Should Parents Vaccinate Their Children

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Should Parent's Allow Their Children To Be Vaccinated Preservatives have been used in vaccines for more than 70 years and are added to vaccines to prevent the growth of bacteria that could make the vaccine unsafe to use. The main preservative used is called Thimerosal. Thimerosal does have neurotic effects on infants and toddlers and is connected with them having autism. Thimerosal contains 49.6% of mercury. Mercury is the principle agent that kills contaminants. The department of defense states mercury is very hazardous and can cause death if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Mercury poisoning has caused dyslexia, hyperactivity, seizures, autism, mental retardation, speech delays and attention deficit disorder. Mercury can be found in dental fillings, many vaccines, and certain fish contaminated by polluted oceans. Immunizations weaken the immune system and makes it work less efficiently.. Immunizations have harmful chemicals in them that are dangerous to the body. Children can still contract a disease regardless of getting immunized against it. A person has no guarantee that they will not contact the disease if they have been vaccinated. A person/child is less likely to contract a disease if they naturally develop an immunity for example breastfeeding or coming in contact at a young age. More than 12,000 bad reactions to vaccines are reported each year, if all doctors reported these reactions the total would be closer to 120,000 per year. Over 1,000 deaths are vaccine related. By 1997 families had received more than $802 million for hundreds of injuries and deaths from vaccinations. There are still thousands of cases pending totaling more than $1.7 billion. Vaccinations are more serious that the diseases they are supposed to protect a person from. The whooping cough is the most dangerous vaccine. Over twenty-three vaccines are given

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