Treatment of Vaccine Damage Health problems caused by vaccines can be either short-lived (acute) or long-lasting (chronic). Vaccine damage in a baby, child, adult, or animal can be treated with homeopathy by one or a combination of the following approaches: 1. Potentised vaccines 2. Homeopathic nosodes 3. Constitutional homeopathic treatment Following is some brief information on each approach. 1. Potentised Vaccines (Isopathic Treatment) Sometimes, to repair damage that has occurred, a person may be re-dosed in a safe homeopathic form by the very vaccine that is suspected of causing their health problem. This approach, called isopathic treatment, works on the homeopathic principle of like-treats-like; or, what a substance can cause, it can also correct or prevent. Because the potentised vaccine is prepared according to safe homeopathic principles it is free of harmful components, and is capable of stimulating a strong self-healing action from the body. 2. Homeopathic Nosodes Sometimes viruses or viral components from the live virus vaccines such as the MMR, chickenpox, rotavirus, or typhoid vaccines remain in the system causing ongoing chronic health problems. These may be corrected by giving a homeopathic remedy of that virus, called a nosode. Again, because these nosodes have been prepared homeopathically, they are free of infective material and completely safe. They can, however, stimulate the body to deal with unwanted viral problems and increase its resistance to the particular disease caused by that virus. 3. Constitutional Homeopathic Treatment The full homeopathic approach, based on like-treats-like, prescribes a potentised remedy that closely matches the overall health problems of the person rather than just those linked to the vaccine. This approach is recommended as the first course of action when there is no clear link between the person's symptoms and vaccination. It may also be used as an alternative to the isopathic or nosode approach even when a clear link has been established. Constitutional homeopathic treatment works more deeply than isopathic or nosode approaches. It corrects the symptoms created by the vaccine and the pre-existing energetic imbalance that allowed the harm to occur. As a result, the person's overall health improves during treatment rather than just the symptoms related to the vaccine damage. At the very least, constitutional homeopathic treatment is strongly recommended as a conclusion to any isopathic or nosode approach so that the person has the best chance of being returned to a complete state of health. It is important to realise that during constitutional treatment, homeopathic remedies are prescribed on a case-by-case basis according to the unique symptoms of that person. Remedies cannot be used in a 'this for that' manner as with the isopathic and nosode approaches. Instead, a course of treatment has to be prescribed under the guidance of a qualified homeopathic practitioner. More information on homeopathy and this topic is available at the Homeopathy Plus! website. (www.homeopathyplus.com.au) Further information and references for the studies and examples cited in this fact sheet can be found by contacting Homeopathy Plus! on +61 2 4304 0822 (International - Australian callers (02)4304 0822).