Vaccinations & Informed Choice

With Patty Brennan

2008 Schedule

Wednesday, 7–9:30pm, November 19

Free Lecture/Discussion/Q&A

In alignment with the Center’s overall philosophy of encouraging parents to become educated consumers of health care and make informed decisions during the childbearing year, we offer this session on the controversial and complex topic of vaccinations. Emphasis is placed on consideration of recommended childhood vaccinations rather than on vaccines for travel to foreign countries.

The benefits of vaccines are widely touted in the mainstream culture, while the risks and alternatives often go unconsidered. Even if you choose to be in full compliance with the government’s vaccination recommendations, there is much that you can do as an informed consumer to protect your children and minimize the potential adverse effects of vaccines. Discussion will be organized around the following themes:

  • how vaccines work and how the immune system works
  • vaccine safety and efficacy
  • prevention of adverse vaccine reactions
  • supporting the body’s immune system naturally
  • parental rights and vaccine waivers (if you don’t know your rights, you may as well not have them!)

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