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It ain't over...

narrowwayministries — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:44:46 +0000

Unless you were one of the unfortunate, relatively few, that was directly affected by this first wave of the swine flu, I’m sure you’re thinking, ‘this was definitely the pandemic that wasn’t’. Most believe we dodged a bullet. Most believe, and I can’t say that I blame them, that this H1N1/Swine Flu stuff was a bunch of blather…again. Problem is, they’re right; sort of.

To those who believe this “flu” thing is over, I have a humble word of advice: hold on to your cough suppressant, Billy, because I believe that what is coming down the pike in the near future will more than put this past year in the realm of ‘the quiet before the storm’.

The goings on in the nations of Ukraine, China, Norway, Belarus, and Russia, to name a few, are proof-positive that the ‘dark forces’ that have publicly called for your demise are just getting this party started.

Additionally, with the beginning of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Canada lies an opportunity so tempting that I don’t believe the ‘dark forces’ of this world will pass up the chance to spread the next deadly, more virulent wave of depopulation and chaos around the globe through The Olympic Games’ participants return home. Problem (for us) is, the next wave, judging from the calls by the CDC to US physicians, is shaping up to be bacterial, not viral. This is extremely important information to know since they are treated in very different ways. Virus: no antibiotics are effective; virus must run its course(vaccine? Ha!). Bacterial infection: antibiotics are effective, IF given soon enough.

The problem exists in the fact that these glaring differences have not been told to the public (at least where they can put 2 and 2 together) or prepared for by the medical types, in the form of stockpiling antibiotics and the like. If it happens that this next wave is a bacterial “pneumococcal” disease, the medicos have been given about as much preparation as our immune systems…none.

* WHO – Linked Scientists Mixing ‘Swine’ and ‘Bird’ Flu To Create Deadly Virus

* Most 1918 Spanish Flu Victims Died From Bacterial Pneumonia – Just Like “Ukrainian Plague” Victims

* CDC Purposely Mixing Swine Flu and Bird Flu – ‘For Effect’

The above headlines should make it obvious that there’s quite a bit more to this particular story to be read. The ‘dark forces’ of this world don’t spend time mixing and matching ‘just because’. There is malevolent mischief afoot and I firmly believe that this will become all too obvious as the so-called ‘second wave’ begins to be widely felt. And here’s the kicker: it may have started already.

Stay tuned.

- Narrowway

H1N1 Linked To Rise In Bacterial Pneumonia Cases

iSpit — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:13:24 +0000

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — As H1N1 cases are rising, so are bacterial pneumonia cases, health officials are finding.

They’re seeing an increase in flu complications leading to pneumonia. At the same time, the flu is at record levels because of the new H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu.

The number of cases is outpacing the typical number of regular flu cases at this time of year. Cases of regular flu usually peak between December and May.

“We’re seeing an increase in serious pneumococcal infectious around the country,” said Dr. Anne Schuchat, who heads the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Special Coverage: H1N1 — Fighting swine flu

The CDC tracks pneumococcal infections with help from 10 state health departments.

For instance, Denver, Colorado, averages about 20 cases of pneumonia in October during a regular flu season, Schuchat said. But “in October 2009, they had nearly triple that number.”

The Denver area has seen 58 flu-related pneumonia cases, and at least two-thirds of those sickened were aged 20 to 60, she said.

During a regular flu season, most serious cases of flu and flu-related pneumonia occur in people 65 or older. However, people younger than 65 are much more vulnerable to H1N1, because the virus is unlike any other flu their bodies have come in contact with.

A flu infection thins the lining of the respiratory tract, making the lungs more vulnerable to bacteria that can cause pneumonia.

CDC officials are urging high-risk adults to get vaccinations against both pneumonia and H1N1.

Smokers and people with diabetes; chronic heart, lung and liver disease; or HIV are considered high-risk.

Only 25 percent of high-risk adults under age 65 have gotten a pneumonia vaccination, Schuchat said at a news briefing Wednesday.

“It’s a vaccine you pretty much get once as an adult, not every year, the way the flu vaccine works,” she said.

The CDC also announced that 7 million more doses of H1N1 vaccine have been made available since Friday, bringing the total doses available so far to 61.2 million.

CDC officials have studied safety data since H1N1 vaccinations started in early October.

“So far, everything we’ve seen is very reassuring,” Schuchat said. ” … we’re seeing patterns that are pretty much exactly what were seeing with the seasonal flu vaccine.”

Most of the reported side effects include sore arms and tenderness at the injection site.

Health officials are particularly interested in a side effect that can cause a rare neurological illness called Guillain-Barre syndrome, because the last time a large-scale pandemic vaccination program was launched, in 1976, there was an alarming rise in Guillain-Barre cases.

This time, after millions of Americans have been vaccinated, Schuchat said, only 10 potential cases of Guillain-Barre have been reported, which is similar to what health officials see during a regular flu season.

Week 12 - Vaccinations

sanvishah — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:47:29 +0000

This is my week 12 and I am doing good so far. I still throw up at times but the frequency has reduced. Remember the acid refulx problem I had? Well the solution of keeping me upright after feed for 20-25 mins works good for me.In the last post I promised to share some information about the vaccines so here I am with some information.

First of all why do we need vaccines? Vaccines are one of the best ways to to keep a child healthy. Before vaccines were available, diseases such as polio, measles, rubella, smallpox, and diptheria routinely harmed children, and sadly, sometimes killed them. Thanks to the vaccinations that we will receive, the chances that they will contract any of these serious yet preventable illnesses are highly unlikely.

How do vaccines work?
When you receive a vaccine, it helps your body to create antibodies. Antibodies are the body’s defenses that fight off any foreign substances (germs). Although your body can create antibodies on its own, most of the vaccine-preventable diseases cause severe illness and even death before enough antibodies are produced.

Timing of the Shots:
They say timing is everything, and that’s definitely the case when it comes to vaccines. They’re most effective when they’re given at the right time – and lots of careful consideration goes into deciding when that time is. In coming up with an optimal immunization schedule, experts take into consideration age-specific risks for disease, age-specific risks for complications, and age-specific immune response to the vaccine. Once they have this information in hand, the experts then determine a schedule for each vaccine that will safely and effectively protect at the youngest possible age. By following the recommended schedule, you’ll be able to ensure that your child will get the best protection possible against vaccine-preventable diseases.

