The Bad "Rap" of Vaccine Adjuvants

Among our treasured medical marvels are vaccines. They’ve saved at least 100million lives and prevented more than 500 million cases of childhood infectious disease, according to the World Health Organization. Yet, a growing minority of people attack vaccines and now target the adjuvants in vaccines that make them work better.   

Alum is the oldest type of adjuvant and has a tiny amount of aluminum. In the 1920s, it was found to enhance the diphtheria vaccine by slowing the release of the vaccine antigens, prolonging and strengthening the immune response. Because of this, its low cost and safety record, alum has long been used in childhood vaccines. Those who attack it claim that the aluminum causes autism, chronic fatigue, and even Gulf War Syndrome.  

But overwhelming scientific evidence disputes this, and a new study by the Danish “CDC” further confirms its safety.  It examined the health records of more than 1 million Danish children born in the last 20 years who received the DPT, polio, and Haemophilus influenzae B vaccines, all containing alum.   

The study found no link to allergic, autoimmune, and atopic diseases such as arthritis, asthma, and autism spectrum disorder or any other disease. The principal investigator of the study, Anders Hviid, said it best, “It is absolutely essential to distinguish real science from politically motivated campaigns - otherwise, it is the children who will end up paying the price.” Scientists agree!