Since my son's diagnosis last year, the possible damage done to him by the standard vaccine schedule weighs heavily on my mind. There are many theories about the cause(s) of autism and some of them involve the preservatives found in vaccines, as well as the vaccines themselves, as some children actually become sick with the very illness that a given vaccine was intended to guard against. Amid the raging debate exists a theory of conspiracy that questions the private interests of the pharmaceutical companies and our government. While I stop short of claiming to believe in the many theories floating about, their arguments give me reason to seriously question the wisdom of the current trend of giving multiple vaccinations to small children before their immune systems are mature enough to tolerate these injections and to wonder about the real motivation behind the push to vaccinate so heavily during infancy and childhood.
Today, I received an email from my mother-in-law that included some content that she received from the PROVE Newsletter regarding this matter. PROVE stands for Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education. The newsletter discusses the various arguments surrounding the push for vaccines and the companies and individuals behind the pushing. In the newsletter, Barbara Loe Fisher writes: "When you connect the dots in a "Follow the Vaccine Money" exercise, you don't have to look very far to see who is paying who to promote unquestioning faith in the safety of vaccines and one- size-fits-all vaccine policies. It takes a lot of money for the drug companies and their allies to persuade parents that it is necessary to pump 69 doses of 16 vaccines into children from birth to age 18 to keep them healthy." While the quote that I just used comes from the newsletter, it originates from her blog, "Vaccine Awakening." The entry is entitled: "Voices For Hiding Vaccine Risks: Follow the $." If you want to read more, her blog site is: http://www.vaccineawakening.blogspot.com/.
According to recent investigations (if I understand correctly) by CBS News to determine a financial conflict of interest by drug companies and pro-vaccine organizations, the companies, organizations, and individuals they questioned refused to provide financial statements that could have vindicated them and supported their denial of financial interest in the push for vaccines. Although I understand that finances are private matters, these companies/people serve the populace; therefore, such affairs should be made available when their integrity is questioned. Their refusal to cooperate with the investigation makes me even more suspicious; if they are innocent of this conflict of interest, and fiscal records can prove their innocence, then why withhold this information?
These same people continue to try to convince parents that their children are in no danger, yet the various disorders that are occurring at increasing rates seem to coincide with the use of vaccines. They fail to understand that no one is disputing the importance of vaccination, rather the heavy use of them in early childhood. Those who do see a correlation between autism/ADHD/Asperger's Syndrome, etc. and vaccinations believe that an alternate schedule should be implemented that will still provide all of the necessary protection before children begin school, yet allows their immune systems time to mature enough to tolerate the multitude of shots given to them.
Only time (and more research) will tell the truth, but should there truly be a financial conflict of interest by those who claim to serve, I would not be surprised. While altruism is a noble act, when money enters the picture, motivations can change in a heartbeat.
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