Another reason to keep up with those immunization schedules: Studies show that children who fall behind with their vaccines are less likely to be fully vaccinated later on (and therefore less protected). Still, if you’ve fallen behind, that doesn’t mean that you have to give up. There are effective ways to catch up, and get your child back on vaccine track.

What childhood vaccines are recommended, and at what age they shoud be given?

Hepatitis vaccine:

First dose at birth to 2 months
Second dose at 1 to 4 months
Third dose at 6 to 18 months

Hib vaccine:

First dose at 2 months
Second dose at 4 months
Third dose at 6 months
Fourth dose at 12 to 15 months

Polio Vaccine:

First dose at 2 months
Second dose at 4 months
Third dose at 6 to 18 months
Fourth dose at 4 to 6 years

DTaP vaccine:

First dose at 2 months
Second dose at 4 months
Third dose at 6 months
Fourth dose at 15 to 18 months
Fifth dose at 4 to 6 years
DTaP is recommended at 11 years

Pneumococcal vaccine:

First dose at 2 months
Second dose at 4 months
Third dose at 6 months
Fourth dose at 12 to 18 months

Rotavirus vaccine:

First dose at 2 months
Second dose at 4 months
Third dose at 6 months

Hepatitis A vaccine:

First dose at 12 months
Second dose at 18 months

Influenza vaccine:

First dose at 6 months (requires a booster one month after initial vaccine)
Annually until 5 years (then yearly if indicated or desired, according to risks)

MMR vaccine:

First dose at 12 to 15 months
Second dose at 4 to 6 years

Varicella vaccine:

First dose at 12 to 15 months
Second dose at 4 to 6 years

Meinigococcal vaccine:

Single dose at 11 years

Human papillomavirus vaccine (adolescent girls only):

First dose at 11 years
Second dose two months after first dose
Third dose six months after first dose

Pneumococcal (Pneumonia) Vaccine

anylabtestnow — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:30:20 +0000

Pneumococcal infection can lead to serious illnesses including pneumonia, bacteremia (infection of blood), meningitis (infection of the covering of the brain), and death. Symptoms depend on the type of illness and can include fever, chills, chest pain, headache, weakness, productive cough, rapid heart rate, difficulty breathing, and seizures. The disease is caused by a type of bacteria that spread from person to person through close contact.

Although anyone can get pneumococcal disease, children younger than 2 years old and adults older than 65 are at highest risk for serious illness.

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Pneumoccocal disease in the developing world

Nick Osborne — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:56:49 +0000

The WHO has recently released figures surrounding the global disease burden of pneumococcal disease and Hib, two of the leading causes of pneumonia which kills more children that AIDS, malaria and measles combined.

In 2000, 735,000 children under 5 died from pneumococcal disease which is an enormous number. There were an incredible 14.5 million cases globally.

This disease causes meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis and inner ear infections. These diseases lead to disability and death. Tragically, it is entirely preventable by vaccination.

According to the press release posted on PneumoADIP’s website, “the ten countries with the greatest number and greatest proportion of global pneumococcal cases were in Asia and Africa, and taken together account

Pneumococcal disease deaths

for 66% of cases worldwide. These countries include India (27%), China (12%), Nigeria (5%), Pakistan (5%), Bangladesh (4%), Indonesia (3%), Ethiopia (3%), Democratic Republic of the Congo (3%), Kenya (2%) and the Philippines (2%).”

Hib, another disease that is almost completely preventable, yet in 2000, there were 363,000 deaths and 8.1 million cases.

The work of PneumoADIP, the Hib Initiative, the WHO, the GAVI Alliance and UNICEF to name but a few players has been phenomenal. Their work to get the developing world access to vaccines against this disease, in particular through the Advanced Market Commitment, has been phenomenal. Likewise, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pneumococcal Disease Prevention in the Developing World which I am involved with as secretariat has made enormous strides lifting the profile of this disease in the UK and overseas.

These figures will enable governments, for the first time, to have accurate figures actually detailing the scale of the problem. A significant reason why more hasn’t as yet been done was simply because there wasn’t enough awareness surrounding the disease and there were no accurate figures to ascertain the true breadth of the problem. However, nations will now understand the scope of the problem and be able to do something about it. These figures could make a world of difference and hopefully, it will.

DISPELLING VACCINATION MYTHS - a look at Vaccine Safety and Efficacy

opey606 — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:54:59 +0000

DISPELLING VACCINATION MYTHS:
An Introduction to the Contradictions Between Medical Science and Immunization Policy
By Alan G. Phillips, Esq. (rev. 2007)

Alan G. Philips is an attorney with the following credentials:

– he’s one of the few American lawyers whose practice includes vaccine exemption and waiver issues;

– he advises other attorneys seeking help for their own clients on vaccine exemptions;

– he co-founded Citizens for Healthcare Freedom (CHF) as “a grassroots, nonprofit organization supporting an exciting new Consumer Health Freedom Act in North Carolina” where he lives and practices law;

– he “may be the only attorney in the U.S. with a website dedicated to vaccine exemptions” - vaccinerights.com;

– he authored “The Authoritative Guide to Vaccine Legal Exemptions;” and

– he’s written numerous articles and publications on vaccinations and immunizations, including “Dispelling Vaccination Myths: An Introduction to the Contradictions Between Medical Science and Immunization Policy,” published in 1996 and most recently updated in 2007.

“When my oldest son was set to begin his routine vaccination series at age 2 months, I didn’t know there were any risks associated with immunizations. But the clinic’s flyer contained a contradiction: My child’s chances of a serious adverse reaction to the DPT vaccine were one in 1,750, while his chances of dying from pertussis were one in several million. When I pointed this out to the physician, he angrily disagreed, and stormed out of the room mumbling, “I guess I should read that [flyer] sometime…” Soon thereafter I learned of a child who had been permanently disabled by a vaccine, so I decided to investigate for myself. My findings have so alarmed me that I feel compelled to share them; hence this report.”

“Health authorities credit vaccines for disease declines, and assure us of there safety and effectiveness. Yet these assumptions are directly contradicted by government statistics, published medical studies, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports, and the opinions of credible research scientists from around the world. In fact, infectious diseases declined steadily for decades prior to mass immunizations, doctors in the U.S. report thousands of serious vaccine reactions each year including hundreds of deaths and permanent disabilities, fully vaccinated populations have experienced epidemics, and researchers attribute dozens of chronic immunological and neurological diseases that have risen dramatically in recent decades to mass immunization campaigns.”

