Vaccines
Vaccines have many myths surrounding them, all fabricated by people who either want money, or are scared of something they don’t know anything about. Like how carnists make up lies about vegans because vegans either cause them to lose money (such as animal agriculture losing money), or because they know nothing about veganism and the science so they make up lies to scare people away from this unknown thing.
But, vaccines are simply weakened, infectious diseases that your body learns to destroy so that it can produce antibodies for that particular disease. So, if the full power disease shows up your body can easily kill it.
Vaccines have been around for centuries, even George Washington used them to help defeat the British. America literally wouldn’t exist without vaccines. How patriotic!
Vaccines also are vegan since veganism is about not harming others. No, there’s no “fetal cells” in vaccines, and while some of the testing methods are not vegan YET, scientists and doctors are fighting to end vivisecting so since it does not help advance science at all.
Now, let’s talk about how chromosomes and autism are related. The cause of autism is actually due to a chromosome mutating. The cause of the mutation is believed to be linked to a lack of vitamin D. This could be the reason why autism is more prevalent in some cultures than others. In the United States less people are getting enough time outside in the sun, thus lowering their vitamin D. While in cultures that live outdoors more seem to not have autistic members. But the connection between the chromosomes and autism is clear. Simply the cause for the chromosome mutating isn’t fully understood.
Sadly, many blame vaccines for causing autism and even cancer. This simply is not the case. Never has there been ANY connection between autism and vaccines, nor vaccines to cancer. The primary cause of cancer is diet. For humans, it’s caused by eating animal products (meat, dairy, and eggs). All vaccines do is prevent illnesses. Sometimes, allergic reactions can occur, and over-vaccination is only possibly if you vaccinate monthly. The best way to ensure you don’t over-vaccinate yourself, children, or pets is to simply take a Titer test. The Titer test takes some blood and looks for antibodies. This determines if you still have antibodies for certain illnesses. If not, a vaccine can then be administered. The worse thing over-vaccinating does is simply harm the immune system some. It doesn’t cause any mental or severe physical damage.
Vaccines have only helped in stopping millions from dying from various illnesses. Not just with humans but other species. Thanks to vaccines we are seeing the complete eradication of terrible diseases such as polio, and in some places rabies. But, due to anti-vaccers measles and other deadly diseases are making a comeback. Ill-informed people who sadly are still allowed to breed are refusing to vaccinate their children and even pets (which it is illegal to not vaccinate pets against rabies in the USA, England, and most other countries). They then allow their children to go to schools, passing the vaccine rules by claiming it’s for “religious purposes,” when not a single religion is against vaccines. This allows these children to not only catch deadly diseases but pass them on to other who have not yet gotten a vaccine due to their age or other possible reasons. Even if the child doesn’t die from the disease doesn’t mean they don’t suffer. The disease itself can cripple, blind, or cause other permanent harm to the child depending on what disease it is. And the process of having to life through having it is a nightmare itself.
Some people even go as far as being “faith-healers,” which are more people who shouldn’t be allowed to ever procreate. these people refuse to see a doctor period. They simply pray, thinking God will heal when it’s obvious God gave us doctors for that. Countless children have died, been crippled, or suffered in other unimaginable ways due to this. These people also usually keep their children homeschooled, thus hiding the fact they never take them to a doctor and also not providing proper education.
How did this all start? Well, anti-vaccers first appeared due to dog fighting. When bovines were able to get vaccinated they no longer were getting sick. Before, sick bovines would be giving to men who fought their dogs. They would train the dogs to attack and tear apart the poor bulls, gambling and earning money. But once the bulls no longer were sent to them they grew furious. Lies began to grow, and those who were afraid of science also protested vaccines. Over time the reasons for being against vaccines continuously changed until today where they are being blamed for autism and cancer.
