SCIENCE OF VACCINE DAMAGE in both our kids and pets

February 14, 2008

http://www.afghanhoundreview.com/Vaccine.html SCIENCE OF VACCINE DAMAGEby Catherine O’DriscollSubmitted by Brigitte Copeland A team at Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine conducted severalstudies (endnotes 1 & 2) to determine if vaccines can cause changes in theimmune system of dogs that might lead to life-threatening immune-mediateddiseases. They obviously conducted this research because concern alreadyexisted. It was sponsored by the Haywood Foundation which itself was lookingfor evidence that such changes in the human immune system might also bevaccine induced. It found the evidence. The vaccinated, but not the non-vaccinated, dogs in the Purdue studiesdeveloped autoantibodies to many of their own biochemicals, includingfibronectin, laminin, DNA, albumin, cytochrome C, cardiolipin and collagen. This means that the vaccinated dogs – ”but not the non-vaccinated dogs”–were attacking their own fibronectin, which is involved in tissue repair,cell multiplication and growth, and differentiation between tissues andorgans in a living organism. The vaccinated Purdue dogs also developed autoantibodies to laminin, whichis involved in many cellular activities including the adhesion, spreading,differentiation, proliferation and movement of cells. Vaccines thus appearto be capable of removing the natural intelligence of cells. Autoantibodies to cardiolipin are frequently found in patients with theserious disease systemic lupus erythematosus and also in individuals withother autoimmune diseases. The presence of elevated anti-cardiolipinantibodies is significantly associated with clots within the heart or bloodvessels, in poor blood clotting, haemorrhage, bleeding into the skin, foetalloss and neurological conditions. The Purdue studies also found that vaccinated dogs were developingautoantibodies to their own collagen. About one quarter of all the proteinin the body is collagen. Collagen provides structure to our bodies,protecting and supporting the softer tissues and connecting them with theskeleton. It is no wonder that Canine Health Concern’s (Great Britain) 1997study of 4,000 dogs showed a high number of dogs developing mobilityproblems shortly after they were vaccinated (noted in my 1997 book, WhatVets Don’t Tell You About Vaccines). Perhaps most worryingly, the Purdue studies found that the vaccinated dogshad developed autoantibodies to their own DNA. Did the alarm bells sound?Did the scientific community call a halt to the vaccination program? No.Instead, they stuck their fingers in the air, saying more research is neededto ascertain whether vaccines can cause genetic damage. Meanwhile, the studydogs were found good homes, but no long-term follow-up has been conducted. At around the same time, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)Vaccine-Associated Feline Sarcoma Task Force initiated several studies tofind out why 160,000 cats each year in the USA develop terminal cancer attheir vaccine injection sites.(3) The fact that cats can get vaccine-inducedcancer has been acknowledged by veterinary bodies around the world, and eventhe British Government acknowledged it through its Working Group chargedwith the task of looking into canine and feline vaccines(4) followingpressure from Canine Health Concern. What do you imagine was the advice ofthe AVMA Task Force, veterinary bodies and governments? “Carry onvaccinating until we find out why vaccines are killing cats, and which catsare most likely to die.” In America, in an attempt to mitigate the problem, they’re vaccinating catsin the tail or leg so they can amputate when cancer appears. Great advice ifit’s not your cat amongst the hundreds of thousands on the “oops” list. But other species are okay, right? Wrong. In August 2003, the Journal ofVeterinary Medicine carried an Italian study which showed that dogs alsodevelop vaccine-induced cancers at their injection sites.(5) We already knowthat vaccine-site cancer is a possible sequel to human vaccines, too, sincethe Salk polio vaccine was said to carry a monkey retrovirus (fromcultivating the vaccine on monkey organs) that produces inheritable cancer.The monkey retrovirus SV40 keeps turning up in human cancer sites. It is also widely acknowledged that vaccines can cause a fast-acting,usually fatal, disease called autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA). Withouttreatment, and frequently with treatment, individuals can die in agonywithin a matter of days. Merck, itself a multinational vaccine manufacturer,states in The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy that autoimmunehaemolytic anaemia may be caused by modified live-virus vaccines, as doTizard’s Veterinary Immunology (4th edition) and the Journal of VeterinaryInternal Medicine.