Vaccines leading to Mental Impairments? By Scott Cooke

Is it True?

•It is true that not all vaccines are safe.•But could they lead to a Mental

Impairment?▫Some Vaccines have been accused of

causing Autism

Testing Vaccines

•Must be tested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)▫Computer Simulations▫Animal Testing▫Clinical Trails▫Manufacturer Back Ground Check

•Only after all of these test/check up’s can a vaccine be licensed to produced

Monitoring the Vaccine

•Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)▫Health Problems are Reported too▫Keeps Track of problems▫Issues Vaccine Recalls

•Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD)

Effect on K-12

•Students are at susceptible age were there immune system though fairly developed are still at risk.▫Children are exposed to many different new

pathogens when they first enter schools▫Vaccines are necessary for some schools

Effect on K-12

•But there are no proven studies that have connected mental impairments to vaccinations

Conclusion

•To wrap up vaccinated is not bad•Vaccines go through a many test before

they are approved•But if you have conserns check out what

the FDA, VAERS or VSD has to say

References

•Background slides: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/basic/safety.htm