|
Millions of Americans have come to
distrust vaccines and mainstream medicine’s vaccine agenda. There is a
growing movement in this country and around the world that questions
the safety and effectiveness of all vaccines for obvious reasons. Many
childhood disorders such as autism, ADD/ADHD, SIDS and others have been
linked to vaccines. Thousands of soldiers who served in the military
have been severely disabled or in some cases even died after receiving
their mandated shots. Vaccines are the most controversial subject in
all of medicine.
The standard line heard from most parents once
their eyes are open to the risks of vaccines is, “How will I get my
child into day care or in school without their shots.” Those working in
the healthcare field or soldiers in the military are faced with similar
questions.
To help educate the people further about how to
legally avoid all vaccines, Dr. Sherri Tenpenny has put together a
brand new book that is absolutely necessary to have in your possession
if you or a loved one don’t want to vaccinate but are not sure how to
get around it. As Dr. Tenpenny says on the back cover of her book,
“Saying No To Vaccines is not intended to be a balanced view of
vaccination literature. Pro-vaccine information is readily accessible
through the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC, healthcare and
government-sponsored organizations. This book balances the debate.”
Below is a copy of an interview Crusador editor
Greg Ciola conducted with Dr. Tenpenny shortly after the release of her
new book.
Crusador: What was the impetus for writing your new book “Saying NO To Vaccines”?
Parents needed a tool that did their homework for
them. The evidence is there to support their decision to not vaccinate;
you just have to do a little work to find it. Everyone seems to be so
afraid of “bugs” and their potential ability to make us sick. But the
reality is that we swim in “bugs” every day and we are not dropping
over like flies. The only “bugs” we seem to obsess over are associated
with vaccines. Only two generations ago, measles, mumps and chickenpox
were normal experiences of childhood. Why we=2
0have complete fear of
these infections is media and money driven and unfounded.
If the focus of Public Health was on sleep,
exercise, clean water and safe, non-GMO food, we would have a healthy
society without vaccines…but we would not have billion dollar
industries employing millions of people to keep us “healthy.” The fact
is, we are a very UNhealthy society with vaccines, so the Public health
and argument that we must vaccinate ‘for greater good’ is a failure.
I put a large body of research into my first
book, FOWL! and my two DVDS, documenting the dangers of vaccination.
“Saying No To Vaccines” was the next logical step. It answers the
question, “I’ve decided not to vaccinate, now what do I do?”
Crusador: What are some of the issues you
cover in the book that aren’t covered in your two DVD’s “Vaccines: The
Risks, The Benefits, The Choices” and “Vaccines: What CDC Documents and
Science Reveal”?
There is very little overlap between Saying No to
Vaccines and the DVDs. The foundational premise of the book is to give
answers refuting the 25 most common arguments used to promote
vaccination. For example, parents are often told the
vaccine-preventable diseases of childhood can be serious and if their
child is not vaccinated, their child could die.
I tell them how to
refute that argument and give documentation from the medical literature
to demonstrate that statement is nothing more than fear mongering.
Parents are told by pediatricians there is “no evidence that
vaccination harms the immune system” and there is “no evidence that
vaccination can lead to chronic disease.” I used the medical literature
to prove the opposite is true.
Crusador: What are the most common questions you get about vaccines?
The most frequently-asked question I get is about
vaccination exemption, meaning, “How do I refuse the vaccine and still
get my kids into school or keep my job,” so by design a large part of
the book covers exemptions. I included a lot of detail on how to avoid
vaccinations for school situations, including college, professional
situations where a job may require certain vaccines, if you are in a
nursing home, foreign adoption, the military, even if you are
incarcerated. I have also included a chapter on frequently- asked
questions about vaccination. Saying No To Vaccines has an entire
section on “most frequently asked questions.”
Crusador: There is a huge divide in this
country between those who think you should vaccinate versus those who
feel you shouldn’t. The majority is still on the side of thinking that
vaccines are THE answer to long-term immunity. When you do speaking
engagements or radio interviews or simply talk to a pregnant woman
about the need to question the safety of vaccines further, how do you
present your information to make someone think twice?
Even though I strongly believe that vaccines
cause more harm than the “good” they supposedly do, it is important for
people to see the evidence of harm – from a scientific perspective –
and not just take my word for it. All of my information, every slide
and every paragraph in my book, is referenced from a highly reputable
medical journal or from the Centers for Disease Control, the CDC.
