Advice on Vaccines From a Chiropractor

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was written by Dr. Gregg D. Rubinstein, a chiropractor at 57th Street Chiropractic in New York City, and represent his views on vaccination. The majority of kids out there are given 5 vaccinations all at once. When a little kid gets all of these vaccines all at once, that is a pretty massive amount of drugs and a lot of foreign materials are introduced to the body at one time.  That can cause some pretty significant reactions.I inform my patients that if you choose to vaccinate your child, which you may or may not want to do, you need to do the research to find out what the vaccines contain and what the potential side effects are, and if there is a potential for your kids to develop autism. There is a lot of talk about this in the news, but there is not a lot of conclusive proof one way or the other. One side is saying that it does while the other side is saying that it does not. My personal opinion is to direct parents to where they can get the best information and make their own decisions. I would never tell a parent to vaccinate or not to vaccinate their child. That is not my place. I would advise them to look at the research out there. There is a place called the National Vaccine Information Center. There are plenty of local groups. But the parent needs to be informed and make a correct decision rather than just having whatever is popular done. It’s not as issue I can make a verdict on conclusively. I cannot speak for every chiropractor and I know plenty of chiropractors who have had their kids vaccinated and I know quite a few that have not. But that’s a personal decision. It is not a chiropractor’s job to tell you to vaccinate your child or not to vaccinate your child. And any chiropractor who does, in my opinion, is a fool. But you can disseminate information and let them know where to get information and then let the parents make a decision for their children. One final point: Remember the HPV vaccine that they started to develop for young girls? Well in Texas, the governor tried to make it mandatory and what they found out was he was incredibly far up the ass of the pharmaceutical company that was making that vaccine. So he was guaranteeing millions of dollars for the drug companies. You never know why people are pushing you one way or the other, so you have to educate yourself so you can make the best decision for your children. The information in the article is not intended to substitute for the medical expertise and advice of your healthcare provider. We encourage you to discuss any decisions about treatment or care with an appropriate healthcare provider.