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| Examining the case for immunisation |
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| Author : Dianne Panel
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| Created : 06 Dec 2001
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| Last Revision : 07 Dec 2001
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Medications come in a bottle or packet with a label we can read; vaccinations come in a syringe grasped firmly in the doctor's hand and with no preliminary document which we can peruse in the waiting room beforehand.
According to anti-immunisation groups, the base material for certain vaccines is produced from cells taken from aborted foetuses. This is partly correct but not as bizarre and unpalatable as it may first appear, in that the cells were taken from the lung of one foetus several decades ago and are reproduced.
There are also traces of human blood products and animal enzymes used in these base products. I can understand the reservations of parents who are opposed to blood transfusions, or are vegetarians, having a problem with this, but for others it should not be disconcerting. Most people do, after all, consume foods such as eggs, lambs fry, and steak and kidney pie. These foods enter our bodies, are processed, and finish up in our bloodstreams � the same bloodstreams the vaccines are injected into. Many people receive blood in the course of an operation or following an accident, and many donate blood. Let's remain open and analytical, keeping logic to the fore.
The Institute of Environmental Science and Research informed me that, "all these vaccines must meet strict manufacturing standards."
I pondered this statement trying to decide whether it alluded to the meticulous scrubbing of all workbenches and vials or strict monitoring of the vaccine contents. In fact it could mean anything. After all, these strict standards must first be drawn up by a person or body which sets the benchmark so, without more details, the term is fairly meaningless. The following is a list of the most controversial ingredients, either present in childhood disease vaccines, or used in their manufacture.
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