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Vaccines and theImmune System

With StevenHorne

PartOne:Defending FreedomofChoice

MyBackground (andBias)• Iwasvaccinated and received

orthodox medical carewhen Iwasgrowing up

• Istartedusing herbs andalternativetherapies becauseIwasn’t gettingtheresults Iwanted frommodernmedicine

• Iwillutilize orthodoxmedicine occasionally, but forthemost partItakecareofmyselfwithnatural remedies

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MoreBackground• Mywifeand Iutilized natural remedies toraiseour

children andwereable tosuccessfully treatalmosteveryhealth issue in ourfamilywithherbs, nutrition,chiropractic care and other naturalmethods

• Wechose not tohaveour children vaccinated

MyPosition• Ibelieve that aperson should have the right tomake

their own choices about vaccinations, both forthemselves and their children for thefollowingreasons:1. Ibelievefirmlyinfreedomofchoicewhenitcomesto

medicalcare2. Likeallmedicaltreatments,vaccineshaverisks

associatedwiththemandweshouldnotforcesomeonetotakeriskstheydon’twanttoassume

3. Thereareotherwaystoprotectoneselfagainstcontagiousdiseases

4. Wemaybeabletodevelopsaferwaystoenhanceimmunityifweallowforhumanfreedomandcreavitytoadvance

MedicalTreatments• Whenwe“prove”amedicaltreatmentiseffective,weare

onlyprovingthatitworksinthemajorityofcases• Somepeopledon’t benefit

fromthetreatment• Somepeopleareharmed

byit• Soadecision hastobe

made: “Dothepotentialbenefits outweighthepotentialrisks?

• Thisis trueforvaccines

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RiskyDecisions• Wealltakerisks everyday,

calculating thatsome thingsareworth therisk, others arenot

• Forinstance, manypeople arekilled incaraccidents, butmostofus accept the riskofdriving and trytominimizethatriskby being carefuldrivers

• In afreesocietywe can chosetotakerisks,as long aswearen’t trespassing on therightsofothers

AboutMyOwnDecision• Iwasplanningtohavemychildrenvaccinatedandmyoldestdaughterreceivedherfirstroundofvaccines

• So,whatmademechangemymind?

• Twofactors:– Calculatingrisksversusbenefits

– Recognizingwhatavaccineactuallydoes

Supporting theDecisions ofOthers

• Ihavenevertriedtotalk someoneoutofamedicaltreatmenttheybelieveisnecessary

• Examples:– Vaccinationswithothersandmyownchildren

– Chemotherapyandradiationtreatments

– Surgicalprocedures

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ModernMedicineHasValue• Idonotquestionthefactthatmodernmedicinehasgreatvalue

• TherearemanytimesinmylifewhereIhaveutilizedmodernmedicineandbeenverygratefulforit

• TherearealsotimeswhenIhavechosennottoutilizemodernmedicineandhavehadgreatresults

FreedomofChoiceisEssential• Weshouldn’tletfearcause

ustogiveupourrighttofreedom

• Arewereallysmartenoughtorunotherpeople’slives?– How muchdoes it cost?

I'll buy itThe time isall we've lostI'll try itAndhecan't evenrun hisown lifeI'll bedamned ifhe'll runmine– Lyrics toSunshine (GoAway

Today)by Jonathan Edwards

UsefulInnovations• Isanyoneforcingyouto

cleanyourhome,usearefrigerator,useatoilet,etc.?

• Ashumanbeingswearealwayslookingforwaystodothingsbetter,andtoprotectourhealthandsafety

• Whensomeoneistryingtoforceyoutodosomething“foryourowngood”youshouldseriouslyquestiontheirmotives

• Whensomethingisreallyforourowngood,wecanusuallybepersuadedtoadoptitvoluntarily

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DiseaseandFear• Why isthis such a

controversial topic?• Itisbecause mostpeople

haveastrong fearofdisease• None ofuswant tobesick

andwealsowanttoprotectthehealth ofthose welove

• Fearcan oftenbe used tomanipulate us sowefeelweshould control otherpeople’s lives

• Idon’t believeweshouldmakedecisions based onfear

JustaCenturyAgo…• Diseaseswere rampant incities inEuropeandNorthAmerica

• In1900thethree leading causesofdeathwere:1. Influenza and pneumonia2. Tuberculosis3. Gastrointestinal infections

• Infectiousdiseasesmostofusneverhear oftoday likesmallpox, typhoid, cholera,dysentery, typhus fever,diphtheria, scarletfever,yellow fever, consumption(tuberculosis), puerperal feverwere rampant

• Noneofuswant toseeareturn ofthis

Decline inInfections 1900-1965

Source:Dissolving Illusions bySuzanne Humphries, MDand Roman Bystrianyk

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MagnifiedView

WereVaccines thePrimary CauseofthisDecline?

