Vaccines linked to Auto-Immune Disease part 1 of 2

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> > part 1 of 2

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> > America's vaccine policy is seriously flawed

> > The Tribune, Mesa, Arizona July 16, 2000

> > by Barry Forbes

> >

> > A recent newspaper story pegged the U.S. vaccination rate at

> > 79%, an all time high. That's good, right?

> >

> > Wrong. According to the Institute of Medicine, a private group

> > that provides health policy advice to Congress, the nation's

> > vaccination system is breaking down. Why? Because we're

> > running out of dough. Go figure.

> >

> > They blackmail welfare moms in places like Georgia and

> > Maryland. What, no vaccinations for your kids? Sorry. No

> > welfare checks. With such rotten, unethical practices as these

> > going on, you'd think the war was all but won. It's not, so color

> > the solution " green. " If we'll just pour in an extra

> >

> > $1.5 billion over the next five years, communicable diseases

> > will all but disappear. Strangely enough, another story surfaced

> > the same day. Seems that a couple of key federal advisory

> > committees involved in vaccine approval got their fingers caught

> > in the cookie jar. These committees advise the U.S. Food

> > and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease

> > Control (CDC) on which vaccines to approve and foist on an

> > unsuspecting public, and which ones to add to the incredibly

> > lucrative Childhood Immunization Schedule.

> >

> > The Committee on Government Reform discovered that 3 out of

> > the 5 FDA advisory committee members who voted to approve

> > the deadly Rotavirus vaccine in December 1997 had financial

> > ties to pharmaceutical companies. Remarkably, those same

> > companies were developing different versions of the vaccine.

> >

> > Ditto for 4 out of the 8 CDC committee members in June, 1998.

> >

> > The vaccine was pulled from the market after it was found to

> > cause severe bowel obstructions. But you can bet your life - and

> > you very well might - that the pharmaceutical companies are

> > doing just fine, thank you.

> >

> > Why? Because no matter how much they harm the public with

> > vaccines, we can't sue them. In order to manufacture the junk,

> > pharmaceutical companies wrangled a deal to shield them from

> > lawsuits. The Feds set-up a national fund to handle

> > vaccine-damage claims.

> >

> > So if you're 1 of the estimated 100,000 to 200,000 people a

> > year who experience an adverse vaccine reaction (15% are

> > considered " serious " or " life-threatening " ), go ahead. Sue the

> > fund.

> >

> > Of course it'll be years before you see a dime. Naturally, Jane

> > Q. Public isn't aware of all this. Public Health regularly issues

> > PR " puff " pieces designed to scare the living heck out of new

> > mothers. Schools demand " proof of vaccinations " and never

> > tell parents that waivers are available and legal. Some school

> > administrators are so brainwashed they aren't even aware that

> > waivers exist. The docs, inadvertently serving as agents of

> > the state, play on the same tilted, toxic field. If your kids are

> > heading off to kindergarten, they'll get stuck with a booster mix

> > of polio, DPT and MMR - all at one sitting. God alone knows

> > the damage this deadly witches brew inflicts on a child's

> > immune system, but one thing is for sure: Auto-immune

> > disorders as varied as asthma, allergies and autism are now

> > the raging epidemics.

> >

> > The Feds claim 300 kids die every year because they weren't

> > vaccinated. Contrast that number against a suspected annual

> > vaccine fatality count that easily exceeds 1,000, plus tens of

> > thousands of " serious " reactions that can " detrimentally " affect

> > people for life. Instead of blowing billions pushing questionable

> > vaccines on innocent, unsuspecting children, why aren't we

> > addressing the safety issues that exist right now, today?

> >

> > Here's the tip of the iceberg: Since 1988 autism increased

> > 273% in California and a startling 571% in Florida. Some

> > researchers suspect the incidence rate is tied to MMR vaccine.

> > What are we doing about it? Fifty percent of all " reported "

> > adverse reactions to hepatitis B vaccine have been listed as

> > " serious " vs. the typical 15% " serious " rate of other vaccines.

