Pediatric Care

Information on Vaccinations

Deciding whether or not to vaccinate your child may be a difficult decision. Our body, when functioning normally, is innately designed to deal with illness. We vomit when something doesn't agree with us, and we get fevers to 'burn off' negatively impacting viruses and bacteria.

If you look at the history of disease progression, most vaccines were introduced after the natural digression of the disease due to improved sanitation and nutrition.

In a multi-billion dollar industry, there are many things to consider and questions to ask yourself before vaccinating your child.

Eight questions to ask:

• Is my child sick right now?
• Has my child had a bad reaction to a vaccine before?
• Does my child have a family history of:
  • Vaccine reactions
  • Convulsions or neurological disorders
  • Severe allergies
  • Immune system disorders
• Do I know if my child I at risk for reacting?
• Do I know how to identify a reaction?
• Do I know how to report a vaccine reaction?
• Do I know the vaccine manufacturer's name and lot number?
• Do I know I have a choice?

The recent rise of autism, autism spectrum disorders, ADD, ADHD, allergies, digestive disorders including reflux, skin conditions/eczema, sensory integration issues and decreased immune function in our children is astonishing. Our body and immune system was not designed to process chemicals which come from the environment (poluted air, water and soil), prescription drugs, processed foods & beverages and vaccinations.

The build up of chemicals creates a toxic load in the adult and pediatric body. With the addition of more and more vaccinations, a little person's body, excretory and immune systems are required to work even harder to eliminate this chemically induced toxic load. When the body cannot process and excrete toxins, symptoms and diseases will occur. In 1983, 10 vaccinations were recommended (download PDF of 1983 CDC recommendations), but in 2008 the number has risen to 36, an increase of 260% (download PDF of current CDC recommendations). Also, vaccines are not tested for risks when given in combination, yet routinely they are dosed that way for convenience and compliance.

Mercury has received a lot of media coverage regarding its close correlation to autism and other associated disorders. Although mercury has been removed from most vaccines, it is still routinely an ingredient in the Flu Shot, which is recommended during pregnancy and for children. Mercury is also still in the RhoGAM Shot, which is given to pregnant women when their Rh factor is negative. Unfortunately mercury is also in our air as a result of burning coal and in the fish we eat due to polluted oceans.

In addition, thimerasol, which is 49% ethyl mercury is still routinely put into vaccine. These are not the only toxic ingredients found in vaccinations.

Here are some of the toxic ingredients found in vaccinations and flu shots:

• Aluminum
• Formaldehyde
• MSG
• 2-Phenoxyethanol
• Sorbitol

There are dozens of other toxic compounds, this article has a more extensive list.

What's in a Flu Shot

A common misconception is that a child must be vaccinated to attend school. Minnesota State Law allows exemptions for medical, religious and philosophical reasons. Learn more about Minnesota States Laws regarding vaccinations and visit the download page for exemption forms.

If after weighing the pros and cons, you decide to vaccinate your child, here are important things to consider:

• Never vaccinate your child while he or she is sick (even mild symptoms) or is on antibiotics.
• Increase vitamins before, on and after the vaccination day, especially high doses of Vitamin C (3000-5000 mg per/day) and Vitamin A (5000 IU or more) when giving the MMR vaccine.
• Give your child a homeopathic remedy to help detoxify the toxic chemicals from the vaccine.
• Delay vaccines until your child is 18-24 months old.
• Consider only one vaccination per medical doctor's visit.
• An alternative vaccination schedule. Here are three options:
  • Doctor Donald W. Miller's recommended schedule
  • The Danish Schedule
  • The 1983 Schedule (see comparison to current schedule)

The following are signs of an adverse vaccine reaction:

• Tenderness and/or swelling at injection site
• Fever (severe or mild)
• Irritability
• Unrelieved crying and/or high-pitched cry
• Limp / decreased muscle tone
• Unresponsiveness
• Marked increase in sleeping time
• Skin rashes
• Joint pain and aching
• Seizures or convulsions
• Anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock
• Abscess or infection at injection site
• Development delays or changes

If your child has an adverse reaction, stop vaccinations until you learn more. The Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System was developed in 1991; it can be used to search for a "hot lot" or contaminated vaccination lot and to report a vaccine reaction. You can also report an adverse reaction to the National Vaccine Information Center.