(6) The British Government’s Working Group, despite beingstaffed by vaccine-industry consultants who say they are independent, alsoacknowledged this fact. However, no one warns the pet owners before theiranimals are subjected to an unnecessary booster, and very few owners aretold why after their pets die of AIHA. A Wide Range of Vaccine-induced DiseasesWe also found some worrying correlations between vaccine events and theonset of arthritis in our 1997 survey. Our concerns were compounded byresearch in the human field. The New England Journal of Medicine, for example, reported that it ispossible to isolate the rubella virus from affected joints in childrenvaccinated against rubella. It also told of the isolation of viruses fromthe peripheral blood of women with prolonged arthritis followingvaccination.(7) Then, in 2000, CHC’s findings were confirmed by research which showed thatpolyarthritis and other diseases like amyloidosis, which affects organs indogs, were linked to the combined vaccine given to dogs.(8) There is a hugebody of research, despite the paucity of funding from the vaccine industry,to confirm that vaccines can cause a wide range of brain and central nervoussystem damage. Merck itself states in its Manual that vaccines (i.e., itsown products) can cause encephalitis: brain inflammation/damage. In somecases, encephalitis involves lesions in the brain and throughout the centralnervous system. Merck states that “examples are the encephalitides followingmeasles, chickenpox, rubella, smallpox vaccination, vaccinia, and many otherless well defined viral infections”. When the dog owners who took part in the CHC survey reported that their dogsdeveloped short attention spans, 73.1% of the dogs did so within threemonths of a vaccine event. The same percentage of dogs was diagnosed withepilepsy within three months of a shot (but usually within days). We alsofound that 72.5% of dogs that were considered by their owners to be nervousand of a worrying disposition, first exhibited these traits within thethree-month post-vaccination period. I would like to add for the sake of Oliver, my friend who suffered fromparalysed rear legs and death shortly after a vaccine shot, that “paresis”is listed in Merck’s Manual as a symptom of encephalitis. This is defined asmuscular weakness of a neural (brain) origin which involves partial orincomplete paralysis, resulting from lesions at any level of the descendingpathway from the brain. Hind limb paralysis is one of the potentialconsequences. Encephalitis, incidentally, is a disease that can manifestacross the scale from mild to severe and can also cause sudden death. Organ failure must also be suspected when it occurs shortly after a vaccineevent. Dr. Larry Glickman, who spearheaded the Purdue research intopost-vaccination biochemical changes in dogs, wrote in a letter to CavalierSpaniel breeder Bet Hargreaves: “Our ongoing studies of dogs show that following routine vaccination, thereis a significant rise in the level of antibodies dogs produce against theirown tissues. Some of these antibodies have been shown to target the thyroidgland, connective tissue such as that found in the valves of the heart, redblood cells, DNA, etc. I do believe that the heart conditions in CavalierKing Charles Spaniels could be the end result of repeated immunisations byvaccines containing tissue culture contaminants that cause a progressiveimmune response directed at connective tissue in the heart valves. Theclinical manifestations would be more pronounced in dogs that have a geneticpredisposition [although] the findings should be generally applicable to alldogs regardless of their breed.” I must mention here that Dr. Glickman believes that vaccines are a necessaryevil, but that safer vaccines need to be developed. Meanwhile, please join the queue to place your dog, cat, horse and child onthe Russian roulette wheel because a scientist says you should. Vaccines Stimulate an Inflammatory ResponseThe word “allergy” is synonymous with “sensitivity” and “inflammation.” Itshould, by rights, also be synonymous with the word “vaccination.” This iswhat vaccines do: they sensitize (render allergic) an individual in theprocess of forcing them to develop antibodies to fight a disease threat. Inother words, as is acknowledged and accepted, as part of the vaccine processthe body will respond with inflammation. This may be apparently temporary orit may be longstanding. Holistic doctors and veterinarians have known this for at least 100 years.They talk about a wide range of inflammatory or “-itis” diseases which ariseshortly after a vaccine event. Vaccines, in fact, plunge many individualsinto an allergic state. Again, this is a disorder that ranges from mild allthe way through to the suddenly fatal. Anaphylactic shock is theculmination: it’s where an individual has a massive allergic reaction to avaccine and will die within minutes if adrenaline or its equivalent is notadministered. There are some individuals who are genetically not well placed to withstandthe vaccine challenge. These are the people (and animals are “people,” too)who have inherited faulty B and T cell function. B and T cells arecomponents within the immune system which identify foreign invaders anddestroy them, and hold the invader in