Did vaccines really eradicate Smallpox and Polio?

It appears that many people's unshakeable belief in the effectiveness of vaccines can be traced back to a tale we have all been told about how this "scientific breakthrough" in medical interventions led to the eradication of infectious diseases such as smallpox and polio. However, if we take a closer look back in history and examine the available data, we may find that we have NOT been told the full story.

Did you know that mortality rates due to Smallpox and other diseases, were already declining rapidly, prior to the widespread rollout of the corresponding vaccines?

This appears to be a common theme, according to historical data researched and compiled by Dr. Suzanne Humphries. Here are some graphs that demonstrate the trend with multiple vaccines:

• Whooping cough (pertussis) deaths in the United States had already declined by 92.4% before the whooping cough vaccine reached widespread use in the late 1940’s.
• Whooping cough (pertussis) deaths in England/Wales had already declined by 99.7% before the whooping cough vaccine reached national use in 1957.

• Measles deaths in the United States had already declined by 98.7% by the time the first measles vaccine was introduced in 1963.
• Measles deaths in the United Kingdom declined by 99.8% by the time the measles vaccine was introduced there in 1968.

• Influenza and pneumonia deaths in the United States had already declined by 90% before vaccination began and remained relatively the same for many decades thereafter.

The source of the data displayed in all these graphs can be found here.

To view data showing incidents of cervical cancer rapidly declining years before HPV vaccine rollout, see our article, 'Did you know about the risks of the HPV vaccine?'

Watch a short video on the history of vaccination, examining what the data tells us.

What do some experts believe led to the eradication of deaths from diseases such as smallpox and measles?

• The introduction of sanitation practices.
• Higher levels of nutrition.
• Increased living standards including refrigeration, electricity, flushing toilets, and fresh water.

We must remember that during the time of these disease outbreaks, people were residing in substandard living conditions with no sewerage systems. There was human and animal waste in the streets, rotting rubbish and the corpses of dead animals littering public space.
Due to the absence of environmental laws, industries simply discharged their waste into the air and water. In 1850s London, the environment was filled with dirt that spewed from factories. The water was contaminated and people were too poor to afford adequate nutrition, nor did they have the knowledge about the benefits of adequate nutrition.

To understand what life was like for young children in the time of infectious disease, watch the video below:

Could there be another explanation for the decline of Polio?

The decline in reported cases of polio could be attributed to changes that were made related to the diagnostic criteria. With polio, the original criteria to receive a diagnosis was two examinations within 24 hours. This was changed to two examinations within 60 days. Seeing as most people recovered from their bout with poliomyelitis after 60 days, they weren't recorded in the data.

Then there was the issue of testing. Prior to the vaccine, there was no testing done on blood or stool samples. After the vaccine came along, there was an epidemic in Michigan around 1958. About 2,000 people were diagnosed with polio. In disbelief over the outbreak, serological testing was done, and they discovered that the polio virus was found in only a small minority—about one-quarter of those who displayed symptoms of infection. Interestingly, in the remainder they discovered a different virus or no virus at all! And, subsequently, those patients were no longer "counted" as having polio.

So, could it be that polio was eradicated simply due to redefinition of the disease?
Source: Article.

Did you know that there were reports about the failures of the small-pox vaccine?

"The Medical Observer for 1810 contains particulars of 535 cases of small-pox after vaccination, 97 fatal cases, 150 cases of vaccine injuries, with the addresses of ten medical men, including two professors of anatomy, who had suffered in their own families from vaccination" (source: Vaccination by Act of Parliament,” Westminster Review Vol. 131, 1889, Page 101).

Another article surfaced in the 1817 London repository monthly Journal and Review which again revealed that a vast number of people who had undergone vaccination were still suffering from small-pox (source: Observations on prevailing disease the London medical repository journal and review vol.8, July - December, 1817, Page 95).

A surgeon by the name of Dr. Thomas Brown with 30 years of experience, who had been enthusiastic about vaccinating his patients in 1819, noticed that after vaccinating over 1,200 people, that many still contracted and even died from smallpox (source: On the Present State of Vaccination, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Vol. 15, 1819, Page 67).

To gain a more in-depth explanation of the data summarised in the article see the free chapters from Dr. Suzanne Humphries book 'Dissolving Illusions: Disease, vaccines and the forgotten history,' which details facts and figures from long-overlooked medical journals, books, newspapers, and other sources. Using myth-shattering graphs, this book suggests that vaccines, antibiotics, and other medical interventions are not responsible for the increase in lifespan and the decline in mortality from infectious diseases.
Read here.

So why Vaccinate?

Now that we can see that there appear to be other factors involved in the eradication of infectious diseases, should we delve deeper and consider if these modern-day medical interventions have any side effects? Could the risks of taking these products outweigh the alleged benefits?

Many scientists have conducted independent research on this, and there is quite an abundance of information out there on this topic. 

Read our article 'Have you informed yourself about childhood and routine vaccination?’ to learn about the concerning ingredients and studies that have linked vaccines to such things as neurological issues, chronic disease, and even SIDS, and why we believe you haven't been told about these significant findings.

Please note that this article is not medical advice but rather a compilation of research done by health professionals as a matter of public interest.