Vitamin C Prevents Vaccination Side Effects; Increases Effectiveness

Vitamin C Prevents Vaccination Side Effects; Increases Effectiveness










The routine administration of vaccinations continues to be a subject of
controversy in the United States, as well as throughout the world.
Parents who want the best for their babies and children continue to be
faced with decisions that they fear could harm their children if made
incorrectly. The controversy over the potential harm of vaccinating, or
of not vaccinating, will not be resolved to the satisfaction of all
parties anytime soon, if ever. This brief report aims to offer some
practical information to pediatricians and parents alike who want the
best long-term health for their patients and children, regardless of
their sentiments on the topic of vaccination in general.

While there seems to be a great deal of controversy over how frequently
a vaccination might result in a negative outcome, there is little
controversy that at least some of the time vaccines do cause damage.
The question that then emerges is whether something can be done to
minimize, if not eliminate, the infliction of such damage, however
infrequently it may occur.
Causes of Vaccination Side Effects

When vaccines do have side
effects and adverse reactions, these outcomes are often categorized as
resulting from allergic reactions or the result of a negative
interaction with compromised immune systems. While either of these
types of reactions can be avoided subsequently when there is a history
of a bad reaction having occurred at least once in the past as a result
of a vaccination, it is vital to try to avoid encountering a negative
outcome from occurring the first time vaccines are administered.

Due to the fact that all toxins, toxic effects, substantial allergic
reactions, and induced immune compromise have the final common
denominator of causing and/or resulting in the oxidation of vital
biomolecules, the antioxidant vitamin C has proven to be the ultimate
nonspecific antidote to whatever toxin or excess oxidative stress might
be present. While there is also a great deal of dispute over the
inherent toxicity of the antigens that many vaccines present to the
immune systems of those vaccinated, there is no question, for example,
that thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative, is highly toxic when
present in significant amounts. This then begs the question: Rather
than argue whether there is an infinitesimal, minimal, moderate, or
significant amount of toxicity associated with the amounts of thimerosal
or other potentially toxic components presently being used in
vaccines, why not just neutralize whatever toxicity is present as
completely and definitively as possible?
Vitamin C is a Potent Antitoxin

In addition to its general
antitoxin properties (Levy, 2002), vitamin C has been demonstrated to
be highly effective in neutralizing the toxic nature of mercury in all
of its chemical forms. In animal studies, vitamin C can prevent the
death of animals given otherwise fatal doses of mercury chloride
(Mokranjac and Petrovic, 1964). Having vitamin C on board prior to
mercury exposure was able to prevent the kidney damage the mercury
otherwise typically caused (Carroll et al., 1965). Vitamin C also
blocked the fatal effect of mercury cyanide (Vauthey, 1951). Even the
very highly toxic organic forms of mercury have been shown to be
effectively detoxified by vitamin C (Gage, 1975).
Vitamin C Improves Vaccine Effectiveness

By potential toxicity
considerations alone, then, there would seem to be no good reason not
to pre- and post-medicate an infant or child with some amount of
vitamin C to minimize or block the toxicity that might significantly
affect a few. However, there is another compelling reason to make
vitamin C an integral part of any vaccination protocol: Vitamin C has
been documented to augment the antibody response of the immune system
(Prinz et al., 1977; Vallance, 1977; Prinz et al., 1980; Feigen et al.,
1982; Li and Lovell, 1985; Amakye-Anim et al., 2000; Wu et al., 2000;
Lauridsen and Jensen, 2005; Azad et al., 2007). As the goal of any
vaccination is to stimulate a maximal antibody response to the antigens
of the vaccine while causing minimal to no toxic damage to the most
sensitive of vaccine recipients, there would appear to be no medically
sound reason not to make vitamin C a part of all vaccination protocols.
Except in individuals with established, significant renal
insufficiency, vitamin C is arguably the safest of all nutrients that
can be given, especially in the amounts discussed below. Unlike
virtually all prescription drugs and some supplements, vitamin C has
never been found to have any dosage level above which it can be
expected to demonstrate any toxicity.
Vitamin C Reduces Mortality in Vaccinated Infants and Children

Kalokerinos
(1974) demonstrated repeatedly and quite conclusively that Aboriginal
infants and children, a group with an unusually high death rate after
vaccinations, were almost completely protected from this outcome by
dosing them with vitamin C before and after vaccinations. The reason
articulated for the high death rate was the exceptionally poor and
near-scurvy-inducing (vitamin C-depleted) diet that was common in the
Aboriginal culture. This also demonstrates that with the better
nutrition in the United States and elsewhere in the world, the
suggested doses of vitamin C should give an absolute protection against
death (essentially a toxin-induced acute scurvy) and almost absolute
protection against lesser toxic outcomes from any vaccinations
administered. Certainly, there appears to be no logical reason not to
give a nontoxic substance known to neutralize toxicity and stimulate
antibody production, which is the whole point of vaccine
administration.
Dosage Information for Pediatricians and Parents

Practically
speaking, then, how should the pediatrician or parent proceed? For
optimal antibody stimulation and toxin protection, it would be best to
dose for three to five days before the shot(s) and to continue for at
least two to three days following the shot. When dealing with infants
and very young children, administering a 1,000 mg dose of
liposome-encapsulated vitamin C would be both easiest and best, as the
gel-like nature of this form of vitamin C allows a ready mixture into
yogurt or any other palatable food, and the complete proximal absorption
of the liposomes would avoid any possible loose stools or other
possible undesirable bowel effects.

Vitamin C as sodium ascorbate powder will also work well. Infants under
10 pounds can take 500 mg daily in some fruit juice, while babies
between 10 and 20 pounds could take anywhere from 500 mg to 1,000 mg
total per day, in divided doses. Older children can take 1,000 mg daily
per year of life (5,000 mg for a 5 year-old child, for example, in
divided doses). If sodium must be avoided, calcium ascorbate is
well-tolerated and, like sodium ascorbate, is non-acidic. Some but not
all children's chewable vitamins are made with calcium ascorbate. Be
sure to read the label. Giving vitamin C in divided doses, all through
the day, improves absorption and improves tolerance. As children get
older, they can more easily handle the ascorbic acid form of vitamin C,
especially if given with meals. For any child showing significant bowel
sensitivity, either use liposome-encapsulated vitamin C, or the amount
of regular vitamin C can just be appropriately decreased to an easily
tolerated amount.

Very similar considerations exist for older individuals receiving any
of a number of vaccinations for preventing infection, such as the
yearly flu shots. When there is really no urgency, and there rarely is,
such individuals should supplement with vitamin C for several weeks
before and several weeks after, if at all possible.

Even taking a one-time dose of vitamin C in the dosage range suggested
above directly before the injections can still have a significant
toxin-neutralizing and antibody-stimulating effect. It's just that an
even better likelihood of having a positive outcome results from
extending the pre- and post-dosing periods of time.


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