Informed Parents of Vaccinated Children - 10 Facts on Vaccines

Here are ten facts you should know about vaccines

1. Vaccines are made by taking a weakened live OR killed version of a virus or an inactivated toxin. [Ref: 1] The first step is to harvest or grow the pathogen.  Viruses are grown in cell cultures.  Bacteria are grown in devices.  Some viruses are grown on chicken egg cells, some on human cells derived from fetuses aborted decades ago. [Ref: 2]  This is not a threat to human health at all.
2. Vaccines use ingredients such as aluminum salts, formaldehyde, or MSG in the process.  These are not toxic in the amounts in vaccines. [Ref: 3][Ref: 4]  Formaldehyde is also produced naturally in the human body as a part of normal functions of the body to produce energy and build the basic materials needed for important life processes. This includes making amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins that the body needs.[Ref: 5]
3. Some people think vaccines are the cause of asthma, allergies, autism and a whole host of autoimmune disorders.  But, there is no evidence to support this.
4. Vaccines contain an inactivated (killed), weakened form of the germ, or a germ component. When introduced into the body, the dead or harmless germ causes an immune response without causing the disease. The immune system develops antibodies that will effectively kill or neutralize the germ if exposed to it in the future. The antibodies circulate in the bloodstream. Vaccination protects a child against infection with a germ without the child ever suffering through the disease.
5. Vaccines are given in multiples because it is the most efficient way of administering them.[Ref: 6]  The safety of the vaccine schedule is proven and vaccines are very well researched.
6. Vaccines work by introducing a substance called an antigen that, when introduced into the body, stimulates the production of an antibody. Antigens include toxins, bacteria, foreign blood cells, and the cells of transplanted organs.  The human body is exposed to antigens every day, all day long.  There are antigens all around us.  So, the human body is fully equipped to handle the antigens in vaccines.  The number of antigens in the vaccine schedule is nothing compared to the germs a child encounters on a daily basis. 
7. There is no increased risk of SIDS with immunizations. [Ref: 7] In fact, vaccines are associated with a decreased risk of SIDS, according to all SIDS information.  There is also no evidence linking vaccines with increased risk of autoimmune diseases.
8. The statistics about autism and special needs children are scary to read until you learn that more diagnosis means more children are getting help in school. In past generations, children with any kind of special needs were simply kicked out of school.  Or, they were institutionalized for life.  Now, we diagnose and treat them.  Rates of autism are up but rates of mental retardation are down. Why, because of better diagnosis.
9. Vaccines eradicated polio and smallpox.  And polio does not exist today under a different name. [Ref: 8]

10.  You don’t have to vaccinate your children.  Most US states allow exemptions for school enrollment.  You can always home school or move if your state does not allow exemptions.

No one will ever force you to vaccinate but, herd immunity is very real and you should consider how keeping your children healthy from vaccine-preventable diseases helps keep everyone healthy. [Ref: 9]

Reference Links:
[1] www.chop.edu/service/vaccine-education-center/
[2] www.immunizationinfo.org/
[3] www.immunizationinfo.org/
[4] www.immunizationinfo.org/
[5] www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/
[6] www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/
[7] www.sciencedirect.com/
[8] www.historyofvaccines.org/
[9] www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/

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Children have highest exposure to Titanium Dioxide nanoparticles in M&Ms, Smarties, etc.

Children may be receiving the highest exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide in candy, which they eat in amounts much larger than adults, according to a new study.

Published in ACS' journal, Environmental Science and Technology, it provides the first broadly based information on amounts of the nanomaterial, a source of concern with regard to its potential health and environmental effects, in a wide range of consumer goods e.g. M&Ms and Smarties.

In the study, Paul Westerhoff, Ph.D., and colleagues point out that titanium dioxide is a common additive to many consumer products, from food to paint to cosmetics.

Westerhoff explained that the body releases the nanoparticles in feces and urine, sending them to wastewater treatment plants, which cannot prevent the smallest particles from entering lakes and rivers.

Only one previous study, done a decade ago, reported on titanium dioxide content in a few commercial products.

To fill the knowledge gap about the sources of humans' exposures, the researchers bought and tested food, personal care products, paints and adhesives and measured how much titanium dioxide they contain.

The group found that children consume more titanium dioxide than adults because sweets like candies (M&Ms, Smarties, etc.), marshmallows and icing are among the products with the highest levels.

The paper lists the names of the products tested and their titanium dioxide content.

Westerhoff recommends that regulators shift their focus from the type of titanium dioxide used in paints and industrial processes to food-grade particles, because those are much more likely to enter the environment and pose a potential risk to humans and animals.