In an interview on Children\u2019s Health Defense\u2019s \u201cVax-Unvax\u201d bus, Dr. Paul Thomas exposed the financial incentives pediatricians receive for administering vaccines, including kickbacks of up to $240 per visit.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
By John-Michael Dumais<\/p>\n\n\n\n Can pediatricians afford to run their medical practices without the generous kickbacks they receive for vaccinating every child<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Paul Thomas, a Dartmouth-trained pediatrician, discussed this dilemma during an April 16 interview with Polly Tommey on Children\u2019s Health Defense\u2019s \u201cVax-Unvax: The People\u2019s Study\u201d<\/a> bus tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou cannot stay in business if you\u2019re not giving pretty close to the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] [childhood vaccine] schedule<\/a>,\u201d said Thomas, who ran a general pediatrics practice with 15,000 patients and 33 staff members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thomas also addressed the risks and harms of vaccines \u2014 including COVID-19<\/a> mRNA vaccines \u2014 and the importance of boosting our immune systems naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018We were losing \u2026 over a million dollars\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thomas, author of \u201cThe Vaccine-Friendly Plan<\/a>: Dr. Paul\u2019s Safe and Effective Approach to Immunity and Health-from Pregnancy Through Your Child\u2019s Teen Year,\u201d gave parents in his practice a choice: vaccinate their children on the CDC schedule, vaccinate more slowly by waiting for the child\u2019s immune system to develop or not vaccinate at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As more patients refused vaccines, Thomas began to notice the financial impact on his practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He and his staff conducted a thorough analysis of their billing records, examining the income generated from vaccine administration fees, markups and quality bonuses tied to vaccination rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The results shocked him. \u201cWe were losing \u2026 over a million dollars in vaccines that were refused.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He explained that pediatric practices heavily rely on vaccine income to stay afloat, with overhead costs running as high as 80%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is very expensive to run a pediatric office,\u201d he told Tommey. \u201cYou need multiple nurses, multiple receptionists, multiple billing people and medical records \u2014 it\u2019s a huge operation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Three financial incentives for giving vaccines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pediatricians receive several types of financial incentives for administering vaccines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first is the administration fee, which Thomas described as a \u201cThank you for giving the shot.\u201d He estimated that pediatricians typically receive about $40 for the first antigen and $20 for each subsequent antigen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet\u2019s just say a two-month well-baby visit, there\u2019s a DPT<\/a> \u2014 that\u2019s three shots, three antigens,\u201d he told Tommey, plus \u201cHib<\/a> [Haemophilus influenzae type b], Prevnar [pneumococcal<\/a>], Hep B<\/a> [hepatitis B], polio, rota [rotavirus<\/a>] \u2014 [that\u2019s] about $240.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second way pediatricians profit from vaccines is through a small markup on the cost of the vaccines themselves, though Thomas noted that this is not a significant source of income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third and most substantial financial incentive is quality bonuses tied to vaccination rates. Insurance companies offer pediatricians bonus payments<\/a> for meeting certain benchmarks, typically around 80% of patients being fully vaccinated by age 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI get dinged maybe 10-15% off of those RVUs \u2014 relative value units<\/a> \u2014 that are ascribed,\u201d he said, describing the points system used to calculate physician reimbursements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With his practice\u2019s vaccination rate a mere 1%, Thomas was at risk of losing up to 15% of his overall revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cReally, it effectively means a pediatric practice cannot survive using insurance without doing most of the vaccines, if not all of them,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I think that explains the blinders \u2014 [why doctors] just won\u2019t go there and look at the fact that these vaccines are causing a lot of harm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neurodevelopmental issues \u2018clearly linked to vaccines\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tommey asked about sudden infant death syndrome<\/a> (SIDS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen you hear the word syndrome, it means we don\u2019t know what it is \u2026 [or] what causes it,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cBut we actually have a pretty good clue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thomas said six studies examined the correlation between SIDS cases and vaccines. \u201cIn one data set, 97% were in the first 10 days after the vaccine. Only 3% were in the subsequent 10 days,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other studies showed similar patterns, with 75-90% of SIDS deaths occurring within the first week after vaccination, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thomas also highlighted the increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders<\/a>, allergies and autoimmune diseases<\/a> in vaccinated children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe know without a doubt that things like neurodevelopmental concerns, learning disabilities, ADD, ADHD [attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder], autism<\/a> [are] clearly linked to vaccines,\u201d he stated. \u201cThe more you vaccinate, the more likely you are to have these problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vaccinated children are more prone to infections and illness compared to their unvaccinated peers<\/a>, according to Thomas, who published a study comparing the health outcomes of each group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s the vaccinated who get more ear infections, more sinus infections, more lung infections,\u201d he said. \u201cAny kind of infection you look at, the vaccinated get more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018Healthy adults just \u201cBoom!