When measles returns to the headlines, parents deserve the facts behind the fear.

With measles back in the news, it is a good time to review some important facts about measles.

It is tragic that the latest measles press release and ongoing media coverage appear to be a politically motivated attempt to distort a couple of deaths that had positive tests for measles but seem not to have been deaths caused by measles.

The trick is to use the words “deaths associated with measles,” with the intent of misleading people into thinking they were deaths from measles. It appears that neither of the two deaths in Pennsylvania in August 2026 was caused by measles. Being unvaccinated for measles has nothing to do with those deaths.

Watch my important interview with the pediatrician in the United States who is most experienced with measles, Dr. Ben Edwards: Measles From the Front Line.

This interview was prerecorded before the most recent news cycle. Here are some of the important facts covered:

• Measles is basically a rash and a fever. It is probably underreported and underdiagnosed, and it is on the rise because of the relative loss of natural immunity.
• Vaccine immunity wanes and is not as robust as natural immunity.
• The two girls who died in Gaines County, Texas, did not die from measles. Both died from inappropriately treated bacterial pneumonia.
• Vitamin A dramatically decreases mortality from measles and respiratory viral infections. Cod liver oil is a great source of vitamin A.
• Vitamin C is helpful.
• Inhaled budesonide dramatically helps when the lungs are compromised.
• Dr. Edwards personally saw hundreds of children with measles. Their protocol of cod liver oil, vitamin C, and budesonide when needed worked quickly. All recovered quickly, and none died. Breastfed babies did much better.
• Clarithromycin was used when a bacterial infection occurred in the lungs.
• Children with measles universally responded to treatment.

Until the MMR can be proven to be safer, the risk from the vaccines exceeds the risk from getting measles.

Steward your immune system. All chronic disease is rooted in inflammation. Modern pediatrics is suppressing cellular immunity, and vaccines are triggering massive antibodies, creating an imbalance in the immune system.

Without vaccines, SIDS deaths would go to almost zero, autoimmune diseases would largely disappear, and children would return to being healthy.

Fear shuts the immune system down. Be bold and have courage to trust that we are amazingly designed. Give the body what it needs and avoid the harmful things.

A Note from Just a Mom

Every time the media speaks of measles, I get an influx of calls, emails, and texts asking me what I would do. If you read Vax Facts, then you know I, nor my child, will ever put another needle in our bodies.

I am struck by how many moms and dads begin to question their decision not to vaccinate when they hear measles mentioned in connection with a death. No parent wants that outcome, which is why so many people become hesitant. The fearmongering is intense, and it is easy to buy into it.

My suggestion is to reach out to someone who understands you and why you are struggling, someone who agrees with you about not vaccinating. If you do not have anyone, I coach on this. If you are interested, email me at info@kidsfirst4ever.com. After you hear more information, I will send you a code for 25% off.

#Measles, #Parenting, #ChildHealth, #InformedConsent, #HealthFreedom, #VaxFacts, @KidsFirst4Ever, @PaulThomasMD

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Newly released text messages raise serious questions about what public health officials knew in January 2021.

If you are still considering the COVID shot during pregnancy or for your child, please watch this short film.

The McCullough Foundation film examines text messages released by Senators Ron Johnson and Rand Paul. The messages, dated January 25, 2021, discuss the possibility that fever following a second dose could be associated with miscarriage in the first trimester.

That statement was made in a private text exchange between Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Rochelle Walensky. The public deserves to know what government officials knew, when they knew it, and how that information was handled.

We were lied to repeatedly. The fact that the COVID shot is still available to anyone means the crimes against humanity and “We the People” continue. We cannot look away from documentary evidence. We must ask questions, protect informed consent, and hold public officials accountable.

Please watch it, then share it with the parents and grandparents in your life. This is not about partisan politics. It is about whether people were given the information they needed to make decisions for themselves and their children.

Hang in there,

The exposome — our cumulative toxic burden — may be the missing explanation for the chronic disease epidemic we keep misreading as infection.

Exposome — the cause of so many health conditions we attribute to infection, or label as a syndrome or idiopathic.

Sayer Ji's article, How Being Poisoned Can Be Mistaken for Being Infected By 'Germs' and 'Viruses' — subtitled The exposome as a missing axis of disease causation — from the fever remedy in your medicine cabinet to the outbreaks we misread as contagion — provides a clear explanation for what is behind the chronic disease epidemic in our modern world.

