes have started, it was very difficult for me. The homeopath with us was on duty at the bedside of Egor for days. On some days, the temperature rose to 41 ° C, but we firmly followed the decision not to knock it down with medication. And they were rewarded for their courage: soon the crisis was over, and the convulsions disappeared completely!

I do not fear the future

I look forward to the day when Yegor first says the word "mother." With his son, a rehabilitologist and a defectologist are engaged, thanks to such an integrated approach, he has noticeably grown. I very much believe that Yegor will continue to communicate with peers, will grow up to be a good person (one of the consequences of tuberous sclerosis is bouts of unmotivated aggression). In my heart, there has long been no resentment against doctors. Exhausting thoughts of what would have happened if we had not been vaccinated with Egor were gone. There is a given: a disease - and you need to learn how to live with it, moreover, as fully as possible. And then, perhaps, a terrible disease will recede. This hope helps me not to give up. ”

Vaccinations are the norm in Norway

In Norway, vaccination is completely voluntary, the parents decide for themselves whether to vaccinate the child. Nevertheless, 90% of Norwegians prefer to vaccinate their children: it is more reliable.

I was born and raised in Ukraine, and I came to Norway to work, ”says Evgenia, the mother of two-year-old Casper. - Fell in love, got married and stayed in this country forever. Having become pregnant, she became actively interested in the Norwegian system of obstetric care and health care. Natural birth in the presence of the husband is here in the order of things. Doctors try to interfere minimally in the birth process. At the request of the woman, an acupuncture specialist, a pool and a highchair for vertical deliveries are at her disposal, and during the contractions I was offered to eat a compote and a sandwich. The husband was always with me all the time, gave me a massage, spoke encouraging words - his support meant a lot to me. Casper was born healthy, and after 3 days we were discharged home.

Doctor examination - 3 times a year

In Norway, a patronage sister examines a child at home only once. After returning home, she is supposed to call her once a month to consult on some issues regarding the baby’s health. If something is wrong with your child, you need to contact a family doctor who treats your entire family. In general, it seemed to me that in Norway, doctors are not so kind to their patients, as, for example, in Ukraine. The therapist from the state polyclinic does not come to the house of the sick child (you need to call an ambulance or take the child to the hospital yourself), the family doctor can not always make the correct diagnosis at an early stage. During the first year of life, scheduled examinations of a pediatric doctor occur only three times: at 3, 6 and 12 months. Therefore, after consulting, my husband and I decided to give our boy all the vaccinations.

Individual approach

Warm scarves - taboo

Of course, we do not rely only on vaccinations - we try to strengthen the child’s immunity, primarily, by natural methods. Despite the fact that we live on the coast, where cold winds often blow, Casper is not particularly confused. In the mornings, pour cool water, regularly go with the baby to the pool. We are accustomed to healthy food: in Norway, it is customary to eat wholemeal bread, cheese, vegetables, and seafood. During my last visit to Ukraine, I bought homeopathic medicines for emergency care, for example, with a runny nose or sore throat. Norwegians usually do not treat colds: if after 3 days it does not go away, they go to the doctor. By the way, my husband’s relatives were surprised by my knowledge of traditional medicine (banal herbs, compresses, inhalations - it seemed to me that everyone knew this). I hope that the combination of the latest medical developments and centuries-old proven folk remedies will help our son to remain strong and full of strength. ”

Our daughter is healthy without vaccinations!

The question of vaccinations for little Nastya was not even discussed at the family council. The opinion of the parents was unequivocal: the natural development of the child and drug intervention in his body are incompatible things.

We started preparing for the birth of our daughter long before this event, ”recall Lena and Slava. - Having heard stories about hospital deliveries, we realized that this is not our option (we are engaged in spiritual self-improvement, we are leading a healthy lifestyle). Fate brought us together with a wonderful spiritual midwife, who helped Nastya to be born: at home, without fear and pain. This day was remembered by us as the most wonderful holiday in life. We did not wash off the original grease from the child (it has a protective function), we cut the umbilical cord only when it completely stopped pulsating (after 3 hours), immediately put the baby to the chest (colostrum “populates” the child’s body with maternal antibodies). This natural approach initially worked to comprehensively maintain children's immunity (unlike many maternity hospitals, Nastya in the first days of her life not only did not lose weight, but also gained strength).

Anti-vaccination movement - what is it?

Myth # 1: Vaccination Can Cause a Disease That It Should Protect

Myth number 2: vaccines are poorly protected, and it is better if the child is ill naturally

Myth number 3: the immunity of the infant does not cope with so many vaccinations

Debunking a myth

Myth number 4: vaccinations cause serious complications, do not risk it

The real danger of vaccines

Myth number 5: people stopped getting sick due to improved hygiene and sanitary conditions, and vaccines are useless

Exposing a myth

Myth number 6: do not need to vaccinate your child, because other children are already vaccinated

Myth # 7: vaccination causes autism in children

Exposing Fraud

Wave effect

Research

Myth # 8: vaccines are dangerous because they contain mercury

What vaccines have mercury?

Exposing a myth

Research

Myth number 9: with the help of vaccination they want to reduce the world population (scandalous statement by Bill Gates)

Exposing a myth

Myth # 10: vaccinating women in Africa

Exposure

Consequences of the scandal

Myth No. 11: the diseases that vaccines protect against are already defeated, so you can’t avoid vaccinations.

Exposing a myth

Research

Myth # 12: Vaccines bring huge profits to pharmaceutical companies.

What vaccines actually give

1. Diphtheria

2. Whooping cough

3. Tetanus

4. Influenza

5. Hepatitis B

6. Measles

7. Rubella

Irina Friedman

What vaccinations do for free?

What vaccinations that are not on the calendar are worth taking?

Do vaccines protect 100%?

Why get vaccinated if, theoretically, the child normally suffers the disease?

How often do you manage to convince parents?

Do I need to donate blood and urine before vaccination?

Should antihistamines be prescribed for vaccination?

What is normal after vaccination?

And which pathological?

Are the vaccines always the cause of the complications?

What are the most dangerous consequences of a vaccine?

Are autism and cerebral palsy related to vaccinations?

Are mercury and aluminum dangerous in vaccines?

How many vaccinations can be given in one day?

Is it possible to combine live and “killed” vaccines?

What is the difference between a live and “killed” polio vaccine? What's better?

What is the difference between domestic DTP and the foreign Pentaxim vaccine?

Can we assume that after the first dose of DTP (Pentaxim) the child is already protected?

Why vaccinate against chickenpox if the children are not seriously ill with it?

What happens if people stop vaccinating their children?

Hit Hepatitis B with Mercury!

An experiment on children?

Immunity should work!

Choice without a choice?

Two months - with a high temperature

I do not fear the future

Vaccinations are the norm in Norway

Doctor examination - 3 times a year

Individual approach

Warm scarves - taboo

Our daughter is healthy without vaccinations!

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