I loved this article, but not for the reasons you may think. My personal feeling, I am not pro-vaccination. However, I think this article allows us a little window into the possibilities of why, and it makes me want to go research at the moment. Heres why. There are multiple studies presented. These are indeed sound scientific studies, and their findings should be respected. However, I have to consider the types of studies that were done. Studies conducted via self-reporting methods, meaning things such as surveys and questionnaires, will always be correlation (not causation) type studies. The reason being is because no direct physical evidence has been obtained (like a blood test for example). But these studies are super important and provide the foundations for answering bigger questions and narrowing our search fields. For example, these studies proved a correlation between health and refraining from vaccination. This then gives the scientists the information they need to get further funding for causation type research. BUT! Sometimes, causation research methods are considered unethical because of what it can mean to the test subjects when controlling for variables. That means when it comes to certain things, we can only conduct correlational research and proceed with our best educated guesses. Because the little scientist in me started getting curious as I was reading these studies, these were the other variables I started pondering that could possibly have effected the results of these investigations. (I reiterate, I am not a fan of vaccinations.) My first thought was what were the childrens living conditions? Would there have been a stronger, weaker, or neutral difference in correlation to health if all of the children that were examined, who did not have the prevalent health issues, had also reported their living conditions (e.g.: the weather, types of molds theyve been exposed to, geographical location, etc.). Is there a biological difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated people that can be found in blood tests or other ethical methods of delineating biological functioning? Is there a common diet between the unvaccinated children that was not reported (e.g.: are more unvaccinated children vegan, raw vegan, vegetarian, or eat a high veg/fruit diet)? Are the families of unvaccinated children more likely to be health conscious or make health a priority? These are just a few, but I think you get my point. I think this article provides a basis for looking further into these issues and asking the bigger questions about health. What combinations of choices work together with the consciousness of someone to produce a happy, healthy individual? I find it a fascinating beginning :)
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 20:48:50 +0000
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