• Oneofthebiggestfeartacticsusedtotrytoscarepeopleintogettingvaccinatedisthatthesehighratesofinfectiousdiseaseswillreturnifpeoplestopbeingvaccinated

• Isthistrue?Arevaccinestheonlyreasonforthisdeclineincontagiousdisease?

WhoopingCough

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DiphtheriaEngland1880-1910

DiphtheriaUS1900-1967

VariousDiseases1861-1970

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Sanitation• Improvedsanitationhasplayedahugeroleinthedeclineofinfectiousdiseases– Waterpurificationandsewagetreatment

– Wastemanagement– Refrigerationandotherfoodpreparationandpreservationadvances

– Internalcombustionengines

PartTwo:TheImmune SystemistheHero

PartsoftheImmuneSystem• ProtectiveSurfaces– Skin- 2sq.meters– MucusMembranes–400sq.meters• HCl• Friendly flora

• InnateImmunity– Inflammatoryresponses– WhiteBloodCells

• Macrophages• Neutrophils• Natural Killer Cells• Complement proteins

• AdaptiveImmunity– Whitebloodcells

• B-Cells• T-Cells

– Antibodies(Immunoglobulins)• IgG• IgA• IgM• IgE• IgD

– Cell-mediatedimmunity

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ProtectiveSurfaces• Thebody’sprotectivesurfacesformthefirstlayerofimmunedefense

• Cleanlinessispartofhowwehelptheseprotectivesurfacesdotheirjob

• HCl andfriendlymicrobes(biofilm)aidtheprotectiveofgastricmembranes

InnateImmunity• Mostoftheimmunefunctionisfoundintheinnateimmunesystem

• Thisisthesecondlineofimmunedefenseinthebody’sprotectivesystem

• Mostofwhatwecallnatural immunityarisesfromtheinnateimmunesystem

Immune Activity Requires Nutrition• Immuneactivityrequires

nutrientslike:– Vitamin C– Vitamin D3– Vitamin A– Zinc– Selenium– Essential fattyacids– Antioxidants

• Withoutthesenutrients,theimmunesystemmaynotfunctionproperly

• Inaddition,toxinssuchasmercurycaninterferewithimmunefunction

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GoodNutrition isEssential• Whetheryouvaccinateornot,youstillhavetopayattentiontogoodnutrition

• Goodnutritionwillprotectyouagainstalldiseases

• Ifyoudochosetovaccinate,goodnutritionwillminimizevaccinationrisks

Natural“Vaccines”• Iused naturalimmune boosters dailywithmychildren during cold andflu season

• Icalled themmyherbal “vaccines” becausetheyboost innate immune systemfunction tohelp thebody fight allinfections

• Mychildren wererarelysick,andwhen theyweresick,they recoveredextremelyquickly

• Ialsorecommend that people takeherbalimmune boostersprior togetting vaccinated

Natural ImmuneBoosters• VitaminsA,C,D• Zinc• ImmuneStimulantHerbs:Echinacea,medicinalmushrooms(reishi,miatake,cordyceps,etc.),astragalus

• Aromatics:Thyme,lemon,rosemary, sage,etc.

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Mind-BodyConnection• Stressreducesimmuneresponses,sochildrenwhoareunderstressaremorelikelytogetsick

• I’vealsodiscoveredthatself-esteemenhancesimmunity

• Raisingchildreninlove,withoutviolenceisalsocritical toimmunity

My Biggest Discovery:TheCold ISTheCure

• Myfirstand biggestbreak through inunderstanding naturalhealing camewhen Irealized thatthesymptoms associatedwithacute infection areNOT theresult oftheinfection

• They areactually theresult oftheimmunesystemfightingtheinfection

TheDiseaseCrisis

• Astheimmunesystemmountsitsattackagainstvirally infectedcellsthereareincreasingsymptomsuntilthediseasereachesit’scrisis,wherethebodyisabletosuccessfullyexpeltheinfection

