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Are childhood immunizations safe

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    by Linda Burleson

    A myriad of vaccines are administered to our children almost from the moment of birth and the possible ramifications of this practice is rarely considered, particularly by the parents who are told that their offspring must...read more

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    by Sarah Grau

    The controversy surrounding vaccines has become a hot-button issue among parents, doctors and politicians. Vaccines have been linked to everything from autism and sudden infant death syndrome to attention deficit disorder...read more

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    by Suzann Anderson

    Over the last several decades Americans have been told that immunizations prevent infectious disease outbreaks. Parents have been convinced, maybe foolishly, that we must "Immunize by two. It's up to you." We're made to fe...read more

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    by Shirley Gooding

    As a new grandma and a full time student at a university I became concerned about the mandatory vaccination program in California. The research I have done is frightening. Before mass inoculation programs were implemented ...read more

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    by D'Nar Nya

    There are unfortunately many children in America who lack the proper vaccinations. The problem appears to exist on both sides of the Atlantic with a prominent British MP recently proposing tough measures to address the iss...read more

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    by Shernite Arnold

    Protecting a child from harm becomes a so much more rigorous task when physical scars aren't the primary concern of a worried parent. Parents often find themselves in conflict with afflicting their precious newborns with t...read more

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    by Miss Faith

    By the time children reach the age of 18 they will have received at least 16 vaccines. It's far from the norm to not estimate tons of shots when you have a baby, but the federal government keeps adding to the current list...read more

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    by Odessa Toma

    My oldest daughter suffers from Eczema, and there is no history of Eczema in my family. She started showing symptoms at four months of age, around the same time as some of her infant vaccinations. For a long time I had l...read more

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