Parents rally against mandated vaccines

Thank you for the report on parents protesting against the mandated vaccine schedule. More and more voices are joining them. Despite this, the medical community remains firm that vaccines can't be linked to explosion in autism from one in 10,000 kids in the 1970s to one in every 150 today, including one in every 94 boys.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls parents' claims about vaccines mere coincidence.

It's a coincidence that autism became an epidemic at the very same time the vaccine schedule was more than tripled.

It's also a coincidence that countless parents report that their normally progressing children regressed into autism following vaccinations.

It's a further coincidence according to the CDC that endless parents claim that their autistic children had high mercury and aluminum levels after receiving mercury and aluminum-containing vaccines.

Finally, the officials refuse to acknowledge the growing number of children who have made stunning improvement and even recovered from autism after doing through chelation therapy to remove heavy metals. That's also dismissed as a coincidence.

To parents everywhere, there are just too many coincidences and there are too many sick children.

Albany isn't the only place parents are raising their concerns. Almost 9,000 parents, children, and autism advocates came to Washington on June 4th to ask Congress to "Green Our Vaccines."

Clearly this issue deserves all our immediate attention.

Anne, this is wonderful - thank you for posting it. I am saving this.

Those "horrible" childhood deseases? You mean like measles, mumps and chickenpox? How about Hepatitis B which one can get from abusing drugs (dirty needles), and having sex with lots of partners. Hepatitis B can be prevented. Getting chickenpox, the measles and mumps, is actually better for your immune system than the vaccination given to a baby whose immune system is not fully developed until age 2. Natural immunity lasts a lifetime. Vaccinations don't and they can wreak havoc in a child's immune system. This bill is about the government telling parents they have no say in their children's medical decisions. This is the State taking over parental responsibility without having to face any consequences. Do you really want to allow the State to vaccinate your sweet teenage daughter without your consent and knowledge?

Buy "Vaccine Nation" by Gary Null and find out the truth about vaccines.

There's alot more to this bill than what this story is saying. This bill was going to take away parental choice and even parental knowledge for certain vaccines. Imagine if they could take your child out of class one day and into the nurses office and give them a shot for an std. It starts with just one or two shots, one or two reasons. Then it balloons up to alot more. I say there's no way they are doing anything to my child without my knowledge and my permission! Regardless what side of the vaccine debate you are on. We should all keep our rights to make the best choice for our kids!

would you let your children eat thimerisol or formaldehyde, of course not right? So whey the hell are we injecting them with it so often? Lets stop this madness and keep our freedom of choice no matter the subject of concern!

I am a strong believer that the vaccination schedule is not a "one size fits all" scenario.

As a person with an autoimmune disease, and a family history with autoimmune diseases, I feel my son could be at a somewhat higher risk for Autism. For this reason, I have developed an alternate vaccination schedule.

I am NOT giving my son the Chicken Pox vaccine. I am NOT going to give my son the HepB vaccine.
(Some research has suggested many autoimmune diseases have been potentially associated with or triggered by this vaccine, ie Multiple Sclerosis which I have.(I got a Hepatitis shot several years ago, developed MS shortly thereafter)

It is absurd to give newborn babies and toddlers a vaccine that protects against IV drug use and unprotected sex.(HepB) I don't know about any of you, but my two year old is not out in the back alley shooting up or having "unprotected" sex.

I have also elected to have the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella in single dose vials given over a spread out time period. Some Doctors insist that they don't exist, BUT THEY DO!! I just gave my son the single dose measles shot.(Which he had a major reaction to with VERY high fever...THANK GOD it was not the MMR)

Children's immune systems are in not any way apparent as to us whether they are strong enough to fight off foreign invaders. Some babies/toddlers/children have weakened immune systems. How do you tell? Give them multiple vaccinations in one office visit and THEN find out?'Oops, sorry....guess his/her immune system wasn't strong enough...but hey, at least you are legal to attend NY schools now...have a nice day!'

So, the Doctors can think I am nuts....the Government can TRY to tell me what to do...but one thing is for sure; I am my son's best advocate on what is best for him!

WE NEED a bill to pass for Philosophical exemption. I don't want to hide under the "Religion" umbrella. But you bet I will do whatever it takes to protect my son!

I agree that we all have the right to be healthy, but what the others are saying is that medicine is not always the answer. This man made stuff can have its problems, it's MAN MADE...Men make mistakes all the time. They have to throughly test this stuff BEFORE the MAKE us give it to our children. We never know what's causing all the ADD and ADHD and other learning problems in children today that we older people did not have growing up.

Beth wrote:

What about the kids they will expose to disease by not vaccinating??!! That's not fair either. My kid has a right to be safe and healthy.

I truly believe that all these ignorant, selfish, anti-vax people should have their own little school, their own little grocery store, their own little space far far far away from my children. How dare you be so selfish and expose my family to these diseases that would be erradicated if it were not for selfish people such as you. Yes my children are vaxed but no vax is 100% and yes they have been exposed to a vaccine preventable disease recently and have been sick for almost 2 months! Thank God they were vaxed or they could be dead or dying. Parents who do not vaccinate are nothing short of abusive to every child they ever cross paths with. Go live in Africa without you vaccines and see how long you live.

Sorsha wrote:

Beth, if you are afraid of any disease, then please vaccinate your children and take the imperfect and limited protection it offers. But also have some respect for those of us who do not want to sign our children up for life-long booster shots, especially for diseases like chicken pox. It was one thing in the 60's and 70's when doctors believed that one shot gave you life-long immunity. Now that we know that isn't the case (30% of women vaccinated in the post measles era reach childbearing age without any antibodies)...we have to look at the real long-term consequences. It isn't as black and white as getting rid of VPD in children anymore. Which is why we desperately need a long term study with a clean control group.