When we look for what causes disease, our scientific institutions and public health systems have focused on infectious diseases and genetics as the causes for most conditions. What has been largely overlooked and underappreciated are the effects of toxic exposures, including environmental toxins and those we inject and ingest. Vaccines and acetaminophen are extremely toxic — vaccines bypass our natural defenses by being injected, and acetaminophen hijacks our detox pathways by depleting glutathione.

We live in a world that is becoming increasingly toxic with no end in sight at this point. This largely explains why health is deteriorating despite massive expenditures for the so-called health care system that doesn't even acknowledge, let alone understand, the exposome and the role of cumulative toxins on our health.

Parents, and all who desire improved health outcomes — this is the most important issue of our time. Understand that knowing begins the healing. Many of the toxins that are the biggest contributors to our toxic load (exposome) are avoidable.

William Parker, PhD, has published extensively on the harms of acetaminophen and has recently released his book Tylenol and Autism: Evidence, Scientific Blunders, and Medicine Gone Wrong.

When it comes to autism and what causes it, the exposome theory explains it best. I'm convinced that vaccines are a major cause, but clearly not the only cause, as there are some unvaccinated children who developed profound autism. Retired food scientist Woodrow Monte, author of While Science Sleeps, is convinced aspartame is causative. Stephanie Seneff wrote the masterpiece on glyphosate, Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment, showing how glyphosate is a unique and dangerous toxin and a big part of the current exposome.

I want to end with a message of hope. If you are a parent — or thinking about becoming one — and you worry about what kind of world you will be bringing children into, here is my message of hope. We now know many of the worst offenders. You can decline vaccines and eliminate that toxic threat. You can avoid acetaminophen and aspartame, and you should. You can largely avoid most glyphosate by eating true organic. Some of the other major threats can be minimized by drinking filtered water, breathing purified air. There are a host of ways one can detox themselves from past exposures.

Remember one toxin that most of us ignore, and that is stress. We live in a stressed-out world and expose ourselves to constant stress. Screen time is a major stress, toxic relationships are a chronic stress, and we can all write down our own list of major stressors. Do what you can to eliminate and reduce these as much as possible! Your life and that for your children may just depend on it.

Remember above all else, focus on love. Love yourself and love others.

Blessings.

#Exposome, #ToxicExposure, #ChronicDisease, #VaccineAwareness, #DrPaul, #KidsFirst4Ever, #HealthFreedom, #Detox, @DrPaulThomas, @KidsFirst4Ever

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The information provided in this content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It is not a substitute for consultation with a qualified healthcare professional. Always seek the advice of your physician or other licensed healthcare provider before making any medical decisions, including starting any new diet, supplement regimen, exercise program, or wellness protocol. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking treatment because of something you have read here. The use of this information is at your own risk. This content does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you experience any adverse reactions or medical concerns, discontinue use immediately and consult a medical professional.

A retired pediatrician's words reached a national audience. Here's the conversation.

I was recently featured in an article published by The Defender — Children's Health Defense's publication — after a Q&A segment I recorded for CHD.TV's Pediatric Perspectives. A mother had submitted a question that so many of you have faced: she was being told that by not vaccinating her children, she was putting everyone else at risk.

I answered that question directly. Here's a piece of what I said:

That's not a talking point. It's what 35 years of clinical practice and careful study of the data have shown me. Unvaccinated children are, in my observation, rarely sick. Sick people spread illness — not healthy ones. And a Cleveland Clinic study from the COVID pandemic confirmed the same pattern: the more COVID vaccines a person received, the more likely they were to contract COVID.

The Defender article, written by Jill Erzen, covers the full conversation — including my thoughts on the hepatitis B vaccine, the Tdap, the practice of vaccinating grandparents before visiting newborns (which later studies suggest may actually increase the risk of bringing pertussis to your infant), and the fear-driven messaging that shapes so many families' decisions. There is a lot there, and I hope you'll read every word.

A Note from Just a Mom — DeeDee Hoover

When  I am talking to a momma  who's been told her unvaccinated children are  dangerous,  I feel for them.  She didn't make that choice lightly. She  did the reading. She asked the hard questions. She lost sleep and she  probably made that decision based on prior children who have been vaccine injured, sometimes very seriously.  

What Dr. Paul said in this article is the kind of thing that every mom should read.  Not as a debate script, but as a breath of air. Read it, share it, and  know that we're in this with you.  Know that you have support, you are  not in this alone.  Kidsfirst4ever.com.

