During One of the Worst Flu Seasons, is the Flu Vaccine the Answer?
January 22, 2013
Story at-a-glance
The US is currently in the middle of at least three
widespread outbreaks of influenza and flu-like illness,
including an unusually aggressive influenza virus, a novel
norovirus, whooping cough (pertussis), as well as an uptick
in laryngitis, and strep with cough
Apparently many flu shot recipients are coming down with
influenza and flu-like illness despite having been
vaccinated—a strong indication that flu vaccines are
ineffective in keeping people well despite the fact that the
vaccines available this year are a good match to the actual
flu strains in circulation
According to recent reviews of hundreds of studies on the
effectiveness of flu vaccines in children and adults, flu
shots were found to be quite ineffective. At best, the
vaccines might be effective against influenza A and B
viruses about half the time and the CDC admits that
influenza viruses only represent about 20-30 percent of all
circulating viruses in this and other “flu seasons.”
The combined results of vaccine trials show that under ideal
conditions (influenza vaccine completely matching
circulating viral configuration) 33 healthy adults need to
be vaccinated to avoid one set of influenza symptoms. In
average conditions (partially matching vaccine) 100 people
need to be vaccinated to avoid one set of influenza
symptoms.
Vaccine studies show influenza vaccine use does not affect
the number of people hospitalized or working days lost, but
were found to cause one case of Guillian-Barré syndrome for
every one million vaccinations
By Dr. Mercola
More people than ever are reportedly sick this winter,1
including those who got their flu vaccination. But while the
push for vaccination reaches a fever pitch, the hard evidence
has yet again shown that flu vaccines rarely work, and when they
do, they don’t offer much in terms of protection.
There are many other, far more effective ways to prevent the
flu and other flu-like illness, such as dietary interventions,
making sure your vitamin D and gut flora are optimized, being
more meticulous about washing your hands, getting enough
exercise and sleep, and eating foods that support your immune
system like oil of oregano and garlic.
Multiple Epidemics Emerging at Once
According to the New York Times,2
the United States is in the middle of not just one, but three
emerging flu or flulike epidemics:
An early start to the annual flu season with “an
unusually aggressive virus”
A surge in a new type of norovirus (“stomach flu”),
known as the Sydney 2012 variant, and
“The worst whooping cough (pertussis) outbreak in 60
years”
Boston has declared a health emergency, as hospitals are
filling up. In New York, many are also coming down with
laryngitis, characterized by a sore, scratchy throat, and
sometimes loss of voice. Other infections also appear to be
widespread. One of the researchers on my staff was recently ill
with severe flu-like symptoms. She told me:
“I just went through this over Christmas/New Years. I
was around an Alzheimer's patient who'd been sick. I was
helping him get seated in a chair when he began coughing in
my face. Two days later I had a fever of 101.2 and really
felt bad. I also was coughing. I went to my doctor, who did
a flu test. But it was NOT the flu... a few tests later,
I found out I had strep with a cough. It lasts about a week,
the fever about three days. The doctor said it's 'terribly
contagious' and it's going around 'all over.'
Since then I've talked to many people locally who
said they came down with this 'flu' even though they had a
flu shot (I never get them myself)... yet I'm the only one
I've talked with whose doctor bothered to actually do tests
to determine whether it was flu or not -- everybody else's
doctor just assumed it was flu. Makes me wonder how much of
this reported 'flu' is flu, and how much is this
strep-with-cough thing that I had?”
Is Vaccination the Answer?
According to Google Flu data,5
this year’s flu season is the worst we’ve seen in quite some
time, reaching a peak, or “Intense” level as of mid-December
2012. It all sounds ominous, to say the least, and clearly you
should take precautions to avoid becoming a statistic. But the
official solution to all these outbreaks remains disappointingly
weak. “Get vaccinated” is the mantra, even though the
scientific evidence backing such a recommendation is flimsy
at best. Forbes magazine, for example, recently
presented a slide show6
of “how to ward off the flu,” beginning with a flu shot
recommendation:
“It’s good news if have already been vaccinated so
far this season. But if you have not already had the
vaccine, it is still recommended that you get it,”
Forbes states.
