VACCINATION ALTERNATIVES
VACCINATION: RISKS AND ALTERNATIVES
Article By Dr. George J. Georgiou, Ph.D.,D.Sc (A.M).,N.D.
E-Mail: drgeorge@avacom.net"
Website:World Wide Health Center: Article 261
Published: July 27, 2003
I guess the question of vaccination and immunization does not really occur to us until we have children.
Certainly, this was the case for me. Now that I have four children it is a very serious question, which
I have researched and would like to share with you some of my notes and thoughts.
We are led to believe by the medical dictorates and the media that immunization is a safe, scientific
procedure, which protects and safeguards health. However, there is evidence that much immunization is
not safe in the short term; that it offers far less protection than might be imagined, and that the
long-term effects of certain forms of immunization may constitute a major health hazard.
The argument is that vaccination will provide protection against infectious disease without the disadvantage
of suffering its distressing symptoms and possible residual effects.
ACTUAL DISEASE TRENDS
One of the most common claims made by advocates of routine vaccination is that the procedure is responsible
for eliminating common infectious diseases from communities that have been well vaccinated. This argument
is not supported by information compiled from official Government figures obtained directly from the Health
Departments of the United States, Great Britain, and Australia for the following infectious diseases:
Whooping cough, Measles, Poliomyelitis, Tetanus and Diphtheria. If one where to examine these figures
and diagrams, it is quite clear that the deaths from these diseases were virtually eliminated BEFORE
vaccination programs were introduced. The downward trend did continue after the vaccinations were
introduced, but the trend was on the down path anyway.
Certainly, it cannot be claimed that vaccination has been responsible for the elimination of infectious
diseases, the credit for which must be largely attributed to improved sanitation and waste disposal,
personal hygiene and nursing care, and the reduction of severe nutritional diseases in the countries
considered.
ROUTINE VACCINATION - A SUMMARY OF RISKS
As one reads the relevant literature on vaccination risks based on scientific research, it is clear that
anyone who says vaccination is a totally safe and effective procedure is either a fool or a liar - and
probably both. Pharmaceutical lobby groups fall directly into this category of people.
Dr. Coulter and Dr. Fisher have thoroughly and accurately researched and documented the risks of the
Triple Antigen vaccine. They list fourteen significant short term side effects of the DPT vaccine, which
can also apply to other vaccines too:
1. Skin reactions.
2. Fever.
3. Vomiting and diarrhea.
4. Cough, runny nose, ear infection.
5. High pitched screaming, persistent crying.
6. Collapse or shock-like episodes.
7. Excessive sleepiness.
8. Seizure disorders - convulsions, Epilepsy.
9. Infantile spasms.
10. Loss of muscle control.
11. Inflammation of the brain.
12. Blood disorders - Thrombocytopenia, Hemolytic Anemia.
13. Diabetes and Hypoglycemia.
14. Death and Sudden Death Syndrome (SIDS)
In addition to these short-term side effects, Coulter and Fisher list three major areas of possible long
term damage, including:
1. Severe neurological damage.
2. Brain damage, learning disabilities, and hyperactivity.
3. Allergy and hypersensitivity.
Possibly the most disturbing aspect of their book is the number of reported case histories where doctors
administering vaccines completely ignored patients' previous reactions to vaccination, in some cases
resulting in death. This further reinforces that ultimately the parents are responsible for their children's
health; ignorance is not inductive to good parenting.
Other researchers have shown that children who received the pertussis vaccine were 5.43 times more likely
to develop asthma in later years, over twice as likely to have ear infections, and significantly more
likely to spend longer periods in hospital than those who had not received the vaccine. Thus, clear evidence
is emerging of a long term weakening of the immune system due to vaccination.
Dr. Robert Gallo, the US expert who first identified the AIDS virus, raised the possibility between the
spread of AIDS in Central Africa and the World Health Organization's (WHO) Smallpox vaccination campaign.
