Can the hepatitis B vaccine cause Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)?
I’ve recently become a fan of Dr. Mercola. On his website, he will quote a study that has been done, give the facts from that, and then he will give his own comments about it. Fascinating! He is not afraid to take on controversial topics like the study done in peer-reviewed papers that cites hepatitis B vaccine as a possible cause for numerous sudden infant deaths (in the U.S. and in Europe), multiple sclerosis, and other autoimmune disorders.
Dr. Mercola points out that reactions to the hepatitis B vaccine may be serious. He believes that the hepatitis B vaccine may be the most problematic vaccine on the required list for children today.
Newborns began to be routinely given the hepatitis B vaccine in 1992. The CDC and the FDA jointly operated the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, and between 1992 and 2005, they reported 36,788 official adverse reactions to hepatitis B vaccines. 14,800 of these were serious enough that hospitalization was required.
Furthermore, 781 people were reported to have DIED following hepatitis B vaccination. Dr. Mercola also noted that vaccine adverse reactions are grossly under-reported, even perhaps by as much as 90%. So these figures could be only the tip of the iceberg.
Often vaccine reactions are not even recognized by medical professionals as vaccine-related.
For instance, when babies die after receiving the hepatitis B vaccine, their deaths are usually attributed to SIDS without investigation into the vaccine that might have caused the baby’s sudden death.
What happens when a parent tries to refuse a vaccination? A friend told me recently that when she was politely refusing a certain immunization for her infant, the doctor continued to urge her to allow it, saying that the risks were minimal of an adverse effect.
Dr. Mercola goes on to say that the protection that the hepatitis B vaccine gives the baby tends to diminish over time so that by the time the child is actually exposed to the virus, their protection is almost nil anyway.
So why vaccinate them at birth when they could have such an adverse reaction in their immune system, permanent brain damage, and even death?
Dr Mercola concludes: “It is not logical. Makes no sense, none, nada, zip. This is a seriously flawed public health policy recommendation that is not backed up by good science.”
Health Disclaimer: This post is the opinion of the author and these statements have not been approved by the FDA. This is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure, or prevent any disease. Contact your health professional for all your medical concerns and be sure to ask him/her about the safety of vaccines like the hepatitis B vaccine.
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