CBC MARKETPLACE: YOUR HEALTH » VACCINATIONS
Shot in the arm: the chiropractic dispute over childhood vaccinations
Broadcast: January 20, 2004

Who hasn't heard the media message to get a flu shot? After SARS, a lot of us are pretty scared of getting sick. But not everyone. Some people are more concerned about the risk of severe side effects from getting vaccinated.

They're arguing that children should not be vaccinated for anything - not measles, whooping cough, diphtheria, not even polio.

The anti-vaccination movement has many in the mainstream medical community concerned. They point to cases like Nigeria, where polio is making a huge comeback amongst a largely unvaccinated population - religious leaders there have warned that the vaccine can transmit other diseases and viruses, including HIV.

And health officials also point to the UK, where measles recently surfaced in large numbers as more and more people opted not to vaccinate.

In North America, the vaccination debate is strong amongst some chiropractors. One regulatory body has proposed tough new rules to prevent chiropractors from offering advice on vaccination.

This week, Marketplace looks at the chiropractic dispute over childhood vaccinations.

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