Two Decades of CDC Vaccine Recommendations and a Frog’s Tale
The information on this post is from the US where the schedule is very slightly different to what we use in Australia - but only VERY slightly! We have gone from 18 shots in 1990 to over 50 shots today and there are many more on the horizon including vaccines against HIV, cocaine and tobacco. This schedule is seemingly being rolled out without the benefit of true scientific studies employing real control groups or any long-term investigations into the safety and effectiveness of using so many vaccines either individually or in combination. It is time to put on the brakes and start seeing whether or not more vaccines really does mean more health. Are more 'frogs' simply being boiled in increasingly hot water due to vaccination? Don't let our kids be those frogs. Demand true independent testing of ALL currently licensed vaccines and ask the government for a study comparing the overall health of the fully vaccinated as compared with the fully unvaccinated. Let's make scientific decisions based on the best available science - not based on an assumption that vaccines are either safe or effective.
In 1990, the recommended immunization schedule for children consisted of:
5 doses of DPT
3 doses of OPV
4 injections of HiB
2 shots of MMR
1 shot of dT
A total of 15 vaccinations from birth to age 18
The 2012 CDC recommended childhood immunization consists of the following:
5 doses of Dtap
4 doses of polio
2 doses of MMR
2 doses of Hep B
3 doses of Hib
2 doses of Varicella
4 doses of PCV 13
20 doses of flu vaccine
1 dose of Tdap
2 doses of MCV
2 doses of Hep A
2 doses of Rotavirus
3 doses of HPV vaccine
Total of 53 doses – birth to 18
Two Decades of CDC Vaccine Recommendations and a Frog’s Tale.