I wrote a letter to NYTimes before I read this. Yes, how can we equate the ravages of polio with autism, which isn't terrible. My father wrote in 1932 after watching children suffer from polio. He said, "
"Of all the experiences that the physician must undergo, none can be more distressing than to watch respiratory paralysis in a child ill with poliomyelitis — to watch him as he becomes more and more dyspneic, using with increasing vigor every available accessory muscle of neck, shoulder and chin, silent wasting no breath for speech, wide-eyed and frightened, conscious almost to the last breath.”
I was a little kid when my cousin was diagnosed with polio, but I can still remember the horror in my grandmother's eyes as she told us. When the vaccine first became available, my mother hurried my sister and me in for the"shot". Since early on there was no long history of reactions, she opted to have us vaccinated on our legs and not our arms. She figured that if something went wrong at the injection site, we could lived our lives better without a leg than without an arm. Thankfully, my cousin had only a mild case of polio, and he went on to play college football. My sister and I are both still walking on two legs. My mother correctly decided that the risks of the disease were worse than the risks, IF ANY, of the vaccination.
I will continue to strongly suggest that all my grandchildren receive all the vaccines as usual. Following this new "advice" is the most backward thinking I've ever experienced. I received the first polio vaccine on a sugar cube. The entire town gathered in the gyms of high schools to receive the miracle vaccine. Have you ever met someone with polio? I have. I'm a 1953 baby. That was before the polio vaccine. I knew several kids in my town that suffered from polio. Early death for them all + suffering. BTW, I know RFK Jr. He used to be pretty smart. He was one of the first vocal proponents for organic food and the passage of the Organic Standard. I invited him to talk about the Standard to the members of our local food cooperative. He seemed so brilliant. Not anymore. I don't believe a word that comes out of his mouth. What a disappointment to see someone you once admired turn out to be such a jerk. And I will make sure all of my grandchildren still receive vaccines. I think their moms are pretty much like me.
This is an excellent timely, accurate and thorough piece of writing that everyone can understand. It is written in a way that exposes the potentially devastating impact of this reckless policy. It should be read and shared as widely as possible so that all parents are aware of the dangers they could be exposing their children to by delaying or missing essential vaccinations.
If one admits Autism is not caused by vaccines, they must then concede it is indeed genetic, therefore transferring blame to their own bloodline instead of some nebulous "other." That's a pretty hard pill to swallow for the "blood and soil" crowd.
I wrote a letter to NYTimes before I read this. Yes, how can we equate the ravages of polio with autism, which isn't terrible. My father wrote in 1932 after watching children suffer from polio. He said, "
"Of all the experiences that the physician must undergo, none can be more distressing than to watch respiratory paralysis in a child ill with poliomyelitis — to watch him as he becomes more and more dyspneic, using with increasing vigor every available accessory muscle of neck, shoulder and chin, silent wasting no breath for speech, wide-eyed and frightened, conscious almost to the last breath.”
Please, never again!
I was a little kid when my cousin was diagnosed with polio, but I can still remember the horror in my grandmother's eyes as she told us. When the vaccine first became available, my mother hurried my sister and me in for the"shot". Since early on there was no long history of reactions, she opted to have us vaccinated on our legs and not our arms. She figured that if something went wrong at the injection site, we could lived our lives better without a leg than without an arm. Thankfully, my cousin had only a mild case of polio, and he went on to play college football. My sister and I are both still walking on two legs. My mother correctly decided that the risks of the disease were worse than the risks, IF ANY, of the vaccination.
I will continue to strongly suggest that all my grandchildren receive all the vaccines as usual. Following this new "advice" is the most backward thinking I've ever experienced. I received the first polio vaccine on a sugar cube. The entire town gathered in the gyms of high schools to receive the miracle vaccine. Have you ever met someone with polio? I have. I'm a 1953 baby. That was before the polio vaccine. I knew several kids in my town that suffered from polio. Early death for them all + suffering. BTW, I know RFK Jr. He used to be pretty smart. He was one of the first vocal proponents for organic food and the passage of the Organic Standard. I invited him to talk about the Standard to the members of our local food cooperative. He seemed so brilliant. Not anymore. I don't believe a word that comes out of his mouth. What a disappointment to see someone you once admired turn out to be such a jerk. And I will make sure all of my grandchildren still receive vaccines. I think their moms are pretty much like me.
This is an excellent timely, accurate and thorough piece of writing that everyone can understand. It is written in a way that exposes the potentially devastating impact of this reckless policy. It should be read and shared as widely as possible so that all parents are aware of the dangers they could be exposing their children to by delaying or missing essential vaccinations.
It is so sad to no longer trust the CDC.
If one admits Autism is not caused by vaccines, they must then concede it is indeed genetic, therefore transferring blame to their own bloodline instead of some nebulous "other." That's a pretty hard pill to swallow for the "blood and soil" crowd.
THANK YOU! Much needed article!