"A growing number of children aren't getting required vaccinations for non-medical reasons. What will this new reality bring this school year?
As parents send their children back to school, some are grappling with a new worry: whether their children's classmates have received all their vaccinations.
An outbreak of measles in Texas this week shows why their concern is not without reason. Twenty-one people linked to a megachurch and its congregation have contracted the highly contagious disease, and the case has put a spotlight on falling vaccination rates in the U.S.
Measles was eradicated in the U.S. as of 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but outbreaks like the one in Texas are increasing, as is the percentage of parents choosing not to immunize their children, which has seen an uptick in recent years. Usually, the CDC expects to see 60 cases of measles per year, but there have been 135 cases of measles so far in 2013, and in 2011, more than 220 people were diagnosed with the disease.
This latest outbreak follows a rash of recent measles cases among New York's Orthodox Jewish population and an outbreak in San Diego in 2008."
"So doing some math — the following are examples of weight with their corresponding maximum levels of aluminum, per the FDA:
8 pound, healthy baby: 18.16 mcg of aluminum
15 pound, healthy baby: 34.05 mcg of aluminum
30 pound, healthy toddler: 68.1 mcg of aluminum
50 pound, healthy child: 113 mcg of aluminum
150 pound adult: 340.5 mcg of aluminum
350 pound adult: 794.5 mcg of aluminum
So how much aluminum is in the vaccines that are routinely given to children?
Hib (PedVaxHib brand only) – 225 mcg per shot
Hepatitis B – 250 mcg
DTaP – depending on the manufacturer, ranges from 170 to 625 mcg
Pneumococcus – 125 mcg
Hepatitis A – 250 mcg
HPV – 225 mcg
Pentacel (DTaP, HIB and Polio combo vaccine) – 330 mcg
Pediarix (DTaP, Hep B and Polio combo vaccine) – 850 mcg
At birth, most children are given the hepatitis B vaccination. The amount of aluminum in the Hepatitis B vaccine alone is almost 14 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF ALUMINUM THAT IS FDA-APPROVED.
At well-child check-ups, it’s common for 2 month, 4 month, 6 month etc., appointments to include up to 8 vaccinations that add up to more than 1,000 mcg of aluminum. Look at the chart above and notice that that amount isn’t even safe for a 350 pound adult. And many children get up to 8 vaccinations a visit several times a year!
According to the FDA and the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics), what happens if a child receives more than the maximum required dose of aluminum?
Aluminum builds up in the bones and brain and can be toxic.
Aluminum can cause neurological harm.
Aluminum overdose can be fatal in patients with weak kidney’s or kidney disorders or in premature babies. (How many children are tested to see if their kidney’s are functioning properly before they are vaccinated? Could this also be why the Hepatitis B shot, given to infants at birth, has been linked to SIDS?Neonatal Deaths After Hep B vaccination.)
[Aluminum Toxicity in Infants and Children, Committee on Nutrition,American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics Volume 97, Number 3 March, 1996, pp. 413-416]
Here are some symtoms pulled from the VAERS website for 2012.
Fever of 105 degrees and unconsolable
Repeated projectile vomiting on administration of vaccine, attempted three times in office with same recurrence of symptoms.
Eye roll, affect change, stopped smiling, laughing etc. Saw it again the following Thursday in increased amounts all day went to pediatrician. Friday November 19, 2010 went to Hospital. Admitted with seizures
,"Mother reports that approximately six hours post immunization, patient became limp & grey. Paramedics were called, patient taken to Hospital, received oxygen en route. Discharged from ER, no intervention
,"Infant developed very high fever (sepsis ruled out) hours after vaccine. Despite maximal medical support, infant died. No explanation for fever could be found
Here are some symtoms pulled from the VAERS website for 2012.
Fever of 105 degrees and unconsolable
Repeated projectile vomiting on administration of vaccine, attempted three times in office with same recurrence of symptoms.
Eye roll, affect change, stopped smiling, laughing etc. Saw it again the following Thursday in increased amounts all day went to pediatrician. Friday November 19, 2010 went to Hospital. Admitted with seizures
,"Mother reports that approximately six hours post immunization, patient became limp & grey. Paramedics were called, patient taken to Hospital, received oxygen en route. Discharged from ER, no intervention
,"Infant developed very high fever (sepsis ruled out) hours after vaccine. Despite maximal medical support, infant died. No explanation for fever could be found
Coincidence is not causation. Death of a child is always very tragic but without an autopsy you will never truly know the cause of death.
"So doing some math — the following are examples of weight with their corresponding maximum levels of aluminum, per the FDA:
8 pound, healthy baby: 18.16 mcg of aluminum
15 pound, healthy baby: 34.05 mcg of aluminum
30 pound, healthy toddler: 68.1 mcg of aluminum
50 pound, healthy child: 113 mcg of aluminum
150 pound adult: 340.5 mcg of aluminum
350 pound adult: 794.5 mcg of aluminum
So how much aluminum is in the vaccines that are routinely given to children?