• Afterthe“crisishaspassed”symptomsdecrease

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Measles• Entersthroughthelungs,enterscellsandbeginsreplicationand

spreading• Duringtheincubationperiod(about10-14days),thedisease

enterstheinternalorgans• Duringthistimethepersondoesnotfeelsick• Symptomsbeginonceantibodiesforthemeaslesvirusstart

appearingintheblood• Thesymptomsaretheworstattheverytimewhentheimmune

systemismostactive• Inotherwords,thediseasesymptomsaretheresultsofthebody

successfullyfightingthedisease,notthediseaseitself• Plus,thevirusisexpelledthroughthesameavenuethroughwhich

itenteredthebody(i.e.,therespiratorysystem)viacoughingandsneezing

• From: DissentinMedicine:NineDoctorsSpeakOut bybyRobertMendelsohn,ChapterImmunizations:ADissentingViewbyRichardMoskowitz,MD

SignsofInnateImmuneActivity• Inflammation• Fever• Sinusdrainage• Coughing• Vomiting• Diarrhea• Skineruptions(measles,pox,etc.)

Detoxification• Although immunityisusually

thought ofin termsofbeingable tofightinfectiousorganisms, partofthe body’sdefenses include theabilitytodetoxifychemicals

• Microbial endotoxins areamajorproblem in bacterialinfection and the body’s abilitytodetoxifythemis partofitsimmune defenses

• This ispartofwhy “drinkingplenty offluids” helps thebody fightinfection

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Toxins• Toxinscanalsoweaken

immuneresponses• Chemicalsofallkinds,

includingmercuryandotherheavymetals,solvents,pesticides,chemotherapyandevenantibioticscanweakenthebody’simmunesystem

• Vaccinescontainsmallamountsoftoxins,whichthebodymustalsogetridofasaresponsetothevaccine,whichiswhypeopleoftendevelopsymptomsafteravaccine

WorkingwiththeSymptoms• The fastestway torecover from acute illness istosupportwhat thebody istrying todo inexpelling thedisease

• This isdoneprimarily through:– Resting– Drinking plenty offluids– Keeping channels ofelimination (bowels, urinarysystem,sweatglands, lungs, etc.) open andmoving

• Sweat therapy with herbaldiaphoretics, isparticularly helpful forviral infections

TwoStepstoBetterResponses• I recommend peoplewhoaregetting vaccinateddotwothings:1. Takeimmune boosting herbs and nutrients priorto

thevaccination toensure good immune reactions2. Takedetoxifying supplements (blood purifiers)

afterthevaccinations

• Ifpeopleexperiencesymptoms (fever, runnynose, rashes,etc.)after avaccine, Itreat it thesameway Iwouldanacute infection, helping toopenthechannelsofelimination tohelpthebodydetoxify

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Adaptive ImmuneSystem• B-Cells

– Produce antibodies to“tag”cells fordestruction– 100million different kinds

• T-Cells– When they encounter the proper antigen, theystart cloning

themselves– Killer T-Cells makecontact with antigen bearing cells and trigger

themto commitsuicide• Antibodies

– IgG– most abundant type (the type stimulated byvaccines)– IgA– involved inmucosal immunity (first line of immune defense)– IgD – found onmembranes ofB-cells– IgE – responds toallergens andparasites– IgM– found onmembranes ofB-cells

Adaptive ImmuneSystem• The adaptive immune system learns who theenemy

is fromthe innate immune system• The innate immune system encounters common

pathogens in everyday life,which helps it “learn”what to be on “alert” for

• The innate immune system collects information aboutincoming pathogens and helps formulate a“plan” forthe adaptive immune system tofollow

• The adaptive immune system uses antibodies to“tag”cells fordestruction

• This is the part ofthe immune system thatvaccinesdepend on to produce immune reactions

HowaVaccineWorks• Avaccine presents a

challenge totheadaptiveimmune system,whichreacts bycreating antibodies

• Vaccines by-pass the firstandsecond line ofimmunedefense and relyon thethisthird lineofimmunedefense, adaptive immunity

• Itisimportant torecognizethatitisthe immunesystemresponding tothevaccinethatcreates immunity,notthevaccine itself

