I recently travelled to the states for business and pleasure. When I returned someone asked me if I was glad to be back especially to avoid lines for free flu vaccines. I informed the person that I never took flu shots for the very reason that they do little to protect one form the virus. When the person looked shocked I continued to educate them to some facts that raise compelling questions.
First, money, marketing and politics drive the flu vaccine frenzy. The “flu salesmen “, doctors and the CDC multiply the dangers and risk because with out exaggerated stories, flu vaccines wouldn’t sell for the virus is not dangerous in and of itself. For example, the CDC reported 135 children died in the 2003 -2004 flu season. Of course this is tragic and yet almost half, 59 of the children had their flu shots! So what went wrong? It is possible that they died because they were already sick, had compromised immune systems or couldn’t handle the pharmacological dose of the flu vaccine.
Second, here are the ingredients of most flu vaccines:
Ethyleneglycol –antifreeze; Phenol a.k.a carbolic acid –disinfectant ,dye; formaldehyde–cancer causing agent; aluminum –associated with Alzheimer’s , seizures and cancer; thimerosol a.k.a mercury- -disinfectant ,preservative, can result in brain injury and autoimmune disorders; neomycin, streptomycin– antibiotics which have caused reactions in some people.
Third, on top of these ingredients, vaccines are grown and strained through animal or human tissue such as monkey kidney tissue, chicken embryo, calf serum, or human diploid cells(dissected organs of aborted human fetuses as in cases of rubella, hepatitis A and chicken pox vaccines).
If you don’t believe all this, ask your doctor to read you the insert that comes with the vaccines and ask why anyone would want to put these ingredients into their body? Frankly, I find all of this a bit insane since exercise, eating right, chiropractic care to remove nerve blockage, adequate sleep and proper hygiene actually do a much better job of strengthening the human immune system and warding off the flu than a vaccine.
