What is Rotavirus
Rotavirus is an intestinal virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. It is transmitted by contact with stool or saliva of an infected person. This is why hand-washing is very important - especially when handling a newborn.
Rotavirus is resistant to disinfectant and antibacterial soap. Antiseptic or alcohol solutions like hand-sanitizer is necessary to kill it. This is why Rotavirus is easily spread in day-cares where multiple diapers are being changed, and multiple kids are sharing toys and food.
Is it Common?
Yes. Prevaccine, roughly 2.7 million people were hospitalized each year in the US - most of these cases were infants and children (1).
You will typically see Rotavirus during the winter, and primarily occuring among infants in daycare. By three years old, most kids will have had Rotavirus at least once.
Cases vary greatly between mild and severe. It is indistinguishable from the common cold, so many children will have Rotavirus and parents won't even know unless it progresses into a more severe case of excessive and prolonged vomiting, diarrhea, and fluid loss.
Why Some Get the Vaccine | Why Some Don't
Because this is such a common illness, it's not a question of will your child catch it, but when and how severe. And it can be very serious in infants, especially if born during the fall and winter season. If baby is going to be in daycare they are even more at risk.
If baby is breastfed and not in daycare they have a pretty low risk of contracting Rotavirus, especially if born during the summer and those handling baby are on top of sanitizing their hands.
And while this is a very common and, can be, a very serious disease, the death rate is very low in the United States - only about 20-40 childhood deaths (2).
Detoxing Vaccines: Liposomal Vitamin C
Vitamin C has strong antitoxin properties. It can even neutralize the toxic nature of mercury (NIH), which could be especially beneficial paired with mercury containing vaccines, like the Flu shot.
According to Dr. Thomas E. Levy, "Vitamin C has been documented to augment the antibody response of the immune system. As the goal of any vaccination is to stimulate a maximal antibody response to the antigens of the vaccine while causing minimal to no toxic damage to the most sensitive of vaccine recipients, there would appear to be no medically sound reason not to make Vitamin C a part of all vaccination protocols (3)."
A review of the world literature on Vitamin C and vaccine reactions in animals showed that supplementing with Vitamin C has a protective effect (4). Research has also shown that Vitamin C reduces the morbidity and the mortality following injection of bacterial and toxins in guinea pigs, rats, and mice.
A 2017 study showed that Vitamin C supplementation improved the efficacy of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine in guinea pigs (5).
Studies of aborigines in Australia by Kalokerinos have also reported on the highly protective effects of Vitamin C in children (6).
Mix 1/2 to 1 tsp (1 tsp = 1,000 mg) in juice, water, formula, milk, etc. for 7 days BEFORE vaccine, and 7 days AFTER vaccine. Reduce dosage if diarrhea occurs.
Detoxing Vaccines: Bentonite Clay & Epsom Salt
After receiving a vaccine you can do what's called "mudding" the injection site and the tops and bottoms of feet. All you need is Bentonite Clay and Medi-Mineral Serum. (Or if you just have Bentonite Clay and don't want to get the serum, that's better than nothing). Mix a few TBSP of the clay with a few tsp of the serum (or water if not using serum) to make a paste. Apply on the injection site and tops and bottoms of feet. Leave for 20-30 minutes (you can wrap with plastic wrap to make cleanup easier). Do this 1x/day for 3 days after receiving vaccine.
Soak in a bath with 1/2-1 c of Epsom salt for 10 minutes to help sulfur levels in the body to increase detoxification process (day of vaccine, and 3-4 days after). Be mindful of how long you stay in as too much epsom salt can cause fatigue.
Sources:
The Vaccine Book Robert W. Sears, MD, FAAP
2 childrenshospital.org/conditions/rotavirus infections#:~:text=More%20specifically%3A,(compared%20to%20600%2C000%20worldwide).
3 Levy, T. E. "Vitamin C Prevents Vaccination Side Effects; Increases Effectiveness." Orthomolecular Medicine News Service (Feb 14, 2012): http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v08n07.shtml
4 Clemetson CAB. Vaccinations, inoculations, and ascorbic acid. J
Orthomolecular Med 1999; 14:137-142
5 Minsheng Wu, Meina He & Youmin Kang (2018) Vitamin C supplementation improved the efficacy of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine, Food and Agricultural Immunology, 29:1, 470-483, DOI: 10.1080/09540105.2017.1406459
6 Kalokerinos A. Medical Pioneer of the 20th Century. Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia: Biological Therapies Publishing Pty Ltd; 2000.
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