memory so that they cannot causefuture harm. However, where inflammatory responses are concerned, the immunesystem overreacts and causes unwanted effects such as allergies and otherinflammatory conditions. Merck warns in its Manual that patients with, or from families with, Band/or T cell immunodeficiencies should not receive live-virus vaccines dueto the risk of severe or fatal infection. Elsewhere, it lists features of Band T cell immunodeficiencies as food allergies, inhalant allergies, eczema,dermatitis, neurological deterioration and heart disease. To translate,people with these conditions can die if they receive live-virus vaccines.Their immune systems are simply not competent enough to guarantee a healthyreaction to the viral assault from modified live-virus vaccines. Modified live-virus (MLV) vaccines replicate in the patient until an immuneresponse is provoked. If a defence isn’t stimulated, then the vaccinecontinues to replicate until it gives the patient the very disease it wasintending to prevent. Alternatively, a deranged immune response will lead to inflammatoryconditions such as arthritis, pancreatitis, colitis, encephalitis and anynumber of autoimmune diseases such as cancer and leukaemia, where the bodyattacks its own cells. A new theory, stumbled upon by Open University student Gary Smith, explainswhat holistic practitioners have been saying for a very long time. Here iswhat a few of the holistic vets have said in relation to their patients: Dr. Jean Dodds: “Many veterinarians trace the present problems with allergicand immunologic diseases to the introduction of MLV vaccines...” (9)Christina Chambreau, DVM: “Routine vaccinations are probably the worst thingthat we do for our animals. They cause all types of illnesses, but notdirectly to where we would relate them definitely to be caused by thevaccine.” (10) Martin Goldstein, DVM: “I think that vaccines...are leading killers of dogsand cats in America today.”Dr Charles E. Loops, DVM: “Homoeopathic veterinarians and other holisticpractitioners have maintained for some time that vaccinations do more harmthan they provide benefits.” (12) Mike Kohn, DVM: “In response to this [vaccine] violation, there have beenincreased autoimmune diseases (allergies being one component), epilepsy,neoplasia [tumours], as well as behavioural problems in small animals.” (13) A Theory on InflammationGary Smith explains what observant healthcare practitioners have been sayingfor a very long time, but perhaps they’ve not understood why theirobservations led them to say it. His theory, incidentally, is causing a hugestir within the inner scientific sanctum. Some believe that his theory couldlead to a cure for many diseases including cancer. For me, it explains whythe vaccine process is inherently questionable. Gary was learning about inflammation as part of his studies when he struckupon a theory so extraordinary that it could have implications for thetreatment of almost every inflammatory disease – including Alzheimer’s,Parkinson’s, rheumatoid arthritis and even HIV and AIDS. Gary’s theory questions the received wisdom that when a person gets ill, theinflammation that occurs around the infected area helps it to heal. Heclaims that, in reality, inflammation prevents the body from recognising aforeign substance and therefore serves as a hiding place for invaders. Theinflammation occurs when at-risk cells produce receptors called All (knownas angiotensin II type I receptors). He says that while At1 has a balancingreceptor, At2, which is supposed to switch off the inflammation, in mostdiseases this does not happen. “Cancer has been described as the wound that never heals,” he says. “Allsuccessful cancers are surrounded by inflammation. Commonly this is thoughtto be the body’s reaction to try to fight the cancer, but this is not thecase. “The inflammation is not the body trying to fight the infection. It isactually the virus or bacteria deliberately causing inflammation in order tohide from the immune system.” (14) If Gary is right, then the inflammatory process so commonly stimulated byvaccines is not, as hitherto assumed, a necessarily acceptable sign.Instead, it could be a sign that the viral or bacterial component, or theadjuvant (which, containing foreign protein, is seen as an invader by theimmune system), in the vaccine is winning by stealth. If Gary is correct in believing that the inflammatory response is notprotective but a sign that invasion is taking place under cover of darkness,vaccines are certainly not the friends we thought they were. They areundercover assassins working on behalf of the enemy, and vets and medicaldoctors are unwittingly acting as collaborators. Worse, we animal guardiansand parents are actually paying doctors and vets to unwittingly betray ourloved ones. Potentially, vaccines are the stealth bomb of the medical world. They areused to catapult invaders inside the castle walls where they can wreakhavoc, with none of us any the wiser. So rather than experiencing frankviral diseases such as the ’flu, measles, mumps