Vaccine related seizures

[RobinN]

Good for you... I hope you can convince others that this has occurred. I guess we all need to start videotaping our children for more reasons than just remembering birthdays.

[RobinN]

An evolving series of articles about vaccine-injury and thimerosal litigation in the civil courts, the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and Omnibus Autism Proceeding, and the attorneys and “experts” who promote speculative, marginally supported hypotheses of disability causation.

http://neurodiversity.com/weblog/article/162

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Wilson: Some Vaccines Still Contain Mercury

It’s the controversy that won’t go away. Is the skyrocketing rate of Autism in children due in any way to the mercury long contained in childhood vaccines? It’s an issue our chief investigative reporter Steve Wilson has stayed with from the start…and Steve will science ever answer this one?

A loving grandmother and president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Renee Jenkins is among those in medicine, in government, in the media, pretty much telling parents this problem’s been solved…there is no mercury in the routine schedule of childhood vaccines anymore, except maybe just “trace” amounts. She’s talking about a mercury-based vaccine preservative called Thimerosal…and the truth is there’s still as much as ever in 11 vaccines including most flu vaccines injected into pregnant women and kids, and some of them younger than 9 get two doses in a season. And also high levels of mercury from Thimerosal in tetanus shots and the boosters routinely injected into 11-year-olds…and also in some meningitis and diphtheria-tetanus formulas, too.

http://www.wxyz.com/content/news/inv...e-1241f33b57fd


http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/thi-table.htm

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Nine studies connecting vaccines to neurological problems.
I have added the Bold text

1. Status epilepticus and lymphocytic pneumonitis following
hepatitis B vaccination.

Authors:de Carvalho, Jozélio Freire1,2
Shoenfeld, Yehuda2,3 shoenfel@post.tau.ac.il

Source:European Journal of Internal Medicine; Jul2008, Vol. 19 Issue 5, p383-385, 3p

Document Type:ArticleSubject Terms:*EPILEPTICS
*LYMPHOCYTES
*HEPATITIS B -- Vaccination
*MEDICINE, Preventive

Abstract: The case reported refers to a patient who developed status
epilepticus in the day of her third dose of hepatitis B vaccination
and we review the literature on this subject. A 12 year-old girl,
without a relevant previous history, taking no drugs, developed a
seizure attack followed by unconsciousness, and eventually died after
three days of her third dose of hepatitis B (HB) vaccination. Autopsy
study revealed cerebral edema with congestion and herniation and
diffuse interstitial type pneumonitis. There seem to be a straight
forward time relationship between the third HB vaccine, the event of
convulsion and the sudden death of the patient. We suggest that, in
some cases, vaccination may be the triggering factor for autoimmune
and neurological disturbances in genetically predisposed individuals
and physicians should be aware of this possible association.
[Copyright 2008 Elsevier]

2. Clinical & Experimental Immunology; Nov2005, Vol. 142 Issue 2,
p377-380, 4p

Document Type:
Article
Subject Terms:
*HEPATITIS B -- Vaccination
*HEPATITIS B vaccine
*ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID syndrome
*VACCINATION
*IMMUNOGLOBULINS

Author-Supplied Keywords:
autoimmunity
hepatitis B

NAICS/Industry Codes:
923120 Administration of Public Health Programs
Abstract:
This study was undertaken to evaluate the possible role of hepatitis
B recombinant vaccine inducing the synthesis of IgG and IgM anti-
cardiolipin antibodies (aCL), antibodies against β₂GPI
(anti-β₂GPI), lupus anti-coagulant (LA), anti-nuclear
antibodies and antibodies against extractable nuclear antigens (anti-
ENA). The study population consisted of 85 healthy students (63
female, 22 male; mean age 20•8 years), vaccinated with three doses of
recombinant DNA hepatitis B vaccine. One month after vaccination with
the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine a minority of vaccinated
individuals showed changes in IgG or IgM aCL or anti-β₂GPI
or LA activity ( P < 0•001). Among subjects in whom changes of IgG
anti-β₂GPI were observed, a significantly higher number of
increased (8/85) than decreased (2/85) values were found ( P < 0•01).
Analyses of paired data showed that differences in aCL or anti-
β₂GPI levels before vaccination or 1 month later did not
reach statistical significance. In two people aCL transitorily
reached medium positivity after the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine
with a drop 5 months later. Similar evident anti-β₂GPI
fluctuation was also observed in one person. Another participant was
initially low positive for IgG anti-β2GPI and the levels were
increasing after vaccination. Two participants became positive for
anti-nuclear antibodies during 6 months' follow-up. There were no sex-
dependent differences in tested antibodies observed and no
associations between levels of aPL and levels of anti-HBV antibodies.
We conclude that HBV can induce aPL, although rarely. In genetically
susceptible individuals or together with some other triggers such
combination might confer the risk of developing a continuous
autoimmune response in an individual. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

