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March 9, 2001
“Chiros Against Shots for Kids: Stand Defies Evidence”
Toronto Sun (www.canoe.ca/torontosun) (03/08/01) P. 46;
Marko,
Natasha
There is a great deal of scientific evidence pointing to
the safety and benefits of childhood immunization. Still, a vocal minority of Canadian chiropractors dispute the
practice of vaccinating children, believing that doing so is unnecessary and can
have the negative effect of polluting bodies that are otherwise healthy. Indeed, a Canoe.ca survey of Canadian chiropractic
Internet sites turned up no information in favor of vaccinations. Perhaps their disapproval of childhood vaccinations
should not be surprising, since at the core of chiropractic practice is the
belief that a body without spinal “subluxations” is able to heal and regulate
itself. While this group of dissenting
chiropractors is a minority in the chiropractic community, it is nonetheless a
substantial minority and often voices its beliefs despite the prohibition
against such statements by the College of Chiropractors of Ontario, the regulatory
and licensing body for chiropractors in the province.
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