> > What's wrong? Japan isn't into " mandated " infant vaccinations,

> > rarely mixes vaccines, and dramatically altered their schedule

> > to avoid adverse reactions. The Japanese now enjoy the lowest

> > infant mortality rate in the world. The U.S. rate is a distant,

> > embarrassing number 25. How come?

> >

> > Shouldn't we find out the reasons " why " before we accept even

> > 1 more of the 35 new vaccines heading our way? There's so

> > much money in the toxic brew that some 150 more are in

> > various stages of development. Other than the pharmaceutical

> > companies, who the hell wants them?

> >

> > Why are our children being " mandated " into human guinea

> > pigs?

> >

> > Amazingly enough, people roll up their sleeves - and those of

> > their children - without even batting an eyelash. Please listen

> > carefully to the words spoken to me by the mother of a

> > seriously vaccine-injured child.

> >

> > " It never occurred to me that once you squirt it in, you can't get

> > it out. My daughter will pay the penalty for the rest of her life. "

> >

> > * * * * * * * * * * *

> >

> > Autistic children caused by MMR vaccine

> >

> > By Julie Foster © 2000 WorldNetDaily.com

> >

> > A report by Dr. Harold Buttram, a practicing physician in

> > Quakertown, Pa., suggests the recent increase in the number of

> > autistic children could be caused by the combination measles,

> > mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine routinely given to

> > children at age 18 months -- a phenomenon the Centers for

> > Disease Control and Prevention claim is highly unlikely.

> >

> > In a past study of autistic children, researchers found that 84

> > percent of the children had antibodies against a certain type of

> > brain tissue, indicating that the immune system was destroying

> > brain cells. The researchers also found the brain tissue antibody

> > to be very similar to the antibody that's formed against the

> > MMR vaccine. Additionally, MMR antibody was found in

> > 59 percent of the autistic children compared to 10 percent in

> > normal children.

> >

> > Buttram also noted some experts believe certain childhood

> > illnesses including measles, mumps, rubella and chicken pox

> > are a necessary and helpful step in strengthening the immune

> > system. Because the vaccines are given by injection, the immune

> > response of the mucous membranes, through which these

> > diseases enter the body, is not challenged and strengthened.

> > Those who support the theory also attribute the use of vaccines

> > to the great increase in cases of asthma and eczema, both of

> > which are diseases of the mucous membranes.

> >

> > Buttram was quick to point out that measles and other diseases

> > may result in complications that cause brain injury. Therefore,

> > physicians and government officials may be choosing between

> > the lesser of two evils.

> >

> > " It is true that there may be situations where extreme measures

> > may be justified, as the lesser of two evils, to preserve life

> > and health, " Buttram wrote. " The basic question, therefore, is

> > whether the benefits of current childhood vaccines outweigh

> > the harm, or whether the reverse is true. "

> >

> > The incidence of autism in California increased 273 percent

> > from 1987 to 1998, and a growing number of medical

> > professionals are questioning the FDA's vaccine safety tests.

> >

> > " A small but growing minority of physicians and scientists are

> > becoming aware that safety testing for the various vaccines has

> > been woefully inadequate, " Buttram wrote.

> >

> > He cited a 1994 National Academy of Sciences review of

> > the safety of the hepatitis B vaccine. The review was done to

> > investigate five possible adverse effects of the vaccine. However,

> > conclusions could not be made about four of the effects due to

> > a lack of enough research.

> >

> > Dr. Bernard Rimland, founder and director of the Autism

> > Research Institute in San Diego, Calif., told

> > DiscoveryHealth.com, " There are no data on the triple

> > vaccines. "

> >

> > When the institute opened in 1967, Rimland noticed that a

> > number of parents had mentioned that the diptheria, pertussin

> > and tetanus, or DPT, vaccine seemed to have an adverse effect

> > on their children.

> >

> > " In the late '70s and early '80s, we began hearing the same

> > thing about MMR, " he said.

> >

> > Rimland pointed out that triple vaccines can put additional stress

> > on the body. A person's immune system usually deals with one

> > virus at a time. Combining the individual measles, mumps and

> > rubella vaccines into one package results in a much more

> > dangerous vaccine, he said.

