Vaccines: Are They Safe? Maybe Not Say Researchers-(mentions CFS)

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*Vaccines: Are They Safe? Maybe Not Say ResearchersVaccines: Are

They Safe - Maybe Not Say Researchers*

/by Lourdes Salvador/

Nothing raises more conflict among parents, doctors, researchers,

and drug companies than the safety and efficacy of vaccines.

Said to prevent illness and save lives, vaccines have also been

implicated in causing illness and death.

A recent study published in Current Medicinal Chemistry examined the

safety of aluminum vaccine adjuvants.

Tomljenovic, lead researcher says, " Aluminum is an experimentally

demonstrated neurotoxin and the most commonly used vaccine adjuvant.

Despite almost 90 years of widespread use of aluminum adjuvants,

medical science's understanding about their mechanisms of action is

still remarkably poor. There is also a concerning scarcity of data

on toxicology and pharmacokinetics of these compounds. "

Despite this, aluminum is widely believed to be safe as an additive

in vaccines. Though Tomljenovic says, " Experimental research,

however, clearly shows that aluminum adjuvants have a potential to

induce serious immunological disorders in humans. In particular,

aluminum in adjuvant form carries a risk for autoimmunity, long-term

brain inflammation and associated neurological complications and may

thus have profound and widespread adverse health consequences. "

Brain and cellular inflammation has been found in multiple

sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, sudden infant death, various

neurological disorders, and many other devastating, disabling

diseases that suddenly appear shortly after receiving a vaccination.

We are told " vaccines are safe " and " the benefits outweigh the

risks " . A growing number of people feel this touting of vaccines is

nothing more than propaganda.

Tomljenovic and colleagues assert, " In our opinion, the possibility

that vaccine benefits may have been overrated and the risk of

potential adverse effects underestimated, has not been rigorously

evaluated in the medical and scientific community. "

They hope that their research paper will provide a framework for a

much needed and long overdue assessment of this highly contentious

medical issue.

Another study implicates vaccines in chronic fatigue syndrome in a

condition the researchers call ASIA (autoimmune/inflammatory

syndrome induced by adjuvants). Adjuvants are vaccine additives such

as aluminum, which are purported to cause the immune system to

respond better to the vaccine.

Erring on the side of caution may include forgoing some or all

vaccines and instead focusing on strengthening the immune system and

overall health.

References:

Hemda Rosenblum, MD, Yehuda Shoenfeld, MD, FRCP, Amital, MD,

MHA. The Common Immunogenic Etiology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:

From Infections to Vaccines via Adjuvants to the ASIA Syndrome.

/Infectious Disease Clinics of North America/. 12 September 2011.