Yesterday on Facebook I commented on the use of vaccination against HPV to prevent cervical cancer. Here are my thoughts on other vaccinations. This is intended to open a discussion in your own mind to help you decide if this type of treatment is right for you and your offspring.

Most people are aware of the controversy around vaccinations. We have been conditioned to believe they are necessary and safe, but there are some reasons to think this is not completely accurate. Understand that I am not the leading expert in this field, but these are my observations and how I, as a health care provider, approach this controversial topic. Throughout the history of medicine we have made huge mistakes which are often forgotten. Vaccines have saved many lives and much suffering, but they have also cost many lives and created much suffering. The difficult choice is how to decide. Here are my thoughts.

By age 6, a child who gets all of the recommend shots will have received over 75 vaccines. These might contain, as preservatives, mercury, aluminum, gentamicin, and neomycin, which have been accused of causing Asperger’s syndrome, autism, and ADD/ADHD.

Most vaccines carry what is called “foreign DNA,” which refers to DNA from monkeys, sheep, and chickens used to make the vaccines. Although we are told that it is safe, I am just not sure. It is like finding a fly in your soup. Most vaccines contain adjuvants which cause a generalized inflammatory response in the body.

One other concern is that, by immunizing against specific viruses and not experiencing any of the usually viral childhood illnesses, we are decreas­ing our society’s general immunity against viruses. If this is true, we might become much more vulnerable to a super bug epidemic. It is too late for all of us who have been immunized, but should we keep doing this to our children?

Many health care providers will totally disagree with this information, but many others are beginning to understand the gravity of this situation. You might want to investigate more.

A parent recently asked the question, “Do immunizations cause autism and should we be giving them to our children?”

Vaccines are not the total cause of autism, but I have seen a coincidence in some autistic children. Let me share with you my understanding about what might be happening. In the people I see there is a wide variety, a spectrum. Some people are very sensitive and some people have no sensitivity. The sensitive people react to everything: foods, additives, chemicals, and the like. They can experience a variety of symptoms that range from joint pain, muscle aches, excess nasal mucus, brain fog, anxiety, depression, reactions to drugs and immunizations, and more. These people are also often psychically sensitive and can empathically feel other people’s pain and emotions in their own body. On the other end of that spectrum are those who feel nothing and react to nothing. The insensitive ones think the others are crazy. And the sensitive ones feel that no one believes them. Because of this difference in the constitution of people, only some children, the highly sensitive ones, will react negatively to immunizations.

I have been a physician assistant for nearly 40 years and have never seen a single case of measles, rubella, tetanus, polio, or diphtheria. Many would argue that this is because of immunizations, but in countries that do not im­munize, these illnesses are not seen either.

I have treated numerous cases of whooping cough and some mumps. This was done very successfully with homeopathic remedies, essential oils, herbal immune boosters, and antibiotics. Read more about this from Dr. Joseph Mercola, DO, at http://www.mercola.com and Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, DO, at http://www.drtenpenny.com.

I am not in favor of the heavy immunization schedule suggested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Medical Association (AMA). Below is the advice I give people who ask, but it should be noted that this is purely my opinion and not an official recommendation. You must research this for yourself and make your own decisions.

1. In my opinion, most infants should not be immunized for hepatitis B at birth. Hepatitis B is spread by sexual contact and dirty drug needles. If you are pregnant and an intravenous drug user with multiple sexual part­ners, then your baby needs a hepatitis B vaccination; otherwise not. It is not good to introduce a totally innocent immune system to an attenuated virus in the form of a vaccination like hepatitis B on the first day of life.
2. The number of cases of tetanus reported in the US every year is less than 50 and the number of deaths reported is less than five. This is not because of immunizations but because of the nature of that infection. Tetanus is an anaerobic organism that lives in the soil, which means it cannot live in the presence of oxygen. It must be introduced into the body by a deep penetrating wound from an object that has been buried in the dirt. So stepping on a nail that has been in the dirt is a high risk wound. Stepping on a nail that has been up in the air is not a risk for tetanus. Even a scratch by a garden tool is not high risk. When we had a predomi­nately agricultural society there were many more cases of tetanus. Today most people never see any true organic dirt.
3. Pertussis (whooping cough) is rare and treatable with antibiotics in the early stage and with homeopathic remedies. I have success­fully treated many Amish and un-immunized patients with whooping cough using homeopathic Pertussis, Drosera, Spongea, and Antimonium Tartaricum. I did see one family of four chil­dren who had whooping cough. It took three months before they were all recovered and one child was hospitalized for two days. The parents were just worn out, so I can see why most people choose to immunize against pertussis.

It is unfortunate that at the present time, single vaccines are not available for all infections. Vaccines are currently prepared in combinations of two or three vaccines. If we had singles, we could choose the beneficial vaccines and avoid the unnecessary ones

4. Diphtheria again is treatable by antibiotics and no health care provider that I know has ever seen a case.
5. Very few cases of polio have been reported in the US over the last 10 years and there are only a few cases in countries that do not immunize. Should we put our children at risk of reactions and autism for such a low-risk condition? It is interesting to note that the US immunization program is credited for stamping out polio in this country, but all over the world, even in countries where no immunizations were given, there has been a dramatic decrease in polio.
6. A few children have died from chicken pox (varicella encepha­litis), but it is very rare. Today, however, there has been a tenfold increase in shingles, which is related to chicken pox, in adults and children. This is because children are getting immunized against chicken pox. This means there are fewer cases of chicken pox so the adults are not getting exposed to that virus and they are losing their natural immunity against the chicken pox/shingles virus (varicella/zoster). There are safe prescription medications and homeopathic remedies that will shorten the course of chicken pox and shingles infections.
7. Human papillomavirus (HPV) might increase the risk of cervical and penile cancer. The virus is usually self-limiting. The problem with the vaccine, Gardasil, is that it only protects against four of the 200 strains and it appears to have a fairly high rate of serious reactions. I do not recommend this to my teenage female patients.

The reason health care providers are so concerned about not giving immunizations is medical liability. Every year the AMA publishes “The Stan­dards of Care.” This document is the treatment bible for traditional Western medicine. If a doctor does not follow those guidelines, he or she can be sued for malpractice. If you do not immunize your son and he dies from chicken pox encephalitis, you could sue the provider. You would not win if the doctor documented that you chose not to immunize, but your lawyer could argue that the doctor should have insisted and that you were not fully informed. The doctors’ careers and livelihoods are on the line. Most physicians just simply do not want to deal with that risk when people do not cooperate with the recommended immunization schedule. In addition to that, most of the providers of health care have never even considered that the immunization program is flawed. You are asking them to disregard their basic training.

Every therapy has risks and benefits. You must do your own research then choose for yourself and find a health care provider who will be your coach and support you with good information. But you cannot expect a doctor to put his or her career at risk for your idea unless the doctor also believes as you do.

You can opt out of the vaccine program by signing a waiver, which you can find on Google by searching for “vaccine waiver.” But do not opt out until you have researched and know, in your own heart, that you are doing the right thing for you and your child. Your doctor or pediatrician will prob­ably disagree and push to give the immunizations. If you decide not to vaccinate, then be very strong in your convictions and know with certainty why you are doing this. Study and trust your intuition.

Personally, I believe the risks of giving flu shots and immunizations to highly sensitive people are too great to justify them. There are natural treat­ments for all the viral illnesses that currently have recommended vaccines. These are herbal and homeopathic. I will discuss specific natural preventive measures and treatments in this book.

Bob Huttinga PA-C   The Healing Center

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