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Originally Posted by Emmeline II
 Here are some questions to answer for yourself in deciding about vax.
1. Name of the disease 2. Description of the disease 3. Length of time from initial infection to end of all symptoms 4. Infectious period 5. Normal symptoms of the disease 6. Known serious consequences of the disease 7. Proportion of persons infected developing serious consequences 8. Transmission route of the disease 9. Prevalence of the disease 10. Treatments of the disease and efficacy of those treatments 11. Relevant research about the disease 12. Name of the vaccine 13. Company that makes the vaccine 14. Contents of the vaccine 14A. The significance of whether or not the vaccine is live 15. History of development of the vaccine 16. Known side-effects of the vaccine and rate of incidence of those side-effects 17. Possible side-effects not yet acknowledged by the vaccine maker 18. Relevant research into the vaccine 19. How effective is the vaccine at preventing the disease? 20.What is the vaccine meant to do? (Many vaccines are not meant to prevent infection or transmission). 21.Number of cases reported each year. 22.Number of deaths reported each year from the vaccine and natural disease. Here are some sources to help you out: Vaccines: The Risks, The Benefits, The Choices 1/18DVD, By Sherri J. TENPENNY http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_wk.html (download the current issue) http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pin...k-chapters.htm http://vaers.hhs.gov/pdf/PackageInserts.pdf http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...40451107552&q= http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...87981735&hl=en http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pin...ses&deaths.pdf Health Sentinel Graphs WHO GRAPH Vaccine Injury Table Beyond Conformity Resources Page Do you have a quick-fire summary? Inside Vaccines |
This is thelist to follow.I would not start off reading anti vax books if your trying to *decide*. I don't vax my son, but the decision came from researching the diseases and deciding if I was afraid of them. If I came across a disease that scared me, I read all I could on the vaccine. Don't get me wrong, I own every book on vaccination I can find, I love all the books like "how to raise a healthy child in spite of your doctor", "how to raise a vaccine free child" "evidence of harm" etc. etc.
"The Vaccine Book" is a good reference for me when I'm wondering about a pro vax view of a disease. I would NEVER follow his delayed or selective vax schedule though.
I find the most compelling arguments for the non vax side (or selective/delayed) come straight from the CDC, FDA,WHO, and the vaccine inserts, clinical studies etc.
There are some brilliant mamas here on MDC. They are my support system. By constantly staying in contact with eachother in this forum, we pretty much know about every news article, show, opiniated column, new study, new vaccines up for approval, etc. It just helps us build up that strong foundation and confidence in our decisions.
I'm sure previous posters have said this, but remember:
you can always vaccinate. You can't unvaccinate.
Good luck on you research! Whew you have a lot of thinking coming your way!!!!!
ETA: one book that has a tiny bit about immunizations is "Mother daughter wisdom" by Christine Northrup M.D.
She addresses immunization from a once pro vax side (until she had children) to a selective and delayed vax side (after her baby had a reaction)to a no vax side (she decided not to vaccinate her second daughter). I respect her as a woman and dr. so much that it was a huge releif when I accidently stumbled across this chapter in her book.
