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Originally posted by Arbitrageur
As my signature says, I don't want to believe, I want to know, and in this case that means the truth, whichever side it's on. There are some valid arguments on both sides and that's why I'm not "picking a side" of core beliefs. I want to see the facts on each individual case.
Originally posted by pianopraze
But it is fruitless to devolve into this because it comes down to a base set of outlooks and core beliefs about government and the pharmaceutical industry which are drastically different.
Since this thread is about the flu shots for children, I tend to think in that example that the risks of getting the shot may outweigh the risks of not getting the shot. So I think they did the right thing in this case.
But I think it would be wrong to make this conclusion for all vaccinations. Maybe there are some risks with the polio vaccine, but polio ain't no picnic. So I have to ask, which is the greater risk? Polio, or the polio vaccine? For the people who chose to not get vaccinated and ended up with polio, it seems maybe polio was the greater risk?edit on 18-1-2011 by Arbitrageur because: fix typo
But I think it would be wrong to make this conclusion for all vaccinations. Maybe there are some risks with the polio vaccine, but polio ain't no picnic. So I have to ask, which is the greater risk? Polio, or the polio vaccine? For the people who chose to not get vaccinated and ended up with polio, it seems maybe polio was the greater risk?
Originally posted by hawkiye
reply to post by Arbitrageur
But I think it would be wrong to make this conclusion for all vaccinations. Maybe there are some risks with the polio vaccine, but polio ain't no picnic. So I have to ask, which is the greater risk? Polio, or the polio vaccine? For the people who chose to not get vaccinated and ended up with polio, it seems maybe polio was the greater risk?
If you want to know the truth then you need to do your research. The fact is you have no idea whether the polio vaccine works period you are just repeating a cultural belief. The data shows that there is no evidence vaccines work period and that is for any vaccine. And that is data collected since the advent of vaccines. The evidence in fact shows the vaccines credited with eradicating certain diseases did no such thing, and in fact caused out breaks of the disease. So if you want the truth then look at the facts evidence and not just popular cultural rhetoric. I posted some links in my previous post check them out for starters.edit on 18-1-2011 by hawkiye because: (no reason given)
Nice to see we may have some common ground in this respect. We have a vast experience base with most vaccines, so for the vaccines like the polio example I gave, they have been around a long time, right? So I'm not sure how relevant a study is for that unless they are changing a stabilizer or preservative in the shot?
Originally posted by pianopraze
Very sound argument to which I concur. A shot by shot analysis with good long term studies and an honest and open approach to analyzing when toxic results surface both before mass distribution and afterwards when they start showing up in the masses of population than no study, no mater how well implemented, can truly foresee.
I'm no fan of big pharma, I hate them in fact, because of their price gouging, trying to sell their medicines to people that don't really need them, etc. I think I've even seen a case where a study was submitted where the favorable results were included but they forgot to include some unfavorable results. So technically the data wasn't a lie, what they sent in was true but it was incomplete. Again we'd have to look at a specific case and charges to evaluate it properly, I don't like to over generalize and your claims are pretty general and broad.
However. This is not what is happening. Fallacious tests with blatant lies and misrepresentation of data are revealed time and time again by the pharmaceutical industry. They are no longer ever held fiscally accountable for blatant lies and life threatening malpractice. After these poisons are released the lies are maintained even in the face of overwhelming evidence and no one is ever held liable and no effort is made to recall these poisons.
I have seen before on a previous thread that there are people who believe that vaccines do not in any way contribute to your body's ability to fight off pathogens. Statistics show that such a statement simply is not true. As has been mentioned, were it not for the small pox vaccine there would still be small pox. Polio is another disease that springs to mind
Originally posted by hawkiye
reply to post by hypervalentiodine
I have seen before on a previous thread that there are people who believe that vaccines do not in any way contribute to your body's ability to fight off pathogens. Statistics show that such a statement simply is not true. As has been mentioned, were it not for the small pox vaccine there would still be small pox. Polio is another disease that springs to mind
BS! there is no evidence that vaccines eradicated small pox and polio! it is junk science!
www.heilkunst.com...
www.vernoncoleman.com...
www.naturalnews.com...
Originally posted by hawkiye
reply to post by hypervalentiodine
I have seen before on a previous thread that there are people who believe that vaccines do not in any way contribute to your body's ability to fight off pathogens. Statistics show that such a statement simply is not true. As has been mentioned, were it not for the small pox vaccine there would still be small pox. Polio is another disease that springs to mind
BS! there is no evidence that vaccines eradicated small pox and polio! it is junk science!
www.heilkunst.com...
www.vernoncoleman.com...
www.naturalnews.com...
My question from my later post still remains. When was the last time you saw someone in the western world who contracted polio small pox or polio in the last decade or so?
As a side note, citing more alternative web pages while ignoring the fact that there is credible, scientific literature out there completely disproving your hypothesis is somewhat pig headed of you. It is quite obvious that small pox and polio vaccines have had an affect. If that isn't the case and my many years of science is wrong, then please offer another explanation as to how these disorders have been eradicated?
