Shots In The Dark: Silence on Vaccine

Since they were introduced in
the early 20th century, vaccines have been a tremendous medical and scientific
success. Today perceived as a necessity, they are so familiar to us that their
potential risks are rarely mentioned.

However, the stakes are
significant. Based on recommendations of health agencies, North American
children receive about 48 doses of 14 different vaccines before the age of 6 –
double the amount prescribed 25 years earlier. Despite this extraordinary
increase, few studies independent of the pharmaceutical industry have been
conducted into their long-term side effects. This is a disturbing situation
given the numerous toxins, including mercury and aluminum, contained in some
commonly administered vaccines.

Several worried pediatricians
and scientists are sounding the alarm. Some of the research underway indicates
that vaccination is directly responsible for immune or neurological disorders
among certain people genetically or neurologically predisposed to react badly
to vaccine components. Cases of autism, multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barré
syndrome, macrophagic myofasciitis, encephalitis, paralysis and neuropathies
indicate the seriousness of the situation.

Despite these findings, the
pharmaceutical industry and government authorities deny there is a serious
problem. Relying on perfunctory studies, some of which date back to the late
1920s, they reject out of hand any cause-and-effect relationship. Given the
known fact that adding preservatives such as thimerosal (mercury) helps reduce
production costs, the reaction of the pharmaceutical industry is at the very
least puzzling. Preferring not to question a system that has proved its worth,
a majority of the medical profession’s members reject any potential toxicity in
vaccines.