When the discussion about vaccines comes up among those with older children, the comment is often something like, “I don’t know why there is so much fuss about vaccines. I don’t remember my kids having that many shots.” And they are correct. In 1985, there were only a few doses of three vaccines. Today, there …
Course description:The process of taking vaccines from concept to distribution can take many years. The initial research often begins in at the NIH, with your tax dollars. Once the product appears viable, it is actually given to the drug companies to perform clinical trials prior to approval, then marketing and distribution. [1 Video, Length: 25 …
Course descriptionVaccination laws have been in place in the US since 1905 with the passage of Jacobson vs Massachusetts, when the US government ruled that the good of all public health supersedes the right of the individual. The law was put in place when the general public was only confronted with one vaccination: smallpox. Today, …
Objectives The pharmaceutical industry and lobbying firms have long pushed for more money from the US government, but it began in earnest after the events of Sept 11, 2001, better known as 911. Fears about the possibility of bioterrorism attacks with smallpox and even anthrax, funneled billions of tax dollars into the manufacture, distribution and …
Until recently, pregnant women have been advised to avoid all types of medications, including over-the-counter preparations. What changed? This course will take you on a deep dive of the approval process of Tdap and Influenza vaccines, what the risks are and what may be coming down the pike. [2 Videos, Length: Vid 1: 38 min, …
The first tetanus vaccines were introduced in 1914 and not much has changed in the manufacturing process since that time. The Clostridia tetani spores can only germinate and release tetanospasmin within an anaerobic (oxygen deprived) environment. Therefore, tetanus is a problem of wound hygiene, not a problem associated with vaccination status… [1 Video, Length: 29 …
Each year, the masses are encouraged to rush to their doctors’ offices for their annual flu shot. Thousands of times per week, we told at every turn, “Influenza vaccination is the primary method for preventing influenza and its severe complications.” The message is used to imprint the necessity of the flu vaccine into our collective …
Course description:Honestly, there is so much information about the pertussis and the pertussis vaccine dating back to the 1920s, an entire book could be written solely on this illness and its vaccine. Even though this module has been divided into two parts, it is only a brief overview of pertussis and pertussis vaccinations. As with …
Course description:Mercury has been used as a preservative in vaccines since the 1920s. We are told the mercury in vaccines is not problematic and has nothing to do with autism. The argument advances that there is more mercury in tuna fish than in a vaccine, therefore, the mercury in vaccines is harmless. But are either …
Course Description:Aluminum is the third most common element on the planet, after oxygen and silica, making up about 8% of the Earth’s crust. Despite its prevalence in the environment, no known form of life uses aluminum as part of its metabolic processes. Therefore, aluminum in the body is toxic and pro-inflammatory. Aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, …
