For)got Your Shots?
Excessive amounts of garbage have made a tremendous impact on our lives. Most of it is loaded to the brim with hazardous materials that cause serious health problems. Oil spills, air pollution and the tobacco industry are popular targets for ecological protest, but it’s not common to criticize the everyday household commodities we take for granted. Long term exposure to the chemicals found in plastic containers, Styrofoam, rubber cement, and detergent are so foreign to our biological makeup that they may result in deadly health issues later in life. Food has also fell victim to toxicity. Pesticides are sprayed on what could be fresh produce and antibiotics are injected in livestock, both which ultimately end up on the table trays of hospital beds and elementary school cafeterias.
Only one kind of vaccination has been proven not to be linked with autism, however, and many families affected by ASD are still uncertain about exposing their children to a simple procedure that could possibly lead to disastrous results.
Ever since this study was released, some parents have felt like they had to make the difficult choice of refusing vaccinations for their children out of necessity. I had to make that choice too. Back when I was in college, whenever winter whipped into season, flu vaccines became available to any student for a small fee. After hearing reports about patients developing illnesses after taking the shot, I didn’t bother staying in line to get mine; not once during my three years on campus. Call me paranoid, but who knows what’s in those syringes? Private businesses manufacture and sell vaccines. That’s why they’re readily available at the local retail pharmacy store whenever flu season comes around. If these companies won’t bother to make their products safe, the very least they could do would be to place a label listing their contents or a warning notice listing the potential risks from using their product. Doctors need to do their part as well and explain to parents both the benefits and dangers involved in vaccines before their child receives a single shot. If parents disagree on the procedure, the doctor should suggest an alternative method for preventing disease.
I find it very sad that we feel the need to question a product that has saved millions of lives over the past decades. Vaccines are an essential part of health care and people living in the modern world cannot live without them. Suspicion of them being linked to autism is a red flag, addressing the need for strict regulation. The good news is that several progressive reforms have taken place as a result of the negative impacts caused by disregard for our physical and mental well-being. Clean, renewable energy sources are gradually replacing ozone-endangering fossil fuels and restaurants are increasingly providing healthy alternatives for eating. I have a strong feeling that the fight for safe vaccines won’t be too far behind on the agenda of the health-conscious.
Joe Mohs is a determined and creative individual whose life can be defined as a success story. Having recovered from severe autism at the age of four, Joe shares a special history with the famed Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, in which she personally treated Joe using ABA treatment at the UCLA where Joe recovered. Now, at 26, Joe holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Minnesota Duluth and is the founder and co-owner of Living Proof, an inspirational web organization dedicated to addressing that recovery from autism is possible, as well as any personal or family crisis. Joe has spoken publicly about his life before and after autism at a number of venues across his home state, Minnesota, and reunited with Dr. Granpeesheh in the summer of 2009 to catch up and receive advice about his future goals. Joe is currently writing a biographical book and adapting to his new home in sunny Tarzana, California, where Joe works as a Project Coordinator at an influential, nationwide ABA provider. His passions include music, art, history, film and video games.
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