“Decades of studies published in the world’s leading medical journals have documented vaccine failure and serious adverse vaccine events, including death. Dozens of books written by doctors, researchers, and independent investigators reveal serious flaws in immunization theory and practice. Yet, incredibly, most pediatricians and parents are unaware of these findings. This has begun to change in recent years, however, as a growing number of parents and healthcare providers around the world are becoming aware of the problems and questioning mass mandatory immunization. There is a growing international movement away from mass mandatory immunization. This report introduces some of the information that provides the basis for the movement.”

“My point is not to tell anyone whether or not to vaccinate, but rather, with the utmost urgency, to point out some very good reasons why everyone should examine the facts before deciding whether or not to submit to the procedure. As a new parent, I was shocked to discover the absence of a legal mandate or professional ethic requiring pediatricians to be fully informed of the risks of vaccination, let alone to inform parents that their children risk death or permanent disability upon being vaccinated. I was equally dismayed to see first-hand the prevalence of physicians who are, if with the best of intentions, applying practices based on incomplete – and in some cases, outright mis-information.”

“This report is only a brief introduction; your own further investigation is warranted and strongly recommended. You may discover that this is the only way to get an objective view, as the controversy is a highly emotional one.”

“A word of caution: Many have found pediatricians unwilling or unable to discuss this subject calmly with an open mind. Perhaps this is because they have staked their personal identities and professional reputations on the presumed safety and effectiveness of vaccines, and because they are required by their profession to promote vaccination. But in any event, anecdotal reports suggest that most doctors have great difficulty acknowledging evidence of problems with vaccines. The first pediatrician I attempted to share my findings with yelled angrily at me when I calmly brought up the subject. The misconceptions have very deep roots.”

(The remainder of Alan Phillips’ report consists of a point-by-point treatment of myths and truths which Stephen Lendman summarized in his August 3rd, 2009 article entitled, “Vaccination Myths and Truths,” appearing in globalresearch.ca online and reproduced below.) ”

Says Lendman:

“Given the possibility of universally mandated untested, experimental, toxic, and extremely dangerous Swine Flu vaccinations this fall, Philips’ work is especially relevant and vital.”

“In its entirety, it can be accessed at www.vaccinerights.com/. A brief account follows below, focusing on 10 myths and truths, which he explains plus some additional information. More than ever, information is vital for protection against vaccines that can cause annoying to life-threatening autoimmune diseases, even the illnesses they’re designed to prevent.”

“Of special concern is their effect on children. In America and elsewhere, they’re over-immunized enough to destroy their immune systems, leaving them vulnerable to a lifetime of serious health disorders.”

“No one should voluntarily or otherwise take any vaccine, let alone one as untested and dangerous as for H1N1. But make no mistake. The dominant global media are readying a high intensity fear-mongering campaign to convince the unwary to jeopardize their health and well-being by doing it. Just say NO!!”

“In America, laws in place empower the Health and Human Services and/or Defense secretaries to declare a national emergency and order mass vaccinations. Legally, individual states can resist, but not likely when enough pressure is applied.”

“Under the proposed, but not enacted, October 2001 Model State Emergency Health Powers Act (MSEHPA), states are advised on how to exercise extraordinary emergency powers without regard to civil liberties issues. Individual ones have adopted some of its provisions and may add more later given the power of Washington and the media to force them.”

“The W.H.O. is also empowered under the 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR) to address but not mandate global vaccinations. But it has enough influence to compel nations to go along in case of a “declared” pandemic threat, even without evidence to prove one.”

Suspicious H1N1’s Origins

On April 24th, 2009, AP reported that

“Health officials are investigating a never-before-seen form of the flu that combines pig, bird and human viruses…. (It’s) a growing medical mystery because it’s unclear how (affected people) caught the virus. None (of seven cited had) contact with pigs.” Nor had others reportedly affected in other US cities.

“The “intercontinental” mixture included North American Swine Flu, North American Avian Flu, human H1N1 flu, and a fourth H3N2 strain found in Asia and Europe.”

“Suspicions about a synthetic laboratory-made virus have surfaced. Writing in NewsMax.com, Dr. Russell Blaylock quoted an unnamed viroligist saying: “Where the hell it got all these genes we don’t know.” According to Blaylock: “Debate continues over the possibility that swine flu is a genetically engineered virus.”

“Dallas County Medical Director Dr. John Carlo voiced concern about the possibility that:”

“This strain of swine influenza (may have been) cultured in a laboratory….something that’s not been seen anywhere actually in the United States and the world….”

“Recently interviewed on Russia Today TV, investigative journalist Wayne Madsen cited a University of Wisconsin lab conducting joint influenza vaccine research with drug company FluGen.

On March 24, Reuters reported that:”

“FluGen, Inc., an emerging leader in the development, production and delivery of influenza vaccines and related products, today announced it has secured exclusive rights to a novel, patent-protected vaccine-delivery technology (that) painlessly delivers seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines.”

“Madsen believes “the Swine Flu virus began in a lab,” the objective being profits for vaccine makers with products “that may not actually be safe.” Many noted experts share that view about all vaccines.”

“NutriMedical founder Dr. William Deagle reported that 6-8% of Swine Flu DNA matches no virus on record. He believes more lethal strains may appear in the fall.”

“Project Camelot “provide(s) a vehicle for researchers and whistleblowers to get their stories out.” Interviewed on its Whistleblower Radio show, Burk Elder Hale claimed that a senior drug company biochemist (unnamed to protect him) told him:”

“….an aerosoled precursor has been put into the air and almost everyone has breathed it into their lungs. (When Swine Flu) vaccines (are) administered in the fall, (they’ll) be activated when (their) constituents come into contact with the aerosoled precursor in the body and will cause a rapid spread of the H1N1 influenza A virus. The biochemist is very upset about the matter….and is a very reliable source that needs our utmost protection.”

“Catherine Austin Fitts is a former high-level US government official and Wall Street insider. She’s now the editor of Solari.com and runs Solari, Inc. as an “online media company focusing on ethical investment and preserving family wealth.”

“Admitting she’s no expert, she wrote this about Swine Flu on July 22:”

“I believe one of the goals of the swine flu vaccine is depopulation. Perhaps it is the goal of a swine flu epidemic as well, whether bio-warfare or hype around a flu season….Lowering immune systems and increasing toxicity levels combined with poor food, water and terrorizing stress will help do the trick….a plague can so frighten and help control people that they will accept the end of their current benefits….without objection. And a plague with proper planning can be highly profitable. Whatever the truth (about) swine flu and related vaccines….it can be used (to) control (a) situation that is quickly shifting out of control.”

