TIME Magazine - How Safe Are Vaccines?

[Schmickers]

How Safe Are Vaccines? - TIME

TIME Magazine examines the immunisation debate - just thought I'd put the link up as I just stumbled across it.

[ll80]

Interesting article.
Such a sensitive debate, thanks for posting.

[Jac]

Thankyou for posting that article, I enjoyed reading it. Makes me think I made the correct decision in vaccinating my child.

[meow]

It certainly has a strong bias but some good information none-the-less.

[Lulu]

Because her children are healthy and well-nourished, Jane said they will sail through childhood diseases such as measles and chicken pox without trouble ? and get lifelong immunity from the exposure. And she said, because the U.S. is a relatively healthy first-world country with a well-functioning health care system, she feels safe in making the choice to vaccinate selectively. "Looking at the diseases mumps, measles and rubella in a country like the U.S.... it doesn't tend to be a problem," Jane said. "Children will do fine with these diseases in a developed country that has good nutrition. And because I live in a country where the norm is vaccine, I can delay my vaccines."

This is another reasons why I don't vacc. It came from one of the related articles from that site. The article was ok, but no one ever seems to address to actual "severity" of the diseases kids are being vacc'ed against. I had measles when I was younger, it wasn't a tea party but I got time off school (!), I've never contracted Chicken Pox despite multiple exposures, so must have some sort of immunity...

I'm glad they have cleaned up the vaccs, but its still not good enough. I just can't trust the say so of the people that ignored the ingredients within for so long...and continued to approve them..

Ach - anyway....

[KatieRabbit]

Lulu, I don't think they have cleaned up the vaccs! Here is the ingredients in flu shots:

FLU Vaccine Ingredients depend upon the manufacturer
FluVirin, FluShield, FluZone, FluMist, Etc, Etc.

All are made using egg or chicken protein
Influenza viruses (most! are inactivated)
Neomycin, polymyxin, gentamycin - antibiotics
Thimerosal [mercury] - a harmful preservative
Betapropiolactone - a disinfectant
Nonoxynol - used to kill or stop growth of STDs
Octoxinol 9 - a vaginal spermicide
Formaldehyde - embalming fluid used to kill viruses

I don't think the article provided a balance of viewpoints. It is a very sensitive issue and one that needs to be discussed........Thanks for posting!