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Attenuated(Live)Vaccines• Attenuated(weakened)formofthe“wild”virusor

bacterium• Mustreplicatetoproduceanimmuneresponse• Immuneresponsevirtuallyidenticaltonaturalinfection• Usuallyproduce immunitywithonedoseunless

administeredorally• Severereactionspossible• Canbeinterferedwithbycirculatingantibodies• Fragile– mustbestoredandhandledcarefullyortheviral

components candieand thevaccinewillbeineffective• Examples:measles,mumps,rubella,vaccinia,varicella,

zoster,yellowfever,rotavirus,intranasalinfluenza• Source:

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/p ink book/downloads/pr invac.pdf

InactivatedVaccines• Organisms inthe vaccine can’t replicate• Less affected by circulating antibody than live

vaccines• Always require multiple doses (booster shots)• Immune response mostly humoral• Antibody titer(measurable antibody response) will

diminish with time• Examples– Whole-cellvaccines:Viral:polio,hepatitisA,rabies;Bacterial(notavailableinUS):pertussis,typhoid,cholera,plague

– Fractionalvaccines:Subunits:hepatitisB,influenza,acellularpertussis,humanpapillomavirus,anthrax;Toxoids:diphtheria,tetanus

ActiveandPassiveImmunity• Passive immunity isthe transfer ofantibody produced

by one human or other animal to another• Themost common formofpassive immunity is that

which an infant receives from itsmother• Antibodies aretransported across the placenta during

the last 1–2months ofpregnancy• As aresult, afull-term infantwill have the same

antibodies asitsmother• These antibodies willprotect the infant from certain

diseases forup to ayear (longer ifthe infant is nursedforalonger period oftime)

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HerdImmunity• Theherdimmunity argument isanadmissionthat vaccinesdonotcreate immunity insomepeople

• Butherd immunity is largely the resultofpassive immunity and theadaptation ofpopulations tospecificdiseasesover time

• Forsomegoodrebuttals totheheard immunityargument, seethefollowing:– http://www.h4cblog.com/vaccines-and-the -myth-of-herd-immunity

– http://blindedbythelightt.blog spot.com/2013/01/natural-immunity-vs-artificial-immunity.html

OtherOptions• WestonPricediscovered thatnative populationswerelargely immune to localdiseasesandonlybecamesusceptiblewhentheyadoptedWesterndiets

• Edward Bach, whodevelopedtheBach flowerremedies, alsodevelopedhomeopathic“vaccines” callednosodes,whichmay alert theinnate immune systemtohelp fight theinfections

• Ifvaccinecompanies have toplease thepublictoselltheirproduct, then theywillalsobemotivated tocomeupwithsafer (andpossiblymoreeffective)vaccines

PartThree:Vaccine Safety Concerns

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1.Vaccine Inserts• Whyaren’tparentsgiventherighttoreadthevaccineinsertsandsignaconsentformthattheyhavereadandunderstandtheriskofvaccinationbeforesubmittingtoit

2.Dialog• Whyarefearandintimidationusedtogetpeopletobevaccinatedinsteadofactualdata?

• Whyaredoctorsandresearcherswhoquestionvaccinationroutinelyintimidatedandthreatened?

3.ResearchWhyisresearchaboutproblemwithvaccinationroutinelyignoredbymainstreamsourceswhendefendingvaccination?

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Studies fromMiller’s Reviewof CriticalVaccineStudies byNeilZ.Miller

• This book contains ashortsummaryof400 articles frompeer-reviewed medicaljournals raisingquestionsabout vaccine safety

• In theslides thatfollow Ishare thefindings ofsomeofthese studies

• Check out the book:http://vacbook.com/mro.htm

• You can also find alistofvaccine studies onmyblogatmodernherbalmedicine.com

PublishedVaccineStudies1• Developednations that require themostvaccines tend tohave worseinfant mortalityrates

• Infants whoreceive themost vaccineshave theworsthospitalization and death rates

• Baby monkeys givenvaccines according to theUSschedulehad abnormalities in theregionofthebrain affecting social andemotionaldevelopment

• ACDC-sponsoreddatabase showssignificantlinksbetween thirmersal invaccinesandneurodevelopmental disabilities

PublishedVaccineStudies2• Young ratsinjected with thimerosal in dosesequivalent to those usedininfant vaccinesdeveloped severebrainpathologies