People can see for themselves the one-sided, biased view of the vaccine
industry, promoting that vaccines are “safe” and “protective.” Almost
100% of the time, once people pull back the veil and see the rest of
the story, they know that vaccination is not what the drug companies
claim it to be.
Crusador: Do you feel that there is such
a thing as a “safe” vaccine? If there isn’t, how do you counter the
mainstream medical mentality that vaccines may not be entirely without
risks, but those risks are far less than the risks we would face
without vaccines at all?
I really felt that parents needed strong answers
for when they decided to not vaccinate. Very few people are willing to
say something. The risk of the vaccine is
greater than the risk of the
disease. The “Green Our Vaccines” movement was partially behind the
reason I wrote this book. Many activists, people with very good
intentions, hedge and put their support behind “safer” vaccines which
are a chemical impossibility. People just need to SAY NO.
Crusador: Tell our readers a little more
about the exemption clauses you discuss in your book. The medical
establishment has done a terrific job of intimidating people into
thinking they have to take vaccines and yet, rarely if ever will you
hear about the ways to exempt yourself and family from taking vaccines.
A medical exemption is available in all 50 states
but must be recommended by a doctor. The exemption can be difficult to
obtain and often, it only excuses future vaccination with a shot that
has already caused a severe reaction.
There are three exemptions available in this
country – medical, religious and philosophical. As of now, 19 states
accept a philosophical exemption. It is the easiest of the three to
use. You request a form from the school nurse, state the reasons you
don’t want to vaccinate your child, sign it and give it to the school.
Generally, that’s it. However, different school systems have different
rules. Some require the form annually, some require both parents to
sign the exemption form, some require it to be notarized and so for
th.
You can find links to your state laws and more information by going to www.DrTenpenny.com size="3"> .
Religious exemptions are available in all other
states except West Virginia and Mississippi (which only have medical
exemptions). Religious exemptions can be tricky and in some states,
very difficult to obtain and defend. I often recommend that people
consult an attorney for this type of exemption. Some states, such as
New York and New Jersey, are difficult. New York has been known to use
something called a “sincerity test.” Parents are literally interrogated
by an attorney representing the school district regarding how sincere
their religious assertions are for refusing a vaccine. A panel then
decides if you are sincere enough in your beliefs to allow you to
refuse vaccination on religious ground. I find these tactics absolutely
appalling and akin to Inquisitioners of the Middle Ages.
Crusador: Where do you see the whole
pro-vaccine movement going and what threats to our Constitutional
freedoms do you see coming down the pike?
The dogged determination of those who oppose
vaccines, and in particular mandatory vaccination, has gained traction
at a grass roots level and garnered a lot of attention from the media.
I feel that we have the pro-vaccinators on the ropes. Our arguments20are
hard to deny and the global autism epidemic can no longer be ignored.
Pro-vaccinators are using manipulation, threats and fear tactics,
trying to convince everyone that vaccines are not only safe but
absolutely necessary. I see the vaccine industry like a wounded
Tyrannosaurus Rex, gnashing its teeth and flailing its ugly head. It
won’t die quickly and it will probably get worse before it gets better.
Crusador: There are many people in this
country, myself included, who are concerned that there is an evil
agenda to mass vaccinate the entire planet in the event of a health
emergency. Do you feel that there are genuine reasons to be concerned
and what might we expect to see unfold in an emergency?
Executive orders and recommendations from the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have been written that
stop just short of allowing government-enforced mandatory vaccination
for anthrax, smallpox and bird flu. The only way to change these
policies is by standing together and boldly saying no.
Crusador: Are you still confident that
with enough knowledge about the risks and dangers of vaccines enough
people will wake up and say NO before Big Pharma forces its will upon
the populace?
I’m not sure. People tend to be sheep – Americans
in particular. Look what we have allowed a small number in the White
Hous
e and 545 people in Congress to do to our country. And even those
people who want to effect a change have little time and few resources
to do so. No one wants to stand out, speak up and challenge authority.
Whatever happened to those bra-burning activists of the 1960s? However,
people really are involved now, more than ever. It only takes a small,
vocal minority to really make a difference. As stated years ago by
Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed
citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever
has.”
Crusador: Thank you for your time,
Sherri. These are excellent answers. I encourage everyone reading this
interview to make every effort they can to get a copy of your new book
and share it with their friends and loved ones because it is a great
tool to give the average person confidence to “SAY NO TO VACCINES”.
Thank you, Greg for helping me get this message out to more people. |