Anti-Vaccers and Pitbulls: http://www.animals24-7.org/2015/02/07/anti-vaxxers-and-the-pit-bull-advocacy-movement/
Unvaccinated Baby Dies from Whooping Cough: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/this-moment-heart-broke-mum-10685211
History of Vaccines: https://www.historyofvaccines.org/
Are Vaccines Vegan: https://mainstreetvegan.net/vaccines-arent-vegan/
Painless Vaccines for People Scared of Needles: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-40402775
Doctor Blames Anti-Vaccers for Baby Catching Measles: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/doctor-blames-andrew-wakefield-son-catching-measles-vaccine-mmr-autism-anti-vaxxers-measles-a7813001.html
Child Tetanus Case First in 30 Years: https://www.thelocal.it/20170629/childs-tetanus-case-is-first-in-30-years
Unvaccinated Girl Dies of Measles: http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2017/06/28/unvaccinated-girl-9-died-of-measles-5_56a94875-92e2-47ec-8dae-a104b110c2a2.html
Mother Speaks for Vaccines After Scare with Daughter: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/94340665/nelson-mum-speaks-up-for-vaccination-after-daughters-chickenpox-scare
Measles Will Spread Through Europe: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/11/health/measles-outbreak-europe-bn/index.html
Can You Vaccinate Children When Sick (video): [link]
HPV Infections Plummet With Vaccine: https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlipson/2017/07/11/hpv-infection-rates-plummet-with-vaccination/#4b1ae7c224cd
Drop in Vaccines Could Triple Measles Rates: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-measles-vaccine-children-idUSKBN1A92DJ
Experts on Vaccination Schedules: http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/news/experts-warn-against-alternate-vaccination-schedules
Mom Dies due to Unvaccinated Daughter: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/dead-mum-imogen-petrak-may-have-caught-pneumococcal-disease-from-her-child/news-story/4736181785359ed3064e18df27479a06
9 Dangerous Diseases Vaccines Will Prevent: http://www.businessinsider.com/new-vaccines-in-development-hiv-cancer-ebola-heroin-addiction-2017-8
Vaccines are Solution to Antibiotic Resistant Diseases: https://www.statnews.com/2017/08/01/antibiotic-resistance-vaccines/
The History of Vaccines: http://kutv.com/features/sinclair-cares/the-history-of-vaccines-from-conception-to-modern-uses
Not Giving Your Child a Flu Shot? Read This First: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2016/11/not-giving-child-flu-shot-read-letter-grieving-pediatrician-first.html
Babies Who Die From Not Being Vaccinated: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/antivaxx-campaign-parents-share-tragic-stories-of-losing-babies-in-new-national-campaign-to-raise-immunisation-rates/news-story/3d0a9dc99a852589612fea14d5643dc1
Mothers Who Lost Babies to Whooping Cough: http://honey.nine.com.au/2017/08/15/05/39/whooping-cough-death-campaign
Australia With Worst Flu Season: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/15/australia-in-grip-of-worst-flu-season-yet-with-experts-saying-vaccinate-now
Vaccines Save 732,000 Children’s Lives Since 1994: https://www.livescience.com/45111-national-vaccination-effects.html
Global Outbreaks of Deadly Diseases: https://www.cfr.org/interactives/GH_Vaccine_Map/index.html
Measles Vaccine Wipes Out Cancer: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/massive-blast-measles-vaccine-wipes-cancer/
Study of 1.3 Million Kids Reveal Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism: http://gizmodo.com/study-of-1-3-million-kids-reveals-vaccines-arent-associ-1577691180
Malaria Vaccine Blocks the Bad Guy’s Exit: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/05/22/314884348/experimental-malaria-vaccine-blocks-the-bad-guys-exit
Measles Cases in US Reach 20 Year High: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/30/health/measles-cases-in-us-hit-a-20-year-high.html
The Ethical Negligence of Parents Who Refuse to Vaccinate Their Children: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/06/26/the-ethical-negligence-of-parents-who-refuse-to-vaccinate-their-children/?utm_term=.c9cbac1e2800
Anti-Vaccers Lose New York Case: http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/anti-vaxxers-lose-new-york-court-battle/
Protecting Her Child Against Polio: http://childrenofsyria.info/2014/06/18/protecting-her-baby-against-polio-one-syrian-mothers-story/
Whooping Cough Sweeps California: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/body/whooping-cough-sweeps-california-putting-infants-risk/
