Assalam.....
Dah masuk tahun baru 2014.... ini adalah post sy yg pertama utk tahun baru ni.....
Rasa
terpanggil utk share sesuatu ttg vaksin.... sbnrnya masih merasakn diri
ini masih byk ilmu yg perlu dicari mngenai vaksin... tetapi berapa lame
kah ibu bapa diluar sana melakukan research n survey utk memilih tidak
vaccinate ank2 anda.... ?? Kenapa.... melihat kesan yg sedikit drpd
impact yg lbh besar... saya ingin tahu..
Dan terdengar
makin ramai parent yg pilih utk tidk vaccinate ank mereka dan mereka
rasa ank mereka sihat tanpa divaccinate.... yes they have a right to
choose wat best to their child... isu ini juga agak sensitif skrg ini
memandangkan kewujudan byk group2 yg anti vaccine di fb. ... mcm2
tanggapan negatif ttg vaksin itu sendiri dan sy sendiri tidak pasti
sejauh mana kebenarannya... sebab msh bt research..
Its
not enough with one side research... sdgkan hati anda mmg berkata
vaccine is not good... so yg buruk2 saja ttg vaccine anda
lihat..AEFI.... 1 other side... the big effect lain bile tk
ambik....adakah anda tahu keburukannya....??. bila tahu ttg 'herd
immunity' mmg terasa takut jugak....
so nie penerangan
about vaksin nie..bagi ibu bapa yang x nak bagi vaksin dekat anak
anda,kamu patut pikir sebaiknya..article about vaksin nieh,saya copy dr
blog dr halina..dan article nieh ditulis oleh kawan beliau sendiri.. dr
zahilah filzah..enjoy it..:)
http://barelysupermommy.com/2013/07/11/vaccinations/
***********************Dear BarelySupermommy readers,
I reckon that some of you may have your own stand on this matter-
vaccination. While some of you may disagree, I believe majority of us
still believe in vaccination as an effective preventive measure to
combat certain infectious diseases. However, the last few months or so,
someone may have spoken to you or you may have read on Facebook – that
vaccination is not what it seemed. That it is not safe , causes
autism, not ‘halal’ and that vaccines are only for profits. You googled.
There were many articles on the pros but there were quite a lot on the
cons as well. You read the disadvantages of vaccination and then
everything seem to weigh on you. You cant help it but started to wonder
if they were all true. I believe that most misconceptions and
controversies regarding vaccination stems from the fact that people
underestimate the disease and overestimate the side effects. While I
agree that Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) do sometimes
occur , most are mild (e.g fever and soreness) and disappears rather
quickly. I am sure most mothers out there would agree, having had your
children vaccinated before. On the contrary, I believe not many of you
have seen the diseases at their worst. Measles, for example, may be
fever and red spots to most but are you aware that it can spread to
the brain and cause death? Pertussis, may begin with the usual fever and
cough but as it progress to the second stage of the disease, babies may
have prolonged cough, turn blue and stop breathing. Polio was almost
eradicated but sadly, on the rise in certain third world countries where
the vaccination rate is low. Meningitis, or inflammation of the brain
lining caused by Haemophilus Influenza may render a child debilitated
and even cause death. Whether you like it or not , the truth is
vaccination has tremendously reduce the burden of infectious diseases
and has prevented deaths in millions of children all around the world.
Let’s discuss a little bit about the history of
vaccines and how it works before discussing the issues because I feel
that we would be able to appreciate what we have today if we knew how it
all began. Have you ever heard of smallpox? Some of you may have not
heard of it because the disease is no longer around. But do you know
that the deadly disease was one of the most devastating diseases in the
history of mankind and has in fact killed more than 500 millions people
for many centuries? 500 millions! But thanks to Edward Jenner, whose
work contributed to the development of vaccines, smallpox was eradicated
and we don’t have to live to see our loves one dying from the disease.
How does vaccines work? Simply put, imagine a child who develops
chicken pox for example, they will rarely contract the disease again .