A new flu strain, the “H3N2 type variant,” has been
identified as being particularly aggressive, and is believed to
be the cause of many if not most of the illnesses.7
Interestingly, according to Dr. Joseph Bresee, a medical
epidemiologist in the influenza division at the US Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the H3N2 component in this
year’s seasonal flu vaccine “has been a good match against
almost all the confirmed H3N2 samples the agency has tested,”
the New York Times reports.8
Still, effective or not, vaccines are “flying off the
shelves” and manufacturers are reporting shortages9
of both flu vaccines and Tamiflu — the potentially dangerous
antiviral recommended if you’ve already contracted the flu — in
part due to the early onset of the flu season. Michael Szumera,
a spokesman for Sanofi told Fox Business:10
"At this point we are not able to make any more
vaccine because we are gearing up for next year's vaccine."
According to one report, 112 million Americans had been
vaccinated against the flu by late 2012. Walgreen’s recently
reported they’d administered 5.7 million flu shots so far this
season — up from 5.3 million in 2012.11
The fact that many flu shot recipients are still coming
down with serious influenza should be a testament to the
ineffectiveness of the flu vaccine — not a selling point for
it... Especially when you consider the fact that the vaccines
available this year are a good match to the actual influenza
type A and B strains in circulation.
The Battle over Flu Vaccine Continues as Flu Spreads
The power of the media to modify behavior is being milked for
all its worth this season, with “superstars” of every caliber
getting their flu shots on air. For example, Piers Morgan, host
of Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN, rolled up his sleeve to receive
his first ever flu shot on the Dr. Oz show.12
This is a
Flash-based video and may not be viewable on mobile devices.
Dr. Oz then went on to satisfy the station’s advertisers by
reciting the conventional vaccination recommendations while
completely ignoring the issues of safety and effectiveness — or
rather the lack thereof. No mention was made about individual
susceptibly that might make you more prone to vaccine damage, or
the questionable rationale for vaccinating pregnant women,
babies and all Americans each and every year, starting from the
age of 6 months throughout childhood and adulthood until the
year of death...
Coming from someone like Dr. Oz, such nonchalance is
disappointing to say the least. Avoiding the issue of side
effects, which can be just as lethal as the flu itself, is
nothing short of irresponsible. Some states, such as New Jersey
and Connecticut, now have mandates in place preventing children
from attending school unless they receive the flu vaccine each
year. This is a draconian over-reach that can place young
children at grave risk. To see a powerful profile of a flu
vaccine victim (in this case a former nursing professor), please
see my previous article
The Hidden Risks in This Heavily Promoted Seasonal Routine.
How is Firing Competent Nurses in the Best Interest of Patients?
In related news, some states are now taking corrective action
against health care workers who refuse to get vaccinated. In one
Indiana hospital, eight nurses were recently fired for not
complying with the hospital’s new mandatory vaccination rule,
announced in September 2012.
One of them was Ethel Hoover, who had worked at the hospital
for 22 years, with a stellar work record. How can you possibly
justify firing a highly skilled veteran nurse who doesn’t want
to get a flu shot, only to replace her with a vaccinated but
less experienced newcomer? Seriously... How does this translate
into patient safety? If you were seriously ill, who
would you rather have tending to your health? Hoover told ABC
News:13
"'This is my body. I have a right to refuse the flu
vaccine. For 21 years, I have religiously not taken the flu
vaccine, and now you're telling me that I believe in it.'
...When Hoover first heard about the mandate, she said she
didn't realize officials would take it so seriously. She
said she filed two medical exemptions, a religious exemption
and two appeals, but they were all denied. The Dec. 15 flu
shot deadline came and went. Hoover's last day of employment
was Dec. 21.
Fellow nurse Kacy Davis said she and her colleagues
were 'horrified' over Hoover's firing, calling her their
'go-to' nurse and a 'preceptor,' ABC News reports.
...Alan Phillips, who represented several nurses at
the hospital, says his clients had the right to refuse their
flu shots under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,14
which prohibits religious discrimination of employees.
Religion is legally broad under the First Amendment, so it
could include any strongly held belief, he said, adding that
the belief flu shots are bad should suffice...
Phillips, who is based out of North Carolina, has
made a name for himself fighting for employees' rights to
get out of mandated flu shots, but he has never needed to go
to court. Although he usually handles a couple dozen health
care workers per year, he had 150 this fall in 25 states.”
