To the editor:

Cheers to Linda Weinmaster (“Vaccine safety,” Public Forum, Oct. 16) for shedding some light on the risks of the flu vaccine. She was a much-needed voice for those of us who have become informed of the dangers of vaccinations.

Vaccines are a witch’s brew containing everything from phenol (carbolic acid) to formaldehyde to aluminum phosphate to acetone. How terrifying to know they are so widely and blindly accepted despite documented proof that they are not necessary and they do not provide immunity.

When will we as a community open our eyes to this legal assault on our well-being and that of our children? Perhaps if more speak up? Perhaps if less of us allow doctors, nurses and school officials to scare us and bully us into allowing such ignorance?

Stand up for your rights and those of your children. Become informed of the risks that outweigh the supposed “benefits.” Take the time to study and research what your doctor refuses to tell you. Protect life.

Erin Cottrell,

Lawrence