WHO figures show that the greatest spread of the HIV infection coincides with the areas receiving the
most intense vaccination programs. This may also explain why the disease in Africa is more evenly spread
between males and females than in the West.
Dr. Archie Kalokerinos and Glenn Dettman, Ph.D. undertook one of the most important pieces of research
regarding vaccination programs, in their work with aboriginal children in Australia. Aboriginal infant
death rates had reached an unprecedented level of up to 500 out of every 1,000 babies. The death rates
had increased dramatically during the early 1970's. The areas Minister of Interior called in Dr. Kalokerinos
who began to investigate. He discovered that herd immunity, without prior examination, was resulting in
babies dying due to being vaccinated when they were severely nutritionally undernourished or had a cold
or infection.
Summaries of the long-term side effects are as follows:
1. Severe neurological damage.
2. Brain damage.
3. Allergy and hypersensitivity.
4. General damage to the immune system.
5. Slow viruses.
6. Genetic abnormalities - "Jumping Gene" phenomenon.
7. Viral transference.
8. Trigger mechanism for immune system diseases.
9. Dynamic (miasmic) changes.
I have personally seen a number of parents who brought their children to me with similar problems (ADD,
Autism, Autistic symptoms, cognitive difficulties, etc.), reporting a "sudden change" just after
vaccination. All these children tested positive on the VEGA bio-dermal screening for "vaccination stress."
HOW EFFECTIVE ARE VACCINATIONS?
It would be nice to think that vaccinations were 100% effective, but the research shows otherwise.
Studies measuring "secondary attack rates" - the percentage of other family members infected as a
result of definite exposure to a family member with Whooping Cough showed that the efficacy of the
vaccine ranged between 59.6 to 80.5%.
Professor Stewart of Glasgow University, UK, head of Community Medicine, states that in 1974/5, and
1978/9, outbreaks in the UK, and in 1974 in the outbreaks in the USA and Canada, the proportion of
children developing whooping cough who had been fully vaccinated was between 30 and 50 per cent. Dr.
Stewart goes on to conclude that the risks of vaccination to new born babies are as great as those
of actually catching the disease itself.
In 1993, Japanese health authorities discontinued the use of the MMR vaccine. One reason was that the
vaccine was causing Mumps in recipients. Initially, side effects from the vaccine were predicated as 1
in 100-200,000, but in practice, however, reactions were found to be frequent as 1 in 300.
Roberts and others examined an outbreak of Measles and found that the MMR vaccine was not only
ineffective, but increased the severity of the disease. "Symptoms were equally common among immunized
and non-immunized subjects. However, significantly more immunized boys than non-immunized boys reported
fever, rash, joint symptoms and headache.
SUMMARY OF PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ROUTINE VACCINATION
There are three basic flaws in the theory and practice of vaccination:
1. The primary cause of disease is not antigenic since not all unvaccinated or previously unexposed
people become infected when similarly exposed to an identical antigen. The disease initially results
from a sensitivity, which causes inability to cope with invading antigens. This raises the question
regarding why some people have natural immunity while others do not. Many other factors are involved
in immunity, including genetic characteristics, placental transfer, breastfeeding, as well as
individual health, nutritional status, and emotional response to stress.
2. Injections of antigens do not necessarily produce the same results in all individuals, and exceptions
can be fatal. At best, these injections increase toxins in the body, which may cause some of the many
side effects associated with vaccination. These side effects are aggravated by the relatively massive
doses of antigen administered compared to natural exposure, plus chemicals such as Aluminum Phosphate
and Thimersol used in the vaccines, as well as the fact that the injected material enters the bloodstream
almost directly, bypassing the outer or primary immunological defences. In addition, the protection
given by injected antigens is usually temporary, whereas natural exposure to infectious diseases virus
generally produces permanent immunity.
3. Repeated injections of antigens tend to both sensitize the recipient to the disease and destroy the
vitality of the immune system on a number of levels. This has been scientifically established, as noted
in references to various medical practitioners and researchers in previous sections. Natural Therapists
believe that damage also occurs on the inner, dynamic level from which an individual derives their
entire physical and emotional health.
PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE!
The best position that advocates of routine vaccination can take is that the program offers some protection
and that the known side effects (and yet to be demonstrated side effects) are worth the risk. Since this
is obviously not an optimum position, the question: "Is there a genuine alternative available?" must
be asked. And the answer is a definite YES.
As parents, the best protection you can give your child involves:
1. Ensuring adequate ongoing nutrition for yourselves and your children, including a balanced diet,
no more than a moderate alcohol intake, and no smoking.
2. Breastfeeding, where possible, to around nine to twelve months providing an emotionally stable home
environment for your children.
3. Ensuring safe and effective treatment if an infectious disease is contracted [Dr Shepherd wrote that,
during local outbreaks of disease, conventional practitioners would complain that she always had the
"easy" cases; her reply was that her method of treatment - Homeopathy - made her cases appear easy].
4. Constitutional treatment that will elevate general vitality and immune competence.
If desired, parents may support the above measures with Homeopathic medicines as preventatives against
these infectious diseases.
THE ALTERNATIVES TO ROUTINE VACCINATION
Vaccines are more toxic than homeopathic medicines: This point is generally accepted; in fact, many
doctors criticize homeopathic substances because they do not contain any molecules of the original
substance used. They say that "nothing" is there, so "nothing" cannot be toxic. Vaccines, however,
contain a number of toxic substances. For example, the triple antigen vaccine contains molecules of
diseased material modified with formaldehyde together with an adjuvant (usually aluminum phosphate) and
a preservative (usually thimersol, a mercury-based chemical).
The vaccine efficacy of 75-95% may be compared to the single measure of effectiveness of the homeopathic
method derived from the 1994 analysis, being 89%, as confirmed by the latest ten-year survey (1997).
This figure not only gives a general indication of efficacy, but (more importantly) supports the
historical experience with the homeopathic method over the last 200 years.
Homeopathy rapidly gained popular acceptance when it proved successful in treating the infectious
diseases sweeping through Europe, such as:
1. In 1813, Hahnemann achieved a success rate of 100% in treating 183 Typhus patients; at that time Typhus
was considered incurable.
2. Scarlet Fever was effectively both treated and prevented by Hahnemann using the remedy, Belladonna.
3. During the European Cholera epidemics of the mid-1800's, the death rate was between 54% and 90%, while
the rate amongst persons who received Homeopathic treatment was between 5% and 16%.
4. During the 1918-1920 Influenza (Spanish Flu) epidemic in the United States, the mortality rate was
around 30%; the mortality rate among individuals treated Homeopathically was less than 1%.
A SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC PROGRAM
We will now examine the programs developed by the Issac Golden over the last ten years, who wrote the
excellent and comprehensive book "Vaccination? A Review Of Risks and Alternatives." As stressed previously,
no program, orthodox or alternative, can be guaranteed 100% effective, but it is essential that we establish
a reliable guide to the relative effectiveness of vaccination and homeoprophylaxis.
It must be emphasized that the methodology of disease prevention and the remedies used in the kit are not
new, having been used for nearly 200 years. However, Issac Golden, following extensive research in the
Homeopathic literature, and subsequent personal clinical experience developed the particular programs.
