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Trying To Determine Fact From Fiction Regarding Vaccinations. Need Anything That Supports Not Vaccinating ?
I am trying to determine fact from fiction regarding vaccinations. I am strongly in favour of them. Are there ANY reliable doctors/scientists/immunologists anywhere in the world that support not vaccinating? I have found none. Dr. Sherri Tenpenny is regulary featured in the Huffington Post, and is against vaccination, or at least states she is pro-choice. From what I can gather, she is an osteopath, with no authority on immunology whatsover. That said, why would the Huffington Post describe her like this: Dr. Sherri Tenpenny is respected as one of the country's most knowledgeable and outspoken physicians regarding the negative impact vaccines can have on health. In addition to vaccines, Dr Tenpenny is an expert on many topics within the field of Integrative Medicine.
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Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Hi,
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
Lot of people talk lot many things. But we should follow what respected authorities in the field say. Follow guidelines of american academy of pediatrics, indian academy of pediatrics etc. Those guidelines are based on best available information. Vaccination prevented lot of diseases and eradicated a few. It helps in reducing the disease burden. It would be immature to go with few critics who ignore this obvious point.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatric
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
Lot of people talk lot many things. But we should follow what respected authorities in the field say. Follow guidelines of american academy of pediatrics, indian academy of pediatrics etc. Those guidelines are based on best available information. Vaccination prevented lot of diseases and eradicated a few. It helps in reducing the disease burden. It would be immature to go with few critics who ignore this obvious point.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatric
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vaccination is important for babies.every medical body supports.every year with research they come up with guidelines of administering vaccines to babies.the vaccination programmes has helped to reduce mortality and disease burden of certain diseases in our country.polio is on the verge of eradication due to vaccination.even world health organisation is in favour of vaccinating the child.
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