Informed Vaccine Decision-Making

Copywrite© Cheryl A. Kasdorf, NMD

Contents:
How dangerous is the disease I am vaccinating against?
What is the likelihood I will get the disease if I don't vaccinate?
What are the risks of the vaccine and how likely are they to occur?
Am I at high risk for an adverse reaction?
Can I minimize my risk of disease?
Can I minimize my risk of vaccine reaction?

1. How dangerous is the disease I am vaccinating against?

Look at death and morbidity rates of the disease - any disease you are considering to vaccinate against.

The strains in the flu vaccine this year may be identical to the strains of another year's vaccine. What were the statistics that year?

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2. What is the likelihood I (or my child or pet) will get the disease if I don't vaccinate?
If I do vaccinate? What kind of immunity will vaccination give?

What is the prevalence of the disease in unvaccinated populations? And how much of that can be modified by lifestyle change?

What preventative natural medicines can also give me protection?

How many people got the flu despite getting the flu vaccine?

Find the evidence of what effect vaccinations have on immune function.

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 3. What are the risks of the vaccine and how likely are they to occur?

Besides reading the list and incidence of adverse effects in the vaccine package inserts, research studies about links to other diseases. Find the studies on the elderly getting flu vaccines having a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease. Look into research associating measles vaccine and inflammatory bowel disease, MMR and autism, or mumps vaccine and insulin-dependent diabetes.

Natural medicine teaches that vaccinations deeply alter the functioning on a cellular level due to the foreign animal components and accompanying heavy metal toxins. The immune system is altered as the latent disease is accepted in an unnatural route or an inefficient response mounted.

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 4. Am I (or my child) at high risk for an adverse reaction?

Has there been a mild to moderate reaction at the injection site before, or low-grade to moderate fever following a prior dose of vaccine?

Are you in the convalescent stage of an illness, currently taking any antimicrobial therapy, or had a recent exposure to an infectious disease?

Do you have allergies or is there a family tendency toward allergies? All of these and more are risks for an adverse vaccine reaction.

Am I susceptible to this type of illness based on my constitution, temperament, and reactional mode? What is my track history of this kind of illness?

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5. Can I minimize my (or my child's) risk of disease?

A healthy diet, drinking plenty of fresh water, adequate rest and sleep, optimal bowel elimination, adequate exercise, sunlight and fresh air are factors for health and avoidance of disease.

You may also choose ongoing treatment with a homeopathic practitioner to improve your level of health.

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 6. Can I minimize my (or my child's) risk of vaccine reaction?

Immune boosters such as Vitamins A & C plus bioflavinoids, probiotics, and omega-3 oils such as DHA may minimize reactions.

In addition, your homeopathic practitioner may prescribe an appropriate remedy, Ledum, or Thuja at the time a vaccine is administered.

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