BASIC PROGRAM FOR PROTECTION FROM BIRTH (1993)
AGE |
GIVEN REMEDY |
1 Month |
Pertussin (200) |
2 Months |
Pertussin* |
4 Months |
Lathyrus Sativus (200) |
5 Months |
Lathyrus Sativus |
6 Months |
Haemophilis (M) |
7 Months |
Haemophilis* Sativus* |
9 Months |
Diphtherinum (200) |
10 Months |
Diphtherinum* |
11 Months |
Tetanus Toxin (200) |
12 Months |
Tetanus Toxin* |
13 Months |
Pertussin* |
14 Months |
Morbillinum (200) |
15 Months |
Morbillinum* |
16 Months |
Lathyrus Sativus* |
17 Months |
Haemophilis* |
19 Months |
Parotidinum (200) |
20 Months |
Parotidinum* |
22 Months |
Diphtherinum* |
24 Months |
Tetanus Toxin* |
26 Months |
Lathyrus |
28 Months |
Haemophilis* |
32 Months |
Pertussin* |
41 Months |
Tetanus Toxin* |
46 Months |
Haemophilis* |
50 Months |
Diphtherinum* |
54 Months |
Morbillinum* |
56 Months |
Lathyrus Sativus* |
60 Months |
Tetanus Toxin* |
* Triple doses to be used. |
Note: The disease-remedy relationship (including possible substitutions) is as follows:
DISEASE NOSODE SUBSTITUTE REMEDY
Whooping Cough: Pertussin - Cuprum Met.
Diphtheria: Diphtherinum - Gelsemium
Measles: Morbillinum - Pulsatilla
Poliomyelitis: Lathyrus Sativus - Lathyrus Sativus
Tetanus: Tetanus Toxin - Hypericum
Mumps: Parotidinum - Rhus Tox
Rubella (German Measles): Rubella - Pulsatilla
Hib: Haemophilis - Arsenicum Album.
A supplementary program has also been developed, which may be used in conjunction with or instead of the
basic program.
The reason for using both programs is that, although successful use of the remedies in the basic program
has been established, no system of protection can be guarantied 100% effective. In the event of definite
exposure to a source of infection, parents may wish to give their child additional protection at that
time. These two programs comprise the third Homeopathic Kit, which was first released in 1993.
Supplementary Program for Protection When Exposed to Infection
DISEASE ADMINISTRATION OF REMEDY
* Whooping Cough- Pertussin (200c) twice weekly for 3 weeks after contact with carrier.
* Tetanus- Three doses of Ledum Palustre (30c) daily for 3 days after breakage of skin.
* Diphtheria - One dose of Diphtherium (200c) weekly for 4-6 weeks during an outbreak of Diphtheria.
* Measles- Morbillinum (200c) weekly during an outbreak, for 3 weeks.
* Mumps- Parotidinum(200c) weekly during an epidemic or after contact with carrier.
* Rubella - As natural immunity is the most certain, it is better to allow (German Measles) healthy
children to acquire this mild disease. If protection is required, the Rubella Nosode (200c) or
Pulsatilla (30c) may be used twice weekly for two weeks.
* Haemophilia - Haemophilis (1M) every 2 weeks during an outbreak (Hib).
Most of the Homeopathic medicines listed above are called 'nosodes'. These are potentised preparations
of diseased substances; for example, the nosode Pertussin is the potentised expectoration from a patient
with Whooping Cough. However, it is not essential to use Nosodes.
As discussed previously, when a person acquires immunity through natural exposure to a virus, the actual
quantity of virus is minute, yet the change is effected on a dynamic level, and subsequently on the
physical level. In Homeopathy, the effect is similar in that changes initially occur on a dynamic
level. The Homeopathic remedy, Pertussin, is the virus potentised to a purely dynamic and non-material
degree. Unlike vaccines, therefore, Homeopathic preparations copy the processes of Nature, with similar
results in practice. Further, it must be stressed that vaccination is not a type of Homeopathic (as
has been suggested by some).
We are using medicines of energy, not crude substances like those used in vaccines. The remedies are selected
using the Law of Similars. The ignorance of such attacks is made more obvious considering that Homeopathic
medicine is first derided because 'nothing is there', and then criticized as being 'toxic'. Logical and
scientific criticism indeed!