3. Cytokine profile after rubella vaccine inoculation: evidence of
the immunosuppressive effect of vaccination

Alexander L. Pukhalsky,1 Galina V. Shmarina,1 Maria S. Bliacher,2
Irina M. Fedorova,2 Anna P. Toptygina,2 Julia J. Fisenko,2 and
Vladimir A. Alioshkin2
1Research Centre for Medical Genetics, 1 Moskvorechie Stree, Moscow
115478, Russia
2Moscow G.N. Gabrichevsky Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology,
Moscow, Russia

Abstract

Background: Immunization with live virus vaccines may cause an
immunosuppression with lymphopaenia, impaired cytokine production and
defective lymphocyte response to mitogenes. These abnormalities were
described in subjects vaccinated against measles. This study was
performed to analyse the host immune response related to
immunosuppression in subjects vaccinated with live attenuated rubella
vaccine.

Methods: Eighteen schoolgirls, aged 11-13 years, were vaccinated with
live attenuated rubella vaccine Rudivax®. Before immunization, and 7
and 30 days after, peripheral blood was collected. Cellular fractions
were subjected to flow cytometric analysis, and the lymphocyte
response to phytohaemagglutinin was investigated. Plasma samples were
analysed for cytokines (interleukin (IL)-4, IL-10, tumour necrosis
factor-α, and interferon-γ) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
techniques.

Results: On day 7 after vaccination, the number of each lymphocyte
subset was decreased; however, only for CD3 and CD4 lymphocytes has a
significant reduction been shown. On the contrary, tumour necrosis
factor-α and IL-10 levels markedly increased and amounted to its
maximum on day 30. Simultaneously, a significant reduction in plasma
interferon-γ and a profound decrease of the lymphocyte response to
phytohaemagglutinin were shown. The changes were accompanied with
marked elevation of plasma IL-4.

Conclusions: Our data indicate that the vaccination with live
attenuated rubella vaccine results in moderate but sustained immune
disturbance. The signs of immunosuppression, including defective
lymphocyte response to mitogene and impaired cytokine production, may
persist for at least 1 month after vaccination.

4. Autism May Be Caused By An Immune System Response To A Virus
ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 199

