More unconventional wisdom

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subject of unconventional wisdom here.

Infectious disease was the leading cause of
death in children 100 years ago, with diphtheria,
measles, scarlet fever, and pertussis accounting
for most them. Today the leading causes of death
in children less than five years of age are
accidents, genetic abnormalities, developmental
disorders, sudden infant death syndrome, and
cancer. A basic tenet of modern medicine is that
vaccines are the reason. There is growing
evidence that this is so, but perhaps not quite
in the way conventional medical wisdom would have
it.

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There is a growing body of evidence that
implicates vaccines as a causative factor in the
deteriorating health of children. The hypothesis
that vaccines cause neurologic and immune system
disorders is a legitimate one - vaccines given in
multiple doses, close together, to very young
children following the CDC's Immunization
Schedule. This hypothesis should be tested by a
large-scale, long-term randomized controlled
trial.

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A communitarian ethic increasingly governs
health care in the U.S. It places a greater value
on the health of the community, on society as a
whole, than on the health of particular
individuals. Public health officials have put
together a vaccination schedule designed to
eliminate infectious diseases to which the
population is prey. These officials recognize
that these vaccines will harm a small percentage
of (genetically susceptible) individuals, but it
is for the common good. The communitarian code
posits that it is morally acceptable, if
necessary, to sacrifice a few for the good of the
many. Or as one observer more bluntly puts it,
"Individual sheep can be sheared and slaughtered
if it is for the welfare of their flock."
[my emphasis]

Isn't it time to remove yourself from the collective
and do your own thinking?

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via Bill St. Clair