Hib (PedVaxHib brand only) – 225 mcg per shot
Hepatitis B – 250 mcg
DTaP – depending on the manufacturer, ranges from 170 to 625 mcg
Pneumococcus – 125 mcg
Hepatitis A – 250 mcg
HPV – 225 mcg
Pentacel (DTaP, HIB and Polio combo vaccine) – 330 mcg
Pediarix (DTaP, Hep B and Polio combo vaccine) – 850 mcg
At birth, most children are given the hepatitis B vaccination. The amount of aluminum in the Hepatitis B vaccine alone is almost 14 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF ALUMINUM THAT IS FDA-APPROVED.
At well-child check-ups, it’s common for 2 month, 4 month, 6 month etc., appointments to include up to 8 vaccinations that add up to more than 1,000 mcg of aluminum. Look at the chart above and notice that that amount isn’t even safe for a 350 pound adult. And many children get up to 8 vaccinations a visit several times a year!
According to the FDA and the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics), what happens if a child receives more than the maximum required dose of aluminum?
Aluminum builds up in the bones and brain and can be toxic.
Aluminum can cause neurological harm.
Aluminum overdose can be fatal in patients with weak kidney’s or kidney disorders or in premature babies. (How many children are tested to see if their kidney’s are functioning properly before they are vaccinated? Could this also be why the Hepatitis B shot, given to infants at birth, has been linked to SIDS?Neonatal Deaths After Hep B vaccination.)
[Aluminum Toxicity in Infants and Children, Committee on Nutrition,American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics Volume 97, Number 3 March, 1996, pp. 413-416]
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"A. During the first 6 months of life, infants could receive about 4 milligrams of aluminum from vaccines. That’s not very much: a milligram is one-thousandth of a gram and a gram is the weight of one-fifth of a teaspoon of water. During the same period, babies will also receive about 10 milligrams of aluminum in breast milk, about 40 milligrams in infant formula, or about 120 milligrams in soy-based formula."
The oral LD50 of aluminium nitrate, chloride, and sulfate in mice and rats ranges from 200 to 1000 mg of aluminium per kg of body weight (WHO, 1997).
Short-term exposure
Groups of 25 male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed diets containing basic sodium aluminium phosphate or aluminium hydroxide at 0, 5, 67, 141, or 288/302 mg of aluminium per kg of body weight per day for 28 days. No treatment-related effects on organ and body weights, haematology, clinical chemistry parameters, and histopathology were observed, and there was no evidence of deposition of aluminium in bones. The NOELs were 288 and 302 mg of aluminium per kg of body weight per day for sodium aluminium phosphate and aluminium hydroxide, respectively (Hicks et al., 1987)."
I saw that, but I didn't pull from that part. I thought it was seperate sections and that data I posted was for normal infants. No need to get defensive guy.
I saw that, but I didn't pull from that part. I thought it was seperate sections and that data I posted was for normal infants. No need to get defensive guy.
8 pound, healthy baby: 18.16 mcg of aluminum
15 pound, healthy baby: 34.05 mcg of aluminum
30 pound, healthy toddler: 68.1 mcg of aluminum
50 pound, healthy child: 113 mcg of aluminum
150 pound adult: 340.5 mcg of aluminum
350 pound adult: 794.5 mcg of aluminum
Not trying to be defensive, but infant will get more aluminum from their diet than vaccines.
Could post the link where you are getting this information from?
"Thimerosal contains a different form of mercury called ethylmercury. Studies comparing ethylmercury and methylmercury suggest that they are processed differently in the human body. Ethylmercury is broken down and excreted much more rapidly than methylmercury. Therefore, ethylmercury (the type of mercury found in the influenza vaccine) is much less likely than methylmercury (the type of mercury in the environment) to accumulate in the body and cause harm."
I get why you want peer reviewed stuff. I do. But I wonder... if a bunch of doctors reviewing info and making an informed conclusion about the subject is great research, then how come the research that we put together, our evidence, our experiences, our opinions don't matter? Is it because we don't hold a piece of paper saying we are smart? I don't have faith in doctors or pediatricians, especially when they are wrong about simple things like intact care (personal experience, no I don't think all doctors are wrong.) Do you really think in your heart vaccines are as good as they are made out to be? Can you really dismiss all the evidence of people being harmed by vaccines just because it isn't 100% solid proven that it was the vaccines fault? You make a lot of sense with your counter arguments and I appreciate you for making me think more critically. But you can't deny the fact that people, lots of people, have been vaccine injured. That there might possibly be a link between vaccines and autism. That it might be harmful to inject all those harmful ingredients into newborns. You've made me think critically about the way you view vaccines, but have you thought critically about what I've been saying? About what lots of people on this thread have been saying?
