Homeopathy is a system of medicine developed well before vaccines came on the market. Homeopathy is an all natural form of alternative medicines that uses diluted substances to treat a disease.
Vaccines are made from a weakened microbe of the disease such as whopping cough. These vaccines are injected so the body can easy fight off the infection.
Homeopathy and vaccines are similar in this regard that they both use diluted substances for treatment. Homeopathy does dilute many medicines to the point where there is no substance left. However, the slighly diluted substances in homeopathy would be similar to a vaccine.
There is a misconception that all homeopaths are against vaccinations. This is certainly true in some cases. This blog show an entry of a homeopath against vaccinations. However, Dr. Peter Fischer, the homeopath to the queen, has said homeopathy is in no way against vaccinations.
Vaccines have help to eradicate diseases such as measles, small pox and whooping cough. Most children's immune system can fight off diseases on their own, the vaccines do reduce the suffering. Some children are not strong enough to fight the disease. This vaccine helps save these children lives.
The controversy with the vaccines start with a trial done by Dr. Andrew Wakefield in England. He say there is a link between vaccines and autism. However, this study was later found to be flawed. They found the researcher manipulated data and broke other ethical codes. Dr. Wakefield is now in the US. He says that he still stands by his study.
Subsequent studies found no link between autism and vaccines. However, these studies were not as large as the Wakefield study. Let us also remember that Dr. Wakefield did not recommend not getting your kids vaccinated. Wakefield had suggested that kids not receive all their vaccines at once. He recommended giving the kids one vaccine at a time per month.
The US government has compensated victims of vaccination. See the article below.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/06/vaccines.autism/
However, the US still states there is no correlation between autism and vaccines.
Do vaccines cause autism?
Why are some homeopaths against vaccination?
Is the Wakefield trial flawed?
I look forward to your comments.
