With the current vaccination schedule, over 100 vaccine antigens and significant amounts of toxins are injected into the bloodstreams of babies and young children before the age of five. Chemicals and heavy metals known to be toxic are used in vaccines as preservatives, to inactivate or kill the viruses or bacteria used in the vaccines, and as adjuvants or enhancers to help improve effectiveness.

Most vaccines are given in the first and second year of a baby's life during the critical period of brain and immune development. Some doctors say that a baby's immune system is not strong enough to handle the amount of vaccine antigens that are directly injected (bypassing normal entry), and their livers are not developed enough to metabolize or excrete the toxic chemicals or metals in vaccines.

Mercury

Even though mercury has finally been taken out of most childhood vaccines, there is still a significant amount of mercury in many flu shots as well as tetanus booster shots and some meningitis vaccines. Trace amounts of mercury still remain in other vaccines. Mercury is known to be one of the most toxic substances on earth and no amount of mercury is safe, especially when injected into a baby's small developing body.

Aluminum

Most of the recent reports and discussion concerning toxicity of vaccines has revolved around the mercury issue, but mercury is certainly not the only toxic problem with childhood vaccines. Aluminum is used as an adjuvant to boost the immune response from vaccines. Scientific evidence of the safety of injected aluminum is sorely lacking.

Aluminum can accumulate in tissues and can build up to toxic levels in the bloodstream, bones, and brain. Accumulation of aluminum in the brain is known to impair neurological and mental development. Animal studies show that aluminum causes convulsions, impaired memory, and defective learning.

The difference in the amount of aluminum that may be considered safe for babies and the amount that is actually contained in vaccines is alarming. The FDA website says that premature babies receiving injected aluminum through IV fluids at levels greater than 4 to 5 micrograms per kilogram of body weight per day, can accumulate aluminum at levels associated with central nervous system and bone toxicity, and toxic build-up may occur at even lower rates. For a tiny premature baby, the toxic dose would be 10 to 20 mcg. It is estimated that a 12-pound, two-month-old full-term, healthy baby could safely receive at least 30 mcg of injected aluminum via IV per day. But it is unknown how much more aluminum a healthy baby can handle and how much can be safely injected into a baby via vaccines.

The safety of aluminum levels in vaccines has never been established. No research has been done to determine a baby's ability to excrete aluminum to prevent toxic build-up. No one has measured the levels of aluminum absorption by the bloodstream when an aluminum-containing vaccine is injected into a baby. Also disturbing is the lack of data to determine if injected aluminum interacts with other vaccine toxins to cause harm to small developing bodies.

A newborn baby receiving a Hepatitis B shot on its first day of life gets 250 mcg of aluminum from this vaccine. The total amount of aluminum that a 2-month-old baby receives from the recommended "well-baby" vaccines could vary from 295 mcg. to 1225 mcg., depending on which vaccines are given. This dose is usually repeated at 4 months and again at 6 months of age.

Other Toxins and Allergens

There are also trace or residual amounts of 2-phenoxyethanol, phenol, albumin, sucrose, lactose, MSG, glycine, formaldehyde, and antibiotics (neomycin) in vaccines. These are very small amounts, but do we want to continually inject even small amounts of these toxins directly into our tiny babies' developing bodies, given their inability to detoxify and how vulnerable they are to low levels of toxins? If trace amounts of formaldehyde, MSG, or antibiotics were in foods that were to be given to our babies, most of us wouldn't allow it. Yet, these toxins go directly into the baby's bloodstream.

Vaccines also can contain egg and yeast proteins. We delay giving our babies solid foods, mostly to avoid the proteins that can cause allergies. Why would we inject isolated proteins into their bodies at 2 months old?

Contaminants

Vaccines also contain various animal products and are created using both human and animal tissues. These tissues can contain viruses and other contaminants. Even though there are processes to detoxify and clean the vaccines, some viruses have still made it into the final vaccine products that were injected into babies. One well-known case was a monkey virus known to cause cancer that was found in the polio vaccine given to millions of babies during the 50s and 60s. There remains a possibility of an unknown or new virus that may not be detected with current testing.

Vaccine Alternatives

What is the alternative to vaccinating your baby? Develop a strong, healthy immune system naturally, beginning with exclusive, long-term breastfeeding and providing your child with good nutrition and other elements that build healthy immunity. There is much you can do to strengthen your baby's immunity to resist disease.

See info about Healthy Immunity

See Super Healthy Kids: Strengthening Your Child's Resistance to Disease

See Dr. Neustaedter's Vaccine Choices Seminar

See The Vaccine Guide: Risks and Benefits

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