“In short, an epidemic can be used to offset the inflation of capital with increasing deflation of the value and income of labor and continual demand destruction. (What’s coming next is the) meaner face of ‘the establishment against the rest of society.’ ”

“The possibility of a diabolical depopulation scheme can’t be dismissed. The idea’s been around for decades, including from the 1974 Henry Kissinger project – National Security Study Memorandum 200 (NSSM 200). It was backed by powerful economic interests to cull the world population of useless feeders so corporate giants could exploit world resources unimpeded.”

“Kissinger’s scheme was to make birth control a prerequisite for US aid. He wanted the annual death rate doubled and for a population decline in the hundreds of millions by 2000. Poor third world women in countries like Brazil were involuntarily sterilized. Millions were harmed then. Perhaps today’s toll from mandatory global Swine Flu vaccinations will be billions.”

“Yet U.S. laws were passed to prevent it. In 1986, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) required:

– giving parents written information on vaccine benefits and risks so they could decide on what was safe for their children;

– maintaining a permanent record of all vaccines given children, including producer names and lot numbers;

– keeping up to date medical records of all vaccinations given children; and

– recording all serious health problems after vaccinations were administered and notifying the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) immediately.”

“At issue is whether federal laws and constitutional and Nuremberg protections will help. Nuremberg requires voluntary consent with full disclosure of known risks and avoidance of experimental treatments if there’s any reason to believe harm may result. The Fifth Amendment protects against abusive government authority in stating that “No person shall….be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law….” The Eighth Amendment prohibits “cruel and unusual punishments.” Harming human health is cruel and abusive. Mandating suspect drugs violates Nuremberg, the US Constitution, and other protective laws. Whether they’ll be enforced is another matter.”

Dispelling Vaccination Myths with Truths

Myth No. 1: Vaccines are safe

Under the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Reporting System) was established. Annually, it reports about 11,000 serious vaccine reactions, including up to 200 deaths and many more permanent disabilities.

Far more alarming is the following;

– the FDA estimates that only 1% of serious adverse reactions are reported;

– CDC says it’s 10%;

– medical school students testified before Congress that they’re told not to report these incidents;

– according to the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), only one in 40 New York doctors reported adverse vaccine reactions or deaths;

– international studies show vaccines cause up to 10,000 US SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) deaths annually, and at least half of them are from vaccines;

– another study determined that 3000 US children die annually from vaccines;

– poor reporting in America suggests that annual adverse vaccine reactions, in fact, number from 100,000 – one million;

– since 1988, the government’s National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) paid families of affected children $1.2 billion in damages;

– as authorized by the 2006 Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, HHS Secretary Sebelius, granted drug companies legal immunity (except for impossible to prove willful misconduct) to proliferate dangerous, untested Swine Flu vaccines globally;

– vaccines are legally mandated in all 50 US states, though legally avoidable in most (under normal circumstances) as explained below;

– in settling vaccine damage suits, drug companies impose gag orders to keep vital information from the public; and

– insurers refuse to cover adverse vaccine reactions because of the high potential liability they’d face.

Truth No. 1

Vaccinations cause high numbers of severe reactions, permanent disabilities, and deaths as well as an enormous personal and public cost. Virtually none of this gets reported.

Myth No. 2: Vaccines are very effective

Medical literature documents significant numbers of vaccine failures for measles, mumps, small pox, pertussis, polio and Hib-causing bacterial meningitis and pneumonia. In 1989, Oman experienced a widespread polio outbreak six months after completing a population-wide immunization program. In Kansas (in 1986), 90% of 1300 reported pertussis cases were “adequately vaccinated,” and 72% of Chicago pertussis incidents in 1993 had been as well.

Truth No. 2

Evidence shows that vaccinations are an unreliable and dangerous way to prevent illness and disease.

Myth No. 3: Low US disease rates are attributable to vaccines

From 1850 – 1940, well before mandatory vaccination programs, the British Association for the Advancement of Science reported a 90% decrease in childhood diseases due to improved sanitation and hygiene practices. By 1945, US medical authorities noted a 95% drop in deaths from the leading childhood infectious diseases (diphtheria, pertussis, scarlet fever and measles), well before mass-immunizations began.

A recent WHO report found that third world disease and mortality rates had no direct correlation with immunization programs, but closely relate to hygiene and diet standards.

Truth No. 3

No evidence links vaccines with infectious disease declines. Proper hygiene and diet practices may be far more effective.

Myth No. 4: Sound immunization theory and practice prove the effectiveness of vaccines

Although vaccines stimulate antibody production, no evidence suggests that alone assures immunity. A 1950 British Medical Council-published study found no relationship between antibody count and disease incidence. Natural immunization involves many bodily organs and systems. Artificially producing antibodies can’t achieve it.

Research also shows how squalene adjuvants harm the human immune system, making it susceptible to numerous illnesses and diseases ranging from very annoying to life threatening. In addition, the “herd immunity” notion of mass-immunizations effectiveness is largely discredited. Just the opposite is true as evidence shows that fully vaccinated populations have experienced epidemics numerous times in the past.

Further, vaccine effectiveness “remains scientifically unproven” because no double blind studies have been conducted to do it. Significantly, recent disease outbreaks have affected more vaccinated children than unvaccinated ones. And the common practice of “one size fits all” is troublesome. It lets tiny new-borns get the same dosage as a five year old. It tolerates dubious quality control practices producing what’s known as “Hot Lots” – ones associated with disproportionately high death and disability rates.

Shockingly, the FDA refuses to act preventatively against them. In fact, individual vaccine lots have almost never been recalled even when associated with severe adverse reactions. Instead, they’re administered under the assumption that all recipients respond the same, regardless of race, ethnicity, genetic makeup, or other characteristics.

A recent New England Journal of Medicine-reported study found that a significant number of Romanian children receiving polio vaccine contracted the disease. Evidence linked antibiotic injections to it. One innoculation raised the polio risk eight-fold; two – nine shots, 27-fold, and 10 or more 182-fold.

New research may reveal other unknown hazards, but public safety won’t be addressed until government health officials act responsibly, report accurately, and adequately protect their populations from vaccines they never should allow.

Truth No. 4

Many supposed vaccine truths have, in fact, been proved false.

