Lately in my decision to take control of my own health and smarten up by not relying on our government to look out for my health and wellness, I ran across some very interesting information regarding the “required” vaccines we in the USA need to give our kids in order for them to attend school. I strongly urge you to look into the very bad things that have happened in the past with these vaccines in regard to side effects and damage that some have caused (and have attempted to be covered up) to people all in the name of making a buck..especially by Merck. The phrase ” you are in charge of your health” could not be more appropriate than when investigating the scientific studies/ case studies and law suits in regard to the vaccines we are REQUIRED to get ourselves, sometimes in order to keep our jobs (medical field) but also give our children.
My first concern with this was when my daughter was an infant and they gave her the MMR vaccine. This is a REQUIRED vaccine for our kids to attend school. Notice the difference in the amount of vaccines that used to be at least recommended, if not required compared to what they are today. 
My daughter got the vaccine and had the low fever. Then I noticed a rash and she wouldn’t eat. I took her back to the doctor and they noted she had an “adverse side effect”. Her tongue was swollen and painful, she had a rash all over her body, and had a fever. They told me to keep an eye on her, if the symptoms worsened, to bring her back in or take her to the E.R. WHAT?! She was just a baby! Since then, I have refused to have her get that vaccine. 
Just so you are aware, here is what the CDC lists as “adverse side effects” from this vaccine:
Most people who get MMR vaccine do not have any serious problems with it.
Mild Problems
- Fever (up to 1 person out of 6)
- Mild rash (about 1 person out of 20)
- Swelling of glands in the cheeks or neck (about 1 person out of 75)
If these problems occur, it is usually within 7-12 days after the shot. They occur less often after the second dose.
Moderate Problems
- Seizure (jerking or staring) caused by fever (about 1 out of 3,000 doses)
- Temporary pain and stiffness in the joints, mostly in teenage or adult women (up to 1 out of 4)
- Temporary low platelet count, which can cause a bleeding disorder (about 1 out of 30,000 doses)
Severe Problems (Very Rare)
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Serious allergic reaction (less than 1 out of a million doses)
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Several other severe problems have been reported after a child gets MMR vaccine, including:
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Deafness
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Long-term seizures, coma, or lowered consciousness
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Permanent brain damage
This information was taken directly from the MMR VIS
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YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH!
So this brings me to the optional ( unless your employer is requiring you to get it) Flu shot. I think it is fair to say that MOST of us have had the flu. While I will admit it wasn’t comfortable, in fact, it was down right miserable! But, I have been paying attention to the ads out there personalizing the shot with “Have you gotten YOUR flu shot this year?” I’ve been trying to find somewhere that will tell me that getting this shot is beneficial, but, I’ve only found information advising that it’s worthless in preventing the flu as they are unable to predict the strain that will be prevalent this year and their guess has to be done far enough in advance for them to get the vaccine together and get it to the pharmacies and doctors by mid October. So, the shot contains 3 strains which may have mutated and thus, make the shot ineffective anyway! However,, on the insert for this vaccine, this is what it says,
Neurological disorders temporally associated with influenza vaccination, such as
encephalopathy, optic neuritis/neuropathy, partial facial paralysis, and brachial plexus
neuropathy, have been reported.
Hmmm. Well, here is the link to the insert where you can read this for yourself.
Here is something else that was brought to my attention about the “Flu Season”.. usually it hits around January after a few months of less daylight hours, following the months that people (in the USA) generally take on less healthy habits such as over eating with foods that may not be the best foods for us to eat (bring on the Holidays and the parties!) drink more alcohol, exercise less, sleep less, are more stressed… do you think maybe THIS is why people get sick around January? Because they haven’t been taking care of themselves? After all, that is when we are more susceptible to getting sick, when we don’t take care of ourselves.
Dr. Mercola shared an article; Flu Vaccination, The Hidden Risks in This Heavily Promoted Seasonal Routine some of the many things I have been reading about all over. This GBS interestingly enough, the symptoms sound an awful lot like those of MS, don’t they? According to medicinenet.com:
Nobody knows what why Guillain-Barré syndrome occurs. It’s an autoimmune diseasein which the body attacks its own tissue; in this disease, the tissue is the myelinthat covers nervefibers and the attack causes failure of those nerves to work. This leads to symptoms that begin with numbness and tingling of the arms or legs and can progress to muscle weakness. The major worry with this condition is that important muscles like those that help us breathe become weak, and respiratoryfailure can occur.
While the possibility of getting this from the flu shot is rare, I can only speak from someone who has been diagnosed with “MS symptoms” , rather than get this shot, I would focus on taking better care of myself through the preventive means possible and risk getting the flu than risk getting this. Obviously the decision is yours to make for yourself and your family. An informed decision is better than a decision made based on the media reports and drug companies promoting their products for profit.
The Thinktwice Global Vaccine Institute receives independent data on adverse reactions to vaccines. You can read some of the data they have received regarding the Flu vaccine by clicking HERE
If you want to avoid the Flu, how about trying a healthier, more natural way as advised by NaturalNews.com by going to http://www.naturalnews.com/042078_flu_prevention_vaccine_alternatives_natural_remedies.html
Oh, and just to make you aware, the FDA approved it’s first GMO flu vaccine containing reprogrammed insect virus! If this doesn’t scare the hell out of you, it should! 
Here is the insert dated December 2012 out there and ready to be inserted into your and your families bodies! http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM336020.pdf
You may be wondering what comes next while you are trying to protect your health, right? Well, here’s a little read you may find interesting .. flying syringes, vaccines in our food…and, it just may end up as being one of those “required” things to go to school in the USA. 
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