I want to start this post by saying I have lived most of my life being a pretty fierce defender of vaccines. My education and training made it clear that vaccines are the answer to stable public health. I would hear stories of people choosing to not vaccinate their kids and I would eyeroll, call them crunchy granola and uninformed, and regurgitate some nonsense I saw on television about the “Disneyland measles outbreak” and go on my way. I received a few vaccines as a kid (in 1977 we did not have the vaccine schedule we do now). I had my MMR booster before college. And man was I SICK. I had a mumps like reaction to that vaccine. Felt like dog crap for a week. Did I TRULY need that booster? Or was it just a money maker for pharma? I complied with the requirements to get Hep B vaccinated prior to working in healthcare. Even though the unit I worked on was 99% hep C, and I can count on 1 hand the number of patients I cared for with hep B. I had a positive varicella titer from having chicken pox when I was 8, so I did not get that vaccine. I had a TDAP booster in 2008. I got a flu shot twice, once in 2011, and again in 2013 when I was mandated to get one or lose my job. Both times I had the flu shot, I did not catch influenza, but I was sicker all winter with other crud. I had some respiratory crud in 2013 that took me out for a week. On top of multiple other annoying head colds that fall/winter/spring. I spent Christmas 2011 with the GI bug, followed by 3-4 head colds that winter/spring. The years I did NOT get a flu vaccine, I was not as sick with other viruses. I had maybe 1 or 2 colds the entire year. I also did not catch influenza except for TWICE. In my 45 years of life I had 2 flu shots, and influenza 2 times.
To this day people scream to me that Wakefield was “proven” to be a fraud. A repeated accusation from a slanderous reporter, Brian Deer, turned into proven fact somehow. For those people It’s more comfortable to live in ignorance and refuse to read his paper that clearly said more research into the autism connection was necessary. Excellent work.
I have never had a flu vaccine. The last time I had anything like a flu was 1984. I had a severely broken heart over the unexpected, untimely death of the center of my universe -- my mother. I kept to my plans to leave my job in NYC and return to school to complete my bachelor degree. So, within weeks, I'd quit, moved, and found myself alone living off-campus near the school I was to attend. Once all that settled down, I "collapsed". It felt flu-like (didn't go to a doctor or get "tested), so just took care of myself as my mother had taught me, and in short order, I was back on my feet, albeit still with a broken heart.
As a child born in the late 50's, I had the usual bout with all the usual childhood "diseases" -- measles, mumps, chicken pox, and even strep throat. In 1987 I was set to graduate. In Feb of that year, some kid living on campus came down with the measles. I thought nothing of it -- until I got the notice that SUNY Albany was ordering everyone to get a measles "vaccine". Well, I don't need one of those, I thought. I've already had the measles. To the white coats on campus, this didn't matter -- unless I could prove it. I called my father to ask if "Mom" had kept any of our childhood records. If not, could you call Dr. "X" (our GP). Father couldn't find any records and that doctor was unreachable. (Not sure if he died, moved away, etc., but regardless, couldn't find him.)
So. If I wanted to return to campus to complete my last semester and graduate in May, I had to get injected. (Not sure if in 1987 a test was available to see if I had antibodies..? If there was, no one told about it. If they had, I would have done that.) So. As I stood in that degrading long line, I swore to myself that I would never, ever, 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 let anyone force a medical intervention on me ever again.
Amen. One of the things I write about is how Power has robbed We the People of knowledge and critical thinking skills by luring us away from booking reading and trapping us in the Big Tech / MSM bubble. Any one of these books below will forever change an uninitiated person's perspective on Big Pharma:
- Virus Mania
- The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health
- Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime: How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare
Read all three, and you will truly understand what Big Pharma really is.
Yes! Thank you for the thread link you shared. He noticed a cluster of symptoms and GI was a huge part of that. I agree with you…..when they “retracted” his lancet paper, I was suspicious. They worked too hard to discredit him after the research had been published for a decade. The way they treated Wakefield was one of my biggest wake up calls.
