Chickenpox Vaccine May Increase Shingles Risk
Before the licensing of the live varicella zoster (chickenpox) virus vaccine in 1995 and subsequent mandating of the vaccine for all children in the U.S., chickenpox itself was considered one of the milder “rites of passage” for children and the vast majority of children experienced the common childhood disease before age ten. Most people have heard about how parents commonly…
Pertussis Microbe Outsmarts the Vaccines as Experts Argue About Why (Part I)
For the past decade, Americans have been subjected to dire warnings that B. pertussis whooping cough cases are on the rise and it is the fault of parents who don’t vaccinate their children. That myth actually goes back to the early 1980’s, when parents of DPT vaccine injured children in the U.S. were asking for a safer pertussis vaccine while, at the same time, discovering that…
Brazilian Study Unable to Determine Causal Link Between Zika and Brain Disorders
According to a new study led by neurologist Maria Lucia Brito Ferreira, MD of Restoration Hospital in Recife, Brazil, the Zika virus may be linked to an autoimmune disorder, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), that is similar to multiple sclerosis. ADEM is an immune mediated inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system that can be triggered by viral or bacterial…
The Story of Measles’ Sharp Decline
In articles published last year in The Vaccine Reaction, “Polio Wasn’t Vanquished, It Was Redefined” and “The Salk ‘Miracle’ Myth,” I proposed that the reason the number of reported cases of polio in the United States declined so much in 1955—the year the Salk inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) was introduced—was due to the redefinition of polio by the U.S. government in 1954.
Toxic Phenol Ingredient in Vaccines
Phenol, chemically known as carbolic acid, is a white, volatile crystal solid. It is a mildly acidic, water-soluble chemical that requires safe handling due its ability to cause chemical burns. Phenol is produced both “naturally” as well as synthetically. In its natural form, phenol was initially found in coal tar. It is also present naturally in human and animal wastes as well as in some foods. Chemical companies manufacture phenol on a large scale from…
Formaldehyde Flooring Gets Higher Toxic Risk Rating from CDC
On Feb. 18, 2016, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a corrective report announcing that their previous guidelines pertaining to “safe” levels of formaldehyde off-gassing from laminate flooring made in China had been based on a miscalculation of ceiling height, which resulted in an incorrect mathematical risk analysis. Apparently, the error was a simple failure to convert feet to meter, in other words, human error.