Vaccination (The New Preventive Medicine)

There seems to be a growing segment of the scientific community that believes there is soon to be a paradigm shift in terms of the treatment of disease.  Simply Stated the new paradigm is that people need to take drugs before they get sick, as a preventive measure, rather than turning to drugs only after they have already become ill.

As we all know the concept of prevention in terms of health care is nothing new.  Many people within the alternative medical community have been touting the benefits of a more proactive approach to health care for decades.   The problem here is not so much in the objective of achieving and maintaining good health rather in the path that we take to reach that end.  While the conventional medical community tends to take the approach of treating disease with the use of pharmaceutical drugs the alternative medical community has ALWAYS been on the forefront of the concept of an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure and that these cures can be found in nature rather than in a laboratory .

Today, in it’s infinite wisdom, conventional medicine has apparently discovered that prevention is the most logical approach to good health and is actively seeking a way to become more proactive in it‘s roll to provide preventive healthcare to the masses.  Although this philosophical shift is definitely welcome and long overdue in our society the problem, as usual, is found in the course of treatment rather than in the objective.   We believe that in the natural course of events western medicine will develop a whole new class of drugs (preventive pharmaceuticals) and eventually some form of mandatory inoculation program liken to the one currently imposed on our infants and children.

Setting aside the monetary and social tenets of this philosophy, for the time being anyway, I’d like to take a little time to explore the therapeutic value of vaccination.

According to medicine net.com:

Vaccination is the injection of a killed microbe in order to stimulate the immune system against the microbe, thereby preventing disease. Vaccinations, or immunizations, work by stimulating the immune system, the natural disease-fighting system of the body. The healthy immune system is able to recognize invading bacteria and viruses and produce substances (antibodies) to destroy or disable them. Immunizations prepare the immune system to ward off a disease. To immunize against viral diseases, the virus used in the vaccine has been weakened or killed. To only immunize against bacterial diseases, it is generally possible to use a small portion of the dead bacteria to stimulate the formation of antibodies against the whole bacteria. In addition to the initial immunization process, it has been found that the effectiveness of immunizations can be improved by periodic repeat injections or “boosters.” Also see Vaccines (in the plural) and Vaccine of a specific type (such Vaccine, Polio).

On the surface this seems to be a logical approach to the problem of combating disease.  As we dig a little deeper however we discover a few major flaws in the concept which raise a few obvious questions.

Do vaccines actually work?

Many proponents of vaccination point to the decline in the mortality rate since the turn of the 20th century as evidence that immunization by vaccination is effective in preventing disease.  We do not believe this to be true.  First and foremost we believe that this increase in our life span is attributed to better sanitary conditions as well as advancements in nutritional science.  Sickness and death historically were caused mostly by poor nutrition, inadequate housing, unsanitary living conditions, poverty, warfare and as population density and urbanization grew exposure to bacteria, parasites, and communicable diseases followed suit.  These conditions gave rise to acute illnesses such as influenza, scarlet fever, whooping cough, polio, pneumonia, and tuberculosis to name a few. In most cases, acute illnesses occur suddenly and are characterized by a sharp increase in discomfort and pain due to an inflammation, and are of short duration. Whether endemic or epidemic, these illnesses contributed heavily to the high mortality rates and short life spans among persons living in pre-industrial societies.

Read more: Chronic Illness – Sickness In Historical Context – poverty, theory, family, development http://family.jrank.org/pages/257/Chronic-Illness-Sickness-in-Historical-Context.html#ixzz0mOGFgbfF

Are vaccines safe?

The value of vaccination, as with many things in life, can be determined in terms of risk verses reward.  The primary health risk associated with immunization by vaccination has always been contamination of the serums by harmful bacteria.  As a solution to this problem antibacterial agents were introduced to the products.  One such agent called thermisol (thimerosal, thiomersal, thiomersalate), also known as Merthiolate, is a mercury containing agent used as a preservative in pharmaceutical preparations.  As you probably know there is an ongoing debate within the medical community as to the safety of this agent.  It is believed by many that the use of this agent is directly connected with the rise of the Autism rate in the US and world wide.

There are many who believe that antivaccinist leadership are simply countercultural types who view life through a prism of conspiracy theories (the government lies, the drug companies are evil, the medical profession is corrupt;).  Perhaps to some greater or lesser degree the vaccinists are right.  There are many who see conspiracy around every corner.  Be that as it may I do not believe this to be the case in this situation.  There is a mountain of evidence that shows there has been and continues to be a massive cover up regarding the connection between thimerosal and autism.  This evidence will be reveled in depth  in a future article “Our Children Under Attack”.

The final and perhaps the most important question is; should we have the personal choice as to weather we and or our loved ones opt out of any immunization program?  Obviously we believe that as Americans and as consumers, do indeed have that right.

In closing ladies and gentlemen I’d like to say that this article is meant to serve as a warning.  The idea of imposed adult vaccination is not as far fetched or futuristic as you might think.  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation  in 2008 has allotted a $100,000 grant to an Japanese research team working on genetically engineered mosquitoes to deliver vaccines.  Edible vaccines, as GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) foods, are in the future as well. Meat and Poultry, a business journal for meat and poultry processors, reports in a May 5, 2009 article , by Bryan Salvage, that researchers at Iowa State University are working on creating a method to install vaccines into corn crops.

“We’re trying to figure out which genes from the swine influenza virus to incorporate into corn”, stated Hank Harris, a researcher on the project. “If a swine flu virus breaks out, the corn could be shipped to the location to try to vaccinate animals and humans in the area quickly. . . . there is no need for extensive vaccine purification, which can be an expensive process.”

This way even corn products, including corn chips and corn syrup, which is ubiquitous in processed foods, can serve as vaccination vehicles for humans while the corn itself is fed to hogs. Starting in 1996, bananas have been considered as a vaccination vehicle for developing countries. Keep in mind that this will be genetically engineered, or GMO so you won’t know where and when it will show up on the food shelves.

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