Imagine this scenario:
At a party, there are 100 magic cupcakes on a table. They have the power to protect you against one form of evil each. Every cupcake is poisoned just a little, however, one has the potential to cause serious harm.
Do you have a cupcake?
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According to VAERS, there are over 30,000 vaccine injuries reported a year, which is said to be only 1-10% of actual adverse reactions. From 2006 to 2017 CDC statistics estimate 3,454,269,356 doses of vaccines were distributed in the USA. A conservative quick-math estimate of 1.28% of vaccines ends in some sort of reportable injury.
That means one whole magic cupcake and twenty-eight percent of a second cupcake are going to cause you harm. You might have a severe allergic reaction, a seizure (one or many), or shuffle thy mortal coil.
My personal doctor has never reported to Vaers but has seen reactions.
That means one whole magic cupcake and twenty-eight percent of a second cupcake are going to cause you harm. You might have a severe allergic reaction, a seizure (one or many), or shuffle thy mortal coil.
My personal doctor has never reported to Vaers but has seen reactions.
My oldest daughter had an adverse reaction to the vitamin K they legally mandate in Illinois. I had already begun researching anything and everything to do with vaccines, but this I considered a vitamin. I was not aware that it was much more than just vitamins, and in fact, came with what is called a "Black box" warning. It was not reported to Vaers. I began researching vaccine safety, and the things I found were unsettling. Why is something that everyone is encouraged if not mandated to do not thoroughly researched! How can parents be expected to take this risk if we aren't given the guarantee and someone to hold responsible should things go wrong?!
What kind of safety studies are being done, and how often?
By who, and what are our doctors being influenced?
Who are some key players?
I want to explore and research the ins and outs of vaccine safety. I am NOT here to tell you whether or not you should vaccinate, that is a personal decision that should come after you've researched and made your own conclusions.
I am writing this for a college English class, and welcome any and all questions, comments and friendly debate from classmates, but will not entertain the general public unless it adds to the discussion.
the theme of your blog is very good and controversial. You use a vivid example of cupcakes at the beginning, and if it were me, I wouldn’t eat that cupcakes. The problem I see with this example is that if I chose not to eat any cupcakes, this would do me no harm, but with vaccinations on the other hand, there are possible negatives associated with not getting vaccinated. As a result, the example doesn’t really connect well with the issue of getting vaccinated. I like how you asked a lot of questions, support your point of view with very detailed questions, and use the data to prove the harm of the vaccine. My suggestion is to give some examples and research that support your point of view while asking questions. I look forward to your next argument to prove your point of view, because I am pro-vaccine.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading! I'm only hi-lighting the risks associated, how safety isn't taken seriously, and using this alongside other information to educate. I hope one day for a safer product. I am not going to go into the provax/antivax argument, so thats why I used the cupcakes. If you get a shot, maybe nothing happens, but maybe you go into anaphalactic shock, have serious allergies, get the disease itself, or just a really bad site reaction. I look forward to hearing your opinions on what I write!
DeleteI'm surprised at how neutral of a viewpoint you're choosing to associate with considering your topic. It's a different take on the issue of vaccines I imagine most wouldn't go for in lieu of the pro-vaccination vs. anti-vaccination argument. The cupcake analogy is a great way to ease the reader into the topic, and the number of questions you ask will definitely set the course of your argument. Can't wait to see what you find!
ReplyDeleteOverall I liked your article and look forward to reading more when you do more. The statistics you wrote about that 30,000 injuries occur from vaccines is pretty staggering! The analogy of the cupcakes was a great one and really leaves the reader questioning whether or not they would eat it. There are a couple things I would add to this post. The first thing I would add would be certain cases that have happened with real people. I feel if you put a case up about so and so and after they took a vaccine they died you will entice your reader into your subject even further. The second thing I would add would be witch vaccines are the most harmful? Are there certain vaccines that are worse than others or are you against all of them? The post made me generate questions like what vaccines are the most harmful. Another question it generated for me is, what is the most serious harmful possibility of vaccines like causing autism witch
ReplyDeleteI have heard and read about. The post had me scared a little bit because if they are like you say so under researched what are the real hazards of having your children vaccinated. I don't agree or disagree with anything you said I would just like to see more research and more case studies. The more information and examples I think you can show of harmful effects the better your blog will be! Thanks for the read and now I will look at cupcakes differently for the rest of my life :).