Vaccines: Are they doing more harm than good?!

New information (well, new to us) regarding the vaccines we are giving our children has recently come to our attention and has, quite frankly, terrified us. This is a controversial issue but one we feel needs to come to the attention of everyone, especially those with kids or having kids. As many of my friends are expecting babies right now, I feel a sense of responsibility to make you all aware of some of the things we have discovered while researching and trying to decide whether or not to vaccinate Luke and allow Kate to continue to be vaccinated.
If you are like me you have never thought to question what your doctor recommends for you or your loved ones. Why should I? I go see them because they are the experts, they are supposed to know what is right. Right? Yes, BUT they can't always be right. Just 40 years ago no one could have imagined that smoking might be bad for you. Pregnant women used to smoke and drink without a second thought. Who knows what we are doing these days without a second thought that our children and grandchildren will be appalled at. So we put our trust in our doctors. Our doctors put their trust in organizations like the CDC (Center for Disease Control), the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), and WHO (World Health Org.) who are supposed to do the research and tell us what is safe. And these organizations are putting a lot of their trust in the pharmacutical companies who are making >8 billion dollars a year putting out the vaccines we are told our children HAVE to have. So perhaps the production and distribution of these "necessary" vaccines isn't just about trying to protect our children.
This post would be way too long if I went into all of the details but here are a couple thoughts, just to get you started...
1.) As new parents, we are sooo careful to protect our little angels from germs. We are careful to keep them covered when we go out in public; we don't let other children or those who have been sick come around; we require hand washing before contact with the baby. Then at 2 months old we take them to the doctor and allow up to 7 man-made viruses to be injected directly into their bloodstream.
2.) The preservatives for these vaccines include aluminum and formaldehyde.
3.) Chicken pox, measles, mumps, rubella...I bet you know at least one person who has had one or more of these diseases and now have a lifetime immunity to them- they'll never need a booster shot. (Note: vaccination does not equal immunity)
With all of this said, we encourage you to do your own research so you can make an informed decision about what is best for your child or future children.

Resources: http://www.thinktwice.com/ http://www.nmaseminars.com/vaccineinfohome.html
"The Sanctity of Human Blood" by Dr. Tim O'Shea