A View On Vaccinations
Posted on Sunday, 14 August 2011 by David Stevens
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According to press reports the incidence of measles has increased tenfold over the last 12 months, which is being blamed on the lower than required uptake of the MMR vaccine. This may be true but viruses have a habit over time, of increasing and decreasing in prevalence.
In England and Wales cases of measles in the early 1960s stood at around 750 thousand cases, but had declined by over 60% to 250 thousand by 1968 when the measles vaccine was first introduced. Previously in the early 1950s it had been as low as 150 thousand reported cases. The actual number may have been higher as back then people were rather relaxed concerning measles; in fact they tended to be rather blasé sending their children to “measles parties” in the hope that they might catch it and get it out of the way so to speak. Whereas now it is considered to be an extremely serious, even life threatening disease by the health agencies and the medical profession in general.
Looking back to the 1950s and early 60s it was considered to be no more than just another one of several childhood diseases; measles,mumps,rubella and chickenpox. I had them all; with measles our doctor called, confirmed that I had the disease and directed that I should be kept warm, out of direct sunlight and given plenty of fluids mainly fruit juice. No school of course until the rash had disappeared; I tried to hang onto it as long as possible but I don’t remember it lasting that long and no unfortunate after effects.
Mumps was worse very uncomfortable and lasting for a whole week. Rubella or German measles I apparently had but don’t remember it was so mild. Chikenpox was the worst of the lot, terribly itchy and you were not allowed to scratch in case it left scars, though again no long lasting effects of which I am aware.
Interestingly neither myself nor my wife have been vaccinated against any disease and as we were both fit and well we decided not to have our two children vaccinated either and we have never had cause to regret our decision.
I only mention this because I know that there are a large number of parents who agonise over the decision; whether or not to follow the vaccination programme in its entirety. Mainly because of concerns over the safety of the MMR triple vaccine against measles,mumps and rubella, due to the research undertaken by Dr Andrew Wakefield.
Additionally there are a growing number of children who are unable to receive the MMR vaccine due to their having an egg allergy, as it is cultured on rotten eggs making it possibly lethal for those who are anaphylactic.
I have come across several children suffering from an egg allergy as in 1998 I developed a treatment CKT (www.chirokinetic therapy.com) which is effective in resolving allergic conditions, particularly with anaphylaxia. One young boy I treated was highly anaphylactic to eggs; to such a degree that the merest dab of egg white on his skin gave rise to an immediate red weal, which then blistered if not washed off straight away.
Following a course of CKT treatment testing proved negative for his allergy and they visited their doctor hoping that he would now be eligible to receive the MMR jab. Their request was denied by their doctor on the basis that allergies are untreatable; he had of course no knowledge of CKT so it was an understandable reaction.
Having been led to believe that by not having the benefit of the MMR vaccination their son was at risk of severe complications; possible blindness, kidney damage, in some cases it could even prove fatal. Happily their doctor was able to put their minds at rest, assuring them that even if their son did contract measles complications were most unlikely.
There is an anomaly, where if a child is able to have the MMR but the parents decide not to allow it then their child is in danger of serious complications and threat to other vaccinated children. On the other hand if it is not possible to vaccinate due to say an allergy; they are most unlikely to suffer complications or be a threat to the vaccinated group. Quite how it is possible for the unvaccinated to be a threat to the vaccinated is not made clear; surely that can only occur if the vaccination does not provide the intended protection and if that is the case, how could it reliably protect your or my child?
The answer to this conundrum is said to be “Herd Immunity” where if 95-98% of children are immunized against measles epidemics do not occur; this phrase was first coined by a German doctor in the 1930s. But he was referring to natural immunity and not acquired immunity due to vaccinations, how could he be the measles vaccination would not be available for another 30 years.
If allergies keep increasing at the rate they have been, then it is not hard to imagine a time when egg allergies rise to above 5%, making it impossible to achieve the target required to create “Herd Immunity.”
In 2003 The Royal College of Physicians report “Allergies the Unmet Need” they stated that peanut allergies had risen by 400% over a three year period between 1999 and 2003, making 1 in 70 children allergic, with nut allergies in general it rose to 1 in 50. Allergies to a variety of other products are also on the increase, latex allergy which 30 or 40 years ago was so rare that only one case had been recorded; now it is now common place.
The latest report from The Royal College of Physicians in June 2010 “Allergies Still Not Meeting the Unmet Need” obviously things are not improving on the allergy front, but fortunately there is a solution to this ghastly situation.
CKT has an 86% success rate in removing allergies completely and enjoys a 95% success rate in reducing the severity of presenting symptoms.
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