Okay, I have skimmed these links. You are trying to say that an improved lifestyle and better surveillance is what caused the demise of the highly contagious and air born small pox virus? So we're meant to just ignore the fact that small pox had been mostly wiped out by mandatory vaccinations in Europe and America in the 1800's, where hygiene was a concept whose importance to health was only barely being recognised? Is it merely coincidence that it happened to disappear following mass vaccinations?
Even though nearly half the studies were funded by the vaccine industry itself, the study results show that in most circumstances, influenza vaccines are virtually worthless
Originally posted by hawkiye
reply to post by hypervalentiodine
My question from my later post still remains. When was the last time you saw someone in the western world who contracted polio small pox or polio in the last decade or so?
As a side note, citing more alternative web pages while ignoring the fact that there is credible, scientific literature out there completely disproving your hypothesis is somewhat pig headed of you. It is quite obvious that small pox and polio vaccines have had an affect. If that isn't the case and my many years of science is wrong, then please offer another explanation as to how these disorders have been eradicated?
Your question is irrelevant it does not prove vaccination is the reason they have declined. The websites I have cited which you failed to read are by reputable doctors or citing thier references. The only thing that is quite obvious when examining the actual evidence which you have not done is that Small pox and polio vaccines alarmingly increased the rates of the disease when they were already in decline before vaccination. that fact is modern cleanliness and sewage disposal is largely responsible for eradicating those diseases and can be proven.
Perhaps you could show us some of the credible scientific literature and whether is actually uses real data or just repeats the damnable lies of medical pop culture that vaccines eradicated any disease instead of trying to label anything that challenges your "BELIEF" as not credible. It is not a matter of belief it is a matter of facts and evidence. And as one who has studied both sides of this issue I can say there is none for you belief!
1800 - Peanuts were grown commercially in South Carolina and used for oil
1879 - First vaccine for cholera
1890 - First vaccine for tetanus
1896 - First vaccine for typhoid fever
1897 - First vaccine for bubonic plague
1901 - The first case report of food allergy (cows' milk allergy) was published by Hamburger in 1901. [Cow's milk has been used for vaccine culture media - bfg]
1917 - Cholera vaccine
1917 - Typhoid vaccine (parenteral)
1919 - Oil was substituted for the saline solution in vaccines
1920 - At Google books, the “Peanut Allergy Answer” book says 1920 was the first reference of a nut allergy.
1921 First vaccine for diphtheria
1926 First vaccine for pertussis (whooping cough)
1927 First vaccine for tuberculosis
1934 - Study of 508 residents of Clover, Virginia. 60% of the residents had allergies
1935 - Yellow Fever vaccine
1945 - First vaccine for influenza
1950 - When the first case of sesame allergy was reported in 1950, the allergen was considered anything but ordinary.
1952 First vaccine for polio
1955 Inactivated polio vaccine licensed
1960 Children received on average one or two vaccines
1961 Monovalent oral polio vaccine licensed.
1963 Trivalent oral polio vaccine licensed
1964 First vaccine for measles
1967 First vaccine for mumps
1968-69 Rubella vaccine licensed
1970 First vaccine for rubella
1970 Anthrax vaccine manufactured by the Michigan Department of Public Health.
1971 Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine licensed (MMR).
1974 First vaccine for chicken pox
1976 At Google books, the “Peanut Allergy Answer” book says that there was no research in the field of peanut allergy until 1976.
1977 First vaccine for pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumoniae)
1978 First vaccine for meningitis (Neisseria meningitidis)
1978 the CDC added the triple shot MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) to the growing baby immunization program.
1978 Fluzone, the current flu vaccine that is made by Aventis pasteur, was licensed.
1980 Children received 8-9 vaccines
1982 Hepatitis B vaccine becomes available.
1983 Pneumococcal vaccine, 23 valent
1983 First case of Brazil nut anaphylaxis in the UK
1986 Licensure of first recombinant vaccine (hepatitis B)
1988 - four people died of peanut allergy
1990 Children were routinely given 10 vaccinations
1990 Licensure of first polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (Haemophilus influenzae type b)
1991 Universal infant hepatitis B vaccination recommended for all infants
1991 Acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) licensed for use in older children aged 15 months to six years old.
1993 Japanese encephalitis vaccine
1994 First known case of lupin allergy
1995 Varicella vaccine licensed
1995 Hepatitis A vaccine licensed.
1996 Acellular pertussis vaccine licensed for infants
1997 Sequential polio vaccination recommended
1997 1 in 250 young children had peanut allergy in the US
1997 6 deaths due to food anaphylaxis
1997 First known case of allergy to ingested pectin
1999 First rotavirus vaccine licensed.
1999 Combination vaccines
1999 Approximately 125 people die each year in the USA secondary to food-induced anaphylaxis
2000 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar) recommended for all young children.
2000 Children now receive 33 vaccines before they enter school – a huge increase.
2002 - 1 in 125 young children had peanut allergy in the US
2002 - From 1997 to 2002 - within five years of the introduction of Genetically Engineered soy peanut allergies doubled.
