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General Issues

While public health authorities invariably contend that “vaccines are safe” and “vaccines save lives”, it is impossible for them to prove these statements. The most they can do is offer epidemiological data for specific cases which don’t necessarily reflect what happens in the population as a whole or truly represent cause and effect.

Today’s parents generally have little or no knowledge of historical infectious disease patterns and the true burden of those diseases when they occurred. Diseases which were once considered a childhood rite of passage which posed no serious threat are now described as “killers”.

On a daily basis, VRAN fields questions from new parents not knowing how to gauge vaccines or the possibility of harm from either an infectious disease or a vaccine. Says VRAN coordinator, Edda West, “How many mothers are out there worrying about how to make the best possible decisions for their children without enough information enabling them to make a choice they are confident and comfortable with? And how many mothers are estranged from their intuitive faculties, unable to trust their inner signals calling them to pay close attention to potential danger to their child?”

Doctors Speak

“There are significant risks associated with every immunization and numerous contraindications that may make it dangerous for the shots to be given to your child…. Immunization against relatively harmless childhood diseases may be responsible for the dramatic increase in autoimmune diseases.” — Dr. Robert Mendelsohn MD, pediatrician In the 1970’s when few people had heard […]

Parents Speak

For many years, Vaccine Choice Canada (formerly VRAN) has received a steady flow of letters from parents who take issue with heavy handed vaccine policies, the burgeoning amount of vaccines their children are expected to get, and coercive tactics health officials use to push vaccine agendas. When children suffer vaccine reactions and injuries, the medical […]

Informed Consent - Mature Minor - Ethics

All Canadians have the right to make decisions regarding vaccination guided by full knowledge about risks and benefits. The principle of “Informed Consent” is at the foundation of Canadian Medical Law. It grants “every individual the right to information on material risks and the fundamental right of persons to be free from unwanted physical interference.” […]

The "Ethics" of Vaccination in Canada

The “experts” tell us that vaccination is the cornerstone of public health and that we are indebted to it for reducing disease and death from childhood infectious diseases. Who are these “experts”? They are doctors, scientists and administrators who’ve been educated to “know” vaccines are indispensible for good health and longevity. Have they been schooled […]

Herd Immunity

Related VCC Pages Related VCC Links Related External Links Herd Immunity and Compulsory Childhood Vaccination: Does the Theory Justify the Law? – Mary Holland and Chase E. Zachary – Oregon Law Review 2014 (pdf) Herd Immunity: Flawed Science and Mass Vaccination Failures by Suzanne Humphries MD Resurgence of Whooping Cough May Owe to Vaccine’s Inability […]

Politics of Vaccination

Related VCC Articles Related External Articles Gates Foundation/CFR Propaganda Against ‘Anti-Vaccine’ Movement Backfires Barbara Loe Fisher – The Battle to Defend Non-Medical Exemptions is Worth Defending IOM Presentation Calling for Studies to Compare Health of Vaccinated & Unvaccinated Children The Simpsonwood Meeting: Commentary by Kenneth P. Stoller MD. “Elected vaccine authorities from CDC, FDA, and […]

Healthcare Worker & Student Vaccines

Vaccines commonly required for entry into various types of post secondary education and for healthcare workers (HCWs) pose an especially thorny dilemma for those who would choose to remain unvaccinated. They must decide between accepting vaccination and running the risk of being fired or refused entry to an education facility, or submitting to a vaccine […]
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