'It only takes one scary true story to turn an already fearful, protective parent off vaccines.'
, the full fury of the media, the medical establishment, local governments and even law enforcement is being unleashed on those who are not vaccinating their children.
But my experience tells me we may not be addressing this public health challenge in the right way. At the very least, we ought to take a moment to ask ourselves what exactly is going on here.all the time. Asking about vaccines is a routine part of most checkups and other medical visits. The reasons for not vaccinating vary from parent to parent, as does their resolve not to vaccinate.
So, any parent who raises this particular concern to me will hear something like this response: “That study was a fraud, a sham. We know now that it’s not true. Vaccines don’t cause autism.” That’s all well and good, but it bears noting that the same medical establishment now telling parents over and over that vaccines don’t cause autism once produced a study in a prestigious journal stating the opposite.
Of course, vaccinating children doesn’t decrease their immunity; it enhances it. But it’s true that having an infection like chicken pox, which I had as a kid, will make you immune to it. And we’re learning more and more, when it comes to food allergies or diseases like , that being exposed to irritants and allergens in the environment may help enhance the immune system and prevent disease.
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