Crusador Interviews Book Author & Acclaimed International Vaccine Expert Dr. Sherri Tenpenny
Millions of Americans have come to distrust vaccines
and mainstream medicine’s vaccine agenda. There is a growing movement
in this country and around the world that questions the safety and
effectiveness of all vaccines for obvious reasons. Many childhood
disorders such as autism, ADD/ADHD, SIDS and others have been linked to
vaccines. Thousands of soldiers who served in the military have been
severely disabled or in some cases even died after receiving their
mandated shots. Vaccines are the most controversial subject in all of
medicine.
The standard line heard from most parents once their
eyes are open to the risks of vaccines is, "How will I get my child
into day care or in school without their shots." Those working in the
healthcare field or soldiers in the military are faced with similar
questions.
To help educate the people further about how to
legally avoid all vaccines, Dr. Sherri Tenpenny has put together a
brand new book that is absolutely necessary to have in your possession
if you or a loved one don’t want to vaccinate but are not sure how to
get around it. As Dr. Tenpenny says on the back cover of her book,
"Saying No To Vaccines is not intended to be a balanced view of
vaccination literature. Pro-vaccine information is readily accessible
through the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC, healthcare and
government-sponsored organizations. This book balances the debate."
Below is a copy of an interview Crusador editor Greg
Ciola conducted with Dr. Tenpenny shortly after the release of her new
book.
Crusador: What was the impetus for writing your new book "Saying NO To Vaccines"?
Tenpenny:
Parents needed a tool that did their homework for them. The evidence is
there to support their decision to not vaccinate; you just have to do a
little work to find it. Everyone seems to be so afraid of "bugs" and
their potential ability to make us sick. But the reality is that we
swim in "bugs" every day and we are not dropping over like flies. The
only "bugs" we seem to obsess over are associated with vaccines. Only
two generations ago, measles, mumps and chickenpox were normal
experiences of childhood. Why we have complete fear of these infections
is media and money driven and unfounded.
If the focus of Public Health was on sleep, exercise,
clean water and safe, non-GMO food, we would have a healthy society
without vaccines…but we would not have billion dollar industries
employing millions of people to keep us "healthy." The fact is, we are
a very UNhealthy society with vaccines, so the Public health and
argument that we must vaccinate ‘for greater good’ is a failure.
I put a large body of research into my first book,
FOWL! and my two DVDS, documenting the dangers of vaccination. "Saying
No To Vaccines" was the next logical step. It answers the question,
"I’ve decided not to vaccinate, now what do I do?"
Crusador: What
are some of the issues you cover in the book that aren’t covered in
your two DVD’s "Vaccines: The Risks, The Benefits, The Choices" and
"Vaccines: What CDC Documents and Science Reveal"?
Tenpenny: There
is very little overlap between Saying No to Vaccines and the DVDs. The
foundational premise of the book is to give answers refuting the 25
most common arguments used to promote vaccination. For example, parents
are often told the vaccine-preventable diseases of childhood can be
serious and if their child is not vaccinated, their child could die. I
tell them how to refute that argument and give documentation from the
medical literature to demonstrate that statement is nothing more than
fear mongering. Parents are told by pediatricians there is "no evidence
that vaccination harms the immune system" and there is "no evidence
that vaccination can lead to chronic disease." I used the medical
literature to prove the opposite is true.
Crusador: What are the most common questions you get about vaccines?
Tenpenny: The
most frequently-asked question I get is about vaccination exemption,
meaning, "How do I refuse the vaccine and still get my kids into school
or keep my job," so by design a large part of the book covers
exemptions. I included a lot of detail on how to avoid vaccinations for
school situations, including college, professional situations where a
job may require certain vaccines, if you are in a nursing home, foreign
adoption, the military, even if you are incarcerated. I have also
included a chapter on frequently- asked questions about vaccination.
Saying No To Vaccines has an entire section on "most frequently asked
questions."
Crusador:
There is a huge divide in this country between those who think you
should vaccinate versus those who feel you shouldn’t. The majority is
still on the side of thinking that vaccines are THE answer to long-term
immunity. When you do speaking engagements or radio interviews or
simply talk to a pregnant woman about the need to question the safety
of vaccines further, how do you present your information to make
someone think twice?
Tenpenny: Even
though I strongly believe that vaccines cause more harm than the "good"
they supposedly do, it is important for people to see the evidence of
harm – from a scientific perspective – and not just take my word for
it. All of my information, every slide and every paragraph in my book,
is referenced from a highly reputable medical journal or from the
Centers for Disease Control, the CDC. People can see for themselves the
one-sided, biased view of the vaccine industry, promoting that vaccines
are "safe" and "protective." Almost 100% of the time, once people pull
back the veil and see the rest of the story, they know that vaccination
is not what the drug companies claim it to be.
