I have previously explained that I don’t support extensive immunization or vaccination programs. They are something people of western society have been "sold" and the marketing of vaccinations is no different to the marketing of other components of western medicine. It claims to have strong scientific justification but this is largely wrong. Add to this the known and unknown harms associated with vaccination and the lies to downplay these, the lies used to cover up its failure rate and the lies that claim it is the only hope of civilization and I find it all a bit too much.
The average doctor or specially licensed nurse administering vaccinations actually knows very little about what they are doing. They may have read the package insert, they will have been told by a trusted source that vaccination is essential or important or safe. Uncritically, without actually researching the practice, they will then go ahead and not merely administer the vaccinations, but actively promote their use. As with pharmaceuticals, they become the happless sales force for quite dangerous products, in the guise of health professionals.
Have you ever wondered why a government agency spends so much time and energy (not to mention tax dollars) trying to convince you to get a flu vaccination every year? Is it entirely motivated by a commitment to achieving your best health outcomes? If so, then why don’t we ever hear any government officials urging everyone to take vitamin C and other nutritional supplements or herbal remedies of proven efficacy?
Every year in the U.S. an official flu vaccine media blitz is funded by the Department of Health and Human services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In fact, the CDC oversees a National Immunization Program (NIP).
So why exactly aren’t these officials urging U.S. citizens to take vitamin C and other supplements that have been shown to help reduce the risk of picking up colds and influenza? That’s simple, they don’t have any of that to promote, but they do have millions of vaccine units to move, so peddle them they must. You see, most flu vaccines are purchased and distributed by the government. So the NIP isn’t in the health business; it’s in the flu vaccine business.
Remember the message in September? The HHS and CDC officials were saying that the elderly, infants, people with chronic health problems and health workers should all get vaccinated. When it became obvious last month that about 70 million flu shots will be available in the U.S. this season however, health officials changed their recommendation to include everyone.
Well almost everyone. Children under six months of age, those who are allergic to eggs and those who have had poor reactions to flu shots in the past should not be vaccinated.
Interestingly, in a February 2005 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases compared flu-related mortality among older people to rates of immunization. Can you guess what they found? During the past quarter century, immunization rates for the elderly have climbed substantially while the elderly flu-related mortality rate has stayed the same. The researchers concluded that observational studies substantially overestimate vaccination benefit.
Before rushing out to be vaccinated for the flu, remember that the low effectiveness found in the study of the elderly is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to vaccination’s failure to deliver on the marketed benefits. Also remember that flu shots contain additives you may not want in your body. In addition to strains of dead flu virus, each shot contains:
- Thimerosal (a mercury derivative added as a preservative)
- Formaldehyde (to kill viruses)
- Aluminum (to promote antibody response)
- Ethylene glycol (also known as antifreeze, used in vaccines as a disinfectant)
- You can ask your doctor about the FluMist nasal spray vaccine (which avoids an injection), but it’s much more expensive than a flu shot and it contains living flu virus. Do you really want a living virus sprayed straight into your head?
The flu shot is designed to prepare the immune system to fight only very specific virus strains. But you can broadly prepare and strengthen your immune system without an injection by taking these steps:
- Exercise regularly
- Eat a balanced diet of nutritious, fresh, whole foods
- Manage your stress levels
- Get the right amount of quality sleep
- And you can further prepare with proven immune system enhancers, such as echinacea, vitamins C, E, and beta-carotene; all of which have been shown to help fight colds and flu. Selenium is also an effective flu fighter, as is zinc and N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an amino acid that stimulates your body to produce the powerful antioxidant enzyme glutathione.
Think long and hard about the flu vaccination before rolling up like a drone to be done. Be sure to consider the alternatives and the downside to vaccination.
