The history of Immunology largely involves the discovery of vaccines. Vaccines have undoubtedly saved millions of lives over the decades they have been used. However vaccines are not without controversy. Many people think that there is link between vaccines and autism. I have an acquaintance who is a scientist who says it happened to his child. There are some families that do not get vaccinated. There is some evidence that vaccines have caused the disease they are trying to prevent as in the recent case of polio vaccines..this is called VDPV..vaccine derived polioviruses.
There are consequences to not being vaccinated also. In 2010 there was an outbreak of whooping cough, 10 babies in the Los Angeles area died!
Polio has raised its ugly head again in Africa just this year when officials thought it might be eradicated.
What should be our response as Christian biologists to this situation? There is a doctor in the LA area Dr Bob Sears who has some interesting things to say about this also.
Do some research and examine the evidence. Do you think there is a link between autism and vaccine use?
Check out the VDPV cases. Have there been deaths in this case? How many cases of vaccine induced polio have been documented? Is there enough evidence in this case to make all vaccine's suspect as dangerous?
Find Dr Sears views on vaccination. What do you think about Dr Sear's approach to vaccination do you think it has some merit?
Would you or will you have your children vaccinated?
Do you think polio will be completely eradicated?
THIS BLOG IS DUE SEPT 17
