Chickenpox was a benign childhood infection that conferred lasting immunity, and because of broad-spectrum immunity, it also conferred protection against multiple types of cancer later in life. The vaccine was developed for the express purpose of making money. And also for "convenience." It was believed that mothers would not want to have to miss work - and their employers certainly wouldn't want them out of the office to care for children with chickenpox.
Prior to the licensure of the varicella vaccine (chickenpox vaccine), every time a child in the family got chickenpox (which usually happened between the ages of 4-9 years), the older children and the adults who cared for them got a natural immune booster. That's why we never used to hear about shingles in anyone other than really old people - they were no longer being "boosted" by caring for children with chickenpox. That has changed in recent years, and it's because of the vaccine. Children, teens, and young adults are now getting shingles, which is far more dangerous and far more painful, due to post-herpetic neuralgia, than chickenpox ever was.
The chickenpox vaccine is also cultured on aborted fetal cells and contains fragmented DNA from aborted babies, which increases autoimmunity and greatly increases the risk of autism.
Actually getting chickenpox is by far the safer alternative.
I might be too young to remember about pox party. What was the meds they took and how doctor treated them back then? Can we get OTC meds for chicken pox? Why didn't many native Americans survive the disease if it was treatable?
You are confusing chickenpox with smallpox. They are different infections. Smallpox was what is believed to have killed Native Americans after being exposed to the infection from blankets given to them by colonists. Smallpox is what most of this article is about. It was a serious infection with a significant mortality rate. Compounding issues were overcrowding in tenement houses, lack of access to clean water and nutritious food, and lack of even the most basic sanitation systems.
Chickenpox is caused by the varicella virus. It is a mild childhood infection that generally affects children between the ages of 4 and 9 years. I had chickenpox when I was nine. It was a minor inconvenience, and the biggest issue for me was the timing - I was sick with chickenpox during the week the fair came to town so I didn't get to go. Other than that, I had a low grade fever and the "pox" - little pustules - itched like crazy. My mother used calamine lotion (which I would never use today, but she didn't know any better in the 1960s). Oatmeal baths are a good option for helping with the itch. There are no specific treatments for chickenpox other than supportive care to help the child feel more comfortable. Chickenpox was never a big killer of children in the United States and parents generally didn't take their kids to the doctor for chickenpox - or measles, either. It used to just be no big deal. It was something families went through, and every time a child in the family got chickenpox, everyone else who was exposed got a natural "booster." That's why, until recently, only very old people got shingles. Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella virus. Before the vaccination was approved and used on a wide scale, people were re-exposed to chickenpox on a regular basis throughout their lives, especially if they were caring for children when they were sick - as mothers and grandmothers (and often grandfathers) used to do. Because that doesn't happen anymore, thanks to the vaccine preventing children from experiencing chickenpox naturally, everyone else is also denied the natural boosters from re-exposure to the varicella virus. And now, we have epidemics of shingles in children, teens, and young adults. And shingles is FAR MORE painful and serious than chickenpox ever was.
The widespread use of the chickenpox vaccine is responsible for the increase in shingles. Which, of course, gave the pharmaceutical industry the excuse to create and sell another money maker - the shingles vaccine.
Thank you, Marcella. When I have questions for people who are critical with vaccines, I receive respectful responses. No name calling or anything negative. I can't find the same way from the mainstreamers.
I enjoy your substack and it's better explained here than on FB.
The only lasting leftover I had from my childhood chicken pox was a small dot scar square between my eyebrows. I scratched the scab odd after being warned by my momma not to. It faded long ago.
Excellent overview full of logical rational thought!
Thank you, Becky!
Marcella, is chicken pox vaccine outweigh the risk of getting chicken pox?
Chickenpox was a benign childhood infection that conferred lasting immunity, and because of broad-spectrum immunity, it also conferred protection against multiple types of cancer later in life. The vaccine was developed for the express purpose of making money. And also for "convenience." It was believed that mothers would not want to have to miss work - and their employers certainly wouldn't want them out of the office to care for children with chickenpox.
Prior to the licensure of the varicella vaccine (chickenpox vaccine), every time a child in the family got chickenpox (which usually happened between the ages of 4-9 years), the older children and the adults who cared for them got a natural immune booster. That's why we never used to hear about shingles in anyone other than really old people - they were no longer being "boosted" by caring for children with chickenpox. That has changed in recent years, and it's because of the vaccine. Children, teens, and young adults are now getting shingles, which is far more dangerous and far more painful, due to post-herpetic neuralgia, than chickenpox ever was.
The chickenpox vaccine is also cultured on aborted fetal cells and contains fragmented DNA from aborted babies, which increases autoimmunity and greatly increases the risk of autism.
Actually getting chickenpox is by far the safer alternative.
I might be too young to remember about pox party. What was the meds they took and how doctor treated them back then? Can we get OTC meds for chicken pox? Why didn't many native Americans survive the disease if it was treatable?
You are confusing chickenpox with smallpox. They are different infections. Smallpox was what is believed to have killed Native Americans after being exposed to the infection from blankets given to them by colonists. Smallpox is what most of this article is about. It was a serious infection with a significant mortality rate. Compounding issues were overcrowding in tenement houses, lack of access to clean water and nutritious food, and lack of even the most basic sanitation systems.
Chickenpox is caused by the varicella virus. It is a mild childhood infection that generally affects children between the ages of 4 and 9 years. I had chickenpox when I was nine. It was a minor inconvenience, and the biggest issue for me was the timing - I was sick with chickenpox during the week the fair came to town so I didn't get to go. Other than that, I had a low grade fever and the "pox" - little pustules - itched like crazy. My mother used calamine lotion (which I would never use today, but she didn't know any better in the 1960s). Oatmeal baths are a good option for helping with the itch. There are no specific treatments for chickenpox other than supportive care to help the child feel more comfortable. Chickenpox was never a big killer of children in the United States and parents generally didn't take their kids to the doctor for chickenpox - or measles, either. It used to just be no big deal. It was something families went through, and every time a child in the family got chickenpox, everyone else who was exposed got a natural "booster." That's why, until recently, only very old people got shingles. Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella virus. Before the vaccination was approved and used on a wide scale, people were re-exposed to chickenpox on a regular basis throughout their lives, especially if they were caring for children when they were sick - as mothers and grandmothers (and often grandfathers) used to do. Because that doesn't happen anymore, thanks to the vaccine preventing children from experiencing chickenpox naturally, everyone else is also denied the natural boosters from re-exposure to the varicella virus. And now, we have epidemics of shingles in children, teens, and young adults. And shingles is FAR MORE painful and serious than chickenpox ever was.
The widespread use of the chickenpox vaccine is responsible for the increase in shingles. Which, of course, gave the pharmaceutical industry the excuse to create and sell another money maker - the shingles vaccine.
Thank you, Marcella. When I have questions for people who are critical with vaccines, I receive respectful responses. No name calling or anything negative. I can't find the same way from the mainstreamers.
I enjoy your substack and it's better explained here than on FB.
The only lasting leftover I had from my childhood chicken pox was a small dot scar square between my eyebrows. I scratched the scab odd after being warned by my momma not to. It faded long ago.
Thank you, Chelsea. I appreciate the positive feedback!
Amen! <3