\u201d \u2014 dropping dead\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The risks associated with vaccines extend beyond childhood. Thomas drew attention to the recent phenomenon of \u201cSudden Adult Death Syndrome<\/a>\u201d (SADS) following the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe see it on the news, we see it on the ball fields: healthy adults just \u2018Boom!\u2019 \u2014 dropping dead,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s all happened since the COVID jabs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thomas expressed particular concern about the mRNA technology<\/a> used in COVID-19 vaccine development. He pointed out that despite decades of research, mRNA vaccines have never been proven safe or effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He cited previous attempts to develop mRNA vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus<\/a> (RSV), which consistently failed in animal trials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen they got to the animal trials, they would vaccinate the rats,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen they re-exposed those rats, in one study, 100% of them died.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The COVID-19 mRNA vaccines\u2019 narrow focus on the spike protein<\/a> is also problematic because it causes the immune system to become \u201cfocused on just one thing,\u201d Thomas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen the [viral] organism mutates, those who are vaccinated can\u2019t recognize this new mutation,\u201d he said, recalling how at a family gathering during the pandemic, it was mostly the vaccinated who contracted COVID-19<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thomas shared a personal story about his mother\u2019s experience with pulmonary fibrosis<\/a> after receiving three COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAfter her third COVID shot, she started really running out of energy and then getting short of breath,\u201d he said. \u201cWithin a month, her lungs [had a] ground-glass appearance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tommey asked about the risks of vaccine shedding<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShedding seems to be happening, and it\u2019s been documented in studies,\u201d he said, explaining that vaccinated individuals can expose others to spike proteins through body fluids and secretions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018We can no longer go to our doctors and say, \u201cFix me\u201d\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thomas discussed the likelihood of new pandemics<\/a> being declared in the future, driven by the immense financial gains pharmaceutical companies<\/a> reaped from the COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey made too much money \u2014 Pfizer alone made over $100 billion<\/a>,\u201d he said. \u201cSo the power that the public health machinery got to themselves with COVID has to be intoxicating to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In light of this, Thomas stressed the importance of personal health and natural immunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe can no longer go to our doctors and say, \u2018Fix me,\u2019 after we\u2019ve trashed our own health,\u201d he said. \u201cSo we\u2019ve got to take responsibility for eating right, avoiding stress, getting adequate sleep \u2026 [and] boosting our immune system naturally with organic produce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thomas also encouraged people to question public health authorities and make informed decisions about their health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI can no longer trust the CDC, the FDA [U.S. Food and Drug Administration], the NIH [National Institutes of Health],\u201d he said. \u201cSome good people work in these institutions, but the institutions themselves are captured.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thomas said that when it comes to vaccines or a new pandemic illness, \u201cThey\u2019re the last people you want to trust.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018Vax Facts\u2019 book coming soon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thomas shared information about his upcoming book, \u201cVax Facts,\u201d co-authored with his partner DeeDee Hoover. He said the book provides an easy-to-read, comprehensive guide to understanding the vaccine issue, regardless of one\u2019s current stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is going to \u2026 allow you to really understand it in an organized, reasonable way why it makes sense now to pause\u201d taking vaccines, Thomas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tommey reminded viewers of Thomas\u2019 weekly show on CHD.TV, \u201cPediatric Perspectives<\/a>,\u201d where he interviews pediatricians and doctors who focus on children\u2019s health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thomas encouraged viewers to visit his website, Kids First 4 Ever<\/a>, to learn more about his work and to access coaching services for childhood vaccines and wellness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"dr.](\"https:\/\/childrenshealthdefense.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/paul-thomas-paid-child-vaccine-feature-800x417.jpg\")
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