The Science Morality and Safety of Vaccines: A Catholic Perspective
The Science Morality and Safety of Vaccines: A Catholic Perspective
In The Science, Morality & Safety of Vaccines: A Catholic Perspective, Pamela Acker answers the following questions:
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What lessons can history teach us about the scientific basis for vaccination and its role in the eradication of infectious diseases?
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What are the moral arguments for and against the current practice of vaccination and how should Catholics evaluate these arguments?
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What are the medical risks associated with vaccination in general and with the COVID-19 vaccine in particular?
“The book Vaccination: A Catholic Perspective by Pamela Acker is a very timely book, arriving just when clarity is needed on the subject of vaccinations, especially in light of COVID-19. Ms. Acker’s book provides a clear and succinct discussion, accessible to most lay people, of the nature of the vaccines, how they are derived and produced. It also provides an analysis of the safety of the vaccinations. The strength of the book is the precision with which she arrives at her scientific conclusions, never overstating the facts while still presenting with clarity what is truly known about the safety and efficacy of the various forms of vaccination. For those who want a coherent presentation on the subject of vaccination in a readable and accessible text, I highly recommend this book.”
―Fr. Chad Ripperger, Ph.D.
“An incisive, eye-opening and informative presentation of the science underpinning the concept, development and impact of vaccination programmes: facts and fallacies. An important discourse for those who are vaccine hesitant but a must read for vaccine advocates, policy makers and government enablers.”
―Dr. Christopher J. Clovis, Ph.D., B.Sc., B.Ed.
“As a practicing family physician, I foresee that the book will be a very useful guide for anyone with an interest in the subject of immunization. Pamela Acker takes the very complex subject of the human immune system and vaccination and explains it in a well-organized, simple manner that even non-medical persons can understand. Immunization has become a dogma of the current healthcare system that is in desperate need of repair from an authentically Catholic perspective. I highly recommend this timely publication.”
―Jeffrey J. Starre, MD (27 years in private practice)
Contents
A Catholic Perspective on Vaccination. 6
A Brief History of Vaccination. 8
Edward Jenner and the Smallpox Vaccine. 10
Vaccination, or Sanitation?. 15
The Biology of Vaccination. 18
The Biology of the Immune System.. 19
Problems that Arise in Immune Function. 26
Allergic Reactions. 26
Autoimmune Disorders. 27
Artificial Standards: Antibodies Do Not Equal Immunity 29
Artificial Induction of the Immune System.. 33
The Changing Understanding of the Human Immune System Compounds the Problem of Artificially Induced Immunity. 39
Not All Vaccinations Are Equal 41
Vaccination and Immunity are Not Equivalent 45
The Limitations of Vaccination. 45
The Induction of Immunity by Vaccination Is Temporary 46
The Induction of Immunity by Vaccination Is Ineffective: Vaccine Failure 52
The Induction of Immunity by Vaccination Is Ineffective: The Need for Adjuvants 55
Vaccination and the Evolutionary Paradigm.. 61
The Creation-Providence Framework vs. the Evolutionary Paradigm 61
Tonsils: Vestigial Organs or Vanguards of the Mucosal Immune System? 68
The Vermiform Appendix: Useless Appendage or Vital Organ of the Immune System? 70
The Brilliant Blindness of Evolution-Based Medicine. 74
The Safety of Vaccination. 76
Contraindications for Vaccines. 77
Trading One Disease for Another: Adverse Vaccine Reactions 82
Trading One Disease for Another: Autoimmunity. 85
Trading One Disease for Another: Allergies. 89
Vaccines and Autism: Link or No Link?. 91
Shifting Susceptibility: How Vaccines Weaken a Population’s Immunity 100
Trading One Disease for Another: Vaccine Resistant Strains 105
Trading One Disease for Another: Cancer Rates on the Rise 108
The Morality of Vaccination. 113
The Ethics of Herd Immunity. 113
Vaccines and Abortion. 117
Infertility and Vaccination. 126
Unnecessary Administration. 129
Ethical Issues in Vaccine Manufacturing. 132
Vaccine Court: Another Ethical Issue. 137
The Coronavirus Response and Vaccination. 141
Short Vaccine Development Timelines Result in Unsafe Vaccines 142
Coronavirus Vaccines: 17 Years of Failed Attempts. 147
Where Can We Go from Here?. 156
Will the World be at Risk if We Do Not Vaccinate?. 157
What about Rabies? And Other Worst Case Scenarios. 158
Good Health – The Best Prophylaxis. 160
In Closing. 165
Index. 167
Author
Acker, Pamela
Publisher
Kolbe Centre
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Kolbe Centre
Bookshelf:
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ISBN/Code: 9780971569157
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