#KidsFirst4Ever, #DrPaulThomas, #VaxFacts, #UnvaccinatedChildren, #VaccineSafety, #InformedConsent, #ChildrensHealth, #ChildrensHealthDefense, #TheDefender, #PediatricPerspectives, @KidsFirst4Ever, @DoctorsAndScience, @ChildrensHealthDefense

DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps keep our work independent. Thank you for your support.

The information provided in this content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It is not a substitute for consultation with a qualified healthcare professional. Always seek the advice of your physician or other licensed healthcare provider before making any medical decisions, including starting any new diet, supplement regimen, exercise program, or wellness protocol. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking treatment because of something you have read here. The use of this information is at your own risk. This content does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you experience any adverse reactions or medical concerns, discontinue use immediately and consult a medical professional.

A retired pediatrician's words reached a national audience. Here's the conversation.

I was recently featured in an article published by The Defender — Children's Health Defense's publication — after a Q&A segment I recorded for CHD.TV's Pediatric Perspectives. A mother had submitted a question that so many of you have faced: she was being told that by not vaccinating her children, she was putting everyone else at risk.

I answered that question directly. Here's a piece of what I said:

That's not a talking point. It's what 35 years of clinical practice and careful study of the data have shown me. Unvaccinated children are, in my observation, rarely sick. Sick people spread illness — not healthy ones. And a Cleveland Clinic study from the COVID pandemic confirmed the same pattern: the more COVID vaccines a person received, the more likely they were to contract COVID.

The Defender article, written by Jill Erzen, covers the full conversation — including my thoughts on the hepatitis B vaccine, the Tdap, the practice of vaccinating grandparents before visiting newborns (which later studies suggest may actually increase the risk of bringing pertussis to your infant), and the fear-driven messaging that shapes so many families' decisions. There is a lot there, and I hope you'll read every word.

A Note from Just a Mom — DeeDee Hoover

When  I am talking to a momma  who's been told her unvaccinated children are  dangerous,  I feel for them.  She didn't make that choice lightly. She  did the reading. She asked the hard questions. She lost sleep and she  probably made that decision based on prior children who have been vaccine injured, sometimes very seriously.  

What Dr. Paul said in this article is the kind of thing that every mom should read.  Not as a debate script, but as a breath of air. Read it, share it, and  know that we're in this with you.  Know that you have support, you are  not in this alone.  Kidsfirst4ever.com.

#KidsFirst4Ever, #DrPaulThomas, #VaxFacts, #UnvaccinatedChildren, #VaccineSafety, #InformedConsent, #ChildrensHealth, #ChildrensHealthDefense, #TheDefender, #PediatricPerspectives, @KidsFirst4Ever, @DoctorsAndScience, @ChildrensHealthDefense

DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps keep our work independent. Thank you for your support.

The information provided in this content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It is not a substitute for consultation with a qualified healthcare professional. Always seek the advice of your physician or other licensed healthcare provider before making any medical decisions, including starting any new diet, supplement regimen, exercise program, or wellness protocol. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking treatment because of something you have read here. The use of this information is at your own risk. This content does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you experience any adverse reactions or medical concerns, discontinue use immediately and consult a medical professional.

A personal reflection on the three mothers who shaped Dr. Paul's life — and the love that outlasts loss.

LOVE

My mom, my African mom who helped raise me and my siblings, and my mother-in-law are no longer with us. What I remember most about each was their deep love and caring.

Growing up in Africa as a missionary kid, my mom was who we turned to when sick or injured. She was a nurse by profession, but wow was she gifted at knowing what we needed, both physically and emotionally. I just felt safe that no matter what happened, Mom would know what to do.

My African mom helped my family while my parents were working more than full-time hours. She was always loving and kind and would let you lick up the cake batter after pouring the cake. She was so emotionally available that we always felt safe. Home should be a safe place and both my moms growing up absolutely made our house a home that was filled with love and was safe.

My mother-in-law was the one who was there to help us the first month after the birth of each of my children. She had a great sense of humor, and we laughed about a lot of things. Most importantly she had a deep faith and introduced me to A Course in Miracles. My personal spiritual journey was transformed by her love. On my last visit with her the month she transitioned to the spiritual world, she couldn't walk or talk, but we held hands and communicated love so powerfully that I left with a peace I've only felt a few times in my life.

This Mother's Day I honor all moms for all the work, love, self-sacrifice and caring you have provided your children and the world.

Thank you, Mom.

Love from your son and all in the world you've touched with your love.