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Great reference book with lots of mainstream research, September 5, 2008
This review is from: Saying No to Vaccines (Perfect Paperback)
One of the things I love most about this book is she includes her references at the end of almost every paragraph. So when you're making that internal debate as to whether or not you think the information is credible, you see the source, and most times where to find it on-line. Add to that the fact that it is normally the CDC or another government agency.
In the foreword by Dr. Andrew Moulden he says: "If penicillin shots and peanut butter sandwiches were mandated, many children would be harmed; some would even die. If we cannot give penicillin or peanut butter to everybody safely, the logical progression that injecting live, biologically active, immunogenetic particles cannot be safe for everyone either."
She has a chapter on refuting the 25 most common arguments supporting vaccines. This is a gold mine of information such as:
* Vaccines are safe: Vaccines are not held to the same double-blind standard as other drugs. When a new vaccine is tested, it is compared to the old vaccine. If it has the same side effects and reactions it is considered safe. If there are serious adverse events, study investigators find that they were not caused by the vaccine. They just decide it wasn't related. Only healthy children are used in the studies, and they only follow the case for 14 days, anything beyond that is not considered related.
* Vaccines are effective: Vaccines are considered effective if they produce antibodies - that does not mean they are protective. In another section she has many scientific sources that state there is no direct correlation between antibody level and protection from the disease. I wish she had combined the two into one section.
* Vaccines have been demonstrated to be effective. Smallpox eradication proved that: The first person that received the vaccine was re-vaccinated 20 times and died at the age 20. Jenner (the creator of the smallpox vaccine) experimented on his own son with the vaccine, who also died at age 21. Both boys also acquired tuberculosis, which some researchers have linked to the smallpox vaccine.
Smallpox was 5 times more likely to be fatal in the vaccinated than in the unvaccinated. 80% of the cases admitted to the Metropolitan Asylums Board smallpox hospitals were vaccinated, while only 20% were unvaccinated.
Dr. Tom Mack, smallpox expert at the CDC said "Even without mass vaccination, smallpox would have died out anyway. It just would have taken longer."
She also has a brief history of mandatory vaccines, two chapters on how to legally avoid vaccines, some previously published articles, and 21 reference sections at the back that she calls addendums (I would have called them appendixes).
This is a wonderful reference book for the serious vaccine researcher. If you are a parent that is new to the vaccine debate, I would start with her DVD
Vaccines: What CDC Documents and Science Reveal.
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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
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A Comprehensive Book to Have on Hand, February 4, 2009
This review is from: Saying No to Vaccines (Perfect Paperback)
As a non-vaxer I was specifically looking for a book that was a comprehensive overview of vaccinations. Something that got down to brass tacks and had a lot of information in one place. I've gotten several books that were good and gave a lot of information, but to be able to pull one book off of my shelf and have the information right there for someone this is the book for that. Mine came with the DVD and that is a great bonus to give someone to watch and peek their interest. A big thanks to Dr. Sherri for all the time and effort she has put into getting this information and compiling it for parents.
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
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Saying No to Vaccines, November 16, 2008
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Best resource I have found for educating yourself and your family about the risks of vaccines. Also a big help when confronted by the pediatrician about why we say NO to vaccines and the risks that their recommendations subject our children to.
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