New Britain herald., 1924-03-15
SAYS VACCINATION
 IS4VOT DANGEROUS
But Former Health Official Tells
 of Contamination Dangers

death or permanent disability" This statement was made yesterday by Dr. Frank Zwick, former chairman of the board of heartii, in discussing anti vaccination propaganda.
 Have you any knowledge of vac cination in itself causing death or permanent disability" he was asked No" he replied. 't is impossible for vaccination in itself to kill anybody. It Is contamination that does the damage. This contamination can be due to either the patient or the physi- ciar.'
 'Will q successful vaccination rem der the patient absolutely immune ." 1 he was asked. Absolutely immune to smallpox for five years" was the reply.
 Dr. Zwick was asked how smallpox is spread. He said the germs are car ried on the moisture of the patients 1 breath for Il distance of three feet. These germs may be floating in the air and another person walking along the street may strike this little cloud of germs and thus become contam- i mated. Smallpox germs according to the ,:ormer health official. are the longest living germs known to medical science. Again these germs may he expelled 1 by coughing onto the clothing Of the afflicted person or someone else with ] in the three foot radius and thus be passed in crowd to another person i and in time aiflict others. This is 1 {, l,.. | thoritics recommend that people do 1 hot mingie in crowds during an epi- 1cmic.
 Speaking about vaccination, Dr. Iwick said vaccination dates back to 547 E. C., but that medical science I Las developed it to its present state ] of sanitations and safety. The con Nentions of life and how 10 take care 1 of our body are mighty good things ! for each person to follow" he said.
 If we have 60 physicians and only one out of that GO does not believe in
 vaccination. this is sure indication 1 that the conventions among the physi- Cians would be to vaccinatc. 1flNac- cination was dcletcrious to the indi- k Nidual. why would go out of 60 physi-
 
 lilies Naccinated?
 'Of course" added the physician. "Haccination has its perils. The pcrils are the same as those of the indirid-
 uai who cuts his finger. Most of the
 danger lies in the fact that the pa tient has conta minated the scratch.
 Most of the deaths from vaccinations
 have hcen caused by contamination
 from barns and stables.
 "Therc also is Il proper method of
 tarcinating. Vaccination in itself
 cannot cause death or injury. it is
 purely local and does not spread throughout the body"
 Referring 10 the argument made by those who oppose vaccination that
 compulsory vaccination was all in- fringement of their liberty. ho said "t.ibcrty means also freedom from disease and a protection from disease, so if there are any regulations 10 that end they are fostering liberty and mol taking liberty away from us. for there are always bounds 10 be careless peo- rlc when we have contagious disease | affecting them"
 l Dr. Iwick was told that local | nti-vaccinationist compares compul- sorry vaccination 10 various incidents l in the days Of Nero. "lf we had the
 same laws governing health as they | had in tho days of Nero. We would | ind cpidpmics Nipine out the popula | ton of whole communities as they did the days of Nefot' he said. "Nacrination is moi a scheme to | boost inc incom" of tl" physicians ] laerau.e the doctors would make more money if they would permit tho cpi. |. dcmic to spread. Vaccination de.
 privrs the physician Of finances. Fur
 thrrtnorn there is nothing physician
 ictrsts so thoroughly as q contagious
 discasc.
 "li is not a uuestiun of choosinl l.ttwccn codes or sanitary laws, il is ( question simply of choosing bctwc"I vaccination and smallpox. Therr hay' iit pn millions of eases Of successtti ,arriratinns. but billions have died O anallpoN ".ho wrrc not yaccinatod. "Onc thing should hn impressed rpon the pub'ic's mind. cmrhatically. hc said in conclusion. land that is tha vaccination must lp taken with cor' . tain amount of seriousness. II Is no' 7. question of getting an arm scratched
 and then ,iisrrgardinE th" scratch. Tn
 fuly way 10 have trouble through vac
 sinatiun is to permit thc wrong germ
 'o get into fht tacciHation by hand liur. lptrIr, rrnrn or other CUntamin