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Welcome to "Saying No To Vaccines"

I have been investigating the "contrarian view" of vaccines for the last seven years, logging more than 8000 hours in personal research. I have complied an extensive electronic files consisting of articles from medical journals and news services, CDC documents, and websites. Keeping up with the vaccine industry requires more than two hours of my personal time every day.

Why am I so devoted to this "cause"? Have you ever heard the expression,
“Some things you pick…and some things pick you”?

I got drawn into the ever-changing, emotionally charged vaccine debate after attending the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) meeting in September 2000. I was troubled by what I had heard and decided to search for answers by going straight to the leading vaccine “authority” in the country: the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Imagine my surprise—and dismay—when I discovered that most of what I had accepted as The Truth about vaccines really wasn’t the truth at all. Here are a few examples:
-Vaccines have not been responsible for the irradication of diseases, such as polio and smallpox.
-Vaccines have never been proven safe.
-When a vaccine is called “effective”, it doesn’t mean that it is “protective.”
-During a vaccine research study, a second vaccine is used as a “placebo” instead of an inert substance.
-Vaccines are not “relatively harmless”…as thousands have been injured, and have died, as a result of vaccination.

And the list goes on and on.

From that first NVIC meeting through the middle of 2007, I have invested a large portion of my life into reseaching vaccine-related information. That level of commitment is necessary to keep abreast of the “vaccine issue” because it is a big topic, some of which includes:
· The current pediatric vaccination schedule: As of 2007, there are eight vaccines included in the routine childhood, and up to 20 more are anticipated to be developed for adolescents by 2010.
· Adult vaccines: Some of the vaccines on the pediatric schedule are also given to adults. In addition, there are at least 9 separate adults adult/travel vaccines.
· New vaccines under development: There are reported to be more than 200 vaccines “in the pipeline.” In addition, new adjuvents, new additives, new culture media (including the use of human stem cells) and new delivery technologies are under continual development. In addition, there are an entire caudrey of bioterrorism vaccines being considered.
· Vaccine politics: Exemption laws, national mandates (example—smallpox mass vaccination attempts) and issues in the media are constantly in motion and need to be updated.
· Medical issues: The skyrocketing autism epidemic, thimerosal/mercury toxicity issues, and the rampant childhood epidemics—asthma, allergies, eczema, ADD/ADHD and cancer—are all being scrutinzed as part of the “vaccine-injury spectrum.” Substantiating the connection between disease and vaccination by using articles published in the conventional medical literature is part of my ongoing research.

To be involved with the vaccine issue requires not only intense commitment and dedication, but passion. I have all of these….so, as you can see, this is an issue that “picked me.”

I am frequently asked “my position” on vaccines. That position has evolved over time, but in a nutshell:

>I oppose the “one-size-fits-all” public health policy imposed by state rules and implemented by physicians regarding childhood vaccination.

>I oppose a system that forces parents to make decisions based on fear. Any physician who forces a parent to vaccinate through threats—threatening to turn them into Children’s services for “medical neglect” or threatening to dismiss them from their medical practice—is not the physician you want caring for your family’s health. I am opposed to those behavors.

>I support the right to refuse any medical procedure, including the right to refuse a vaccination. As the President of the board of directors for the American Association for Health Freedom, a signifant portion of my time is devoted to "defending the patient's right to choose and the practitioner's right to practice." I have found that once people understand the real risk of the “vaccine-preventable” infections vs. the risks of vaccines designed to prevent the infections, people can make an informed decision about vaccines. I believe people should be allowed to make a choice regarding which risk they are willing to accept.

>I am in favor of true informed consent, which means a person is told the full spectrum of pros and cons regarding a medical option and is given the choice to refuse this therapy. Our current public health policy wants to take away the right to refuse vaccines.

>I am pro-information. Most of the information given to the general public by the CDC, the American Academy of Pedatrics and even the family doctor is incomplete and even deceptive. Information stimulates discussion. Vaccination needs to be questioned and debated. That cannot occur without information to support a contrarian position on vaccination. My information is fully referenced for your review. You can see that I have not taken the material out of context.

>I sincerely believe that vaccines cause more harm to the health of individuals than the “protection” and “benefit” they are proclaimed to provide.

I am passionate about sharing the information I have unearthed because…

* I have seen first-hand the havoc wreaked by vaccines on the immune systems of the many children treated over the years at our clinic, OsteoMed II.
* I have seen the desperation in the eyes of parents—desperate to get their “baby back” to the way s/he was before a vaccine.
* I have cried with broken hearted parents who wished beyond all reason that they had taken the time to investigate the potential risk of vaccines before they were forced to make that “on-the-spot decision” of whether or not to vaccinate, knowing that with additional information, they would have chosen differently.

What started as an inquisitive investigation has evolved into NMA Media-Press, an education company dedicated to bringing the debate surrounding vaccination—and other health controversies—to the forefront for examination and discussion. NMA does this through production and sales of educational materials: videos, DVDs, audio CD’s, written articles and manuals, and books.

NMA Media-Press is committed to producing information that is well documented and as timely as possible. It is a daunting task to keep up with the information disseminated by the Vaccine Industry: the CDC, the pharmaceutical industry, the medical community and the media.

Deciding whether or not to vaccinate your child is one of the most important decisions you will have to make in your child’s life. It is my sincere hope that the information provided in this manual and other materials will help you to be more confident with the decisions you make.

Sincerely,

Sherri J. Tenpenny, D.O.,
Medical Director and CEO, OsteoMed II
President, NMA Media-Press