Myth No. 5: Childhood diseases are extremely dangerous

False. Even CDC data show a 99.8% pertussis recovery rate during the 1992-94 period. One Cincinnati Children’s Hospital infectious diseases expert said at the time: “The disease was very mild, no one died, and no one went to the intensive care unit.”

Nearly always, childhood infectious diseases “are benign and self-limiting. They usually impart lifelong immunity, whereas vaccine-induced immunization (when achieved) is only temporary.” In fact, it can increase vulnerability later on by postponing better tolerated childhood illnesses until adulthood when death rates (though still low) are far higher.

Most important is that nearly all common infectious diseases are rarely dangerous, and, in fact, can develop strong, healthy adult immune systems when they’re most needed. In addition, few people know that children who didn’t contract measles have a higher incidence of skin diseases, degenerative bone and cartilage ones, and tumors while ovarian cancer is higher among mumps-free adult women. The human immune system benefits from common childhood infectious diseases. Freedom from them may be harmful later on.

Truth No. 5

Childhood disease dangers are greatly exaggerated to scare parents into getting their children vaccinated with unsafe drugs.

Myth No. 6: Polio vaccinations were very successful

False again. In 1955, when the Salk vaccine was introduced, polio was considered the most serious post-war public health problem. A year later, six New England states reported sharp rises ranging from more than double in Vermont to a 642% increase in Massachusetts. Other states also were badly impacted enough for Idaho and Utah to halt immunizations due to increased incidence and death rates.

In his 1962 congressional testimony, Dr. Bernard Greenberg, Biostatistics Department head at the University of North Carolina, reported sharp polio increases from 1957 to 1959 and a Public Health Service whitewash that suppressed it. In 1985, the CDC reported that 87% of US cases between 1973 and 1983 were caused by the vaccine. Later it added that it caused nearly all imported cases, and most of the victims were fully vaccinated.

Further, misdiagnosing, poor reporting, and cover-ups suggest that the actual number of vaccine-associated paralytic polio (VAPP) cases “may be 10 to 100 times higher than that cited by the CDC.”

In 1977, even Jonas Salk admitted that mass inoculations caused most polio cases since 1961.

Truth No. 6

The Salk vaccine proved highly dangerous. Information about it was suppressed, and declines in the disease were well underway when mass-immunizations were begun. In Europe, they occurred in countries that used, then rejected the vaccine proving it was never needed in the first place, showing also that the same is true for other diseases, including Swine Flu with the WHO and CDC admitting that most cases are mild, unthreatening, and generally pass without treatment, let alone risking dangerous unneeded vaccines.

Myth No. 7: Lack of an initial adverse reaction proves vaccines are safe

Documented long-term health problems include arthritis, chronic headaches, rashes indicative of disease, non-healing skin lesions, seizures, autism, anemia, multiple sclerosis, ALS, cancer, and many others. Ingredients common to all vaccines are at issue. Squalene adjuvants are a biological time bomb that can harm or destroy the human immune system.

Other ingredients are known toxicants and carcinogens, including thimerosal (a mercury derivative), aluminum phosphate, formaldehyde, phenoxyethanol, and numerous gastrointestinal toxicants like liver toxicants, cardiovascular and blood toxicants, and reproductive toxicants. “Chemical ranking systems rate many vaccine ingredients among the most hazardous substances” known, even in microscopic doses.

“Millions of children (and adults) are partaking in an enormous crude experiment, and no sincere, organized effort is being made to track the negative side effects or to determine the long-term consequences.”

Dr. Bart Classen’s epidemiological research found vaccines as the cause of 79% of insulin type I diabetes cases in children under 10. The sharp rise in numerous other diseases may also be linked with mass-immunizations. California’s autism rate skyrocketed 1000% in the last 20 years. In the 1990s, MMR vaccine usage in Britain (for measles, mumps and rubella) occurred at the same time autism rose sharply. The January 2000 Journal of Adverse Drug Reactions reported that no adequate testing was done, so the vaccine never should have been licensed.

The Autism Society says: “Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain….”

According to the CDC and National Vaccine Information Center, one in every 150 US children develop the disease. Tens of millions are affected worldwide, making it more common than pediatric cancer, incurable type 1 (juvenile-onset) diabetes and AIDS combined. In the early 1940s, prior to mass immunizations, autism was so rare that few doctors ever encountered it. Today it’s a global pandemic.

Truth No. 7

Long-term vaccination reactions have been suppressed and ignored in spite of the alarming correlation between their use and the rise of autoimmune and other diseases. Vaccines aren’t for protection. They’re for profit and other nefarious purposes. Avoiding them is essential to protecting human health and well-being.

Myth No. 8: Vaccines are the only available disease prevention option

“Historically, homeopathy has proven many times…more effective than allopathic (conventional) medicine in the treatment and prevention of disease.” During the 1849 US cholera outbreak, homeopathic hospitals documented a 3% death rate compared to 48 – 60% in conventional ones. It’s as true today, and recent epidemiological studies show homeopathic remedies far superior to vaccines in preventing diseases. They’re safe, effective, and toxin and side effect-free, yet most insurers won’t cover them.

Truth No. 8

Alternative treatments and remedies have been safe and effective for generations, yet the medical establishment and governments attack and spurn them.

Myth No. 9: “Vaccinations are legally mandated and unavoidable…”

All states require them. However, laws vary by state, legal exemptions exist, and all states offer one or more of the following:

– all states allow medical exemptions for persons susceptible to adverse reactions; parents can cite this for their children based on family history;

– 48 states offer religious exemptions but may require membership in an established religious organization; “according to federal precedent, personal religious beliefs may be sufficient for a religious exemption regardless of which religious organization you belong to, or whether or not you belong to an organized religion at all;” in addition, the Supreme Court defined religion broadly for legal purposes; and

– 17 states allow philosophical or personal exemptions.

All public and private schools must comply with federal and state vaccination laws and permit legal exemptions.

Truth No. 9

Some vaccines are mandated, but most, perhaps all, US citizens may use legal exemptions to avoid them. In a recent article, however, Phillips states:

“All non-medical exemptions in the US are ultimately provided conditionally. That is, states have the right to require immunization for everyone, legally exempt or not, during an (emergency) outbreak, other than (for) those” with medical exemptions.

Myth No. 10: Governments place public health concerns above all others

Vaccination history shows “documented instances of deceit portraying vaccines as mighty disease conquerors, when in fact vaccines have had little or no discernible impact – or have even delayed or reversed – pre-existing disease declines…. Conflicts of interest are the norm in the vaccine industry.” Government agencies like the FDA and CDC are stacked with corporate officials who return to high-paying industry jobs provided they place profit considerations over public health and safety.