• Thereisabundant evidence that thimerosal-containing vaccines areneurotoxic andshould not begiventopregnant women orchildren

• 180studies provide evidence that thimerosalisdangerous;thimerosal-containing vaccinesareunsafe forhumans

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PublishedVaccineStudies3

• Aluminum invaccines cancauseautoimmuneandneurological damage

• Aluminum invaccines cancausechronicfatigue,sleep disturbances, multiplesclerosis-like demyelinating disordersandmemoryproblems

• Aluminum adjuvantsadded tovaccines are“insidiously unsafe” andmaycause long-termcognitive deficits

PublishedVaccineStudies4

• Children who arefully vaccinated againstpertussis arestill susceptible tothe disease

• Pertussis vaccines caused new,vaccine-resistant strainsofpertussis toemerge,andincreased casesofthedisease

• Aresurgenceofwhooping cough iscaused bywaning vaccine immunity andsmallmutations inB.pertussis thatevadepertussisvaccines

PublishedVaccineStudies5

• Herdimmunity mayneverbeachievedbecause highvaccination ratesencourage theevolution ofmoreseveredisease-causingorganisms

• Clinical trialsshow noevidence that HPVvaccination canpreventcervicalcancer;serious adversereactions arecommon

• Measlescanbespreadfromfully vaccinatedpeople toother fullyvaccinated people

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PublishedVaccineStudies6

• Universalchickenpox vaccination programisneither effective norcost-effective andcaused adramatic riseinshingles

• Vaccinating children against chickenpoxincreases theriskofshingles inteenagersandadults

• Adults exposuretochildren with chickenpoxprotects against shingles

PublishedVaccineStudies7• Unvaccinated childrencome from families withhighly educatedmothers whodon’t letdoctorsinfluence theirdecisions

• Motherswhodon’tvaccinate their childrenarehighly educated, valuescientific knowledge andaresophisticated at researchvaccines

• Highly educatedparents andhealthcare workersrejectvaccines for their children

• Conflictsof interestarepervasive within thevaccine industry andcompromise theobjectivityofvaccine safety research

PublishedVaccineStudies8• Anyone whoiscritical ofvaccines may beunfairly suppressed,exposed tothreats,censorship,and lossoftheir livelihood

• Authorities are tracking anti-vaccine informationonthe internet

• Authorities want tocensorfreespeechandanti-vaccination information onthe internet

• TheCDCreceivedmoney fromthepharmaceutical industry that influencesdecisions itmakesabout thepublic welfare

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4.DiseaseProcesses• There isevidence that

theimmune systemlearns how tohandleinfection by dealingwithmicrobes in childhood

• Our obsession withsterilization, antibiotics,vaccines and otherartificialwaysoftryingtoprevent these diseasesmayactuallybeweakening our immunity

ADifferingView• “…Ihaveseennumerouschildrenwithrecurrentfeversof

unknown origin,associatedwithavarietyofotherchroniccomplaints,chieflyirritability,tempertantrums,andincreased susceptibilitytocolds, tonsillitis,andearinfections,whichweresimilarlytraceabletothepertussisvaccine,andwhichresponded successfullytotreatmentwithhomeopathicDPTnosode.”

• “Itisdangerouslymisleading...toclaimthatavaccinemakesus“immune”orprotectsusagainstanacutedisease, ifinfactitonlydrivesthediseasedeeperintotheinteriorandcauses ustoharboritchronically,withtheresultsthatourresponses toitbecomeprogressivelyweaker...”– RichardMoskowitz,MDinDissentinMedicine:NineDoctors

SpeakOut bybyRobertMendelsohn

Has Belief in“Science”Become aReligion?

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5.Prevention• Vaccinationdoesnotdoawaywiththeneedtoprotectthebodywithgoodnutrition,stressmanagement,sanitation,etc.

• Plus,itisimpossibletoimmunizeagainstallinfections

InSummary• Idon’t think childhood diseasesare that difficultto treat; and treating them naturally actuallyresults ina stronger immune system

• Ibelieveweare trading acute infectiousdiseases forincreasedneurological disorders,allergies andautoimmune reactions, andotherchronicdiseaseswithoverly aggressive vaccineprograms

• Ibelieveparentsshouldbeallowed tomakeinformed choicesas towhat they feelisin thebestinterestsoftheirownchildren; andallmedical treatments shouldbeunder informedconsent

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