— ANN ARBOR---Antibodies found in the blood of autistic children
suggest that at least some cases of autism are caused by a misguided
immune response, triggered by exposure to a virus, researchers in the
University of Michigan's College of Pharmacy report.
________________________________________
The researchers found that autistic children who had been exposed to
certain viruses in the past showed unusually high levels of
antibodies to brain proteins, suggesting an autoimmune response.
Their findings appear in the October issue of the peer-reviewed
journal, Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology.
Autism is a developmental disorder that affects brain function,
interfering with reasoning ability, imagination, communication, and
social interaction. Children with autism start talking later than
other children, and when they do speak, their communication skills
are extremely limited. They often avoid looking at other people and
don't learn to read others' faces for signs of emotion or other cues.
These children typically are unable to play creatively, and some
engage in repetitive, sometimes self-destructive, behavior, such as
rocking, hand flapping or head-banging.
No single cause of autism has been found, and researchers believe
that genes and environmental factors (such as viruses or chemicals)
both may contribute. The kinds of brain abnormalities found in people
with autism suggest that the disorder arises when something disrupts
normal brain development.
One possibility is that early exposure to a virus prods the body into
mounting an immune response that somehow goes awry. In addition to
producing antibodies against the virus, the body makes antibodies
against itself, resulting in damage to tissues and organs.
This "autoimmune" response is what happens in autoimmune diseases
such as lupus, and some researchers think a similar response may
account for the brain abnormalities found in people with autism.
It was this possibility that U-M researchers Vijendra Singh and
Victor Yang and undergraduate student assistant Sheren Lin
investigated. In their study of 48 autistic children and 34 normal
children and adults, the researchers measured levels of antibodies to
two viruses---measles virus and human herpesvirus-6---in the
subjects' blood. These antibodies were chosen because they are often
used in research on known autoimmune diseases, says Singh, the
principal investigator of the project and an assistant research
scientist in the College of Pharmacy.
The researchers also measured levels of two brain autoantibodies
(antibodies to brain tissue). One, anti-MBP, is an antibody to myelin
basic protein, a protein found in the protective sheaths around nerve
fibers in the brain. The other, anti-NAFP, is an antibody to neuron-
axon filament protein, a protein that makes up the nerve fibers
themselves.
Virus antibody levels were essentially the same in autistic and non-
autistic subjects, as the researchers expected. But the majority of
autistic children who had virus antibodies also had brain
autoantibodies. The higher the level of virus antibodies, the more
likely an autistic child was to have brain autoantibodies. None of
the non-autistic subjects had brain autoantibodies.
The strongest link found in the autistic children was between measles
virus antibodies and anti-MBP, suggesting that exposure to the
measles virus may trigger an autoimmune response that interferes with
the development of myelin, says Singh. If myelin in the brain doesn't
develop properly, nerve fibers won't work as they should. This could
be one way that the brain abnormalities associated with autism arise.
The question of how exposure to measles virus occurs raises a
controversial issue. Parents of children with autism often report
that the children started showing signs of the disorder shortly after
being immunized with measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) or diphtheria-
pertussis-tetanus (DPT) vaccine, but no scientific studies have shown
a link between vaccines and autism. In the U-M study, almost all the
subjects had had MMR immunizations, and none had ever had a case of
measles. It is possible, however, that some might have been infected
with measles virus but never developed symptoms of measles, says
Singh.
________________________________________
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continued:

MLA
University Of Michigan (1998, November 3). Autism May Be Caused By An
Immune System Response To A Virus. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 26,
2008, from
http://www.sciencedaily.com¬ /releases/1998/10/981031181106.htm

5. Cultured lymphocytes from autistic children and non-autistic
siblings up-regulate heat shock protein RNA in response to thimerosal
challenge.Find More Like This
Authors:
Walker, Stephen J.1 swalker@wfubmc.edu
Segal, Jeffrey
Aschner, Michael2
Source:
NeuroToxicology; Sep2006, Vol. 27 Issue 5, p685-692, 8p

Subject Terms:
*AUTISTIC children
*TOXINS
*AUTISM
*METALS
*TOXICOLOGY
*HEAVY metals -- Physiological effect
*METALLOTHIONEIN

Abstract: There are reports suggesting that some autistic children
are unable to mount an adequate response following exposure to
environmental toxins. This potential deficit, coupled with the
similarity in clinical presentations of autism and some heavy metal
toxicities, has led to the suggestion that heavy metal poisoning
might play a role in the etiology of autism in uniquely susceptible
individuals. Thimerosal, an anti-microbial preservative previously
added routinely to childhood multi-dose vaccines, is composed of
49.6% ethyl mercury. Based on the levels of this toxin that children
receive through routine immunization schedules in the first years of
life, it has been postulated that thimerosal may be a potential
triggering mechanism contributing to autism in susceptible
individuals. One potential risk factor in these individuals may be an
inability to adequately up-regulate metallothionein (MT) biosynthesis
in response to presentation of a heavy metal challenge. To
investigate this hypothesis, cultured lymphocytes (obtained from the
Autism Genetic Resource Exchange, AGRE) from autistic children and
non-autistic siblings were challenged with either 10μM ethyl mercury,
150μM zinc, or fresh media (control). Following the challenge, total
RNA was extracted and used to query "whole genome" DNA microarrays.
Cultured lymphocytes challenged with zinc responded with an
impressive up-regulation of MT transcripts (at least nine different
MTs were over-expressed) while cells challenged with thimerosal
responded by up-regulating numerous heat shock protein transcripts,
but not MTs. Although there were no apparent differences between
autistic and non-autistic sibling responses in this very small
sampling group, the differences in expression profiles between those
cells treated with zinc versus thimerosal were dramatic. Determining
cellular response, at the level of gene expression, has important
implications for the understanding and treatment ... [Copyright 2006
Elsevier]

Copyright of NeuroToxicology is the property of Elsevier

6. An Evaluation of the Effects of Thimerosal on Neurodevelopmental
Disorders Reported Following DTP and Hib Vaccines in Comparison to
DTPH Vaccine in the United States.