Whooping Cough: https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/about/complications.html
Open Letter to Those Who Oppose Vaccines: http://www.insufferableintolerance.com/an-open-letter-to-those-who-oppose-vaccinations/
Numbers Don’t Lie: [link]
Helping Children Despite Death Threats: http://www.wbur.org/npr/337105141/helping-children-despite-death-threats-a-vaccinator-explains?ft=3&f=337105141
Hidden Bonus From Vaccination: http://www.nature.com/news/hidden-bonus-from-vaccination-1.15673
NOVA Takes Science’s Side in Vaccination Debate: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/%E2%80%98nova%E2%80%99-takes-science%E2%80%99s-side-vaccine-debate
Vaccines Calling the Shots: http://www.pbs.org/video/nova-vaccinescalling-shots/
Vaccines (Video): [link]
The deadly Truth About Vaccine Denialism: http://www.salon.com/2014/09/18/the_deadly_truth_about_vaccine_denialism_partner/
Fetuses and Vaccines: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/aborted-fetuses-vaccines/story?id=29005539
Flu and Shingles Vaccine Rates: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/03/20/594956495/shingles-is-nasty-and-the-new-vaccine-works-well-why-do-adults-avoid-shots
Growing Up Unvaccinated: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/family/2014/01/growing_up_unvaccinated_a_healthy_lifestyle_couldn_t_prevent_many_childhood.html
Debunking Anti-Vaccers: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/10/17/amanda-peet-jo-frost-hope-to-debunk-anti-vaccination-myths.html
Why Vaccines Are One of the Best Investments You Can Make: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141201235151-251749025-why-vaccines-are-one-of-the-best-investments-you-can-make
16 Years Ago a Doctor Published a Made Up Study and Now We Are All Sicker: http://www.upworthy.com/16-years-ago-a-doctor-published-a-study-it-was-completely-made-up-and-it-made-us-all-sicker
60 Years in an Iron Lung: http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/60-years-iron-lung-us-polio-survivor-worries-about-new-f2D11641456
The Anti-vaccine Movement is Losing Steam: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-vaccine-20141224-story.html
One Dead Child, Two Foolish Parents: http://www.bartbarrett.com/home/one-dead-child-two-foolish-parents#.WZNacOmQxPY=
California School Barrs Unvaccinated Children from Attending: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/29/california-non-vaccinated-students_n_6567918.html
A Discredited Vaccine Study Continuing Impact on Public Health: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/02/us/a-discredited-vaccine-studys-continuing-impact-on-public-health.html
Bill Would Abolish Vaccination Exempt for Parents’ Personal Beliefs: http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-lawmakers-propose-to-increase-vaccinations-of-schoolchildren-story.html
Pediatricians Pressured to Drop Parents Who Won’t Vaccinate: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/02/04/383796532/pediatricians-pressured-to-drop-parents-who-wont-vaccinate
Vaccine Uptake by School: http://www.gannett-cdn.com/experiments/usatoday/2015/02/measles/index.html
The Dangers of vaccine Denial: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-the-dangers-of-vaccine-denial.html
Rex Murphy on Vaccines: http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2652219120
The Panic Virus and the Origin of the Anti-vaccine Movement: http://scriptphd.com/media/2015/02/11/the-panic-virus-and-the-origins-of-the-anti-vaccine-movement/
A Message for the Anti-vaccine Movement (video): [link]
Best Quotes About Vaccines: https://www.verywell.com/best-quotes-about-vaccines-2634422
Defeating Polio: http://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/04/10/398515228/defeating-the-disease-that-paralyzed-america
Australia to Stop Payments to Families Who Don’t Vaccinate: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/04/12/399145143/australia-to-stop-payments-to-families-who-refuse-child-vaccinations
No Link for Vaccines and Autism: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2015/04/21/mmr-vaccine-and-autism-no-link-exists-even-for-children-at-risk-for-autism/#44afa60f315c
Rubella Has Been Removed From America: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/health/rubella-has-been-eliminated-from-the-americas-health-officials-say.html
California Approves Vaccination Bill: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article20999688.html and http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/news-wrap-measles-outbreak-california-lawmakers-vote-strict-vaccination-bill/
