Can homeopathic remedies be used as vaccinations?
Homeopathy works by using a remedy that matches the symptom totality experienced by someone who has already fallen ill. Vaccinations are used to prevent illness from starting, hence people are vaccinated before they contract, or exhibit symptoms of, a specific disease. Therefore, homeopathy does not work as a vaccination, since it requires the presence of symptoms for treatment. Homeopathic remedies will have no effect on a person if its symptom image does not match the symptoms a person experiences. There are historical reports of homeopaths successfully using homeopathic medicines to prevent illness in a group of people threatened with a serious contagious disease, but these uses for the most part have not been subjected to the modern scientific process. However, there are some fascinating possibilities now under new research trials.