Authors:
Geier, David A.1,2
Geier, Mark R.3 mgeier@comcast.net
Source:
Journal of Toxicology & Environmental Health: Part A; Aug2006, Vol.
69 Issue 15, p1481-1495, 15p
Document Type:
Article
Thimerosal is an ethylmercury (49.55% mercury by weight) preservative
historically added to some vaccines. Toxicokinetic studies showed
children in the United States received doses of mercury from
Thimerosal-containing vaccines (TCVs) in excess of safety guidelines.
In the United States during the 1990s, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis
(DTP) and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines (maximally, 50
μg mercury per joint administration) and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-
Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTPH) vaccines (25 μg mercury per
administration) were given to children in the same childhood
vaccination schedule at 2, 4, 6, and 15-18 mo, so that children
receiving DTP and Hib vaccines may have maximally received an
additional 100 μg more mercury exposure from TCVs than children
administered DTPH vaccines. A case-control epidemiological study of
neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs) reported to the Vaccine Adverse
Event Reporting System (VAERS) (online public access version; updated
31 August 2004) following administration of DTP vaccines in
comparison DTPH vaccines manufactured by Lederle Laboratories (Pearl
River, NY) from 1994 through 1998 was undertaken. Significantly
increased odds ratios for autism, speech disorders, mental
retardation, infantile spasms, and thinking abnormalities reported to
VAERS were found following DTP vaccines in comparison to DTPH
vaccines with minimal bias or systematic error. Additional ND
research should be undertaken in the context of evaluating mercury-
associated exposures, especially since in 2005 the Institute of
Medicine issued a report calling into question handling of vaccine
safety data by the National Immunization Program of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

7. Clinical & Experimental Immunology; Nov2005, Vol. 142 Issue 2,
p377-380, 4p
Document Type:
Article
Subject Terms:
*HEPATITIS B -- Vaccination
*HEPATITIS B vaccine
*ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID syndrome
*VACCINATION
*IMMUNOGLOBULINS

Author-Supplied Keywords:
autoimmunity
hepatitis B

NAICS/Industry Codes:
923120 Administration of Public Health Programs
Abstract:
This study was undertaken to evaluate the possible role of hepatitis
B recombinant vaccine inducing the synthesis of IgG and IgM anti-
cardiolipin antibodies (aCL), antibodies against β₂GPI
(anti-β₂GPI), lupus anti-coagulant (LA), anti-nuclear
antibodies and antibodies against extractable nuclear antigens (anti-
ENA). The study population consisted of 85 healthy students (63
female, 22 male; mean age 20•8 years), vaccinated with three doses of
recombinant DNA hepatitis B vaccine. One month after vaccination with
the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine a minority of vaccinated
individuals showed changes in IgG or IgM aCL or anti-β₂GPI
or LA activity ( P < 0•001). Among subjects in whom changes of IgG
anti-β₂GPI were observed, a significantly higher number of
increased (8/85) than decreased (2/85) values were found ( P < 0•01).
Analyses of paired data showed that differences in aCL or anti-
β₂GPI levels before vaccination or 1 month later did not
reach statistical significance. In two people aCL transitorily
reached medium positivity after the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine
with a drop 5 months later. Similar evident anti-β₂GPI
fluctuation was also observed in one person. Another participant was
initially low positive for IgG anti-β2GPI and the levels were
increasing after vaccination. Two participants became positive for
anti-nuclear antibodies during 6 months' follow-up. There were no sex-
dependent differences in tested antibodies observed and no
associations between levels of aPL and levels of anti-HBV antibodies.
We conclude that HBV can induce aPL, although rarely. In genetically
susceptible individuals or together with some other triggers such
combination might confer the risk of developing a continuous
autoimmune response in an individual. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