2003 First live attenuated influenza vaccine licensed (FluMist) for use in 5 to 49 year old persons.
2003 The CDC recommended that children 6 to 23 months of age receive an annual flu vaccination.
2003 First Adult Immunization Schedule introduced.
2003 First case of allergy to lingonberry
2004 Inactivated influenza vaccine recommended for all children 6 to 23 months of age.
2004 Pediarix,a vaccine that combines the DTaP, IPV, and Hep B vaccines, into one shot, is approved.
2005 Boostrix and Adacel, Tdap vaccines, are approved for teens.
2005 Menactra, a new meningococcal vaccine is approved for people between the ages of 11 to 55 years of age.
2006 RotaTeq is a new rotavirus vaccine from Merck.
2006 ProQuad is a new vaccine that combines the MMR and Varivax vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, and chicken pox into a single shot.
2006 Gardasil, the first HPV vaccine is approved.
2007 A booster dose of Varivax, the chickenpox vaccine, is now recommended for all children.
2007 The recommended age for Flumist, the nasal spray flu vaccine, was lowered to two years.
2007 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the first federal study focused on childhood food allergies -- with surprising results. The study, released last month, found that the number of children with food allergies is on the rise, with an 18 percent increase of reported cases over the past decade. In 2007, about 3 million children under age 18 reported food or digestive allergies during the previous 12-month period.
2008 Kinrix, a combination of DTaP and IPV that can be used for children between the ages of 4 and 6 is approved.
2008 Pentacel, a combination of DTaP, IPV and Hib is approved.
2008 Rotarix, a two dose rotavirus vaccine is approved.
2008 - One in every 17 children under the age of 3 has food allergy. It is estimated that more than 150 people die annually from anaphylaxis to food.
A generation ago, a child with an allergy was virtually unheard of.
2002 - From 1997 to 2002 - within five years of the introduction of Genetically Engineered soy peanut allergies doubled
Originally posted by hypervalentiodine
I can link you thousands of papers that show statistical evidence that vaccines work. The unfortunate thing for you though, is that you would have to pay to read them, whereas I have access through my university's library database.
Originally posted by hawkiye
reply to post by hypervalentiodine
Okay, I have skimmed these links. You are trying to say that an improved lifestyle and better surveillance is what caused the demise of the highly contagious and air born small pox virus? So we're meant to just ignore the fact that small pox had been mostly wiped out by mandatory vaccinations in Europe and America in the 1800's, where hygiene was a concept whose importance to health was only barely being recognised? Is it merely coincidence that it happened to disappear following mass vaccinations?
You have yet to prove vaccines wiped out anything! And the diseases had declined largely BEFORE vaccination not following them. I am not surprised you just skimmed them try reading them ... Sighedit on 18-1-2011 by hawkiye because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by pianopraze
Originally posted by hypervalentiodine
I can link you thousands of papers that show statistical evidence that vaccines work. The unfortunate thing for you though, is that you would have to pay to read them, whereas I have access through my university's library database.
How do you refute the study FUNDED BY the pharmaceutical industry in 2007 that I just posted shows 99% of people in the real world scenario are not helped? And that there is a 700% increase in chance of miscarriage as shown in my OP?
Originally posted by hypervalentiodine
Originally posted by pianopraze
Originally posted by hypervalentiodine
I can link you thousands of papers that show statistical evidence that vaccines work. The unfortunate thing for you though, is that you would have to pay to read them, whereas I have access through my university's library database.
How do you refute the study FUNDED BY the pharmaceutical industry in 2007 that I just posted shows 99% of people in the real world scenario are not helped? And that there is a 700% increase in chance of miscarriage as shown in my OP?
Because every paper you get has a statement at the end saying who their research was funded by and where the research had taken place. The authors would get absolutely blasted if they were doing any sort of study to say 'hey, look how great this works' on a drug and were funded by the people who made said drugs. A lot of this stuff is done by people such as my self, who work in universities and perform studies for research purposes and to assist in the advancement of medical science.edit on 18-1-2011 by hypervalentiodine because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by pianopraze
Originally posted by hypervalentiodine
Originally posted by pianopraze
Originally posted by hypervalentiodine
I can link you thousands of papers that show statistical evidence that vaccines work. The unfortunate thing for you though, is that you would have to pay to read them, whereas I have access through my university's library database.
How do you refute the study FUNDED BY the pharmaceutical industry in 2007 that I just posted shows 99% of people in the real world scenario are not helped? And that there is a 700% increase in chance of miscarriage as shown in my OP?
Because every paper you get has a statement at the end saying who their research was funded by and where the research had taken place. The authors would get absolutely blasted if they were doing any sort of study to say 'hey, look how great this works' on a drug and were funded by the people who made said drugs. A lot of this stuff is done by people such as my self, who work in universities and perform studies for research purposes and to assist in the advancement of medical science.edit on 18-1-2011 by hypervalentiodine because: (no reason given)
You totally ignored my question. These are the papers they are using, It was mostly funded by the companies selling vaccines.
Even these papers funded by the vaccine companies show it is not effective 99% or the time. And other papers show it is linked to a 700% increase.
How do you address this? Completely ignore it? That was your initial response.edit on 18-1-2011 by pianopraze because: grammaredit on 18-1-2011 by pianopraze because: typo... must get some sleep lol