My husband sent me a link to this article – he was astute enough to label it “how to use the media to spread fear”:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/hl_nm/measles_usa_dc
The article is supposedly letting us know that we’re in serious danger of a catastrophic measles outbreak now that many are choosing not to vaccinate their children.
HOWEVER, the last lines of the article completely obliterate everything they’ve just said, if you’re smart enough to catch it:
The last serious U.S. outbreak was in 1989-1991, when 55,000 people got measles and 123 died.
Hello?? That was BEFORE the anti-vaccination movement took hold, when nearly everyone was vaccinated.
So, read another way:
Now that many are choosing NOT to vaccinate, the 2006 measles outbreak was:
The CDC said 55 cases of measles were reported
and in 2008:
131 cases of measles have been reported, with 15 serious enough to be hospitalized, no deaths.
But back in 1989 when nearly everyone was vaccinating their children:
55,000 people got measles and 123 died.
Gee, do you think this ‘news article’ was pharmaceutical plant??
If you’re smart enough to ‘read between the lines’ and also check for original sources in news articles, you won’t be taken in by propaganda like this.
For lots more info on vaccination, see my article:
http://blog.listentoyourgut.com/should-i-vaccinate-my-child/
Jini
Jini Patel Thompson is an internationally recognized expert on natural healing for digestive diseases. She healed herself from widespread Crohn’s Disease and has remained drug and surgery-free for over 25 years. Jini has appeared on numerous podcast, TV, and radio shows throughout the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia, giving people hope and vision for how they can heal their Colitis, Crohn’s, Diverticulitis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), using entirely natural methods. Her books on natural healing for digestive diseases have sold worldwide in over 80 countries.