8. Autoimmune hazards of hepatitis B vaccine.
Girard, Marc1 agosgirard@aol.com
Autoimmunity Reviews; Feb2005, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p96-100, 5p
Document Type:
Article
Subject Terms:
*SAFETY
*HEPATITIS B vaccine
*VIRAL vaccines
*EVIDENCE-based medicine
*EPIDEMIOLOGY

Author-Supplied Keywords:
Autoimmunity
Hepatitis B
Molecular mimicry
Vaccination

Abstract:
Abstract: According to Hippocratic tradition, the safety level of a
preventive medicine must be very high, as it is aimed at protecting
people against diseases that they may not contract. This paper points
out that information on the safety of hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) is
biased as compared to classical requirements of evidence-based
medicine (EBM), as exemplified by a documented selectivity in the
presentation or even publication of available clinical or
epidemiological data. Then, a review is made of data suggesting that
HBV is remarkable by the frequency, the severity and the variety of
its complications, some of them probably related to a mechanism of
molecular mimicry leading to demyelinating diseases, and the others
reproducing the spectrum of non-hepatic manifestations of natural
hepatitis B. To be explained, this unusual spectrum of toxicity
requires additional investigations based upon complete release of
available data.

9. 65% Autistic Children Found To Have Mitochondrial Disorder

At an American Academy of Neurology meeting last Sunday it was
revealed in a recent research paper, see below, that 65% of children with Austistic Spectrum Disorders assessed were found to have mitochondrial disorder (MtD) and so were always at risk of autism caused by one or more vaccines.

Oxidative Phosphorylation (OXPHOS) Defects in Children with Autistic
Spectrum Disorders [IN1-1.004]

John Shoffner, Lauren C. Hyams, Genevieve N. Langley, Atlanta, GA

OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively survey patients with autistic spectrum
disorders that were evaluated clinically for mitochondrial disease
and to
assess the
clinical and laboratory features of this group of patients.
BACKGROUND: Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by
disturbance
in language, perception and socialization. A variety of biochemical,
anatomical and neuroradiographical studies imply a disturbance of
brain energy metabolism in autistic patients. Recent studies confirmed the
previously reported high frequency of biochemical markers of mitochondrial dysfunction, namely hyperlactacidemia and increased lactate/pyruvate ratio, in a significant fraction of 210 autistic patients. (J Autism Dev Disord, 2006.
36:1137)
Although rare, Mecp2 mutations can produce autistic features and the mouse
model has significant mitochondrial defects. (Mol Cell Biol, 2006. 26: 5033)
Additionalgenetic defects associated with mitochondrial dysfunction include
inverted 15q11-13 duplication (Complex III defect) (Ann Neurol, 2003,53,801), A3243G mutation (mitochondrial transfer RNALeucine(UUR) gene, mtDNA depletion (J Pediatr, 2004,144,81), G8363A mutation (mitochondrial transfer RNALysine gene. (J Child
Neurol, 2000,15,357).
DESIGN/METHODS: Retrospective analysis of 37 children with autistic spectrum disorders. Clinical, biochemical, metabolic, and genetic data is
assessed.
RESULTS: Twenty four children (65%) had skeletal muscle OXPHOS
defects: Complex I (16), Complex I and Complex III (5), Complex III (1),
Complex I and Complex IV (2). Thirteen (35%) had normal skeletal muscle OXPHOS enzyme activities for Complexes I-IV. Clinical, metabolic, protein
chemistry, and sequencing of coding regions of the mitochondrial DNA will be reported.
CONCLUSIONS/RELEVANCE: Most children with autistic spectrum disorders
do not have recognizable abnormalities on a broad range of imaging,
metabolic and genetic studies. However, a subset of patients do harbor significant defects in oxidative phosphorylation function. Complex I abnormalities are the most frequently encountered defect. Recognition of these children is important for understanding how genes that produce autistic spectrum disorders impact mitochondrial function. Supported by: Horizon Molecular Medicine.
Category - Neurogenetics and Gene Therapy SubCategory - Other
Sunday, April 13, 2008 2:45 PM
Platform Session: Integrated Neuroscience: Autism (2:00 PM-3:15 PM)
Annual Meeting American Academy of Neurology"

Michael A. Gruttadauria, DC, DACAN
Defeat Autism Now! Clinician

Board Certified Chiropractic Neurology
100 Manetto Hill Road, Suite 106
Plainview, NY 11803
_www.lispectrum.com_ (http://www.lispectrum.com/)
516-470-9525 Office
516-470-9524 Fax

[RobinN]

A different community being HIT:

1) Some 10.4 million service members, DoD employees and their beneficiaries (including children) have been vaccinated.

