Vaccination is one of the most important public health measures worldwide.. Despite the fact that many believe that these cause diseases and that their ability to save lives is nil.
“What usually happens is that during the rainy season people get vaccinated against the flu, against influenza, but this vaccine does not protect against the other dozens of viruses that can cause the flu. When the person gets a respiratory infection from a virus other than the one in the vaccine, they blame the vaccine”, said Jorge Alberto Cortés, infectious disease specialist at the National University Hospital.
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“As seen in COVID, many clinical trials have long-term follow-ups. Part of this myth also arose from faulty measles vaccines used in the 1970s, which led to significant long-term neurological problems. When errors were identified in the manufacture of the vaccine in the type of virus used, the vaccine was corrected, but unfortunately, the myth remained that vaccines could cause significant problems in the long term,” added Cortés.
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Today the panorama changes, since clinical laboratories, in charge of creating vaccines, must comply with certain requirements that the World Health Organization (WHO) imposes to determine the level of safety of the drug.
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The myth of autism and the toxic components of the vaccine
The myth arose because, according to the specialist, an author fabricated data and published it in a well-known medical journal linking the measles vaccine with autism. After a few years, it was discovered that the information was not true and the publication was withdrawn.
Despite the effort to correct the error, hiding the article, damage was done that could not be vindicated and it is the creation of the myth in which injections and disease affecting the current development of the brain are involved.
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Regarding the components of the vaccines, Cortes pointed out: “Although there are preservatives that were previously used in some forms of vaccines that can have a degree of toxicity, today none of those substances, which may be related to some toxic metals and that were used as preservatives, are used today. Vaccines today are safe.
Something that the infectologist does not ignore are the mild side effects that can appear days after being vaccinated. Although they seem like the negative part of the injection, they indicate that the immune system is training against the virus that it is supposed to attack.
2023-05-05 00:27:15
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