Aluminum in Vaccines Linked to 36% Higher Risk of Asthma

By Dr. Joseph Mercola

A study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found children who received all or most of the recommended childhood vaccines that contain aluminum had at least a 36% higher risk of developing persistent asthma than children who received fewer vaccines.

Story at a glance:

Children who received all or most of the recommended childhood vaccines that contain aluminum had, at least, a 36% higher risk of developing persistent asthma than children who received fewer vaccines.There was a 1.26- and 1.19-times higher risk of persistent asthma for each additional milligram of vaccine-related aluminum exposure, respectively, for children with and without eczema.The featured study was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and conducted by current and former CDC staff members.A 2005 study found parents who refuse vaccinations reported less asthma and allergies in their unvaccinated children.Aluminum, a demonstrated neurotoxin, is added to certain vaccines to increase the immune response.

Aluminum, the most commonly used vaccine adjuvant, may be increasing the risk of asthma in children when injected as part of the standard childhood vaccine schedule.

The finding comes from a study funded by the CDC, raising concerns about the cumulative aluminum exposure children receive when they get their recommended shots.

Aluminum, a demonstrated neurotoxin, is added to certain vaccines to increase the immune response and, with that, theoretically generate a higher response of protective antibodies.

An increasing number of parents have expressed concern, however, that repeated exposure to vaccine components such as aluminum could be harming children.

In response to public concern about the childhood vaccine schedule, the Institute of Medicine endorsed the study to look into the risks of chronic conditions such as asthma following vaccination.

The featured study, which involved a cohort of 326,991 children, set out to assess “the association between cumulative aluminum exposure from vaccines before age 24 months and persistent asthma at age 24 to 59 months.”

A federally funded study reported a “positive association” between “vaccine-related aluminum exposure” and “persistent asthma” in children 24-59 months old, but the study’s authors were careful to not suggest a causal relationship.https://t.co/lxlhThahi4

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Aluminum in vaccines associated with asthma

Animal studies previously found aluminum adjuvants may increase allergy risk due to their influence on T helper 2 cell (Th2)-biased immune response. Th2 lymphocytes are known to affect airway inflammation and the hyper-responsiveness that occurs in children with allergic asthma.

The featured study, which was conducted by current and former CDC staff members, found that about 6% of children with eczema and 2.1% of children without eczema developed persistent asthma.

Among children with and without eczema, exposure to vaccine-associated aluminum was positively associated with persistent asthma.

There was a 1.26- and 1.19-times higher risk of persistent asthma for each additional milligram of vaccine-related aluminum exposure, respectively, for children with and without eczema.

Children who received all or most of the recommended childhood vaccines that contain aluminum received a cumulative aluminum exposure dose of more than 3 milligrams (mg).

This group had, at least, a 36% higher risk of developing persistent asthma than children who received fewer vaccines, and therefore had a less than 3 mg exposure to aluminum.

Asthma rates increased with aluminum-containing vaccines

The study was observational in nature and stopped short of saying that it proves a link between aluminum-containing vaccines and asthma.

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This includes, for example, diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DtaP), hepatitis B, some formulations of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.

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Aluminum-asthma link ‘biologically plausible’

The researchers also delved into the mechanisms behind aluminum’s potential to trigger asthma. “Aluminum adjuvants are used in vaccines precisely because they can generate an acute immunologic response with long-lasting effect,” they explained, pointing out that aluminum adjuvants can, in fact, produce asthma in experimental animal models.

Mice, for instance, develop asthma-like airway inflammation when injected with a chicken protein and an aluminum adjuvant. “Based on what I consider limited animal data, there is a theoretical risk that the aluminum in vaccines could influence allergy risk,” the featured study’s lead author, Dr. Matthew Daley, told AP News.

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A past study involving 167,240 children similarly found an association between Hib and hepatitis B vaccines and the risk of asthma.

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Specifically, a study published in Human & Experimental Toxicology found an association between increased blood aluminum concentration and the risk of uncontrolled asthma in children.

Aluminum workers are also known to be at increased risk of developing asthma.

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In 2011, a paper by scientists with the Neural Dynamics Research Group at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, expressed that the scientific community’s understanding of aluminum adjuvants was “remarkably poor” and questioned their use in vaccines:

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“Experimental research, however, clearly shows that aluminum adjuvants have a potential to induce serious immunological disorders in humans.

“In particular, aluminum in adjuvant form carries a risk for autoimmunity, long-term brain inflammation and associated neurological complications and may thus have profound and widespread adverse health consequences.

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Vaccine-asthma link uncovered in 2005 study

While the CDC is just now getting around to studying the potential link between vaccination and asthma, the National Vaccine Information Center worked with asthma researchers at the University of Chicago to explore the issue in 2005.

The study involved surveys sent to 2,964 U.S. households, which collected data on vaccination status and atopic disease. There were significant and dose-dependent negative associations between vaccination refusal and asthma or hay fever in children with no family history of the conditions.

Vaccination refusal was also negatively associated with eczema and wheezing. In other words, “Parents who refuse vaccinations reported less asthma and allergies in their unvaccinated children.” The CDC study now appears to support this early data.

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Vaccine aluminum safety calculation flawed

A math error in a key study used to evaluate the amount of aluminum that can “safely” be injected into infants via vaccination has also previously been found.

The error — revealed by scientists at Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC) — is in a key U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study.

When the aluminum adjuvant was first approved for use in vaccines, more than 90 years ago, it was approved because of efficacy — safety studies weren’t performed.

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Aluminum exposure from vaccines must be questioned

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Research published in the Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology in 2020 also found the CDC’s childhood vaccine schedule — when adjusted for body weight — exposes children to a level of aluminum that is 15.9 times higher than the recommended “safe” level.

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