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Vaccinating Our Children: A Shot in the Dark

In the May issue of Health & Healing, I told you about the two most common
sources of toxic mercury: seafood and dental amalgams. But there's a third
source of mercury that you should know about, particularly if you are the
parent or grandparent of a young child or are expecting to have a child:
vaccines.

Until recently, a form of mercury called thimerosal was used as a
preservative in many of the vaccines given to infants and young children,
including vaccines for hepatitis B, influenza, diphtheria, tetanus,
pertussis, and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). Congressman Dan Burton
(R-Indiana), who spoke before the House Committee on Government Reform's
hearing on mercury and medicine last year, knows just what this poison can
do to the delicate brain and nervous system of a young child: his
once-healthy grandson, who was given vaccines for nine different diseases in
one day, now suffers from autism.

In Burton's estimation, his grandson may have received, in the space of a
few hours, 41 times the amount of mercury at which harm can be caused.
Unfortunately, his grandson's experience is not unique.

Mercury Destroys Brain Cells
As I mentioned in the newsletter, mercury is a neurotoxin that is especially
damaging to the developing brain and nervous system. A growing number of
researchers believe that the soaring rates of neurological and developmental
disorders in our children can be linked to a corresponding increase in the
number of government-mandated vaccines.

The number of compulsory vaccines has increased from 10 to 36 in the past
quarter-century, and over that time period, there has been a simultaneous
increase in the number of children suffering from disabilities that prevent
them from reaching their full potential. The incidence of learning
disabilities and attention deficit disorder has doubled in the past 25
years, while autism has increased by an incredible 200 to 500 percent in
every state in the U.S. in just the last decade.

Thanks to pressure from concerned physicians, scientists, and involved
citizens, the U.S. Public Health Service in 1999 requested that vaccine
manufacturers make efforts to reduce or eliminate mercury from their
vaccines. At this time, mercury-free versions of most vaccines given to
infants and small children have become available. However, in some cases
these represent additions to the vaccine market  not replacements for
mercury-containing vaccines, which are still being marketed and sold.

Avoid "Triple-Threat" Vaccines
Insisting on mercury-free vaccines for your child will eliminate some but
not all of the risk associated with vaccinations. Another problem has to  do
with "trivalent" vaccines (those containing three different diseases in one
shot, such as the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine). Some researchers
have linked trivalent vaccines with a dramatically increased risk of
autoimmune diseases, including insulin-dependent diabetes, asthma, multiple
sclerosis, lupus, Crohn's disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, and rheumatoid
arthritis  not to mention autism and attention deficit disorder.

As with mercury in vaccines, there is a way to avoid this problem: insist
upon monovalent (single-disease) vaccinations. Most physicians' offices do
not keep these on hand, so you'll need to request them in advance.

Make an Informed Decision
Keep in mind that having your child vaccinated is a choice, not a
requirement. All states allow for medical exemptions, and all but two
(Mississippi and West Virginia) allow for religious exemptions. Some
enlightened states even allow for philosophical exemptions.

Only you can make this difficult decision. Before your child's next
vaccination, I urge you to take some time to educate yourself about the
relative benefits and risks of vaccines. One good site to visit on the
Internet is the National Vaccine Information Center, www.909shot.com. The
NVIC was founded in 1982 by parents of vaccine-injured children to createa
centralized reporting system for vaccine injuries so that more children
would not be harmed. Since then, it has become a valuable resource for
accurate information about vaccine safety and informed consent.





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