In November 2000, concern over this and adverse reactions got the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) to pass a unanimous resolution at its 57th meeting calling for a moratorium on mandatory childhood vaccinations and for doctors to insist on “truly informed consent for (their) use….”

In October 1999, Dr. Bart Classen, founder and CEO of Classen Immunotherapies, told Congress:

“It is clear….that the government’s immunization policies are driven by politics and not by science. I can give numerous examples where employees of the US Public Health Service … appear to be furthering their careers by acting as propaganda officers to support political agendas. In one case … employees of a foreign government, who were funded and working closely with the US Public Health Service, submitted false data to a major medical journal. The true data indicated the vaccine was dangerous; however, the false data” indicated no risk.

In addition, “four letters from the FDA/Public Health Service … clearly reveal(ed) that the anthrax vaccine” approved for US military personnel was done “without the manufacturer performing a single controlled clinical trial.” They’re essential to determine safety and effectiveness. Failure to conduct them proved devastating to the health and well-being of recipients and still does today. Besides, all vaccines are unsafe and some are extremely dangerous.

US military forces receive many or all of the following vaccinations:

– three shots for hepatitis B;

– two for hepatitis A;

– annually for influenza so all military personnel will get Swine Flu shots;

– all military personnel must have documented proof of receiving MMR vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella; those without them them get single doses;

– two varicella (chicken pox) shots;

– smallpox doses every ten years;

– three for polio for adults never vaccinated; those fully vaccinated get a booster shot;

– tetanus-diphtheria and pertussis vaccinations for personnel who haven’t have them in the past 10 years;

– tetanus every 10 years;

– typhoid vaccinations in either oral or injectable forms;

– a multiple dose series for anthrax;

– yellow fever every 10 years in some cases;

– three for rabies and later boosters;

– tuberculosis screening and shots;

– single pneumococcal doses;

– meningococcal vaccinations every five years before deployment to certain regions; and

– three Japanese encephalitis doses in some cases.

Multiple vaccinations for all US military personnel practically assures damage to their immune systems and severe health problems later on.

Truth No. 10

Public health officials approve dangerous vaccines on unsuspecting recipients and profit handsomely for their efforts.

Final Comments

All vaccines are biological weapons that weaken or destroy the human immune system. They often fail to protect against diseases they’re designed to prevent and often cause them. The H1N1 vaccine is experimental, untested, toxic, extremely dangerous, and essential to avoid even if mandated.

In a December 1994 Medical Post article, Dr. Guylaine Lanctot said:

“The medical authorities keep lying. Vaccination has been a disaster on the immune system. It actually causes a lot of illnesses. We are actually changing our genetic code through vaccination….100 years from now we will know that the biggest crime against humanity was vaccines.”

Dr. Viera Scheibner is internationally known as perhaps the leading expert on adverse vaccine reactions. Her analysis concluded that “there is no evidence whatsoever of the ability of vaccines to prevent any diseases. To the contrary, there is a great wealth of evidence that they cause serious side effects.”

Nonetheless, immunization programs proliferate because the profit potential is enormous despite growing numbers of reputable scientific figures citing concerns.

Currently, over 200 new vaccines are being developed “for everything from birth control to (curbing) cocaine addiction.” Around half of them are in clinical trials using human guinea pigs putting their health and safety on the line unwittingly.

New delivery systems are also being developed that include nasal sprays, mosquitoes, and genetically engineered fruits containing vaccine viruses. With every country in the world a potential buyer, health and safety considerations are suppressed for the sake of profits. Unless somehow this madness is stopped, the harm to our children and society will be catastrophic.

For a look at Alan Phillip’s extensive credits, citations, endnotes, and resources for this report, access the full PDF report at http://www.vaccinerights.com/DispellingVaccinationMythsx.pdf

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HISTORICAL FACTS EXPOSING THE DANGERS AND INEFFECTIVENESS OF VACCINE http://www.vaccinationdebate.com/web2.html

- In 1871-2, England, with 98% of the population aged between 2 and 50 vaccinated against smallpox, it experienced its worst ever smallpox outbreak with 45,000 deaths. During the same period in Germany, with a vaccination rate of 96%, there were over 125,000 deaths from smallpox. (The Hadwen Documents)

- In Germany, compulsory mass vaccination against diphtheria commenced in 1940 and by 1945 diphtheria cases were up from 40,000 to 250,000. (Don’t Get Stuck, Hannah Allen)

- In the USA in 1960, two virologists discovered that both polio vaccines were contaminated with the SV 40 virus which causes cancer in animals as well as changes in human cell tissue cultures. Millions of children had been injected with these vaccines. (Med Jnl of Australia 17/3/1973 p555)

- In 1967, Ghana was declared measles free by the World Health Organisation after 96% of its population was vaccinated. In 1972, Ghana experienced one of its worst measles outbreaks with its highest ever mortality rate. (Dr H Albonico, MMR Vaccine Campaign in Switzerland, March 1990)

- In the UK between 1970 and 1990, over 200,000 cases of whooping cough occurred in fully vaccinated children. (Community Disease Surveillance Centre, UK)

- In the 1970’s a tuberculosis vaccine trial in India involving 260,000 people revealed that more cases of TB occurred in the vaccinated than the unvaccinated. (The Lancet 12/1/80 p73)

- In 1977, Dr Jonas Salk who developed the first polio vaccine, testified along with other scientists, that mass inoculation against polio was the cause of most polio cases throughout the USA since 1961. (Science 4/4/77 “Abstracts” )

- In 1978, a survey of 30 States in the US revealed that more than half of the children who contracted measles had been adequately vaccinated. (The People’s Doctor, Dr R Mendelsohn)

- In 1979, Sweden abandoned the whooping cough vaccine due to its ineffectiveness. Out of 5,140 cases in 1978, it was found that 84% had been vaccinated three times! (BMJ 283:696-697, 1981)

-The February 1981 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association found that 90% of obstetricians and 66% of pediatricians refused to take the rubella vaccine.