If the administrators who made this ludicrous decision were
to ever step back and look at the scenario rationally and
holistically, they would soon realize that they fired a valuable
veteran employee and would most likely replace her with a
rookie, an inexperienced nurse that could not provide anywhere
near as competent care to the patients. If they ever bothered to
independently use their own brain cells, rather than rely on the
CDC and the media, they would quickly realize that there is no
solid evidence to support the effectiveness of the flu vaccine.
Watching the Cochrane video below would have been a major start
in the right direction. Once viewed, it probably wouldn’t take
long for them to realize that they seriously compromised patient
care in their hospital by firing this nurse.
When Propaganda Spin Goes Hilariously Bad...
A recent Activist Post by Janet C. Phelan15
points out just how ridiculously bad a lot of the
reporting passing for “news” is today:
“In an article entitled, 'Flu reaches epidemic level
in U.S.,' says CDC, reporter Sharon Begley pumps up alarm
concerning the virulent and epidemic nature of the current
flu sweeping the country. However, the report admits it
lacks documentation of the very numbers it purports to use
to buttress its claims.
While the Reuters article, published on January 11,
solemnly announces that a pandemic is officially at play
when the flu achieves a rate of 7.2 % of deaths during a
time period, it also earnestly states that there is no
definitive count of the total deaths caused by the flu. Wait
a minute here... So the exact percentage of deaths caused by
flu is known but the number of flu deaths is not?
I wasn't planning to go on a rant about the idiocy of
our mainstream media at this juncture, but it does appear
that a few things must be said. First of all, reporters must
be schooled in statistics in order to complete a journalism
graduate program. That course is not for wimps, I can assure
you... anyone who had been in my class at the University of
Missouri Graduate School of Journalism would have received a
failing grade if they had produced this article...”
“Gold Standard” of Scientific Inquiries Blast Flu Vaccine Claims
Again and again you hear that the influenza vaccine is a
first-line, essential prevention tool against the flu. And yet,
science does not support this blanket recommendation.
According to Dr. Tom Jefferson with the Cochrane Collaboration —
an international, independent, not-for-profit organization of
over 28,000 contributors from more than 100 countries — “the
response to the [flu] virus is driven by vested interests.” The
following video is from 2009, when the H1N1 swine flu pandemic
had just been announced. But he’s talking about the seasonal flu
vaccine when he states:
“...they do not have a good track record. The
evidence from the hundreds of studies that we’ve
synthesized, is that sometimes they work a little, and
sometimes they don’t. In general, the quality of the
literature is such that it is very difficult to understand
if they actually work.”
So, are you thinking about vaccinating your infant with the
flu vaccine? Then I highly recommend reading the independent
study review from the Cochrane Collaboration16
first, published as recently as August 15, 2012. According to
these independent research reviewers:
“The review authors found that in children aged from
two years, nasal spray vaccines made from weakened influenza
viruses were better at preventing illness caused by the
influenza virus than injected vaccines made from the killed
virus. Neither type was particularly good at preventing
'flu-like illness' caused by other types of viruses. In
children under the age of two, the efficacy of inactivated
vaccine was similar to placebo.
It was not possible to analyse the safety of vaccines
from the studies due to the lack of standardisation in the
information given, but very little information was found on
the safety of inactivated vaccines, the most commonly used
vaccine in young children. Influenza vaccines were
associated with serious harms such as narcolepsy and febrile
convulsions. It was surprising to find only one study of
inactivated vaccine in children under two years, given
current recommendations to vaccinate healthy children from
six months of age."
Their independent review of flu vaccines for adults17
also cast serious doubt on the blanket recommendation to use flu
vaccine as the primary form of protection against the flu:
“Over 200 viruses cause influenza and influenza-like
illness which produce the same symptoms (fever, headache,
aches and pains, cough and runny noses). Without laboratory
tests, doctors cannot tell the two illnesses apart. Both
last for days and rarely lead to death or serious illness.
At best, vaccines might be effective against
only influenza A and B, which represent about 10 percent of
all circulating viruses.
Authors of this review assessed all trials that
compared vaccinated people with unvaccinated people. The
combined results of these trials showed that under
ideal conditions (vaccine completely matching circulating
viral configuration) 33 healthy adults need to be vaccinated
to avoid one set of influenza symptoms. In
average conditions (partially matching vaccine) 100 people
need to be vaccinated to avoid one set of influenza symptoms.
