Thread: Ask my opinion about vaccinations.

You keep editing your posts after I have already responded to them. That makes it confusing for me to accurately respond to them. My very first post in this thread was for citing actual objective scientific statistics, that Joseph Mercola uses them to promote his view is incidental.

Be that as it may, a lot of the criticism of him that you posted (I haven't read the links you provided yet, but I will) I don't find too objectionable. for instance, that he is good at marketing. So?
It says that he is an Osteopath, but you claim he is not a doctor. I agree with him that too many vaccines are used to early in infancy. What is the rush? Let the kid grow a little first. I agree that Mercury in vaccinations does do harm. And I agree that children should not get the flu shot, especially since it is very unlikely that they will die from the flu. Instead, people should help build the kids' immune systems by limiting sugar and processed food. I also believe that there are very effective alternative medicines that should be used first. I believe that allopathic medicine should be used as a last resort.

But over all, I see your point on the character of Joseph Mercola, and if I researched him more I probably wouldn't agree with him on everything. His website did feel a little sensational to me. But I am interested in the facts that he had that I posted. Let us debate on vaccinations, rather than the character of Dr. Mercola.

OK, I read your links. I was surprised to see that he actually does recommend vaccinations!

Here's his proposed schedule for vaccinations:

No vaccinations until a child is two years old.
No vaccines that contain thimerosal (mercury).
No live virus vaccines (except for smallpox, should it recur).
These vaccines should be given one at a time, every six months, beginning at age 2:
A) Pertussis (acellular, not whole cell)
B) Diphtheria
C) Tetanus
D) Polio (the Salk vaccine, cultured in human cells)

Seems less biased than I. Seems pretty rational.