To Vaccinate or not to Vaccinate, That is the Question

And the answer is ........... it should be up to you (and no one else).  It should be an informed decision.  Rather than me, or someone else, telling you what to do, here are links where you can get the facts, because what's in the media is misleading, wrong, or worse.  For example, many media reports have said vaccinations cause no harm.  But if you go to this government site you'll see that they do.  Close to one vaccine injury claim compensated every two days for the past 25 years - $2.8 billion in settlements, paid by the government (the makers of the vaccines are not liable - if vaccines are so safe, why would they need to be protected from liability?).

So when you have some extra time, check out a link every few days (bookmark this page), get educated about scientific studies and vaccines, and then you can make an informed choice.  And never forget how important your health is to you and your loved ones.

Here are the links:

The first three are about studies and how and why they are unreliable.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/11/lies-damned-lies-and-medical-science/308269/2/

http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/most_medical_research_is_flawed_says_leading_medical_editor

https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=53345

The rest of the links are about vaccines (some from government websites).

http://vaccines.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=005206

http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/government-pays-damages-to-vaccine-victims-flu-shot-most-dangerous-with-gbs-and-death-settlements/

http://vaccineimpact.com/2015/zero-u-s-measles-deaths-in-10-years-but-over-100-measles-vaccine-deaths-reported/

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/02/10/measles-disneyland.aspx?e_cid=20150210Z1_DNL_NB_art_1&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20150210Z1_DNL_NB&et_cid=DM67220&et_rid=837355024

http://www.smartvax.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66:increase-in-usa-vaccine-schedule-vs-other-countries

http://www.westonaprice.org/press/studies-show-that-vaccinated-individuals-spread-disease/
http://vaccineimpact.com/2015/arizona-cardiologist-responds-to-critics-regarding-measles-and-vaccines/
http://www.morganverkamp.com/august-27-2014-press-release-statement-of-william-w-thompson-ph-d-regarding-the-2004-article-examining-the-possibility-of-a-relationship-between-mmr-vaccine-and-autism/
http://vaccineimpact.com/2015/richard-moskowitz-m-d-the-case-against-immunizations/

Speaking of being informed (this is from the American Medical Association):

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical-ethics/opinion808.page

Here is a link to get a copy of a book on health by Mahatma Ghandi:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40373?msg=welcome_stranger

I started researching vaccines when someone called people who don't vaccinate, "callously stupid."  I don't resort to nor like name calling and thought that remark was, well, callous, because it was wrong.  So I nicely tried to tell her the reasons for those who don't want to vaccinate, but she didn't want to hear it.  I explained how the tobacco industry used the same tactics as pro-vaxx people use.  She claimed it was not the same - but see this Chart! (Skip all the ads - just check out the article and chart.)  I told her how studies can, and are, flawed to show what the researcher wants to show.  She said no, they don't do that.  What could be the possible reason (read the 3 links above for those reasons).  I told her from zero to four people had died from measles in the last 10 years, and 108 died from the vaccine for the measles.  She said that was BS (spelled out in large caps) and told me to do MY research.  I had done it, and gave her the link to the CDC website and VAERS, where she could verify what I said - don't know if she did.  I suspect there are many others out there who believe what the media and their doctors tell them (keep in mind, the same drug companies that make vaccines also donate money to the medical schools the doctors go to, and fund doctors research projects).  If you do your research, you can learn the truth about things.

I started researching health 38 years ago when I was diagnosed with nervous stomach, but given no answers on how to get rid of the problem.  I discovered it was my diet (mostly caused by sugar in junk food) and changed it, then added supplements.  The problem went away, as did my allergies, headaches, colds, flu, and more over the years.  Doing independent research pays off.

I hope whatever decision you make regarding vaccines (or anything else, for that matter) is the right one for you.  May you live long and prosper....and be healthy.