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- From: kaminski@netcom.com (Peter Kaminski)
- Newsgroups: misc.health.alternative
- Subject: Re: Vaccinations?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.062243.22884@netcom.com>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 06:22:43 GMT
- References: <1992Dec28.180843.20969@lclark.edu>
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- In <1992Dec28.180843.20969@lclark.edu> dan@lclark.edu (Dan Revel) writes:
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- >My wife and I are expecting our first child in January and I have
- >some questions about the pros and cons about childhood vaccinations:
- >which ones are good ideas and which ones may cause more harm than good.
-
- First off, some advice: don't take any information you get as gospel --
- examine it, then make your own informed decision.
-
- My feelings (*not* medical advice -- consult your own physician(s)!): Avoid
- the unnecessary or overly dangerous immunizations; delay the necessary ones
- until the kid's body can handle them. I'd suggest complementary
- homeopathic treatment to help handle symptoms, too. Do your own research
- on the details -- it's the kind of thing you have to decide for yourself.
-
- Now, information sources:
-
- 1) The Usenet newsgroup, misc.kids. Indispensable for new parents.
- Unfortunately, I don't find an immunization FAQ listed in the
- misc.kids FAQ index, but there is still a lot of real-life parenting
- experience at your fingertips there on all topics.
-
- 2) _Mothering_ magazine. A *great* resource for all aspects of
- parenting, with an alternative/humanist slant. _Mothering_ publishes
- a couple of compilations of articles (like a FAQ! :) on particular
- topics, such as home-based education, circumcision, and of course,
- immunization.
-
- I don't have a current copy at hand, but find one at a bookstore or
- library and look in the back, and they'll have ordering info. (Or
- email, and I'll find get better contact info for you.)
-
- 3) I've found _The Immunization Decision: A Guide for Parents_, by Randall
- Neustaedter (a homeopath, though the book has general applicability)
- useful. You should be able to get it through a bookstore, or at the
- standard homepathic outlets (I'll make a separate homeopathic resource
- post).
-
- 4) Dr. Robert Mendelsohn also wrote extensively about immunization --
- check _How to Raise a Healthy Child... In Spite of Your Doctor_, for
- instance.
-
- Pete
-