Why? Because the immune system has memory, so that the next time the
child is exposed to the virus, the body remembers and destroys the virus
even before it causes sickness. And vaccines works the same way, only
artificially. Vaccines contains weakened or killed form of the germs,
when introduced into the body triggers an immune response without
causing the disease. So that the next time the children are exposed to
the virus or bacteria, their antibodies would be able to recognize it
and combats it.
I remember 3 years ago, a child was admitted to the ward for lung
infection. Upon asking the immunisation history, we found out that the
child was not vaccinated. In fact, none of his siblings were. I started
to counsel the parents but I was quickly dismissed. They felt strongly
against vaccination and did not want to discuss any further. Kata mereka
‘ anak anak yang lain semua okay je, tak pernah sakit pun walaupun tak
divaksin’. I wanted to tell them about ‘herd immunity’ but then dropped
the idea.
What is ‘herd immunity’? In other words,
it’s called ‘community’ immunity. It occurs when majority of
the population is vaccinated, and the immunity that is achieved by the
community would be able to protect those who could not be vaccinated
(due to medical reason , HIV, immunosuppresed children). I think
that this has not been sufficiently emphasized- that when you get your
child vaccinated , you not only protect your child from the infectious
diseases but also other kids who are unfortunate enough to have
low immunity to be vaccinated. I cant emphasize enough that you are
doing a good deed if you get your child vaccinated. But when the rate of
vaccination falls, the herd immunity is lost, and I guess you can
figure out what comes next. Having understood the basics, let’s
move on to one of the most common misconception about vaccination, in
particularly with the MMR vaccines. Does it cause autism? The answer is
no, it does not. The scare started in 1998, when a medical journal, The
Lancet published a study by Mr. Andrew Wakefield, MD (previously hold
the title Dr) that stated that the combined MMR vaccine was linked to
autism. However, not long after that, The Lancet itself withdrew the
article and Wakefield lost his medical licence. Investigations proved
that Wakefield’s research was fraud, unfounded and biased and that there
were conflict of interest. His article has led to a drop in vaccination
in UK and since then, many studies were done to look into whether there
were any association between the MMR and autism, but none were
found. Despite that, it’s sad to know that even after 2 decades, some
people still believe that it does. Sigh…The other concern is regarding
the use of Thiomersal in the vaccines.
Thiomersal is a
mercury-based preservative that helps prevent bacterial growth in
vaccines and helps maintain the effectiveness of the vaccines.
Thiomersal contains ethylmercury, which basically means that it is
eliminated from the body quickly and does not reach toxic level in the
blood, unlike methymercury. The level of Thiomersal in the vaccines are
so small , even fish contains more of it I believe. The amount of
Thiomersal in the vaccine have not been shown to cause harm or health
risk.
Vaccines are not ‘halal’? Hmmm… I must say
that it is unfair to say that those who decided to vaccinate their
children do not care of halal and haram. The Malaysian Immunization
Programme is decreed permissible by JAKIM. In fact, our prominent
Islamic Scholar , Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi stated that the lawfulness of
vaccination in Islamic perspective is as clear as sunlight. It is the
duty of every Muslim to ward off harm as much as possible, and while we
all believe in natural ways to boost immunity e.g breastfeeding , taking
honey ( not for those less than 1 year), Habatussauda’, olive oil, that
does not mean that we Muslims should deny ourselves of modern medicine
that has stood the test of time. I have always believe in complementary
medicine.
I am not sure if I have covered all of
your concerns but I hope this helps. You may or may not be convinced and
that’s okay , as I believe conviction needs to come from one self. If
you are doubtful, read further from reliable source, discuss with people
who really knows and perform Istikharah. If you strongly object
vaccination, my only request is that you do not pose your views on
others. I am writing this merely for those who has concern and doubts,
yet has not dismissed vaccination.
I strongly feel
that we need to have these issues tackled at national level and it is
the responsibility of the Ministry of Health to allay parental concerns
regarding vaccination. The community needs to be educated and myths and
misconceptions regarding vaccination should not be allowed to spread, or
we would to have to suffer the consequences in the
future.******************