Vaccine use did not affect the number of
people hospitalized or working days lost but caused one case
of Guillian-Barré syndrome (a major neurological condition
leading to paralysis) for every one million vaccinations.
Fifteen of the 36 trials were funded by vaccine
companies and four had no funding declaration. Our results
may be an optimistic estimate because company-sponsored
influenza vaccines trials tend to produce results favorable
to their products and some of the evidence comes from trials
carried out in ideal viral circulation and matching
conditions and because the harms evidence base is limited.”
Simple Graphic Illustration of How the Flu Infects You
The following video offers an excellent, rapid-fire
cliff-notes-type education on flu viruses, where the “H” and “N”
flu classifications come from and their transmission, along with
common flu symptoms. Bear in mind that I obviously do NOT
recommend or advise getting a flu vaccine, which is listed as
one of the prevention methods at the end of this video. I
recommend that anyone thinking about getting a flu shot
carefully consider the risks of the vaccine and influenza and
make an well educated decision for themselves.
An article in Infectious Diseases in Children,
titled "Influenza vaccination makes sense for everyone,"18
written by Dr. Richard Lander, MD, a pediatrician in private
practice in northern New Jersey and a member of the
Infectious Diseases in Children Editorial Board, offers an
insightful glimpse into the motivations behind the at times
near-rabid push for flu vaccinations. In short, it’s a
money-maker.
No, Dr. Lander most certainly did not intend for this to be
the conclusion after reading his article, but it does spell out
the financial incentives for pediatricians and other physicians
to “sell, sell, sell!” the vaccine to as many as possible. When
you read his disclosure, the root of his pro-vaccination stance
becomes quite obvious as it too is the color of green... Not
only is he co-owner of the National Discount Vaccine Alliance,
he’s also a speaker for Merck, Novartis, Pfizer and
Sanofi-Pasteur.
Here, for the first time, a real doctor, in real time, with
real numbers reveals exactly how profitable giving the
flu vaccines is for doctors. He writes:
“Before the influenza season began, physicians had
been told to get ready for a bad season. With this in mind,
my practice started vaccinating during the summer as soon as
our influenza vaccines arrived. We gave it to the kids as
they came in for their well appointments, we reached out to
our high-risk patients (asthmatics, immunocompromised
patients and cardiac patients), and we organized influenza
parties, which assembled large numbers of patients to
receive influenza vaccines at the same times... These visits
did not allow for discussions about the child’s 5-year
history of encopresis or behavioral problems. We all hope to
be effective in reaching large numbers of patients.
It is undeniable that vaccinating against influenza
is good for patients. As luck would have it, vaccinating
against influenza is good for the financial health of your
practice as well. For example, let’s calculate monies
generated for administering influenza vaccine for a doctor
with a panel of 2,000 patients. We’ll be conservative and
consider that only 1,000 patients will get their influenza
vaccine in your office. Some of the 1,000 not receiving the
vaccine in your office might be infants younger than 6
months of age and not eligible for the vaccine, and some
patients will go to retail-based clinics or refuse the
vaccine.
I know you are all financially savvy and you have
purchased influenza vaccines at the lowest possible price...
The fee you receive has been set by your contract with each
managed care organization and you are seeing a 10% to 25%
profit.
If your practice purchased the vaccine at
approximately $10, the profit on these 1,000 patients will
range from $1,000 to $2,500. Additionally, you are receiving
a vaccine administration fee, which should range from $14 to
$30. This amounts to $14,000 to $30,000 for the 1,000
patients. Furthermore, in my practice, we do not vaccinate
if a patient has not received a well visit in the last 12
months. If 100 patients who call for a flu shot ending up
scheduling a well visit, you should be generating an
additional $10,000. Bottom line: $25,000 to $42,500, which
is not bad! Influenza can be devastating. Offering influenza
vaccines to your patients is good for their health. It is
good for the whole community. Giving influenza vaccine is
also good for the financial health of your practice.”
