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E*itor5s Note: Many homeo"athic "hysicians are concerne* $ith the effect of %accinations on the state of hea#th of their

"atients& In e%ery*ay homeo"athic "ractice) $e a## 4no$ the o+stac#e to cure that %accinations can "ose& If you are #i4e me) you may ha%e $on*ere* $hether any nonhomeo"aths ha%e e%er ta4en notice of the ris4s in%o#%e* in immuni3ations& The ans$er may sur"rise you: There is a #arge +o*y of e%i*ence) $hich has +een co##ecte* o%er time +y con%entiona# me*ica# scientists) sho$ing c#ear#y the "otentia# #ong-term ris4s in%o#%e*& On the +asis of these "u+#ishe* *ata) Thomas 6ua4 e(amines the ris42+enefit ana#ysis of com"u#sory mass %accinations against common chi#*hoo* *iseases $ithin the "ara*igm of con%entiona# me*icine&

Vaccinations and Their Side Effects


by Thomas Quak, translated by Christian Kurz

THERE CONTIN

Staphysagria (Sta esacre! "hoto # $anice "arkin

Vaccinations: Part II
Long-Term Consequences Patho-Mechanism Purity of Vaccines

E TO !E many re"orts of com"#ications fo##o$ing %accinations& 'or e(am"#e) the #iterature *escri+es the fo##o$ing ,rare- VaccinationIn*uce* .i*e Effects ,VI.E- of the Meas#es-Mum"sRu+e##a ,MMR- an* "o#io %accinations: Loca# erythemas 'e%er Irrita+i#ity Tire*ness /enera# rashes ,acute urticariaCon0uncti%itis 1rthro"athies Peri"hera# tremor Cough an*2or cory3a Post-%accina# meningitis ,ase"tic meningitis/ui##ain-!arre syn*rome !rachia# neuritis 1na"hy#actic shoc4 Mu#ti"#e sc#erosis Chronic arthritis Lasting *amages) such as the consequences of a "ost%accina# meningitis) an* #ife threatening *iseases) such as ana"hy#actic shoc4) are most feare*& The short-#asting) sma##er si*e effects are usua##y inter"rete* as the norma# reaction of the immune system to the attenuate* *isease

Vaccinations: Part III


7e%e#o"ment of 1##ergies The Meaning of Chi#*hoo* 7iseases Le%e# of Protection

,i&e&) the %accine- an* are therefore regar*e* as harm#ess& 1ccor*ing to a%ai#a+#e statistica# *ata) the 8si*e effects8 of the rea# *iseases are much more frequent than those of the %accination& Therefore the fo##o$ing conc#usion is common#y *ra$n: Vaccinations "re%ent more *amage than they cause an* are therefore of consi*era+#e +enefit to society& Side Effects of Vaccinations

