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Scientific community needs to research possible ill effects from vaccines

Kaiden Whittman, 3, receives a flu shot from medical assistant Gigi Hernandez at Advocate Children’s Hospital on Sept. 29. Children and their parents were not able to pick the needle-free nasal spray vaccine this year.
Kaiden Whittman, 3, receives a flu shot from medical assistant Gigi Hernandez at Advocate Children’s Hospital on Sept. 29. Children and their parents were not able to pick the needle-free nasal spray vaccine this year. Chicago Tribune/TNS

I imagine the sudden paralysis of children, described in Oct. 30’s paper, (“Hundreds of American kids are suddenly paralyzed, and doctors don’t know why”), will continue to be a mystery, and will continue to increase, until the scientific community is willing to risk the wrath of Big Pharma, and research, without preconceived notions, the possible connection between vaccines and this condition.

By 10 months, a child like the one mentioned in the article, would have received 19 shots, if following the Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended immunization schedule. Yet, what most parents are not told is that transverse myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome, which has polio-like symptoms, are both known adverse effects of many vaccines, including MMR, DTaP, hepatitis B and influenza, and are listed as such on package inserts. It should come as no surprise that incidence of these diseases are increasing along with the ever-increasing requirements for childhood vaccinations.

Brian Dorfman, Morro Bay

This story was originally published November 7, 2016 at 8:49 PM with the headline "Scientific community needs to research possible ill effects from vaccines."

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