How to Protect Yourself During the Flu Season
Again, as with Dr. Oz, what really disturbs me here is the
complete lack of safety discussion. In fact, he actually states
that these vaccine-drives “do not allow for discussions” about a
child’s potty habits or behavioral problems — both of which
could be very important clues or indicators that a child
might be more prone to vaccine damage, and likely would be best
served by having their gut flora checked before receiving
another vaccine. For more information about this novel but
promising way to
prevent vaccine damage, please see my interview with
Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride. Honestly, what’s more
important here? Making a buck or making sure that each and every
patient is unlikely to be harmed by the treatment?
Avoiding a serious case of influenza is not about vaccination
but more about maintaining a healthy, well functioning immune
system. By following these simple guidelines, you can help keep
your immune system in optimal working order so that you're far
less likely to acquire the infection to begin with or, if you do
get sick with the flu, you are better prepared to move through
it without complications and soon return to good health.
Optimize Your Gut Flora. This may be
the single most important strategy you can implement as the
bacteria in your gut have enormous control of your immune
response. The best way to improve your beneficial bacteria
ratio is avoid apply avoid sugars as they will feed the
pathogenic bacteria. Additionally, processed foods and most
grains should be limited and replacing with healthy fats
like coconut oil, avocados, olives, olive oil, butter, eggs
and nuts. Once you change your diet than regular use of
fermented foods can radically optimize the function of your
immune response.
Optimize your vitamin D levels. As I've
previously reported, optimizing your vitamin D levels is one
of the absolute best strategies for
avoiding infections of ALL kinds, and vitamin D
deficiency may actually be the true
culprit behind the seasonality of the flu – not the flu
virus itself. This is probably the single most important and
least expensive action you can take. Regularly
monitor your vitamin D levels to confirm your levels are
within the therapeutic range of 50-70 ng/ml.
Ideally, you'll want to get all your vitamin D from sun
exposure or a safe tanning bed, but as a last resort you can
take an oral vitamin D3 supplement. According to the latest
review by Carole Baggerly (Grassrootshealth.org), adults
need about 8,000 IU's a day. Be sure to take vitamin K2 if
you are taking high dose oral vitamin D as it has a powerful
synergy and will help prevent any D toxicity.
Avoid Sugar and Processed Foods. Sugar
impairs the quality of your immune response almost
immediately, and as you likely know, a healthy immune system
is one of the most important keys to fighting off viruses
and other illness. It also can decimate your beneficial
bacteria and feed the pathogenic yeast and viruses. Be aware
that sugar (typically in the form of high fructose corn
syrup) is present in foods you may not suspect, like ketchup
and fruit juice. If you are healthy than sugar can be
consumed but the LAST thing you should be eating when you
are sick is sugar. Avoid it like poison while you are sick.
Get Plenty of Rest. Just like it
becomes harder for you to get your daily tasks done if
you're tired, if your body is overly fatigued it will be
harder for it to fight the flu. Be sure to check out my
article
Guide to a Good Night's Sleep for some great tips to
help you get quality rest.
Have Effective Tools to Address Stress.
We all face some stress every day, but if stress becomes
overwhelming then your body will be less able to fight off
the flu and other illness. If you feel that stress is taking
a toll on your health, consider using an energy psychology
tool such as
the Emotional Freedom Technique, which is remarkably
effective in relieving stress associated with all kinds of
events, from work to family to trauma.
Get Regular Exercise. When you
exercise, you increase your circulation and your blood
flow throughout your body. The components of your immune
system are also better circulated, which means your immune
system has a better chance of finding an illness before it
spreads. Be sure to stay hydrated – drink plenty of fluids,
especially water. However, it would be wise to radically
reduce the intensity of your workouts while you are sick. No
Peak Fitness exercises until you are better.
Take a High-Quality Source of Animal-Based
Omega-3 Fats. Increase your intake of healthy and
essential fats like the omega-3 found in krill oil, which is
crucial for maintaining health. It is also vitally important
to avoid damaged omega-6 oils that are trans fats and in
processed foods as it will seriously damage your immune
response.
Wash Your Hands.
Washing your hands will decrease your likelihood of
spreading a virus to your nose, mouth or other people. Be
sure you don't use antibacterial soap for this –
antibacterial soaps are completely unnecessary, and they
cause far more harm than good. Instead, identify a simple
chemical-free soap that you can switch your family to.
Tried and True Hygiene Measures. In
addition to washing your hands regularly, cover your mouth
and nose when you cough or sneeze. If possible, avoid close
contact with those, who are sick and, if you are sick, avoid
close contact with those who are well.
