Many vaccines contain aluminium compounds, such as aluminium sulphate or aluminium hydroxide. These ensure that our immune system responds better to the vaccine, increasing its effectiveness. The presence of aluminium is sometimes criticized, especially in childhood vaccines. It is claimed that it causes developmental disorders, allergies, and autoimmune diseases.
A recent study by Danish researchers shows this to be false. The researchers analysed data from more than 1.2 million children, of whom only about 15,000 were unvaccinated. The vast majority of children received vaccines containing aluminium. The conclusions are clear: the vaccinated group exhibits no more health problems than the unvaccinated.
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr., a notorious opponent of vaccination, attempted to prevent the publication of this study from the journal Annals of Internal Medicine—a highly unusual step. But publication took place anyway.
The results of this study confirm what has long been known. Aluminium is a metal found everywhere in nature. We ingest an average of 5 milligrams of aluminium per day through food, drinks, breathing, as well as through food packaging, pots, and pans. This amount is completely harmless. A single vaccine dose contains even less aluminium, 0.1 to 0.5 milligrams.
20th European Skeptics Congress in Lyon (France) 31 May to 2 June 2024
This year, the vibrant city of Lyon, France, will host the long-awaited 20th European Skeptics Congress, organised by the dedicated local committee of AFIS from 31 May to 2 June. We expect around 200 curious minds from across Europe to engage in stimulating round tables, insightful conferences, and thought-provoking debates.
In Memoriam of Lisa-Maria Kellermayr, of those who came before and hopefully none that will come after
Dear skeptics in Europe and in the World,
it is with sorrow that we bring the news of the sudden death of Lisa-Maria Kellermayr.
Source: @drlisamaria
Dr. Kellermayr, an Austrian medical doctor and science communicator, committed suicide after relentless bullying from anti-vaccine activists and conspiracy theorists.
Her death has brought up a new wave of conspiracies, stating that her passing was linked to her discovering the “truth about vaccines.”
We are appalled and disgusted by the twisted way her death is being abused by those whose ilk drove her to it.
We know that many of you reading this have been the target of bullying, threats of bodily harm, sexual abuse, harm to your loved ones, and death threats. Please, we implore you to be vocal when this happens to you. Do not let this become your norm or your life – even if it often happens, repeat to yourself that this is not normal, this is not all right. Rely on your family, friends, and colleagues. Share this abuse online, so the abusers do not have the luxury of shadows. Report the abuse – to the social media provider, to the police, to whomever you can.
Please, if you feel overwhelmed, speak to those close to you. If that is not an option, here is a list of national crisis lines you can call.
If you want to remind yourself of all the thought-provoking talks and lectures delivered at the 18th ESC, or, if you weren’t there and want to know what was said, here’s your chance!
The talks are now on YouTube for your viewing enjoyment and education.
A group of 2750 international experts from 44 countries have signed a manifesto against pseudotherapies.
The manifesto was organized with the help of people who belong to more than thirty worldwide scientific or skeptical associations from more than twenty countries. The organizations who help to coordinate the manifesto are:
• Association to Protect the Sick of Pseudoscientific Therapies: APETP – Spain
• Association of Pharmacists in Favor of Scientific Evidence – Spain
• Collectif Fakemed – France
• Comunidade Céptica Portuguesa: COMCEPT – Portugal
• Good Thinking Society – United Kingdom
• Red UNE – Spain
• Society for the Advancement of Critical Thinking: ARP-SAPC– Spain
• Skeptical Circle of Spain – Spain
• Healthwatch United – Kingdom
• Skeptica – Denmark
• Vetenskap och Folkbildning (VoF) – Sweden
For more information or to get in touch with some of the organizers worldwide, you can contact with Fernando Cervera Rodríguez at: fernando.cervera.87@gmail.com
Many vaccines contain aluminium compounds, such as aluminium sulphate or aluminium hydroxide. These ensure that our immune system responds better to the vaccine, increasing its effectiveness. The presence of aluminium is sometimes criticized, especially in childhood vaccines. It is claimed that it causes developmental disorders, allergies, and autoimmune diseases.
If you want to remind yourself of all the thought-provoking talks and lectures delivered at the 18th ESC, or, if you weren’t there and want to know what was said, here’s your chance!