Is feeling ill for a week or two really worse than dying from deadly but preventable infections? What actual evidence suggests that vaccination is a. not benefical for people with an underlying inflamamtory condition or b. contradicts all the other evidence, showing that vaccination is a net benefit in the population at large (i.e. scientific consensus).
Furthermore, why should we trust our body? I feel ill after strength and endurance training, yet the long-term benefits are well-established. Some people may feel ill or weak on CR, yet most evidence supports health benefits. The body lies...
First thing, most of those deadly infections are far more dangerous to children rather than adults. And then mostly to immune-weakened adults.
Second, excess inflammation is a trigger for diabetes and autism. A vaccine can trigger excess inflammation. Mind you, I'm not saying vaccination is directly a cause.
Just that you might want to watch out if you already have inflammation issues.
Third, the yearly flu shot is probably not terribly useful if you're not immune-compromised. For me personally its a choice between being somewhat ill for atleast a couple of weeks after the shot vs taking the chance of being more ill for a couple of weeks. The same probably holds for H1N1. From the casualty rates, it doesn't seem to be nearly as dangerous as it's made out to be.
So, you might want to evaluate specific vaccines to see if it's worth taking the risk.
Oh, yes, all that as well as being generally mildly distrustful about mainstream medicine, nutrition, etc.
Mild distrust of vaccines too would be a good way of putting it.
Edited by rwac, 22 August 2009 - 06:53 PM.