- In the USA, the cost of a single DPT shot had risen from 11 cents in 1982 to $11.40 in 1987. The manufacturers of the vaccine were putting aside $8 per shot to cover legal costs and damages they were paying out to parents of brain damaged children and children who died after vaccination. (The Vine, Issue 7, January 1994, Nambour, Qld)

- In Oman between 1988 and 1989, a polio outbreak occurred amongst thousands of fully vaccinated children. The region with the highest attack rate had the highest vaccine coverage. The region with the lowest attack rate had the lowest vaccine coverage. (The Lancet, 21/9/91)

- In 1990, a UK survey involving 598 doctors revealed that over 50% of them refused to have the Hepatitis B vaccine despite belonging to the high risk group urged to be vaccinated. (British Med Jnl, 27/1/1990)

- In 1990, the Journal of the American Medical Association had an article on measles which stated ” Although more than 95% of school-aged children in the US are vaccinated against measles, large measles outbreaks continue to occur in schools and most cases in this setting occur among previously vaccinated children.” (JAMA, 21/11/90)

- In the USA, from July 1990 to November 1993, the US Food and Drug Administration counted a total of 54,072 adverse reactions following vaccination. The FDA admitted that this number represented only 10% of the real total, because most doctors were refusing to report vaccine injuries. In other words, adverse reactions for this period exceeded half a million! (National Vaccine Information Centre, March 2, 1994)

- In the New England Journal of Medicine July 1994 issue a study found that over 80% of children under 5 years of age who had contracted whooping cough had been fully vaccinated.

- On November 2nd, 2000, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) announced that its members voted at their 57th annual meeting in St Louis to pass a resolution calling for an end to mandatory childhood vaccines. The resolution passed without a single “no” vote. (Report by Michael Devitt)

GRAPHICAL EVIDENCE SHOWS VACCINES DIDN’T SAVE US

HISTORICAL FACTS EXPOSING THE DANGERS AND INEFFECTIVENESS OF VACCINES

DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS CONDEMN VACCINATION

WHY VACCINES ARE INEFFECTIVE

WHY VACCINES ARE HARMFUL

WHY VACCINATION CONTINUES

THE BENEFICIAL NATURE OF CHILDHOOD INFECTION

HEALTH – THE ONLY IMMUNITY

THE HOPEWOOD CHILDREN – AUSTRALIA’S HEALTHIEST KIDS

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Ecetera … ecetera …

ajiedmerican — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:45:14 +0000

To all Mummies out there, just wanna share few things with you:

1.Cream for rashes – look for Efficort . If you think your baby have rashes, buy this cream 1st before you go and see your paed and end up paying RM70 for it. The cream will cost you between RM28-RM30 only at pharmacies.

2.Breast pad (disposable)- I’ll recommend you to buy anakku brand. It’s cheaper than any brand. 48 pcs will cost you around RM38++ . Pureen brand– expensivelah and the quality and material is the same.

3.Breast pad (washable) – any brand will do. 1 pair will cost you min of RM10.50.

4.Breast pump – I’m using Mendela brand. RM245++ . Manual but very effective and no pain at all. Been using it since my 1st baby until now. So, it is worth the money.

5.Dry shampoo – for you to use while you are on your confinement. It’s good, at least it helps; especially after dah few days tak boleh basahkan rambut.

What I am up to :

1. I am addicted to baby toys. I can spend hours at the toy shop looking and searching for the right toys. CRAZY but IT”S TRUE! I’ve been spending most of my time searching for the best toys for the kids. I’ve bought few fisher price toys online (they sell cheaper than the shop) so it’s worth it. I managed to buy fisher price (fp) story and sound chair for RM100 when the actual price is RM245. FP ocean play mat for RM80 (shop price RM169). Why FP brand? Simply becoz it’s lasting and the most important thing is it’s educational and it worth the money.
If you are interested: check out this site : mybblittlestore.blogspot.com and from there you can see many other site for baby toys.. it’s cheap!!

2. I am into vaccines; all kind of vaccines. My son, Akramin is taking pneumococcal vaccine. He have to take 4 jabs for it because he starts in his 3rd month . As for Aleesha, she only have to take 3 jabs only since she only started taking it this month, means she’s 1 yr 11 month. The cost for 1 jab is around RM285. Expensive? Yes.. but it will give you peace of mind all the time. Just to share with you; what is pneumococcal ;

“pneumococcal diseases — which can cause brain damage and, in rare cases, death. The vaccine prevents invasive diseases caused by the organism Streptococcus pneumonia (also known as Pneumococcus) including bacteria (an infection of the bloodstream) and meningitis, an infection of the lining of the brain or spinal cord..”

….. to know more do google for pneumococcal. According to my paed, there are cases in Malaysia, Cuma tak banyaklah, but still … better be safe than sorry rite? And another thing is, NO, they didn’t have this vaccines in the govt. hospital yet. Other vaccines that u may want to consider are : Rotavirus, cervical cancer vaccines .. etc..etc. Do take this into consideration and discuss it with your partner.

3. Potty training Aleesha (Still on it .. * sigh)

4. I am on Herbalife : Yupp, I am in my 3rd week now and I’m feeling great. I think I’ve lost a few inches here and there (I thinklah). Need to lose few more pounds. I really wish I can lose the extra pound by exercise but who am I kidding.. I can’t fool myself coz there’s no way I can start playing tennis anytime soon and let’s face it not even for the next 6 months. So, Herbalife is the answer and can’t wait to weight (spell as afraid to weight) myself.. Hehe..LOL.

Anyway…..

Updates on the kids:

Hmm.. let start with my eldest shall we;

Aleesha : Going to be 2 years old next month. She can talk and most of the time arguing with me on so many things. She’s starting to use 3-4 words now whenever she talks. She know how and what to answer; which sometimes bikin panas juga ni.. but still, she is improving quite well.. I Thank God for all that.

Akramin : Gonna turn 4 months old this month. He managed to roll over last week on 6th August 2009, 6.47am to be exact. Hubby witness the whole thing and I managed to took pic of his 1st roll over. Yippie for Akramin! He smile and laugh a lot. Rashes pun banyak juga, he have a very sensitive skin compared to Aleesha. He is 6.4kg now. According to the doctor, his weight and height are the same as a 5 months baby. Hmm, follow the father I guess..

I am fully occupied with the two kids. I am happy to be a mom and enjoying every second of it.. and that also explain why I have been MIA from posting any entries lately.

Will try to upload pics and more pics in the next entry ya… Cheers everyone and have a great day ahead!

Yvette’s Teething Misery

sunflower — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:38:02 +0000

Yvette took her last jab of pneumococcal yesterday. Teething pain and the discomfort caused by the i

Health systems in Malawi

Nick Osborne — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:44:42 +0000

On Wednesday, the Malawi High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Dr Francis Moto addressed the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Pneumococcal Disease in the Developing World (APPG) at their Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Dr Moto’s presentation was harrowing at best.

