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Why Do Young Children Need Flu Shots?

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The Federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted unanimously to recommend that all children between 6 months and 5 years old receive flu shots each year. Flu Shots for All? Some members of the panel believe this did not go far enough, and urged advising vaccination for all U.S. citizens. Other committee members disagreed, noting that if demand for flu shots outpaced the supply, it could cause problems. More Than Ever Before The CDC expects over 100 million doses of flu vaccine to be produced for the coming flu season, more than ever before. However, more than half of those for whom flu vaccine is recommended are actually immunized, even though manufacturers must destroy large amounts of unused vaccine every year. USA Today February 23, 2006 Dr. Mercola's Comment:Amazing how now that winter has come and gone you haven't heard much lately about the flu epidemic that never came to be in America. Fortunately, many wise health care workers have not been fooled and are actually skipping flu shots,because they realize that they're hazardous to your health. And, the two top antiviral flu drugs don't work. Yet even though these drugs have been proven to be ineffective and we don't have a flu epidemic,recently the U.S. government ordered another 5 million doses of Tamiflu for their stockpile. Why on earth did the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommend (unanimously no less) that all children from ages 6 months to 5 receive an annual flu shot anyway? Once you understand the truth you realize that it makes no sense at all from a health perspective. When you finally wake up and realize that there is a bigger picture involved here the pieces of the puzzles start to fit together nicely. If you study this very carefully you will find that these multi-national drug corporations are in no way motivated to improve human suffering. It is actually quite the contrary. They will go to every measure possible to gain more power and money to control people. They are not stupid. They have some of the brightest and most sophisticated operations in the world and know precisely what they are doing. Thatis the only possible logical explanation why mercury-laden vaccines are recommended for innocent and defenseless children. The U.S. EPA advised over seven years ago that mercury be removed from all vaccines. But, most people don't realize that this was only a "recommendation" and that drug companies are not at all forced to do so. And they don't. They continue to wreak havoc on innocent children and earn large sums of money for doing so. They seek to instill fear into the population through their control of the media in the fall warning people about flu deaths and strongly advising everyone to get a flu shot as rapidly as possible. Now they are advising children who can't possibly understand the issues here. The idea of universal flu vaccinations is a catastrophe in the making if there ever was one. Nevertheless, it won't surprise you thatthe committee agreed to discuss that very idea at their next meeting this summer. Trust me and CAREFULLY review the evidence before you subject yourself or someone you love to this dangerous practice. Don't let these greedy people take advantage of you anymore. There are inexpensive and safe options to avoiding the flu. You and your family don't need toxic, mercury-laden flu shots, if you follow my safe and simple protocol:
  • Eliminate sugar from your diet. nn
  • Get the right amount of sleep. nn
  • Eat garlic regularly. nn
  • Nip stress in the bud by learning an energy psychology tool like the Emotional Freedom Technique. nn
  • Consume a high-quality fish or cod liver oil daily. nn
  • Wash your hands regularly.nn
  • Start exercising today!
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