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What’s In Your Vaccine?

Posted by admin on June 7, 2010

In a particular medicine you will find two main components: the active ingredient(s) and the inactive ingredient(s). The active ingredient is the product that is supposed to offer the therapeutic benefit. In the case of the vaccine, it is the dead or partially-dead virus that is used to stimulate the immune system. The inactive ingredients within vaccines are components that are present to maintain the integrity of the product until it is injected into the patient. Some compounds are also added to enhance the immune response to the vaccine.

Unfortunately, as you will see, many of the inactive ingredients hold great potential to cause harm. These are things such as formaldehyde (a neuro-toxin and potential carcinogen), aluminum (which has been linked to Alzheimer’s disease), mercury (linked to everything from neuro-toxicity to cancer), monkey-kidney tissue, and many other hard-to-pronounce compounds that have unknown effects within the body.

To view this list, download it directly from the Center for Disease Control website through the following link:Vaccine Excipients & Media Summary