> >

> > Rimland also noted that doctors can report adverse effects of

> > vaccines through the Vaccine Adverse Effect Reporting System,

> > which is mandated by the Food and Drug Administration.

> > However, the VAERS is a voluntary program. According to the

> > FDA, between 90 and 99 percent of adverse effects resulting

> > from vaccinations go unreported.

> >

> > " The physician has been taught repeatedly that these vaccines

> > are perfectly safe and that any event that is supposedly

> > associated with them is just a coincidence, " Rimland remarked.

> >

> > He also cited possible malpractice suits, added paperwork and

> > the lack of a penalty as reasons why doctors do not report these

> > occurrences.

> >

> > In an exclusive WorldNetDaily interview, Jane Orient, M.D.,

> > executive director of the Association of American Physicians

> > and Surgeons, said she believes an autism-MMR vaccine link

> > should be investigated.

> >

> > " I think that there has been a frightening increase in cases of

> > autism that has not been explained, " Orient said. " There are a

> > number of anecdotal reports from parents that symptoms of

> > autism have appeared close to the time of the vaccine. "

> >

> > Orient, who is a clinical lecturer in medicine at the University

> > of Arizona College of Medicine, and a professor of clinical

> > medicine at the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine, told

> > WND, " With each vaccine and each patient, there needs to be

> > a risk-benefit analysis " to determine if the vaccine is worth the

> > risk of developing autism.

> >

> > The CDC disputes a connection between the vaccine and autism,

> > saying, " The causes of autism are unknown in most cases. "

> >

> > The government agency's website states: " In a few cases,

> > biologic causes have been identified, although none are unique

> > to autism. ... The current theory favored by many experts is that

> > autism is a genetically-based disorder that occurs before birth. "

> >

> > " To date there is no convincing evidence that any vaccine can

> > cause autism or any kind of behavioral disorder, " the agency

> > says. " A suspected link between measles, mumps, rubella

> > (MMR) vaccine and autism has been suggested by some

> > parents of children with autism. Typically, symptoms of autism

> > are first noted by parents as their child begins to have difficulty

> > with delays in speaking after age one. MMR vaccine is first

> > given to children at 12 to 15 months of age. Therefore, autism

> > cases with an apparent onset within a few weeks after MMR

> > vaccination may simply be an expected but unrelated chance

> > occurrence.

> >

> > " The only evidence that has been presented to suggest that

> > MMR vaccine may be associated with autism has been

> > published by the Lancet. An editorial published in the same

> > issue, however, discussed concerns about the validity of

> > the study. Based on data from 12 patients, Wakefield and

> > colleagues speculated that MMR vaccine may have been the

> > possible cause of bowel problems which led to a decreased

> > absorption of essential vitamins and nutrients which resulted

> > in developmental disorders like autism. No scientific analyses

> > were reported, however, to substantiate the theory, " says the

> > agency.

> >

> > However, the CDC does concede, " If measles vaccine, or any

> > other vaccine, causes autism then it would have to be a very rare

> > occurrence since millions of children have received vaccines

> > without ill health effects. "

> >

> > " From January 1990 through February 1998, only 15 cases of

> > autism behavior disorder after immunization were reported to

> > the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS), " the

> > CDC states. " Because of the small number of reports over an 8

> > year period, the cases reported are likely to represent unrelated

> > chance occurrences that happened around the time of

> > vaccination. "

> >

> > But the FDA admits such reports are rare -- only 1 to 10

> > percent of cases involving adverse affects from the vaccine

> > are reported, making the CDC's statement questionable.

> >

> > Buttram is skeptical of government involvement in the medical

> > field.

> >

> > " When arbitrary decisions in the mandating of vaccines are

> > made by government bureaucracies, which frequently work

> > hand-in-glove with the pharmaceutical industry, with no

> > recourse open to parents, we have all the potential ingredients

> > for a tragedy of historic proportions, " Buttram concluded.

> >

> > Buttram's report was published in the March/April issue of

> > the Medical Sentinel.

> >

> > Julie Foster is a staff reporter for WorldNetDaily.

> >

> > * * * * * * * * * * *

> >

> > continued in part 2......

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