I get why you want peer reviewed stuff. I do. But I wonder... if a bunch of doctors reviewing info and making an informed conclusion about the subject is great research, then how come the research that we put together, our evidence, our experiences, our opinions don't matter? Is it because we don't hold a piece of paper saying we are smart?
I am not sure you understand the peer-review process. It is a safegaurd against pseudoscience. A rigorous process conducted by a team of independent peers used to verify that your design, data, and analysis are not flawed. You are correct that opinions don't matter much in the scientific process, just data; opinions arise from the data not the other way around.
Do you really think in your heart vaccines are as good as they are made out to be?
I have looked at the data and it is my impression that the benefits of vaccines greatly outweigh the risks they pose. It's not a "feeling in my heart", it is an educated and informed conclusion.
Can you really dismiss all the evidence of people being harmed by vaccines just because it isn't 100% solid proven that it was the vaccines fault?
But you can't deny the fact that people, lots of people, have been vaccine injured.
Vaccines can, and do, have adverse effects and risks. You say "lots of people" are injured; the number of individuals experiencing adverse effects is actually quite low on a global scale.
Remember, not vaccinating also has adverse effects and risks.
That there might possibly be a link between vaccines and autism.
Based on?
There is a small possibility, sure, science never truly proves anything 100%. I can confidently say it is very unlikely given the research that has been done.
You've made me think critically about the way you view vaccines, but have you thought critically about what I've been saying? About what lots of people on this thread have been saying?
I am glad you have thought critically about it. I have though critically about it as well, the difference is that I did so before forming my opinion. It is not that I am or was or will be closed to the idea, I am not. I won't change my "opinion" unless there is some data to suggest I should.
I get why you want peer reviewed stuff. I do. But I wonder... if a bunch of doctors reviewing info and making an informed conclusion about the subject is great research, then how come the research that we put together, our evidence, our experiences, our opinions don't matter? Is it because we don't hold a piece of paper saying we are smart? I don't have faith in doctors or pediatricians, especially when they are wrong about simple things like intact care (personal experience, no I don't think all doctors are wrong.) Do you really think in your heart vaccines are as good as they are made out to be? Can you really dismiss all the evidence of people being harmed by vaccines just because it isn't 100% solid proven that it was the vaccines fault? You make a lot of sense with your counter arguments and I appreciate you for making me think more critically. But you can't deny the fact that people, lots of people, have been vaccine injured. That there might possibly be a link between vaccines and autism. That it might be harmful to inject all those harmful ingredients into newborns. You've made me think critically about the way you view vaccines, but have you thought critically about what I've been saying? About what lots of people on this thread have been saying?
It isn't that people's experiences don't matter, but when the data is compiled with everyone else's and then each incidence is investigated by independent researchers there is no correlation between autism, SIDS, or a variety of other reactions that have been supposably related to vaccines. It is not that I don't realize that vaccines can and do have serious side-effects, but luckily they are rare.
I would encourage you define "lots of people" have been injured from vaccines, because I would disagree. Simply reporting something to VAERS does not mean it was caused by vaccination.
Those ingredients in vaccines you can look up one by one and most of those we get in greater quantities from our normal daily exposure to the environment or we actually produce during routine metabolism (formaldehyde).
I used to be a history major and yes I can look back at what peoples' lives were like before vaccines and I can truly say vaccines are probably the best public health advance that humans have ever discovered.
Massachusetts is reporting two cases of measles at two separate hospitals (one of which is the largest in the state). Hundreds of people potentially exposed:
Not vaccinating is a serious public health concern. I take care of children with compromised immune systems due to treatments for cancer. These illnesses are potentially deadly to them.
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"So doing some math — the following are examples of weight with their corresponding maximum levels of aluminum, per the FDA:
8 pound, healthy baby: 18.16 mcg of aluminum
15 pound, healthy baby: 34.05 mcg of aluminum
30 pound, healthy toddler: 68.1 mcg of aluminum
50 pound, healthy child: 113 mcg of aluminum
150 pound adult: 340.5 mcg of aluminum
350 pound adult: 794.5 mcg of aluminum
So how much aluminum is in the vaccines that are routinely given to children?
At birth, most children are given the hepatitis B vaccination. The amount of aluminum in the Hepatitis B vaccine alone is almost 14 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF ALUMINUM THAT IS FDA-APPROVED.
At well-child check-ups, it’s common for 2 month, 4 month, 6 month etc., appointments to include up to 8 vaccinations that add up to more than 1,000 mcg of aluminum. Look at the chart above and notice that that amount isn’t even safe for a 350 pound adult. And many children get up to 8 vaccinations a visit several times a year!
According to the FDA and the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics), what happens if a child receives more than the maximum required dose of aluminum?
[Aluminum Toxicity in Infants and Children, Committee on Nutrition,American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics Volume 97, Number 3 March, 1996, pp. 413-416]
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