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![You see immunization / flu shot signs everywhere. But is there reason to question them? I believe so. .
I don't post this to be contentious or argumentative. I post this for parents who have been on the fence, wondering if questioning vaccines is merited. I post this for pro-vaccine folks who don't understand why some people might not support vaccinations or want to spread them out. There are legitimate concerns with today's vaccine schedule and the ingredients, and in 2018, it is not smart to trust any one authority to tell you what to do for your body or your child's.
I don't like long posts, so I am going to keep this list to a handful. Reasons why it's not silly to question vaccines: .
1. The medical community no longer 100% agrees on the topic. Contrary to what you see on the news and on pharmacy signs, many doctors, nurses, and experts no longer support the vaccination schedule. Besides the growing number of "celeb doctors" saying no to vaccines, I have personally met four doctors locally who prefer you to not vaccinate and didn't vaccinate their own children. I know a handful of nurses that feel the same way, and even a nurse that works in infectious disease.
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2. A 1986 law made it so vaccine manufacturers could no longer be sued for vaccine injuries. So, a vaccine injury compensation program was created and since then has paid out over $4 billion in compensation to vaccine-injured people. So, injuries do occur and there is risk involved. (Google "Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System")
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3. This is the only industry where a manufacturer is free from liability and therefore has less incentive to conduct thorough, long-term safety testing. Many review periods last only days during the safety testing. When drug manufacturers create drugs, they typically conduct studies for years. For instance, I looked at one of these inserts for the DTap vaccine and the review period was only 4 days. Inserts here: http://www.immunize.org/fda/
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4. The preservatives and adjuvants in vaccines are questionable. Adjuvants are used in vaccines to [see in comments rest of post]](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55234457e4b023edbe79a77a/5526a62ce4b06ed669aef317/5c06e58986d4e52dc818f961/1543956243281/)
Are we depriving our kids if we only feed them real food and they don't know what Mountain Dew is? Should we let them indulge in that birthday cake that has a crazy amount of sugar and food dyes? I share my thoughts on feeding our children well, what our policies are, and my favorite breakfast and snack ideas.