2) Up to 2%, or 1-in-50 service members (and it looks like DoD employees and beneficiaries as well - though I have yet to confirm this) have sustained "serious" adverse vaccine reactions, including disability and death.

3) Among active duty and reserve service members, up to 48,000 individuals may have sustained serious vaccine injuries which might need to be classified as "casualties."

4) These vaccine-related disabilities are often severe, and may require teaching "new skills" to the injured.

At first, I thought the injury rates might be so high because of the anthrax and smallpox vaccines. But military studies on both shots claimed that they were extremely safe. (For example, there were only 140 reports of inflamed heart muscle following smallpox vaccination, out of 1.2 million service members vaccinated).

But then I read that the possible cause of so much injury, for service members at least, was "multiple vaccines" or "drugs + vaccines," according to the VHC slide.

I wrote to the VHC, and to the GAO, seeking more information on these data, but did not receive any replies (so far, although I will be happy to update this column if I do).

The questions raised by this, by other slides in the series, and within the GAO report, are numerous. They could have serious implications for the military, and for the population at large.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-..._b_119048.html

[RobinN]

Another concern about vaccine related diseases:

Vaccine Induced Inflammation Linked to Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes and
Metabolic Syndrome
Japanese and Other Ethnic Minorities at Increased Risk

BALTIMORE, April 4, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Newly published data by Dr. J.
Barthelow Classen in The Open Endocrinology Journal shows a 50% reduction of
type 2 diabetes occurred in Japanese children following the discontinuation of
a single vaccine, a vaccine to prevent tuberculosis. This decline occurred at
a time when there is a global epidemic of type 2 diabetes and metabolic
syndrome, which includes obesity, altered blood cholesterol levels, high blood
pressure, and increased blood glucose resulting from insulin resistance.
Classen proposes a new explanation for the epidemic of both insulin
dependent diabetes (type 1 diabetes), which has previously been shown to be
caused by vaccines and non insulin dependent diabetes (type 2 diabetes). Upon
receipt of vaccines or other strong immune stimulants some individuals develop
a hyperactive immune system leading to autoimmune destruction of insulin
secreting cells. Other individuals produce increased cortisol, an immune
suppressing hormone, to suppress the vaccine induced inflammation. The
increased cortisol leads to type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Japanese
children have increased cortisol secretion following immunization compared to
White children and this explains why Japanese have a relative high rate of
type 2 diabetes but low rate of insulin dependent diabetes compared to Whites.
The lower cortisol response attributed to type 1 diabetes and the higher
cortisol response attributed to type 2 diabetes explains why type 1 diabetics
are generally leaner than type 2 diabetics since elevated cortisol causes
weight gain.
"The current data shows that vaccines are much more dangerous than the
public is lead to believe and adequate testing has never been performed even
in healthy subjects to indicate that there is an overall improvement in health
from immunization. The current practice of vaccinating diabetics as well as
their close family members is a very risky practice," says Dr. J. Barthelow
Classen.
Classen's research has become widely accepted. To view the published
papers and to find out the latest information on the effects of vaccines on
autoimmune diseases including insulin dependent diabetes visit the Vaccine
Safety Web site www.vaccines.net/newpage11.htm
Classen Immunotherapies, Inc.
6517 Montrose Avenue Baltimore, MD 21212 U.S.A.
Tel: (410) 377-8526 Classen@vaccines.net
vaccines.net

http://www.reuters.com/article/press...080404?sp=true

[RobinN]

Make note this article is from 2000.

Members of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) voted this week 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. (Resolution and mandatory vaccine fact sheet posted at www.aapsonline.org)

"Our children face the possibility of death or serious long-term adverse effects from mandated vaccines that aren’t necessary or that have very limited benefits," said Jane M. Orient, MD, AAPS Executive Director.