New Ebola Vaccine is 100% Effective: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/31/428018501/new-ebola-vaccine-has-100-percent-effectiveness-in-early-results and https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/health/ebola-vaccine.html
For Vaccines Needed in Epidemic, Timing is Everything: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/science/for-vaccines-needed-in-an-epidemic-timing-is-everything.html
No Link Between Autism and Vaccines: http://www.newsweek.com/anti-vaxxers-accidentally-fund-study-showing-theres-no-link-between-autism-and-379245
Whooping Cough Less Severe in Infants When Mothers Are Vaccinated: http://www.newsweek.com/anti-vaxxers-accidentally-fund-study-showing-theres-no-link-between-autism-and-379245
Baby Given Vaccines to Beat Cancer: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11978223/British-baby-given-genetically-edited-immune-cells-to-beat-cancer-in-world-first.html
Anti-Vaccers aren’t Welcome at My Practice: http://www.thedailybeast.com/anti-vaxxers-arent-welcome-at-my-practice
Vaccines Confirmed to be Safe and Effective: https://www.vox.com/2014/7/1/5860600/a-review-of-166-independent-studies-confirms-vaccines-are-safe-and
Separating Fact From Fiction for Flu Shots: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/11/24/457103549/worried-about-the-flu-shot-lets-separate-fact-from-fiction
Mother to Anti-Vaccers: http://www.tickld.com/x/jaw/woman-posts-this-on-fb-to-the-mothers-who-endangered-her-sons-life-wow
HPV Vaccines Has No Risks: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/gardasil-1.3358748
HPV Vaccine is Safe For Kids: http://vitals.lifehacker.com/the-hpv-vaccine-doesn-t-deserve-its-reputation-get-it-1748529758
Vaccines Save Money: [link]
Antibiotics and Colds: https://www.vox.com/2015/11/16/9743580/antibiotics-colds-bad
HPV Sharply Reduced in Teenage Girls following vaccine: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/22/health/vaccine-has-sharply-reduced-hpv-in-teenage-girls-study-says.html and https://richarddawkins.net/2016/02/gardasil-has-already-drastically-cut-hpv-infections-in-young-women/
School District Refuses to admit Unvaccinated Children: http://deadstate.org/sacramento-school-district-refuses-to-admit-145-unvaccinated-students-on-first-day-of-school/
Vaccines Are Good: [link]
Mom Gets Deadly Disease From Unvaccinated Child: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11896934
Doctor Who Helped End Smallpox Dies: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/22/us/dr-donald-a-henderson-who-helped-end-smallpox-dies-at-87.html and https://www.indy100.com/article/donald-henderson-smallpox-doctor-celebrity-deaths-2016-7498931
Vaccines Cause Antibodies: http://thesciencepost.com/cdc-quietly-admits-vaccines-cause-antibodies/
I was an Anti-vaccer Crackpot Until This Happened: http://nypost.com/2016/09/20/i-was-an-anti-vax-crackpot-until-this-happened/
Measles Cases in Babies Alarm Doctors: https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/measles-cases-in-babies-alarm-doctors-ng-b88366674z
Stopping Cholera: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/06/health/cholera-vaccine-bangladesh.html
How Anti-Vaccers Are Winning: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/08/opinion/how-the-anti-vaxxers-are-winning.html?mtrref=www.facebook.com&gwh=1E35074EA85D9B8B2F282BAF0E57F3CC&gwt=pay&assetType=opinion
Baby Dies From Not Being Vaccinated: http://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/parents-infants-skin-flaking-off-losing-hair-skin-color-changing-prior-to-death
Measles Spread When Kids Aren’t Vaccinated: https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2015/feb/05/-sp-watch-how-measles-outbreak-spreads-when-kids-get-vaccinated
Baby Dying because Parents Refuse Vaccines: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/fiveweekold-baby-is-fighting-for-life-after-his-parents-declined-a-routine-vitamin-k-vaccine/news-story/bd520101bbbefb519321c250436b209d
Measles Surge in Europe: http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/04/07/522867040/as-measles-surges-in-europe-officials-brace-for-a-rough-year
Unvaccinated Adult’s Guide to being Vaccinated: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-24/unvaccinated-adults-guide-to-getting-vaccinated/8452408
Every Parent Needs to Know These Facts on Vaccines and Autism: https://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/wellbeing/autism-and-vaccines
