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Episode 66 Content and Overview

Vaccines are recommended from birth up through adulthood. When a vaccination is introduced into your system, you create antibodies against the disease, and if your body is ever exposed to that organism in the future, your body recognizes it and is able to fight it off. There are many different types of vaccines and additional ingredients that are added during processing or to improve the shelf life or safety. As more and more vaccines are recommended for children there has been growing concern over the safety of the vaccines individually, and the recommendations for the number and timing of vaccines. Making a decision whether or not to vaccination your child is a complicated one and involves weighing the risks and benefits. This episode is an overview of the recommendations for vaccines from birth to age 2, a look at vaccination schedules, and some of the general concerns about vaccines.

Included in This Episode

• WHO vaccine recommendations
• Vaccinations across all G8 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK, US)
• CDC schedule
• Alternative vaccination schedules
• Example of an alternative vaccination schedule by Dr. Paul Tomas
• Autism
• Autoimmune disease
• Abstract: Vaccines, adjuvants, and autoimmunity
• Abstract: Vaccine adjuvants and autoimmunity
• MTHFR and vaccines
• Folate & folic acid
• Study on MTHFR as a predictor of autism risk
• Study on the association between MTHFR and autism spectrum disorders
• Talking to your pediatrician
• Exemptions in the United States of America by state
• Medical exemptions
• Vaccinations and fever reducers (ibuprofen or acetaminophen)
• Clinical trial on fever reducers
• Acetaminophen during pregnancy
• Your Birth Plan book
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