Do I need vaccinations?

If you think that such diseases as measles, tetanus and whooping cough are no longer a threat, we have bad news for you. In the last few years around the world is gaining popularity the movement of the opponents of vaccination. In 2019 a vaccination fear more than . This fear was the cause of outbreaks of measles and pertussis in Russia, Europe and the United States. Red and Burgundy in the image selected countries, which recorded large outbreaks of measles.

How people have overcome the virus

The History of our species is . Loser disappears from the face of the Earth. Remember what a large number of epidemics of various diseases has a history of the world. Just 100 years ago, after the first world war, the Spanish flu epidemic turned into a pandemic, taking the lives of 50 million people. In the 14th century plague killed more than 25 million, which at the time accounted for one third of the world's population. Smallpox epidemics have occurred regularly, the final blow, the disease struck in the 1970s.

The First vaccination against smallpox was made in 1796. British physician Edward Jenner inoculated eight-year-old put boy. Six weeks later the boy tried to infect the "cow pox", but he didn't get sick. The war against smallpox lasted centuries and ended with the victory of man. Last case of smallpox was recorded in 1977 in Somalia. Today, samples of smallpox are stored in two laboratories in the United States and Russia, but in nature it no longer exists.

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Vaccinations stimulate the immune system, providing the human body with the virus and allow it to develop mechanisms of protection. According to the world health organization vaccination prevents several million deaths per year worldwide.

Why you should not vaccinate

Oddly enough, but the young parents and in particular mothers — the main culprits of recent outbreaks of measles and pertussis in Russia, Italy, USA and many other countries. They are ignoring the regular warnings from the who about the benefits and necessity of vaccination, and official statistics are treated with special suspicion. Opponents of vaccinations believe that instead of stimulating the immune system, vaccinations provoke a number of dangerous diseases. But where did they get this?

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Immunizations cause autism

In 1998, gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield conducted a study whose results said that there was a "possible correlation" between vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella and autism in children. Subsequently, his publication in a scientific journal was withdrawn. And all because the author has manipulated the results.

This story would have remained a personal failing of Andrew Wakefield, if not the reaction to it Medina community. In the British press scandal, which led to revision of results of gastroenterologist. But opinion the publication has not affected the spread of rumors, which are quickly released outside the UK. And even the official who statement on the insolvency of the study Wakefield are unable to stop them.

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toxic Vaccinations

Of vaccination is often possible to detect dangerous substances such as mercury. It is only logical that seeing the word mercury in a vaccine composition, many strive to escape from the doctor's office. But don't hurry and that's why some vaccines contain an organic compound of mercury. Recently added back in very small amounts as a preservative and doesn't cause harm to health. But really worry is that in the composition of the urban air contains more hazardous substances than in vaccines.

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was vaccinated and got sick

It is believed that along with a grafting into the body of a person gets the strain of the virus that can lead to the development of the disease. In fact the vaccines contain weak or dead strains, in other words, "dummy", which the disease causes. Unlike ordinary infection. She just can seriously harm the body.

However, when a weak strain of the virus and a weakened immune system occur, they can "make friends". Therefore, the vaccine is not administered if the immune system is weakened. For example, if you suffered a cold, the vaccine can be put only after 14 days. During this time the body needs to fully recover from a previous infection.

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Natural immunity

From the opponents of vaccination say that the child has some "innate immunity", which he absorbs with his mother's milk and which in any case can not "overload" vaccines. Let's start with the fact that evidence-based medicine denies the existence of human "innate immunity" from dangerous infections. It is thanks to vaccination with the first days of life, the Earth's population today is 7.7 billion people.

Vaccination is the greatest science that helps the body to acquire the necessary protection mechanisms. So all the talk about "overload" is a myth. Our immune system is working constantly, we just do not notice it.

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Friends are not vaccinated and not sick

Antireligioznik, especially on the Internet, claim that they are not vaccinated friends and their children, "the healthiest people on Earth." We should not delude ourselves, hearing such arguments. Before us the classic "survivorship bias" — because those who got sick and died, simply did not tell you. But according to official statistics, among vaccinated population of cases is much smaller than among the opponents of vaccination.

How the spread of myths about vaccinations

If you still have not met in the vastInternet opponents of vaccination, consider yourself lucky. Recently social network Facebook began to fight with the movement of antireligioznik. And all because social networks facilitate the spread of myths about vaccinations. In social networks antireligioznik get to know each other and often develop new conspiracy theories, for example of a conspiracy of doctors or government.

Recently, the famous TV presenter Irena Ponaroshku published in his post, condemning a court decision on compulsory vaccination of the newborn. The girl was born August 6, and her mother actively campaigned against vaccination. The doctors of the hospital went to court and won the case the next day.

And this is not an isolated case. By the way, in their social networks not only for Fun promotes the rejection of vaccination. In this lesson, you have been noticed by many media personalities, among whom TV presenters tutta Larsen and Ksenia Borodina, actors Jim Carrey and Robert De Niro and even the President of the United States Donald trump.

Why vaccination refusal is a bad thing?

While opponents of vaccination communicate in social networks, the world faces an epidemic of measles since the beginning of 2019 in the USA alone, measles has already documented in 10 States, and in Russia, the incidence has tripled. As a result, many teenagers and adults have started to seriously fear for his life.

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Man, he refused vaccinations or refuse to vaccinate your child is a danger to society. Ill, he can infect others and your family members. According to the who in 2017 from only one Cory died worldwide, more than 110 thousand people, among them a large number of children up to five years. And this despite the availability of a safe vaccine.

Note that in 2019 the who included a rejection of vaccination to the list of global threats facing humanity, along with climate change and bacteria, resistant to antibiotics.

What to do with vaccinations?

The Incidence of measles in the world increased by 30%. This has led to increased public attention to the problem of vaccine refusal, by putting before the people a number of complex ethical issues. For example, compulsory vaccination, against which actively are not only ordinary citizens, but also celebrities.

Meanwhile, the governments of various countries have moved to real actions. So in Italy, despite the protests, came into force the law on compulsory vaccination and the Ministry of health is preparing a decree according to which sites are blocked with calls not to vaccinate. In the United States also has a law about compulsory vaccination and non-vaccinated children allowed to attend school.

Despite the active actions of the authorities, the probability of contamination remains high. Today each of us needs to remember about the prevention of infectious diseases regularly to get vaccinated, wash hands and avoid contact with people who consciously refuse vaccines, especially if you have a small child.

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