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This week on One Cell One Light Radio, Dr. Hildy takes on a topic that has received more than its fair share of attention in recent months: vaccinations.Dr. Hildy’s guests will be Attorney Keith Landrum, MD, whose main practice is representing Children who have been vaccination-injured, and returning guest Dr. Stephanie Seneff, Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

The concept of innoculation, or the administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate an individual’s immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen, has been part of medical care for hundreds of years. In 16th century India or China, a vaccine created to fight smallpox was born. As medical understanding and technology grew, so did the ability to fight certain diseases, and smallpox has been eradicated from the Earth since 1977.

Despite the inherent health benefits, vaccinations have – in recent years – gained detractors, with people claiming that vaccinations such as that for MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) can lead to an increased risk of autism in children. This issue has received a lot of press lately, as a measles outbreak in California has been traced back to a trip to Disneyland by likely unvaccinated children.

Mr. Landrum and Dr. Seneff will discuss the past, present, and future of vaccinations. With over three billion dollars in payouts to vaccine-injured plaintiffs, there is still much to be known of the vaccination industry. There is also discussion about whether or not it is good to be exposed to measles and other childhood diseases on purpose, so as to more naturally build a tolerance to these and other maladies as an adult.

Join Dr. Hildy and her guests this week as they discuss vaccinations, the anti-vax movement, and more on One Cell One Light Radio!