Vaccinations: Part IV
Conc#usion References

Lega##y) on#y sym"toms $hich a""ear $ithin a $e## *efine* time ,norma##y a fe$ *ays or $ee4s- after the %accination) an* there+y suggest a causa# #in4 to it) are consi*ere* to +e si*e effects of the %accination ,VI.E-& .ym"toms that *e%e#o" s#o$#y or those that *e%e#o" on#y after consi*era+#e time has "asse* are *ifficu#t to #in4 to the %accination) +ecause the "atient is e("ose* to many other en%ironmenta# inf#uences *uring this "erio*& !ecause *ata on these *e#aye* effects are *ifficu#t or im"ossi+#e to treat in a statistica##y meaningfu# $ay) these si*e effects are not recogni3e* as cause* +y the %accination: " to the year 9::9 8on#y8 9;<= "atients in /ermany fi#e* c#aims +ase* on VI.E accor*ing to the !seuch/ >fe*era# #a$ concerning e"i*emic *iseases? >@9?& 1ccor*ing to !uch$a#* >A9?) through 9::@) AB=< cases of VI.E ha%e +een #ega##y confirme* in /ermany& This corres"on*s to a "re%a#ence of B&A "er 9==)=== ,"ersons $ith the *isease at a certain time- at an inci*ence of =&@9 "er 9==)=== ,ne$ "ersons acquiring the *isease each year-& 'or the "o"u#ation of /ermany this trans#ates into a+out 9<= confirme* VI.E "er year& The num+er of fi#e* c#aims is) of course) many times higher& /athering *ata on #ong-term VI.E requires %ery e("ensi%e an* #a+orious o+ser%ations o%er #ong time "erio*s& Those $ou#* on#y +e usefu#) ho$e%er) if com"ara+#e grou"s of %accinate* an* un%accinate* su+0ects $ere a%ai#a+#e for #ong-term stu*y& Many ethica# an* forensic "ro+#ems arise at this "oint& 'urthermore) it is *ifficu#t to fin* a sufficient num+er of un%accinate* "eo"#e& There are no com"arati%e #ong-term stu*ies on %accinate* an* un%accinate* "o"u#ations& 1n im"ortant question in the assessment of ho$

frequent#y VI.E occur has to *o $ith ho$ much attention is gi%en to the o+ser%ation of VI.E an* ho$ frequent#y the connection +et$een VI.E an* %accination is ma*e& The e*itoria# of the $% &ed% &icrobiol% >99? comments: 8The rate of "ost-%accina# meningitis %aries +et$een stu*ies an* may +e *e"en*ent on ho$ har* the in%estigators try to unco%er such cases&8 This comment $as ma*e $ith res"ect to a stu*y on the MMR %accination in the nite* Cing*om& In this stu*y the authors sho$ that the ris4 of ase"tic meningitis is not) as "re%ious#y thought) +et$een =&B an* 9= "er mi##ion) +ut rather +et$een 9 an* 99 "er ten thousan* >9D?& 7uring mass-%accinations this #ea*s to a shoc4ing#y high num+er of com"#ications >A@?) since in this case e%ery+o*y) $ithout e(ce"tion) comes into contact $ith the ,attenuate*- %irusE not 0ust a "art of the "o"u#ation) as $ith the natura##y occurring *isease& .e%era# years e#a"se* +et$een the 9:;; intro*uction of the MMR %accination in the C $ith the so-ca##e* ra+e-mum"s strain ,so#* un*er the +ran* names "luseri' an* (impari' in /ermany +efore they $ere remo%e* from the mar4et in 9::@- unti# the rea#i3ation of the high ris4 in%o#%e*) $hen strain $as re"#ace* +y the Fery# Lynn strain in 9::@& It is genera##y assume* that this strain *oes not) or *oes #ess frequent#y) #ea* to ase"tic meningitis) e%en though cases of meningitis ha%e a#rea*y +een re"orte* for this "articu#ar %accine >@D?& Development of Vaccines The fact that there e%en e(ist *ifferent strains of the %accine has to *o $ith the $ay they are "ro*uce*& 1## %accines in use to*ay contain #i%e) attenuate* %iruses ,as *o meas#es) "o#io) ru+e##a) inf#uen3a) ye##o$-fe%er) %arice##a-& The 8transmutation8 ,attenuation- of a %iru#ent $i#* strain into a %accine is to*ay sti## an em"irica# "rocess& The %irus is su+0ecte* to se%era# "assages in %arious ce## cu#tures un*er non-o"tima# gro$th con*itions& Through this "rocess) the %irus changes its s"ecific "ro"erties) +ut remains a 8#i%e8 %irus& The mechanism in%o#%e* in this attenuation is not 4no$n in any *etai#& 'o##o$ing