Use Natural Antibiotics. Examples
include oil of oregano and garlic. These work like
broad-spectrum antibiotics against bacteria, viruses, and
protozoa in your body. And unlike pharmaceutical
antibiotics, they do not appear to lead to resistance.
Avoid Hospitals. I'd recommend you stay
away from hospitals unless you're having an emergency and
need expert medical care, as hospitals are prime breeding
grounds for infections of all kinds. The best place to get
plenty of rest and recover from illness that is not
life-threatening is usually in the comfort of your own home.
Protect Your Right to Informed Consent and Vaccine Exemptions
With all the uncertainty surrounding the safety and efficacy
of vaccines, it's critical to protect your right to informed
consent to vaccination and fight to protect and expand vaccine
exemptions in state public health laws. The best way to do this
is to get personally involved with your state legislators and
the leaders in your community.
THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY.
Mass vaccination policies are made at the federal level but
vaccine laws are made at the state level. It is at the state
level where your action to protect your vaccine choice rights
can have the greatest impact. It is critical for EVERYONE to get
involved now in standing up for the legal right to make vaccine
choices in America because those choices are being threatened by
lobbyists representing drug companies, medical trade
associations and public health officials, who are trying to
persuade legislators to strip all vaccine exemptions from public
health laws.
Signing up for NVIC's free Advocacy Portal at
www.NVICAdvocacy.org gives you immediate, easy access to
your own state legislators on your Smart Phone or computer so
you can make your voice heard. You will be kept up-to-date on
the latest state bills threatening your vaccine choices and get
practical, useful information to help you become an effective
vaccine choice advocate in your own community. Also, when
national vaccine issues come up, you will have the up-to-date
information and call to action items you need at your
fingertips..
Share Your Story with the Media and People You Know
If you or a family member has suffered a serious vaccine
reaction, injury or death, please talk about it. If we don't
share information and experiences with each other, everybody
feels alone and afraid to speak up. Write a letter to the editor
if you have a different perspective on a vaccine story that
appears in your local newspaper. Make a call in to a radio talk
show that is only presenting one side of the vaccine story.
I must be frank with you; you have to be brave because you
might be strongly criticized for daring to talk about the "other
side" of the vaccine story. Be prepared for it and have the
courage to not back down. Only by sharing our perspective and
what we know to be true about vaccination will the public
conversation about vaccination open up so people are not afraid
to talk about it.
We cannot allow the drug companies and medical trade
associations funded by drug companies or public health officials
promoting forced use of a growing list of vaccines to dominate
the conversation about vaccination. The vaccine injured cannot
be swept under the carpet and treated like nothing more than
"statistically acceptable collateral damage" of national
one-size-fits-all mandatory vaccination policies that put way
too many people at risk for injury and death. We shouldn't be
treating people like guinea pigs instead of human beings.
Internet Resources Where You Can Learn More
I encourage you to visit the following web pages on the
National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) website at
www.NVIC.org:
NVIC Memorial for Vaccine Victims: View
descriptions and photos of children and adults, who have
suffered vaccine reactions, injuries and deaths. If you or
your child experiences an adverse vaccine event, please
consider posting and sharing your story here.
Vaccine Freedom Wall: View or post descriptions
of harassment and sanctions by doctors, employers, school
and health officials for making independent vaccine choices.
Connect with Your Doctor or Find a New One that Will Listen and
Care
If your pediatrician or doctor refuses to provide medical
care to you or your child unless you agree to get vaccines you
don't want, I strongly encourage you to have the courage to
find another doctor. Harassment, intimidation, and refusal
of medical care is becoming the modus operandi of the medical
establishment in an effort to stop the change in attitude of
many parents about vaccinations after they become truly educated
about health and vaccination.
However, there is hope.
At least 15 percent of young doctors recently polled admit
that they're starting to adopt a more individualized approach to
vaccinations in direct response to the vaccine safety concerns
of parents. It is good news that there is a growing number of
smart young doctors, who prefer to work as partners with parents
in making personalized vaccine decisions for children, including
delaying vaccinations or giving children fewer vaccines on the
same day or continuing to provide medical care for those
families, who decline use of one or more vaccines.
So take the time to locate a doctor, who treats you with
compassion and respect and is willing to work with you to do
what is right for your child.