If the reader really wants to get to grips with this complex subject, I will give a few of the references
that I have used for this brief newsletter. There are many further details and studies that I recommend
the parent or practitioner who truly wants to get to grips with vaccine alternatives to read:
1. Issac Golden - Vaccination? A Review of Risks and Alternatives (5th edition)
2. Leon Chaitow - Vaccination and Immunization: Dangers, Delusions and Alternatives
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ALTERNATIVES TO VACCINATION
Article By Randall Neustaedter, OMD, Lac, CCH
Published July 14, 2004
HPA Kids: Alternatives To Vaccinations
Dr. Randall Neustaedter OMD, Lac, CCH, has practiced homeopathy and oriental medicine for over 25 years,
specializing in child health care. An accomplished and well-recognized author, he has written The
Vaccine Guide: Risks and Benefits for Children and Adults (North Atlantic Books, 2002), a book that
helps consumers make informed choices about vaccination. His new book, Child Health Guide: Holistic
Pediatrics for Parents (North Atlantic Books, 2005), represents a state of the art guide to raising
children with natural medical care. He can be reached through his extensive website at
www.cure-guide.com. View all articles by Randall Neustaedter
OMD, Lac, CCH.
WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES TO VACCINATION?
Let's turn this question around. What would induce me to vaccinate my children? The answer: only a
completely new technology that proved to be both safe and effective. Knowing what I do about the toxicity
and dangers of the current vaccines, I would not allow my child to receive them under any circumstances.
What are the alternatives? Keep your child healthy, and stop being afraid of these diseases. Fear is an
outmoded response to childhood infectious disease. Promote the strength of your child's immune system
instead, and avoid things that can weaken it. This will prevent complications of diseases. Here's a list.
Keep your child's diet clean. Avoid foods that promote inflammatory reactions. Do not give your child
partially hydrogenated fats, the ones contained in packaged snack foods. Read labels of prepared foods
and you will find these fats in crackers, chips, cookies, and desserts. These fats promote inflammation
and prevent healthy fatty acids from being incorporated into cells. Stop feeding your child French fries
and other deep fried foods. The oils are rancid. Stay away from McDonald's and the other burger palaces.
Supplement your child's diet with flax seed oil, an omega-3 fat that prevents inflammation. Put it into
smoothies or mix it with rice or oatmeal, but do not cook flax seed oil. Keep it refrigerated.
Avoid foods with added sugar. Stop giving your child sugared breakfast cereals, sodas, cookies, and
ice cream. Corn syrup is especially difficult for the body to metabolize. Read labels. Corn syrup is
everywhere. Use fruit spreads instead of jam. Offer lots of fresh and dried fruits or fruit rolls.
Use whole grains and whole wheat bread rather than products made with "wheat flour," which means white
flour. Use organic fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and juices whenever possible, and your child
will not be eating pesticides that injure the liver.
If your child tends to get frequent colds or ear infections, give a supplement of organic bovine
colostrum (powdered in capsules and added to foods) one capsule twice each day.
Breastfeeding is the best protection you can provide for your child. Continue for at least six to twelve
months if possible. The longer you breastfeed, the more benefit your child will experience. Breastfeeding
prevents infections and the complications of childhood illness.
Seek out a homeopathic practitioner or an acupuncturist familiar with treating children. He or she will
provide treatments that build immune function and also help resolve acute illness quickly and easily.
Do not give antibiotics unless absolutely necessary. Decongestants and antihistamines suppress the body's
immune system and add more harmful chemicals to your child's body. These drugs will all weaken the
immune system and cause recurrences of infections.
IF MY CHILD IS UNVACCINATED AND GETS ONE OF THE DISEASES FOR WHICH MOST KIDS ARE VACCINATED, WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Give vitamin C (500-1,000 mg per day), vitamin A (10,000-20,000 IU in the form of beta-carotene or
mixed carotenoids), and echinacea (non-alcoholic, 10-20 drops three times per day).
Use homeopathic medicines to treat infectious diseases including colds, coughs, and ear infections.
See other articles by Dr. Neustaedter titled Managing Earaches and Managing Colds, which are also
included in Dr. Neustaedter's new book,
Quick Cure Guide to Natural Treatment for Kids.
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