attenuation) a fe$ safety in%estigations are ma*e an* the reacti%ity an* efficacy is teste* on #a+oratory anima#s an* %o#unteers& This "rocess has not change* in essence since the ear#y e("eriments $ith %accines *uring Pasteur5s time& Pasteur) for e(am"#e) *e%e#o"e* a ra+ies %accine >G@? +y cu#ti%ating the %irus in ra++its an* 8attenuating8 it through %aria+#e-#ength e("osures to air& It $as this metho* that ma*e Pasteur famous as $e## as infamous) since many "eo"#e *ie* from ra+ies cause* +y the %accination itse#f >G<?& In the case of co$"o( %accination) $hich has +een a+an*one* in our #atitu*es) the origin of the %irus containe* in the %accine is not e%en 4no$n& The origina# %accine from co$"o( use* to +e transferre* from chi#* to chi#* +ecause there $as no $ay of conser%ing it& Recu#ti%ation on co$s $as on#y successfu##y accom"#ishe* after se%era# *eca*es& In the meantime) attenuation of the %accine ha* +een achie%e* in thousan*s of human +o*ies -- a %ery *angerous "rocess in*ee*) +ecause not on#y the co$"o( %irus $as transmitte*) so a#so $ere a## other infectious *iseases of the "erson& 8This %accine is mo#ecu#ar-+io#ogica##y *ifferent from the %ario#a %irus as $e## as the co$"o( %irus&8 >G;? No$a*ays there are *ifferent %accines) accor*ing to manufacturing "rocesses) "ut on the mar4et +y %arious com"anies) a## $ith *iffering "ro"erties& Ho$e%er) the mo#ecu#ar +asis of the acti%e "rinci"#e is in most cases sti## un4no$n& The natura# %irus is in*istinguisha+#e from the attenuate* %irus +y sero#ogica# metho*s& The ra+emum"s %irus an* the Fery#-mum"s %irus are i*entica# on that +asis& On#y through the mo*ern technique of gene sequencing has it recent#y +ecome "ossi+#e to i*entify se%era# *ifferences +et$een the %accines& It is) ho$e%er) sti## un4no$n $hy one strain is more reacti%e than the other& 1#so un4no$n is ho$ these genetic *ifferences come a+out *uring the "rocess of attenuation& 1fter a##) the in0ection of a #i%e) attenuate* %irus is a "rocess in%o#%ing many un4no$ns an* immeasura+#es) $hich are ta4en on faith *ue to the o+%ious success an* fa%ora+#e ris42+enefit ratio in fighting the so-ca##e* mass

e"i*emics& Reaction of the Immune System It is im"ortant to rea#i3e that the reaction of the immune system to the in0ecte* %accine is on#y 4no$n "artia##y: It has +een o+ser%e* frequent#y that anti+o*y #e%e#s *o not go han* in han* $ith immunity to the *isease & & & The in%estigation of the secon* +ranch of immunity) the ce## mitigate* immune res"onse) has +een technica##y much more *ifficu#t an* turne* out to +e %ery com"#e( & & & There e(ists no$ a #arge num+er of e("erimenta# *ata an* insights into the *ifferent mechanisms of the ce## mitigate* immune res"onse inc#u*ing their interactions among each other an* $ith the humora# immune system& 7es"ite that fact) $e ha%e on#y fragmentary 4no$#e*ge a+out the concrete ro#e of the ce## mitigate* immune res"onse to an infection +y iso#ate* "athogens in the human +o*y& >G;) "@<=?& These statements are %ery im"ortant: 9& The "otentia##y *isease-"ro%o4ing "ro"erties of a %accine are un4no$n ,the structure of the genome is not 4no$n-& @& The reaction of the immune system to the in0ecte* %accine is not 4no$n in any *etai#& A& The interaction of the a#tere* state of the immune system ,after the %accination- $ith other %aria+#es is un4no$n& He *on5t 4no$ $hich #ong-term consequences may arise from this) +ecause stu*ies focus "re*ominant#y on shortterm reactions to the %accination& There are) ho$e%er) in*ications of #ong-term si*e effects of the immuni3ation&

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