It should go without saying that Malawi is not the richest nation in the world. It is in fact, one of the poorest nations in Sub-Saharan Africa. So, it’s not surprising that there were a number of disturbing statistics that came out of that meeting. The most surprising and, in fact, utterly shocking, was the number of Malawian trained doctors currently working in Malawi, a country of 13 million.

How many doctors would you think there are? 10,000? 5,000? Keep going down.

150

According to the High Commissioner, there are only 150 Malawian trained doctors to treat a nation of 13 million. A nation with a 12-13% HIV rate. A nation where 90% of those HIV patients will suffer from pneumonia, mostly caused by pneumococcal disease. According to DFID, Malawi has a life expectancy rate 37 years and an infant death rate of 133 per 1000 children.

And only 150 doctors.

I’m sure it was no surprise that every jaw in the room dropped.

Only 20 medical grads graduate from the Malawian University each year, but according to those numbers, if each doctor stayed, in just 7 years, the entire medical fraternity would more than double. Unfortunately, many of these new grads are enticed overseas. Dr Moto then went on to explain that the old joke that there were more Malawian doctors in Manchester than in Malawi was actually once based in fact.

On the positive side, Malawi has a stable government who are actively engaging with groups like GAVI, PneumoADIP and the APPG, in an attempt to fix the problem of health systems and infant mortality. Malawi has also expressed interest in introducing the pneumococcal disease vaccine according to the Advance Market Commitment programme. That hopefully shows there is some light at the end of a very long tunnel.

Cross posted with Ruder Finn Dot Org.

3rd day of CNY 2009

Cathy Wong — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:40:52 +0000

Its 3rd day already.

Today we went back to mum’s house for awhile, upon reaching it rain very heavily. When hubby carry Haylee out from the car seat, her body was very warm. After resting for a while, I bath her and hope to cool her down but it didnt and the flu came along.

I worried like hell! When we leave mum’s house, I took along Sterimar (nasal mist spray to clear block nose – she used it when she was almost 2 months old). Then we went straight to nearby pharmacy and bought Vapor Balm for children (smells of strawberry) and fever patch for baby.

Upon reaching home, I feed her with the fever medication left over during last injection, stick on the fever patch and apply Vapor Balm on her chest and back. Sounds like I’m over reacting haha.

Seeking treatment from doctor was in my mind if she still haven’t recover in the night but luckily before midnight, her fever went down but I still feed the fever medication.

At that moment, a lot of thoughts were in my mind like is she infected by some serious germs, bacteria etc etc. I also worried that she was infected by Pneumococcal disease.

Maybe its becoz for the past few days we transport her a lot from to house and back and forth when visiting. More over the weather was so hot and we we were in the car, the aircond was cooling. So maybe thats the cause of it.

Blessed Rossi and Mummy are sick...

blessedmummy — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:37:53 +0000

I was sick during the weekend… =( cough and flu… Ross was initally alright… but on monday, he was coughing badly all of a sudden and in the night, his fever developed… so all of us thought that he has gotten the bug from me…

i was worse on tuesday and went to see the doc… but i didnt bring ross to 1 cos he was still very active and we have some medication left over… wrong decision… but by nightfall, his fever hoovers around 38 and 39… wanted to bring him to the normal GP yest cos the PD is closed as it’s a PH… but MIL says that it will be a waste of $ cos have brought him there a couple of times and always need to wait for a long time and medication is not very suitable… thus, waited till today… Ross’ throat is very bad… PD prescibe antibiotics without 2nd thoughts… it’s the first time he is even load of medication…

erggg… honestly ever since he started school, we have to bring him to the doc almost every month! PD says this is normal esp during the first year of school… but she recommend ross to take the pneumococcal jab when he is better to be on the safe side… esp when Tony’s side of the family is very prone to sinus… =( guess will have to do so soon…

i am better now… was coughing so horribly on monday morning… but still have to work cos of a report… no more COKE for me!

Drug test dummies

Davo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:13:32 +0000

The vaccine of a major Brisith pharmaceutical, GlaxoSmithKline, is being investigated for a possile link to the deaths of 14 children in Argentina. The Synflorix vaccine is supposed to fight pneumonia. GSK says the vaccine is not to blame for their deaths.

Read the article on CNN here.

While this is purely speculative, I would wager a pretty penny that Synflorix is to blame for the death of those kids. Call me a conspiracy theorist who saw The Constant Gardener one too many times, but I believe that pharmaceutical corporations use less developed countries as their guinea pigs. From their perspective human life is a commodity, not a right. A human life costs less money in Argentina than in the U.K., because they can more easily buy their way out of trouble.

It sends me into a sickened, remorseful rage: that we have so devalued human life that it becomes ok for us intentionally expose children to mortally dangerous substances. Such a thought is terrifying on its own, but to do so for the purpose of making money is wholly depressing.

What do you think? Do pharmaceuticals test potentially harmful drugs in developing nations because it’s easier to avoid a criminal or civil suit? Ethically, does the end justify the means in this case, or is it wrong to knowingly expose people (children) to harmful substances for the sake of developing a drug (and getting richer)?

Nowa szczepionka uratowała 300 dzieci

itepeitede — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:23:22 +0000

Już ponad 300 angielskich dzieci uniknęło poważnej choroby dzięki wprowadzonej rok temu szczepionce przeciw pneumokomom.

Szczepionka, podawana w wieku dwóch i czterech miesięcy z dawką przypominającą w wieku 13 miesięcy chroni przed zapaleniem płuc oraz zapaleniem opon mózgowych. Udało się zaszczepić 86 procent dzieci, docelowo ma to być 95 procent.

Według odpowiadającego za szczepienia prof Davida Slasbury’ego, dzięki szczepieniom około 300 dzieci nie zachorowało na groźną infekcje. Nie zaobserwowano istotnych skutków ubocznych szczepień.
Niektórzy rodzice uważają szczepienia za szkodliwe, uważając że ewentualne “naturalne zachorowanie” przy obecnym stanie medycyny nie jest istotnym zagrożeniem. Jednak w przypadku pneumokokowego zapalenia opon mózgowych u niemowląt w około połowie przypadków choroba pozostawia trwałe następstwa – głuchotę, upośledzenie umysłowe, problemy z mową, porażenia, padaczkę czy utratę wzroku.