FEAR is a very powerful emotion that can be whipped up by the media and used to instil anxiety into people’s minds, often without justification. The recent measles outbreak is a good example, but it is important that the public should know the true facts about this disease. There has been a certain amount of scaremongering in the press and each time there is an outbreak of measles the large number of cases is widely advertised. The drug companies, who of course want to sell their vaccines, use these figures as propaganda to frighten parents into having their children vaccinated. What they don’t tell you is that despite the number of cases in the UK and in other European countries, the total number of deaths from measles over the last ten years was thirteen.
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UNDEVELOPED COUNTRIES MOST AT RISK
The World Health Organization (WHO) describes measles as being a highly infectious viral illness that can be deadly, which is still true in some poor, undeveloped countries where malnutrition is a problem, but it is known that as nutrition improves, complications from measles diminish. Of course, as with any infection, complications can and do sometimes occur and the death of even one child is tragic, but here in the West there is little cause for concern. WISDOM OF PREVIOUS GENERATIONS As a result of all the publicity, many parents become fearful of this disease that they know very little about as most of them have never experienced it for themselves. Others are more rational and listen to grandparents who remember when measles and other childhood infections were so much regarded as part of normal childhood development that in the 1960’s mothers sent their children to measles, mumps, chicken pox and rubella ‘parties’ so that they would contract them, and at the best time – in childhood.  Dr. Lawrence Palevsky
LIFELONG IMMUNITY ACHIEVABLE
Contracting and recovering from measles confers lifelong, naturally acquired immunity. The same cannot be said for the vaccine, which only provides an artificial immunity that can be temporary. Previously, one dose of MMR was considered enough but now two doses of MMR are required. Measles outbreaks often occur in even highly vaccinated populations and, as Dr.Mercola points out on his web site, ‘there is evidence that whatever immunity the measles vaccine provides can wane over time and wear off completely within a decade or two’. Lawrence Palevsky M.D, a board certified paediatrician, is convinced that the natural illness has a beneficial influence on the body. ‘There is something to say for these viral illnesses that impart a certain boosting of the immune system of your children. And if we’re not letting them have these illnesses, what are we doing to their immune systems? Aren’t we actually hampering their overall health?' ALARM IN THE STATES In the USA, during a measles outbreak in April this year, despite the fact that the last recorded measles-associated death occurred in 2015, draconian measures were proposed against children not vaccinated, with threats of banning them from parks and playgrounds. Recently, Dr.Mercola reported that on April 9th, 2019 ‘Health officials ordered residents in four Williamsburg, New York zip codes to get vaccinated for measles within 48 hours or face a $1,000 fine or six months in jail. The order applies to any individual who lives, works or goes to school in these zip codes.’ Then on April 16th, ‘The Rockland executive... announced a new order that he and local health officials are now imposing: Get vaccinated or face a $2,000-per-violation, per day, fine’. In some States, the officials who enforce these orders have been shown to have financial interests in the drug companies that produce the vaccines. |
RARE FATALITIES
The UK National Statistics, shown below, demonstrate that although there have been outbreaks every year, the number of deaths from measles has been extremely low for more than a decade and Britain is a country which does not have compulsory vaccination. Across Europe, according to the National Health Authorities, in 2017 the number of deaths from measles was: Italy 3, Bulgaria 1, Germany 1, Portugal 1, Spain 1, France 1, and Rumania 21. This latter country is poor and does not yet have the health facilities of other European countries. Of the countries listed, as at October 2018, only Italy, France and Bulgaria have compulsory vaccination. SUMMARY OF CASES OF MEASLES IN GREAT BRITAIN
* Known not to be measles infection ** Infant death due to secondary infection. *** January to September only Source: Office for National Statistics U.K. |
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
For the record, all three of my children contracted measles at the same time when they were aged two, five and seven years old respectively. By adhering to our doctor’s advice of no television, no bright lights, curtains kept closed and nourishing food they quickly recovered and suffered no ill effects whatsoever.
Parents and guardians should be allowed to make the choice whether they want their children to be vaccinated or not, without pressure from any government or any other body. Thanks to the World Wide Web, individuals can now search for the truth that will enable them to make rational decisions for themselves based on common sense. The only thing that will conquer fear is clear thinking.
For the record, all three of my children contracted measles at the same time when they were aged two, five and seven years old respectively. By adhering to our doctor’s advice of no television, no bright lights, curtains kept closed and nourishing food they quickly recovered and suffered no ill effects whatsoever.
Parents and guardians should be allowed to make the choice whether they want their children to be vaccinated or not, without pressure from any government or any other body. Thanks to the World Wide Web, individuals can now search for the truth that will enable them to make rational decisions for themselves based on common sense. The only thing that will conquer fear is clear thinking.
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HOW NATURAL IMMUNITY WORKS
Dr. Palevsky explains, “There is a significant difference between natural immunity and vaccination immunity. When children are born, they develop natural immunity to hundreds, thousands, millions, and even trillions of micro-organisms that they breathe in, eat, and touch through their skin. Their immune systems at the lining of their airways, at the lining of their intestines, and on their skin are actively protecting their body from the outside world.
Those immune systems that are intricately and specifically located in the linings are very important to create memory and protection to the organisms that they continue to breathe, eat, and touch. That immune system response then has a domino effect on creating other memory and immune responses that give your body antibodies and protection.
That’s a very important step for how the immune system matures in our children. From the linings, the immune system receives information, sends out signals to all other parts of the immune system, and creates an immune response, memory, and antibodies. On the other hand, when you inject materials into your body, you are bypassing that crucial first step called the primary line of defence.“
Dr. Palevsky explains, “There is a significant difference between natural immunity and vaccination immunity. When children are born, they develop natural immunity to hundreds, thousands, millions, and even trillions of micro-organisms that they breathe in, eat, and touch through their skin. Their immune systems at the lining of their airways, at the lining of their intestines, and on their skin are actively protecting their body from the outside world.
Those immune systems that are intricately and specifically located in the linings are very important to create memory and protection to the organisms that they continue to breathe, eat, and touch. That immune system response then has a domino effect on creating other memory and immune responses that give your body antibodies and protection.
That’s a very important step for how the immune system matures in our children. From the linings, the immune system receives information, sends out signals to all other parts of the immune system, and creates an immune response, memory, and antibodies. On the other hand, when you inject materials into your body, you are bypassing that crucial first step called the primary line of defence.“
