Top 10 Vaccine Objections: Doubts and Conversations
By Alex Ramirez
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This work of narrative non-fiction deals with common questions and doubts people have about vaccines, using very accessible, conversational, non-technical language.
If you have ever thought any of the following, “Vaccines are not for me, I'm young and healthy and don't need them”; “I rather develop natural immunity to infections, without vaccination”; “Immunisation is a personal choice, it only affects me, so I'll take the risk” then this book is for you. You would also enjoy this book if you have ever heard people articulate these beliefs and you couldn't quite put your finger on why these are common misunderstandings. Throughout the book the author uses simple analogies, real-life examples and relatable stories, to explain common questions and objections people have about vaccines and vaccination. The text is wonderfully complemented by original and funny cartoons which bring home the main points, in a memorable and humorous way.
This book is a collection of honest conversations and discussions he's had over the years with people who have doubts and hesitations about the contents, purpose, and safety of vaccines.
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Top 10 Vaccine Objections - Alex Ramirez
Top 10 Vaccine Objections
Top 10 Vaccine Objections
Doubts and Conversations
ALEX RAMIREZ
EDITED BY CHARLES NATON
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Copyright © Alex Ramirez 2020
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ISBN-13: 978-1-78527-539-5 (Pbk)
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
I Don’t Believe in Vaccines
1. I Never Got Them and I’m Fine
2. But Vaccines Are Full of Toxic Chemicals
3. Vaccines Make Me Feel Sick
4. Vaccinations Cause Autism
5. Vaccines Are Not for Me
6. They Only Work Half the Time
7. I’d Never Inject Man-Made Chemicals
8. I’ve Never Heard of These Diseases
9. It’s Just a Big Pharma Scam
10. I’d Rather Build Natural Immunity
Vaccinations Don’t Work/They’re Not Safe
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Paco and Susana for the wonderful illustration work.
INTRODUCTION
Hi! My name’s Alex and I’m a biochemist.
‘I’m a biochemist’ is a pretty short and succinct response to the inevitable occupation questions that come up within the first half minute of meeting somebody new.
It’s not just me that it happens to, as most of us end up talking about our work in social situations because people are naturally curious. That’s why the fireman is asked about running into burning houses and the dentist ends up fielding questions about that toothache that kind of comes and goes. We all wonder about the lives of others, especially when someone has an unusual kind of job.
It’s easy for me to forget just how unusual my job actually is, and I suspect that’s largely because I spend most of my time locked in the lab with other biochemists, along with some other assorted flavours of nerds. However, I’m reminded of the fact that I do have an unusual occupation when so many people ask me to tell them a little more about what I actually do with my day.
My pleasure, I’m glad you asked.
I’m a biochemist with a PhD in molecular immunology. When people ask me to translate that into English I explain that I do a lot of work with vaccines, both in academia and in the commercial sector. Now if it’s a good party and I’m feeling three glasses of wine grandiose (and my conversation partner hasn’t already fallen asleep), then I might expand my explanation still further to cover my specialist areas of antigen discovery, adjuvant research and process development. When I’m inevitably asked to translate that into English, I just explain that I spend my time trying to figure out exactly which components are essential for a vaccine to make it work. I also do a lot of research into figuring out whether there’s anything we can add to an existing vaccine to improve it, as well as helping to develop efficient, safe and cost-effective production techniques for the pharmaceutical sector.
The end result of all that fancy science-speak is that, in terms of vaccines at least, not only am I the guy who sees how the sausage gets made, I’m actually the guy who comes up with the recipe in the first place.
Yeah, that’s me, the vaccine sausage guy; although that’s not how it’s written on my business card.
Like I said, I have a pretty unusual job and people are often very interested when they realise they’re talking to a genuine, fully paid-up member of the bona fide expert club – at least when it comes to vaccines. Sausages, less so.
When I’m not drinking wine at parties or talking to other scientists about vaccines, I spend a lot of my time talking to doctors, students and members of the public about the same subject, so I guess that really makes me a kind of go-to guy when it comes to questions about vaccination.
That’s how you came to be reading this book.
A quick Internet search will immediately tell you that there are plenty of other books about vaccines available right now. There are lots of incredibly detailed academic works, professional journals and epidemiology studies – all outlining the case for using vaccines and providing the data to back it up. So much data …
However, there are precious few books written by insiders like me that aren’t three feet thick and crammed with unintelligible graphs, tables and footnotes that in many cases are even longer than the text itself.
There are no graphs in this book, just as there is no unnecessarily complex language and no soul-destroying swamps of appendices and references. Instead, this is just a plain English summary