Immunization Myths And Your Subtle Gullibility Debunked!
Immunization via vaccination has indeed revolutionized the domain of medicine. Back then, today’s-infectious diseases were regarded to be the synonyms to death-right away. Earlier in the 15th century, Chinese were known to have had used methods to acquire immunity, artificially against small pox. Vaccine development in the 1700s was a turning point in the fate of humans and infectious diseases where some inquisitive yet daring folks took inoculation as a predominant stage of immunization. Where vaccination has and is saving humanity in a witty way, a large number of population still decide not to believe in the very idea of immunization.
Here are a few myths on vaccination debunked for your information.
1. Vaccines cause autism
It’s well said. “Vaccines don’t cause autism. Vaccines cause adults!”
British surgeon, A. Wakefield is to be credited for this speculation for which he lost his medical license which was not a bad deal in return of his long term initiation of the destructive mindset of many people till now, who choose their children to be unimmunized, even at this era of advanced scientific development.
His hypothesis was discredited as a result of the long term procedural studies conducted post his conflicting and unfounded proclamation.
So, there is NO evidence you could become autistic due to vaccines. It is studied to be having more of a genetic link.
2. Vaccines cause infection instead of prevention of disease
Vaccination is the inoculation of a microbe into person’s body to initiate and trigger pre-immunity against a peculiar infection. The inoculum is innocuous and in a minute amount, once in, sets your immune system to create an army for the very infection, which can attack you “anytime-anywhere-anyplace”, later on in your life. Certainly, it may show some symptoms of infection in the beginning i.e. mild fever or rashes but you ain’t supposed to get offended that soon. It’s just your army on fire! Chill.
3. Vaccines contain toxins
Toxin is what is toxic or in words I’d say, poisonous to you, but be sure, the levels of a chemical is also a factor to determine its toxicity for your body. Where mercury, aluminium and formaldehyde are being used in vaccines, FDA has approved these due their negligible amounts being used in vaccines and behold, your body has got a fascinating defense system to fight off such enemies. Close your eyes and think of exactly how many times you’ve mistakenly inhaled small amounts of insect killer sprays. You are not that innocent s**t to be vanished out so easily. Your body is a military state and military doesn’t surrender that quick. Besure.
4. Innate immunity > Acquired immunity
Can you acquire immunity against HIV? What if it’s possible, still, have you ever seen any of your allies gaining or been acquired immunity against it, naturally? Though the vaccination of HIV is still in its primordial phase of study, somehow it’s a good example to explain that every microbe can’t get you immunized. Many of the pathogens are deadly, they have far intelligent mechanisms of spreading all over your paradise to make them theirs. They will not wait for days to stuck inside you and then leave ultimately for your immunization so that you may kill them off whenever they get a chance to attack you again. Don’t be that stupid!
5. Fall in the rate of infections is due to improved hygience-not vaccines
Kindly, Google “Hygiene hypothesis”. You’ll get your answer if you have mind. Wait, if you don’t get it, probably your don’t own one.
6. Vaccination is risky
The only death known to be caused by vaccine in history was reported to the CDC between 1990 and 1992. Immediate response of the body normally after vaccination is pyrexia, allergies or mild symptoms of the inoculum related infection. People often get afraid of these, which are not worth the fear. As I said before, “Your army is on fire”.
7. Naive immune systems of infants are not able to fight off even the mildest of the illnesses
You are mistaken! An infant is said to cope up with 10,000 vaccines at one time, due to having an amazingly high antibody count. 14 vaccines if given to a baby at a time, would be using approximately just 0.1% of the baby’s immune capacity. So their defense system is far stronger than yours.
Think twice before leaving your children unimmunized or get yourself prepared for the remorse.
REFERENCES
- Vaccine Myths Debunked
www.publichealth.org/public-awareness/understanding-vaccines/vaccine-myths-debunked/
- WHO|Questions and answers on immunization and vaccine safety
http://www.who.int/features/qa/84/en/
- Facts- Vaccination matters
https://vaccinate.initiatives.qld.gov.au/facts/
