Vaccines: What CDC Documents and Science Reveal
by Dr. Sherri J. Tenpenny
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Actor: DO Sherri J. TenpennyDirector: Dr. Sherri J. Tenpenny
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-09
Studio: RJ Media Majic
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DVD Review: Perspective of a Medical Student
Summary: 1 Stars
The debate about national policy regarding standardized mass vaccination schedules is a very important topic. I applaud Dr. Tenpenny's relentless search for the real risks of both vaccines and the diseases they are intended to prevent. Both doctors and parents alike can benefit from further self-education from reliable sources regarding the safety and efficacy of vaccines. It is true that all vaccines do have some very REAL RISKS of adverse events; however, the manner in which Dr. Tenpenny presents the "Science" of CDC document evidence is SEVERELY MISLEADING, perhaps even dangerous. Again, vaccines are neither 100% safe nor 100% effective, and the diseases they aim to prevent often have "low" mortality/fatality without vaccination, as she points out (often only 2-5% death rates for the diseases she discusses)...
HOWEVER the rationale behind vaccines is that there exists a NET BENEFIT, ON AVERAGE, for BOTH the vaccinated individual and for the public. In this regard, Dr. Tenpenny blurs the line between concerns about PUBLIC MASS VACCINATION PROGRAMS POTENTIALLY LACKING SUFFICIENT SAFETY STANDARDS and the current scientific understanding of the actual IMMUNE MECHANISMS BY WHICH VACCINES FUNCTION. The scientific understanding of these mechanisms is VERY clear to most doctors and microbiologists, as well as those responsible for the development of vaccines [and as a side-note: I have no affiliation with- nor loyalty to- drug companies, etc.] BUT Dr. Tenpenny presents some statistics with such a biased tone AGAINST VACCINES that some viewers may fail to realize the hypocrisy of some of her arguments [for example, emphasizing the risks of "Flu-like illnesses" such as Rhinovirus <which has no effective vaccine> and ParaInfluenza Viruses, which have NO RELATION TO THE INFLUENZA VACCINE, while downplaying the HUGE consequences of DISEASE CAUSED BY INFLUENZA, IN ADDITION TO those actually dying of the disease]...She similarly dismisses the illness of Pertussis as trivial, as if it were a routine thing of no consequence--but even the statistics on the slide presentation behind her show that ~10% of Pertussis cases have complications with Pneumonia. Pneumonia is NOT a TRIVIAL manifestation of disease, even 10%! Please 'Google' Pneumonia if you don't believe me. or use Wikipedia (with a grain of salt)...or take it to a real authoritative medical source (textbook, journal). These diseases ARE REAL. AND DANGEROUS. Vaccines do work in a majority of cases! ...and while immunity may not be complete (100%) or even permanent (life-long) after you or your kids get your shots, please be careful if you choose not to follow general CDC Immunization guidelines! Most of the diseases we have vaccine recommendations for are either VERY SERIOUS (i.e. Hepatitis B) OR VERY PREVENTABLE (i.e. Mumps, Rubella) or VERY COMMON (i.e. Influenza A) DISEASES. These diseases may not all be all 3(serious, preventable, AND common), but they are certainly NOT chosen at random, or haphazardly, as Dr. Tenpenny implies in her discussion of Influenza vaccine (because Influenza vaccine includes only some RELATIVELY IMPORTANT strains <sub-types> of the virus!).
While physicians may sometimes make misleading generalizations that vaccinations are "safe" (because ON AVERAGE, they ARE deemed safe RELATIVE to the estimated burden of these diseases and their MORBIDITY/COMPLICATIONS without vaccines), the message of video strays DANGEROUSLY FAR to the other side of that generalization. Dr. Tenpenny's statements regarding disease risks appear very much out of context, and I am very concerned that her INTERPRETATIONS of data shown in this video have led to what I perceive as inaccurate and inappropriate conclusions.
Like Dr. Tenpenny, I hope God blesses you and your family, and may you never have to live with some of these largely (but not entirely) preventable diseases. Modern medicine is not perfect, but please listen to your doctor. Most really do know what they're talking about and have good reason for the therapies they recommend, including preventative measures such as vaccines. If you took the time to read this monologue, I hope it helped, and I wish you the best in your own informed medical decisions.
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