The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America states "An allergy is when your immune system reacts to a foreign substance, called an allergen. It could be something you eat, inhale into your lungs, inject into your body or touch. This reaction could cause coughing, sneezing, itchy eyes, a runny nose and a scratchy throat. In severe cases, it can cause rashes, hives, low blood pressure, breathing trouble, asthma attacks and even death."
The number of food allergies among children within the U.S. rose approximately 50% from 1997-2011. 50%!! That's according to the CDC in 2013. That is an obscene increase, especially considering that in 2008 the CDC said there was an 18% increase from 1997-2007. The economic cost of the food allergies among children is $25 BILLION! Annually! In 2015, 4.2 million children in the U.S. were found to have food allergies. Children with a food allergy are more likely to also have asthma and/or eczema (or skin allergy).
Did you notice that one part in the definition of an allergen? The one that states that something injected into your body can cause an allergic reaction? That's what this post will be focusing on. So how are injected vaccinations related to food allergies? Great question! Allow me to explain.
Over 100 years ago, Charles Richet (Nobel Laureate) demonstrated that the injection of a protein into humans (or animals) causes immune system sensitization to that protein. Repeated exposure, or injection, to that protein can result in an allergic reaction, including anaphylaxis. It should also be noted that when a person receives a vaccination, the office has epi-pens on hand in case of an anaphylactic reaction as a result of receiving a vaccination. Now, whether or not that office or its physicians are willing to forewarn a patient of this possibility is anyone's guess. It should be said as well that many physicians will still recommend receiving subsequent vaccinations, including the one responsible for the anaphylactic reaction.
A main ingredient found in vaccinations is an adjuvant. Some adjuvants are pertussis toxins and aluminum. Aluminum is in most, if not all, vaccines. Whereas, pertussis toxins are found in only a few. That being said, adjuvants bias towards allergy and increase the immunogenicity of injected food proteins.
Today's children have fewer and fewer childhood infectious diseases (sounds great, really isn't), less exposure to helminths, and are on the receiving end of increased C-section rates which create a sub-optimal gut micro biome in the newborn. All of this leads to an immune imbalance biased towards atopy. Basically, what this boils down to is the fact that due to today's kids experiencing less childhood illness and (potentially) missing out on beneficial bacteria by passing through the mother's vagina during birth, they are more likely to develop allergies.
So, the food proteins found in vaccines, mixed with the adjuvants found in vaccines, injecting these ingredients into children who are atopic (such as those fitting the above description) leads to millions developing (potentially) life threatening food allergies. Take into consideration the fact that children can go into a "wellness appointment" and receive up to 5 vaccines simultaneously. When your children receives up to five vaccinations with differing food proteins, how easy is it going to be as the parent to pinpoint which specific vaccine that reaction was caused by? Not easy.
Consider this: most food packages found at the grocery store have the phrase "Contains: " with the allergens the company acknowledges following it. This allows anyone shopping for someone with an allergy to be aware of whether or not they can purchase and safely consume/feed that product. The current allergy warning for a specific ingredient listed within vaccine inserts is typically in reference to egg. Egg is not used in all vaccines, but those it is used in place a warning in their insert about considering the risk of injecting said vaccine into someone with an egg allergy. While this is great, this system needs to be expanded to acknowledge that there are more allergies to consider when vaccination is an option. Allergens in vaccines are not fully disclosed, but they should and need to be. Also noteworthy is the fact that there is no safe dosage level for injected allergens that has been established.
If you had a dozen cupcakes, a dozen kids, an allergen in one cupcake but didn't know which child was going to react, would you feel safe giving those cupcakes to your kids?
*If you are curious as to how vaccines have changed in roughly the last decade, check out this link: https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/history-immunization-schedule
References:
https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/evidence-that-food-proteins-in-vaccines-cause-the-development-of-foodallergies-and-its-implications-for-vaccine-policy-2329-6631-1000137.php?aid=60994
http://www.aafa.org/page/allergy-facts.aspx
https://www.foodallergy.org/sites/default/files/migrated-files/file/facts-stats.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db10.htm
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/history-immunization-schedule
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