I edited this to remove some nonsense I originally wrote. Vaccines seem to work 70-80% of the time. I originally wrote they were ineffective because they don't work 100% of the time like I thought. There's evidence of potential serious long-term risks that need to be more fully studied before they are considered conclusively proven.
Here's an alleged quote from the former Chief Vaccine Control Officer of the US Food and Drug Administration:
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"There is a great deal of evidence to prove that immunization of children does more harm than good."
Dr J Anthony Morris, former Chief Vaccine Control Officer, US Food and Drug Administration
Are vaccines effective?Drug companies pointed to the decline in infectious diseases since vaccines were introduced as proof they were "preventing" these diseases. Did these diseases already decline by 90% before the vaccines were introduced?
From the Soil and Health Library:
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An examination of Graph 1 suggests that measles vaccine was responsible for the decline, but if we examine Graph 2 and go back to 1900, we can clearly see that
the major part of the decline had already occurred and that the commencement of vaccination had no impact on the rate of decline thereafter. If you happen to visit a medical library and examine some of the texts and medical journals, you will find that most graphical evidence on the decline of infectious disease starts from the year 1940 when antibiotics and certain vaccinations commenced. Such graphs always present a misleading picture. Is it any wonder that most doctors believe in drug therapy and vaccinations?
http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyg ... inaion.htmQuote:
"Official data have shown that the large-scale vaccinations undertaken in the US have failed to obtain any significant improvement of the diseases against which they were supposed to provide protection."
Dr A. Sabin, developer of the Oral Polio vaccine (lecture to Italian doctors in Piacenza, Italy, Decemebr 7th 1985)
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"Laying aside the very real possibility that the various vaccines are contaminated with animal viruses and may cause serious illness later in life (multiple sclerosis, cancer, leukaemia, etc) we must consider whether the vaccines really work for their intended purpose." Dr W.C. Douglas (Cutting Edge, May 1990)
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In 1967, Ghana was declared measles free by the World Health Organisation after 96% of its population was vaccinated. In 1972, Ghana experienced one of its worst measles outbreaks with its highest ever mortality rate. (Dr H Albonico, MMR Vaccine Campaign in Switzerland, March 1990)
Are vaccines safe?Quote:
In the USA, the cost of a single DPT shot had risen from 11 cents in 1982 to $11.40 in 1987. The manufacturers of the vaccine were putting aside $8 per shot to cover legal costs and damages they were paying out to parents of brain damaged children and children who died after vaccination. (The Vine, Issue 7, January 1994, Nambour, Qld)
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In 1990, the Journal of the American Medical Association had an article on measles which stated " Although more than 95% of school-aged children in the US are vaccinated against measles, large measles outbreaks continue to occur in schools and most cases in this setting occur among previously vaccinated children." (JAMA, 21/11/90)
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On November 2nd, 2000, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) announced that its members voted at their 57th annual meeting in St Louis to pass a resolution calling for an end to mandatory childhood vaccines. The resolution passed without a single "no" vote. (Report by Michael Devitt)
Note: Quotes from an anti-vaccine website. They might be inaccurate.
Source:
http://www.vaccinationdebate.com/web3.html
I don't know what to believe. Maybe there's some truth to it.
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