Vaccine Education and Preparation Counselling

Please note: The information on this website is aimed at allowing wider access to the full range of opinions in the vaccine debate, in order to help individuals make informed decisions. The aim is not to encourage parents to either vaccinate or not vaccinate their children. 

Vaccine choice may be one of the most important decisions you as a parent can make. It seems that no matter which way you decide, your child's future health can affected. It is important to be aware of the impact of serious, contagious disease and at the same time be well-informed about potential adverse effects of vaccines in susceptible individuals, methods to identify these individuals and supportive strategies aimed at helping their bodies to make the best of vaccines.

I want to be clear that vaccines can be very effective at preventing targeted infectious diseases and have helped to save millions of lives. 

As the vaccine schedules have expanded however, thousands of parents around the world have reported their children developing neurological, immunological, digestive and behavioural disorders following vaccination. Clinicians and researchers have naturally taken notice of this as well and research on the topic has been rapidly increasing, with concerning findings. 

I became interested in this topic as a result of seeing vaccine-injured children and adults. Until about seven years ago I was relatively unaware of any negative impacts of vaccines. ​Then new information came to light, I started to study the topic and learned that vaccines can also have negative effects in some cases and that vaccine injured individuals also need help. 

Informed Choice

​I offer consulting regarding vaccine education and preparation. Vaccination is not a black or white issue. The risk of each disease and each vaccine needs to be understood in context and for the individual involved. Parents are encouraged to review different resources, including mainstream information on government websites, such as HealthLinkBC.

My goal is to be respectful of parents' concerns and to assist them in making an informed choice. 

I will support parents in whatever they feel will be best for their children. If the full, regular  vaccine schedule is desired or can't be avoided, there are many things parents can do to prepare their child for the vaccination.

Some parents desire certain vaccines but not others, for example, they may not want a hepatitis B or tetanus vaccine for a two-month old infant but perhaps think that a pertussis or meningitis vaccine is useful at that age and are just looking for an open ear for their concerns and choices.

Other parents are concerned about many vaccines being given at once or so early and wish to delay or space out some or all vaccines and wish to talk about that with someone. Yet others don't want any vaccines and instead want to learn more about how to support their child's immune system and how to deal with infections with more natural methods.  

Occasionally I see parents whose child had an adverse reaction to a vaccine or whose sibling was so affected and they are interested in exploring other ways of supporting their child's immune system. 

Still other are interested in  homeoprophylaxis, which is also an emerging and potentially helpful method to educate the immune system. It is not a vaccine alternative but can offer benefits for general health. 

Some Useful Website - all Sides

CDC
Immunize BC
A Parent's Guide to Vaccination - Public Health Agency of Canada
The Regulation of Vaccines for Human Use in Canada 
Regulatory Guidance: How to market a Biological (Schedule D) Drug, Health Canada
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Information Centre
Vaccine Choice Canada
National Vaccine Information Centre
Children's Medical Safety Research Institute
Informed Consent Action Network
Children's Health Defense

Questions? I offer a complimentary 15-minute meet and greet consultation. Please call 778-352-0806 or book online

Serving Families with Integrity and Compassion Since 1991
Anke Zimmermann, BSc, FCAH
Classical and Modern Homeopathy
6550 Throup Road
Sooke, BC, V9Z 0W6
Serving families in Sooke, Metchosin, Langford, Colwood, Victoria, Greater Vancouver Island, BC, as well as intenationally via skype and zoom.

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