and rubella (and, in thecase of dogs, parvovirus and distemper), we are allowing the viruses to winanyway - but with cancer, leukaemia and other inflammatory or autoimmune(self-attacking) diseases taking their place. The Final InsultAll 27 veterinary schools in North America have changed their protocols forvaccinating dogs and cats along the following lines; (15) however, vets inpractice are reluctant to listen to these changed protocols and officialveterinary bodies in the UK and other countries are ignoring the followingfacts.Dogs’ and cats’ immune systems mature fully at six months. If modifiedlive-virus vaccine is given after six months of age, it produces immunity,which is good for the life of the pet. If another MLV vaccine is given ayear later, the antibodies from the first vaccine neutralise the antigens ofthe second vaccine and there is little or no effect. The titre is not“boosted,” nor are more memory cells induced. Not only are annual boosters unnecessary, but they subject the pet topotential risks such as allergic reactions and immune-mediated haemolyticanaemia. In plain language, veterinary schools in America, plus the AmericanVeterinary Medical Association, have looked at studies to show how longvaccines last and they have concluded and announced that annual vaccinationis unnecessary.(16-19) Further, they have acknowledged that vaccines are not without harm. Dr. RonSchultz, head of pathobiology at Wisconsin University and a leading light inthis field, has been saying this politely to his veterinary colleagues sincethe 1980s. I’ve been saying it for the past 12 years. But change is so longin coming and, in the meantime, hundreds of thousands of animals are dyingevery year - unnecessarily. The good news is that thousands of animal lovers (but not enough) have heardwhat we’ve been saying. Canine Health Concern members around the world usereal food as Nature’s supreme disease preventative, eschewing processed petfood, and minimise the vaccine risk. Some of us, myself included, havechosen not to vaccinate our pets at all. Our reward is healthy andlong-lived dogs.It has taken but one paragraph to tell you the good and simple news. Thegratitude I feel each day, when I embrace my healthy dogs, stretches fromthe centre of the Earth to the Universe and beyond. About the Author:Catherine O’Driscoll runs Canine Health Concern which campaigns and alsodelivers an educational program, the Foundation in Canine Healthcare. She isauthor of Shock to the System (2005), the best-selling book What Vets Don’tTell You About Vaccines (1997, 1998), and Who Killed the Darling Buds ofMay? (1997; reviewed in NEXUS 4/04). She lives in Scotland with her partner,Rob Ellis, and three Golden Retrievers, and she lectures on canine healtharound the world. For more information, contact Catherine O’Driscoll atCanine Health Concern, PO Box 7533, Perth PH2 1AD, Scotland, UK, emailcatherine , website http://www.canine-health-concern.org.uk.Shock to the System is available in the UK from CHC, and worldwide fromDogwise at http://www.dogwise.com. Endnotes1. “Effects of Vaccination on the Endocrine and Immune Systems of Dogs,Phase II", Purdue University, November 1,1999, athttp://www.homestead.com/vonhapsburg/haywardstudyonvaccines.html.2. See www.vet.purdue.edu/epi/gdhstudy.htm.3. See http://www.avma.org/vafstf/default.asp.4. Veterinary Products Committee (VPC) Working Group on Feline and CanineVaccination, DEFRA, May 2001.5. JVM Series A 50(6):286-291, August 2003.6. Duval, D. and Giger,U. (1996). “Vaccine-Associated Immune-MediatedHemolytic Anemia in the Dog", Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine10:290-295.7. New England Journal of Medicine, vol.313,1985.See also Clin Exp Rheumatol 20(6):767-71, Nov-Dec 2002.8. Am Coll Vet Intern Med 14:381,2000.9. Dodds, Jean W.,DVM, “Immune System and Disease Resistance", athttp://www.critterchat.net/immune.htm.10. Wolf Clan magazine, April/May 1995.11. Goldstein, Martin, The Nature of Animal Healing, Borzoi/Alfred A. Knopf,Inc., 1999.12. Wolf Clan magazine, op. cit.13. ibid.14. Journal of Inflammation 1:3,2004, at http://www.journal-inflammation.comcontent/1/1/3.15. Klingborg, D.J., Hustead, D.R. and Curry-Galvin, E. et al., “AVMACouncil on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents’ report on cat and dog vaccines",Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 221(10):1401-1407,November 15,2002,http://www.avma.org/policies/vaccination.htm.16. ibid.17. Schultz, R.D., “Current and future canine and feline vaccinationprograms", Vet Med 93:233-254,1998.18. Schultz, R.D., Ford, R.B., Olsen, J. and Scott, P., “Titer testing andvaccination: a new look at traditional practices", Vet Med 97:1-13, 2002(insert).19. Twark, L. and Dodds, W.J., “Clinical application of serum parvovirus anddistemper virus antibody liters for determining revaccination strategies inhealthy dogs", J Am Vet Med Assoc 217:1021-1024,2000. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~To to this group, send email to: MedicalConspiracies- (AT) googl (DOT) com