Pediatrician’s Message on Anti-vaccers: https://www.simplemost.com/pediatrician-mike-ginsberg-blunt-vaccine-warning/
Anti-Vaxxer Campaign Causes Measles Outbreak: http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/antivaxxer-campaign-measles-outbreak-minnesota/
What Deadly Diseases Look Like (video): [link]
HIV Vaccine Shows 100% Immunity: http://www.fiercepharma.com/vaccines/inovio-s-nih-backed-hiv-vaccine-shows-near-100-immune-response-rate-human
Child’s Death From Measles: http://www.euronews.com/2017/06/23/childs-death-from-measles-caught-from-unvaccinated-brother-reignites-debate-in
The Benefits of Vaccines Outweigh the Risks (video): [link]
A Message to Anti-Vaccers (video): [link]
Rabies Symptoms and how Not Vaccinating Puts Pets at Risk (video): [link]
Vaccines do Not Cause Autism: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/autism.html
Vaccines Causing Cancer is a Myth: http://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/quashing-hollow-polio-vaccine-cancer-myth/
Fact or Fiction: Are Vaccines Dangerous?: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-vaccines-are-dangerous/
The Truth About Vaccines: https://public.health.oregon.gov/PreventionWellness/VaccinesImmunization/VaccineSafety/Pages/VaxFacts.aspx
The Choice to Not Vaccinate Doesn’t Only Affect You: https://www.vaccinestoday.eu/stories/the-choice-not-to-vaccinate-doesnt-only-affect-you/
Myths Fuel Decision Not to Vaccinate: http://www.livescience.com/8948-myths-fuel-dangerous-decisions-vaccinate-children.html
Benefits and Risks and Vaccinating: http://www.immunizeforgood.com/fact-or-fiction/benefits-vs.-risks
Measles Outbreak Caused by Anti-Vaccers: http://globalnews.ca/news/3345439/deadly-measles-outbreak-spreads-in-europe-as-vaccinations-fall/?utm_source=GlobalToronto&utm_medium=Facebook
Maine Has Measles First Time in 20 Years: http://wgme.com/news/local/maine-has-first-confirmed-case-of-measles-in-20-years
Autism Caused by Y Chromosome: https://www.autismspeaks.org/science/grants/examining-y-chromosome-autism-spectrum-disorder
Genetic Differences in Y Chromosome Causing Autism: https://www.autismspeaks.org/science/grants/examining-y-chromosome-autism-spectrum-disorder
Autism and Genes: http://www.child-autism-parent-cafe.com/autism-and-genes.html
Harvard on Chromosomes Causing Autism: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2008/01/chromosomal-abnormality-linked-to-autism-disorders/
Autism and the Link to Genes: http://genetics.thetech.org/original_news/news49
No Connection Between Vaccines and Autism: https://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-news/new-meta-analysis-confirms-no-association-between-vaccines-and-autism
No Link Between Autism and Vaccines: http://blogs.plos.org/speakingofmedicine/2017/01/20/the-why-vaccines-dont-cause-autism-papers/
Lack of Vitamin D During Pregnancy Raises Risk of Autism: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/12/28/vitamin-d-deficiency-raises-autism-risk.aspx
Link Between Autism and Vitamin D: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/02/14/vitamin-d-autism.aspx
Woman Disabled Due to Faith Healing Parents: http://www.today.com/video/disabled-woman-wants-faith-healing-parents-prosecuted-for-lack-of-medical-care-668998723741
The Problem of Faith Healing: http://whatstheharm.net/faithhealing.html
Why No One, Not Even Christians, Need Faith Healing: http://www.apologeticsindex.org/462-faith-healing
Faith Healing is a Scam: http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1454-6-tricks-i-learned-as-faith-healer-for-scamming-you.html
Vaccines and Fetal Cells: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/aborted-fetuses-vaccines/story?id=29005539
Vaccines do Not Cause Autism: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/autism.html
Vaccines Cancer Myth: http://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/quashing-hollow-polio-vaccine-cancer-myth/
Fact or Fictions Vaccines are Dangerous: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-vaccines-are-dangerous/
Truth About Vaccines: https://public.health.oregon.gov/PreventionWellness/VaccinesImmunization/VaccineSafety/Pages/VaxFacts.aspx
Choice Not to Vaccinate Doesn’t Only Affect You: https://www.vaccinestoday.eu/stories/the-choice-not-to-vaccinate-doesnt-only-affect-you/
Myths Fuel Dangerous Decision Not to Vaccinate Kids: http://www.livescience.com/8948-myths-fuel-dangerous-decisions-vaccinate-children.html
Benefits of Vaccinations: http://www.immunizeforgood.com/fact-or-fiction/benefits-vs.-risks
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