Myth: Vaccines cause autism.
Fact: There's no relationship between any vaccine and autism
Myth: It's not necessary to vaccinate so early in life
Fact: The diseases these vaccines prevent are most deadly in the very young
Myth: The vaccine schedule is too aggressive and should be spaced out.
Fact: The immunization schedule is determined by decades of medical evidence showing there's an optimal window of time when vaccines are most effective in preventing and children are most vulnerable to these diseases.
Myth: Vaccinations cause the diseases that they are meant to prevent.
Fact: Vaccines don't cause diseases, and here's why: They don't contain active viruses. Vaccines are also known as immunizations because they stimulate our immune systems to produce the antibodies needed to protect us from — or become immune to — diseases. The inactive viruses in vaccines essentially trick the immune system into thinking there's a threat so it will churn out those protective antibodies. Simply put, vaccines 'mimic' the diseases they prevent," Boyer says. "This induces an immunity that is both natural and long-lasting." The process of producing antibodies can sometimes cause a low fever or minor swelling, but not the actual diseases.
Myth: Vaccines contain unsafe toxins.
Fact: It's true that vaccines do contain trace amounts of formaldehyde, mercury and aluminum. While the names may be scary, these additives actually make the vaccines safer. "They ensure that the vaccine is sterile, or that it's able to do its job effectively," Boyer explains. "They are only toxic in amounts far higher than the trace amounts needed for vaccines." In fact, formaldehyde is produced at higher rates by the body's own metabolic system. One mercury-based preservative in particular — Thimerosal — seems to cause the most concern among parents. But since it was eliminated from all pediatric vaccines in 1999, any concerns about Thimerosal today are unfounded.
Myth: The effectiveness of vaccinations has never been proven.
Fact: Simply stated — and scientifically proven — vaccines are extremely effective.
Smallpox...for 10s of thoudsands of years it has killed millions if not billions of people. A world wide medical group made sure the vacine was given to everyone. That disease is now extinct.
Measles and Polio are two diseases that like smallpox, have kill hundreds of million sof people. Google them...they were nightmare diseases. Now they are only in the porrest countries. The refusual of so many to have there kids take vaccines means sooner or later were gonna have a serious outbreak.
Fact: There's no relationship between any vaccine and autism
Myth: It's not necessary to vaccinate so early in life
Fact: The diseases these vaccines prevent are most deadly in the very young
Myth: The vaccine schedule is too aggressive and should be spaced out.
Fact: The immunization schedule is determined by decades of medical evidence showing there's an optimal window of time when vaccines are most effective in preventing and children are most vulnerable to these diseases.
Myth: Vaccinations cause the diseases that they are meant to prevent.
Fact: Vaccines don't cause diseases, and here's why: They don't contain active viruses. Vaccines are also known as immunizations because they stimulate our immune systems to produce the antibodies needed to protect us from — or become immune to — diseases. The inactive viruses in vaccines essentially trick the immune system into thinking there's a threat so it will churn out those protective antibodies. Simply put, vaccines 'mimic' the diseases they prevent," Boyer says. "This induces an immunity that is both natural and long-lasting." The process of producing antibodies can sometimes cause a low fever or minor swelling, but not the actual diseases.
Myth: Vaccines contain unsafe toxins.
Fact: It's true that vaccines do contain trace amounts of formaldehyde, mercury and aluminum. While the names may be scary, these additives actually make the vaccines safer. "They ensure that the vaccine is sterile, or that it's able to do its job effectively," Boyer explains. "They are only toxic in amounts far higher than the trace amounts needed for vaccines." In fact, formaldehyde is produced at higher rates by the body's own metabolic system. One mercury-based preservative in particular — Thimerosal — seems to cause the most concern among parents. But since it was eliminated from all pediatric vaccines in 1999, any concerns about Thimerosal today are unfounded.
Myth: The effectiveness of vaccinations has never been proven.
Fact: Simply stated — and scientifically proven — vaccines are extremely effective.
Smallpox...for 10s of thoudsands of years it has killed millions if not billions of people. A world wide medical group made sure the vacine was given to everyone. That disease is now extinct.
Measles and Polio are two diseases that like smallpox, have kill hundreds of million sof people. Google them...they were nightmare diseases. Now they are only in the porrest countries. The refusual of so many to have there kids take vaccines means sooner or later were gonna have a serious outbreak.