Hi Doctor, just wondering what are your thoughts on the New Zealand schedule, we're not planning to take our 6 y/o for the ones scheduled in the future, but do the ones under (including) 4 y/o have a good track record? I understand US gives out like 70 shots in 18 years, ours is much lighter. Cheers!
Man…..that is a tough one sister. Lemme cross reference the vaccines you use in NZ versus the brands we use here in the US…….and holy cow yes our vax schedule is OFF the charts insane here!!!!
You will like tomorrow and Wednesday’s ongoing vax discussion. It may answer these questions for you. It was so much content I had to split it up into 4 days worth of info. ❤️
To this day people scream to me that Wakefield was “proven” to be a fraud. A repeated accusation from a slanderous reporter, Brian Deer, turned into proven fact somehow. For those people It’s more comfortable to live in ignorance and refuse to read his paper that clearly said more research into the autism connection was necessary. Excellent work.
Thank you!!
I gave this post a like by the third sentence. :)
I have never had a flu vaccine. The last time I had anything like a flu was 1984. I had a severely broken heart over the unexpected, untimely death of the center of my universe -- my mother. I kept to my plans to leave my job in NYC and return to school to complete my bachelor degree. So, within weeks, I'd quit, moved, and found myself alone living off-campus near the school I was to attend. Once all that settled down, I "collapsed". It felt flu-like (didn't go to a doctor or get "tested), so just took care of myself as my mother had taught me, and in short order, I was back on my feet, albeit still with a broken heart.
As a child born in the late 50's, I had the usual bout with all the usual childhood "diseases" -- measles, mumps, chicken pox, and even strep throat. In 1987 I was set to graduate. In Feb of that year, some kid living on campus came down with the measles. I thought nothing of it -- until I got the notice that SUNY Albany was ordering everyone to get a measles "vaccine". Well, I don't need one of those, I thought. I've already had the measles. To the white coats on campus, this didn't matter -- unless I could prove it. I called my father to ask if "Mom" had kept any of our childhood records. If not, could you call Dr. "X" (our GP). Father couldn't find any records and that doctor was unreachable. (Not sure if he died, moved away, etc., but regardless, couldn't find him.)
So. If I wanted to return to campus to complete my last semester and graduate in May, I had to get injected. (Not sure if in 1987 a test was available to see if I had antibodies..? If there was, no one told about it. If they had, I would have done that.) So. As I stood in that degrading long line, I swore to myself that I would never, ever, 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 let anyone force a medical intervention on me ever again.
𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹.
Amen. One of the things I write about is how Power has robbed We the People of knowledge and critical thinking skills by luring us away from booking reading and trapping us in the Big Tech / MSM bubble. Any one of these books below will forever change an uninitiated person's perspective on Big Pharma:
- Virus Mania
- The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health
- Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime: How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare
Read all three, and you will truly understand what Big Pharma really is.
I have read the Real Fauci book and man that one was a bombshell of info! Adding the others to my reading list. Thank you for the suggestions!!!! ❤️
Most of the Wakefield papers authors must still be alive. Can you find and contact them to ask for a copy by anonymous snail mail?
I do like the way you think! 😎
On Wakefield, I put this together some time ago for Twitter. He doesn't say autism: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1457978796196327424.html
Yes! Thank you for the thread link you shared. He noticed a cluster of symptoms and GI was a huge part of that. I agree with you…..when they “retracted” his lancet paper, I was suspicious. They worked too hard to discredit him after the research had been published for a decade. The way they treated Wakefield was one of my biggest wake up calls.
Hi Doctor, just wondering what are your thoughts on the New Zealand schedule, we're not planning to take our 6 y/o for the ones scheduled in the future, but do the ones under (including) 4 y/o have a good track record? I understand US gives out like 70 shots in 18 years, ours is much lighter. Cheers!
https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-wellness/immunisation/new-zealand-immunisation-schedule
Man…..that is a tough one sister. Lemme cross reference the vaccines you use in NZ versus the brands we use here in the US…….and holy cow yes our vax schedule is OFF the charts insane here!!!!
You will like tomorrow and Wednesday’s ongoing vax discussion. It may answer these questions for you. It was so much content I had to split it up into 4 days worth of info. ❤️