Very well stated ! Anyone fearing thier childs health that much should do as they see fit.
As for the rest of us, we too should have that right.
My pediatrition wanted to give my youngest the chicken pox vaccine when she was an infant, before it was deemed needed here. We battled and battled hard. I did much home work and this shot does not in fact stop chicken pox all together. I argued this with my daughters pediatric cardiologist backing me all of the way thankfully. She suffers from a congenital heart defect, and getting any sort of infection in very bad for her, so if she did get the pox from the shot, her risk of infection then doubled! The heart surgeon and I won ! No shot.

Concerned mom wrote:

I truly believe that all these ignorant, selfish, anti-vax people should have their own little school, their own little grocery store, their own little space far far far away from my children. How dare you be so selfish and expose my family to these diseases that would be erradicated if it were not for selfish people such as you. Yes my children are vaxed but no vax is 100% and yes they have been exposed to a vaccine preventable disease recently and have been sick for almost 2 months! Thank God they were vaxed or they could be dead or dying. Parents who do not vaccinate are nothing short of abusive to every child they ever cross paths with. Go live in Africa without you vaccines and see how long you live.

Do you really think HPV is a horrible disease that one can be "exposed" to in a classroom setting?

We are talking about HPV, right?

She never mentioned HPV in her post.
AAnd that is not something you get by exposure anyways.But i think you know that,and are just being sarcastic.

Janice wrote:

She never mentioned HPV in her post.
AAnd that is not something you get by exposure anyways.But i think you know that,and are just being sarcastic.

At least I had a question. All you did was flame me. I know you know that.

Vasccines for diseases that are a threat to public health are great ideas. I think the board is still out on what effect vaccines have on the population recieving them The Autism effect needs to be studdied. Can we agree on that?

But... mandating HPV, and chicken pox vaccines is a little out of hand. I think you want your kids to have chicken pox as a child, so they don't get it as an adult. Adult chicken pox is MUCH worse that getting it as a child.

My 2 cents.

Flame on.

Concerned mom wrote:

I truly believe that all these ignorant, selfish, anti-vax people should have their own little school, their own little grocery store, their own little space far far far away from my children. How dare you be so selfish and expose my family to these diseases that would be erradicated if it were not for selfish people such as you. Yes my children are vaxed but no vax is 100% and yes they have been exposed to a vaccine preventable disease recently and have been sick for almost 2 months! Thank God they were vaxed or they could be dead or dying. Parents who do not vaccinate are nothing short of abusive to every child they ever cross paths with. Go live in Africa without you vaccines and see how long you live.

I am sorry to hear that your children are/were sick...really I am. I hope they are doing better.

I understand your position; however, to call parents who do not vaccinate or selectively vaccinate "ignorant" could not be farther from the truth.

To assume that all vaccines are safe and all children are strong enough to handle them is a dangerous assumption.

The Hep B vaccine was banned in France after so many adverse reactions and deaths were reported. I still think the jury is out as to the safety of this particular vaccine. I have spent hundreds of hours researching vaccines because of my family's history of autoimmune disease and I don't consider myself to be "ignorant" in any regard.

My son has been mostly vaccinated according to the "recommended schedule". However, I am giving him the MMR as single doses, spread out over a period of 2 years. NOT giving him the Hep B vaccine, NOT giving him the Chicken pox vaccine, and will NEVER give him the flu vaccine. Ignorant? No.....Pro-active....Yes.

My bottom line is no one will look after your best interest than you. When I was diagnosed with MS in 2000, my doctor did not want to start treatment until another relapse. That was the thinking and common practice among the medical community for many years. I did my research, and found a study that was new and suggested otherwise. I brought it to the attention of my doctor, respectfully disagreed with her approach, and insisted on treatment right away. Although she was hesitant, she agreed. Now, because of that "new" study several years ago, the guidelines have been changed, and one of the physicians who did the study is now MY doctor. I truly believe that had I not stuck to my guns, and went with the then "mainstream" I would not be doing as well as I am today with no major problems.

So, again.....bottom line. NO ONE and I mean NO ONE will take better care of you and your family than YOU. Following blindly and assuming "one size fits all" is far more dangerous than any bout of Chicken Pox could ever be.

you know, it's funny how people here are judging parents who choose to vaccinate. yes, there's side effects and allergic reactions. but there's also millions of lives saved because all those children didn't get ill thanks to the vaccines. but of course that is easily overlooked, because it's impossible to present statistics on how many times a child (a person of any age, really) comes in contact with those viruses. yes, we take risks by vaccinating, but you take a much greater risk by NOT vaccinating. just keep that in mind.

It made me happy.

SDF wrote:

They are lying. This bill will take away exemptions(Religious,Medical)I t is buried in the bill.There are also other changes that are different.This is why they are fast tracking the bill.

Why should people be exempt from protecting the public good based on their ridiculous belief that an imaginary friend is the sky and if you ask him, through the wonders of telepathy, to help you out, he will. SOOOOOOOOOOOOO STUPID!!!!!!

Jimmy John wrote:

<quoted text> Why should people be exempt from protecting the public good based on their ridiculous belief that an imaginary friend is the sky and if you ask him, through the wonders of telepathy, to help you out, he will. SOOOOOOOOOOOOO STUPID!!!!!!

Imaginary friend in the sky? you better not be talking about God!

Tie Clip wrote:

<quoted text>Imaginary friend in the sky? you better not be talking about God!

yes, i am refering to your silly god., which ever flavor you prefer.

Jimmy John wrote:

<quoted text> yes, i am refering to your silly god., which ever flavor you prefer.

a-haha, funny. i forgot how to laugh. so, do you believe in "people evolved from monkeys" theory?! because that sounds even sillier!!!