Crusador: Do
you feel that there is such a thing as a "safe" vaccine? If there
isn’t, how do you counter the mainstream medical mentality that
vaccines may not be entirely without risks, but those risks are far
less than the risks we would face without vaccines at all?
Tenpenny: I
really felt that parents needed strong answers for when they decided to
not vaccinate. Very few people are willing to say something. The risk
of the vaccine is greater than the risk of the disease. The "Green Our
Vaccines" movement was partially behind the reason I wrote this book.
Many activists, people with very good intentions, hedge and put their
support behind "safer" vaccines which are a chemical impossibility.
People just need to SAY NO.
Crusador: Tell
our readers a little more about the exemption clauses you discuss in
your book. The medical establishment has done a terrific job of
intimidating people into thinking they have to take vaccines and yet,
rarely if ever will you hear about the ways to exempt yourself and
family from taking vaccines.
Tenpenny: A
medical exemption is available in all 50 states but must be recommended
by a doctor. The exemption can be difficult to obtain and often, it
only excuses future vaccination with a shot that has already caused a
severe reaction.
There are three exemptions available in this country
– medical, religious and philosophical. As of now, 19 states accept a
philosophical exemption. It is the easiest of the three to use. You
request a form from the school nurse, state the reasons you don’t want
to vaccinate your child, sign it and give it to the school. Generally,
that’s it. However, different school systems have different rules. Some
require the form annually, some require both parents to sign the
exemption form, some require it to be notarized and so forth. You can
find links to your state laws and more information by going to
www.DrTenpenny.com .
Religious exemptions are available in all other
states except West Virginia and Mississippi (which only have medical
exemptions). Religious exemptions can be tricky and in some states,
very difficult to obtain and defend. I often recommend that people
consult an attorney for this type of exemption. Some states, such as
New York and New Jersey, are difficult. New York has been known to use
something called a "sincerity test." Parents are literally interrogated
by an attorney representing the school district regarding how sincere
their religious assertions are for refusing a vaccine. A panel then
decides if you are sincere enough in your beliefs to allow you to
refuse vaccination on religious ground. I find these tactics absolutely
appalling and akin to Inquisitioners of the Middle Ages.
Crusador:
Where do you see the whole pro-vaccine movement going and what threats
to our Constitutional freedoms do you see coming down the pike?
Tenpenny: The
dogged determination of those who oppose vaccines, and in particular
mandatory vaccination, has gained traction at a grass roots level and
garnered a lot of attention from the media. I feel that we have the
pro-vaccinators on the ropes. Our arguments are hard to deny and the
global autism epidemic can no longer be ignored. Pro-vaccinators are
using manipulation, threats and fear tactics, trying to convince
everyone that vaccines are not only safe but absolutely necessary. I
see the vaccine industry like a wounded Tyrannosaurus Rex, gnashing its
teeth and flailing its ugly head. It won’t die quickly and it will
probably get worse before it gets better.
Crusador:
There are many people in this country, myself included, who are
concerned that there is an evil agenda to mass vaccinate the entire
planet in the event of a health emergency. Do you feel that there are
genuine reasons to be concerned and what might we expect to see unfold
in an emergency?
Tenpenny: Services
(HHS) have been written that stop just short of allowing
government-enforced mandatory vaccination for anthrax, smallpox and
bird flu. The only way to change these policies is by standing together
and boldly saying no.
Crusador: Are
you still confident that with enough knowledge about the risks and
dangers of vaccines enough people will wake up and say NO before Big
Pharma forces its will upon the populace?
Tenpenny: I’m
not sure. People tend to be sheep – Americans in particular. Look what
we have allowed a small number in the White House and 545 people in
Congress to do to our country. And even those people who want to effect
a change have little time and few resources to do so. No one wants to
stand out, speak up and challenge authority. Whatever happened to those
bra-burning activists of the 1960s? However, people really are involved
now, more than ever. It only takes a small, vocal minority to really
make a difference. As stated years ago by Margaret Mead, "Never doubt
that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the
world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has."
Crusador:
Thank you for your time, Sherri. These are excellent answers. I
encourage everyone reading this interview to make every effort they can
to get a copy of your new book and share it with their friends and
loved ones because it is a great tool to give the average person
confidence to "SAY NO TO VACCINES".
Tenpenny: Thank you, Greg for helping me get this message out to more people.
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