Is it time to Vaccinate?

By Michael Dorausch, D.C.

I overheard the conversation of two chiropractors this past weekend and one had said his father-in-law has been asking him about the possibility of vaccinating his kids (the chiropractors kids) in light of the recent terrorist attacks and fears of germ warfare.

Apparently the father-in-law is a medic and he thought it may be time for his grand kids to be vaccinated just in case. He posed the question, “would you now consider vaccinating your children for small-pox when the vaccine comes available since there may be a greater risk?” The chiropractor asked the other what he thought about the situation since he himself had not given it much thought.

The 2nd DC pointed out that any strain of smallpox which may or may not have been developed is more than likely quite different from any strain that a vaccine is being produced to combat. There may be a number of mutations, alterations, etc… and are we to create vaccines for all of them?

I figure that this topic may have come up in your offices during the past few weeks so I wanted to address it. Don’t get caught up in outside-in thinking and fear. If you look at the question of the medic it you will notice it is based on both. In my opinion the appropriate response would have been, “if there is greater risk of unknown pathogens, aren’t you glad your grand kids have been provided with chiropractic care since birth so that their bodies would function to the best of their natural ability?”

You see, the nervous system controls all functions of the body, including the immune system. If our nerve system and immune system are functioning optimally would they not be better equipped to combat a number of outside-in pathogens regardless of their strain or mutation?

While much of the press continues to promulgate information about bio warfare, smallpox, anthrax, and various unknown bugs, we must all realize that staying subluxation free is just as important today as is was yesterday and will be just as important tomorrow as it is today.

Bring your families, get adjusted, and tell others.

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