Health and Politics

Health and politics are two concepts that go together like anchovies and apple pie; they have their place separately, but they don’t mix well.

Politics does have its place in health care, but the part it plays should be much smaller than it is currently.  When it concerns people’s rights to good health care, it’s possible that the government should have some say about that.  The moment an individual’s right to choose is compromised by the law; it is past time for government to back off.

One of the reasons why I go through lengths to stay far from MDs is because there is just too much politics involved in their medical practice.  The vaccine controversy is the perfect example.  Flu shots are encouraged, but thank God no one is forcing this on anyone.  They do mandate other vaccines for children, however, in several states.  At one point a vaccine for chicken pox was enforced in New York.  This in my opinion is WRONG!  A parent should have a choice in this matter because the chicken pox vaccine is NOT necessary.  Knowing the nasty toxins that are in those vaccines, I would opt not to vaccinate my children unless for some reason I felt that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the disadvantages.  At this point, however, they don’t seem to.

Government comes to play in this area because of all of the information that doesn’t “need” to be disclosed.  There are many things about vaccines that even I don’t know, for example.  I can understand why pharmaceutical companies would want to hide these facts.  If you want something to sell, you broadcast the advantages.  Disadvantages may be hidden for one of three reasons:  

1.       The company isn’t aware of the disadvantages.

2.       The company doesn’t want to face up to the ramifications of the disadvantages

3.       The company willfully chooses to be dishonest about the disadvantages.

I would think that if a pharmaceutical company hides information (about the dangers of thimerosal for example) the FDA would come after them for it.  Enter, the wonderful world of lobbyists and politicians.