"This is not a vote against vaccines," said Dr. Orient. "This resolution only attempts to halt blanket vaccine mandates by government agencies and school districts that give no consideration for the rights of the parents or the individual medical condition of the child."

And yet, children under the age of 14 are three times more likely to suffer adverse effects -- including death -- following the hepatitis b vaccine than to catch the disease itself.

http://www.aapsonline.org/press/nrvacres.htm


Why then are they still mandated?

[RobinN]

FACT SHEET ON MANDATORY VACCINES

* AAPS does not oppose vaccines. AAPS has never taken an anti-vaccine position, although opponents have tried to paint that picture. AAPS has only attempted to halt government or school districts from blanket vaccine mandates that violate parental informed consent.

* 42 states have mandatory vaccine policies, and many children are required 22 shots by first grade.

* According to government statistics, children under the age of 14 are three times more likely to suffer adverse effects -- including death -- following the hepatitis B vaccine than to catch the disease itself.

* The Centers for Disease Control admits that the reported number of adverse effects of vaccines is probably only 10% of actual adverse effects.

* The Physician's Desk Reference cites adverse reactions to the hepatitis B in less than 1 percent. However, if more than 70 million American children receive the vaccine, that means more than 700,000 children are likely to suffer adverse reactions.

* Children are a very low risk group for hepatitis B. Primary risk factors are dependent on lifestyle, i.e. multiple sex partners, drug abuse or an occupation with exposure to blood.

* Rampant conflicts of interest in the approval process has been the subject of several Congressional hearings, and a recent Congressional report concluded that the pharmaceutical industry has indeed exerted undue influence on mandatory vaccine legislation toward its own financial interests.

* The vaccine approval process has also been contaminated by flawed or incomplete clinical trials, and government officials have chosen to ignore negative results. For example, the CDC was forced to withdraw its recommendation of the rotavirus vaccine within one year of approval. Yet public documents obtained by AAPS show that the CDC was aware of alarmingly high intussuception rates months before the vaccine was approved and recommended.

* Mandatory vaccines violate the medical ethic of informed consent. A case could also be made that mandates for vaccines by school districts and legislatures is the de facto practice of medicine without a license.

* The CDC's own "Guide to Contraindications to Childhood Vaccination" warns that when assessing children's common symptoms, "if any one of them is a contraindication, DO NOT VACCINATE" [caps added]. And yet, under legislated mandates, the vaccines are still required.

[RobinN]

In an NVIC analysis of Gardasil (HPV or human papillomavirus vaccine) reports submitted to VAERS through May 31, 2007, investigators found that people who were vaccinated with Gardasil and the Menactra meningococcal vaccine simultaneously were at least twice as likely to experience serious adverse events, such as seizures and Guillain-Barré syndrome, a paralyzing neurological disorder that has been linked to vaccinations.

Joint research from the CDC and the FDA found an association with seizures when DTP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) and MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) were administered on the same day or even within 14 days of one another.

In a study of adverse reactions to vaccines in travelers, researchers found that the rate of local (skin) reactions increased from 45% with one injection to 78% in people who had more than three.

In Japan, where multiple vaccination is uncommon, people who had simultaneous vaccinations reported significantly more frequent adverse events than those who had single vaccinations.

[Bernard]

Here's a link to their report (.PDF): HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS VACCINE SAFETY

[RobinN]

http://www.healing-arts.org/children...e_Brain_Damage

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...?artid=1679309

1) the largest case controlled study ever conducted to investigate causes of brain damage in children, the 1981 British National Childhood Encephalopathy Study, concluded that the pertussis (whooping cough) portion of DPT vaccine causes acute brain inflammation and permanent brain damage; and (2) the Institute of Medicine agreed with that conclusion in 1994.

By 2007 American children were being told by government health officials and pediatricians to get 48 doses of 14 vaccines by age six and 53-56 doses of 15 or 16 vaccines by age 12. In May 2007, CNN Money reported predictions that vaccine industry sales will more than double by 2010.

http://www.nvic.org/myths.htm

[RobinN]

This mercury calculator will help you determine how much mercury a child received at previous vaccination visits or could receive in an upcoming visit. The products are listed by brand name and manufacturer. Some vaccines have two company names because over the past several decades there have been many company mergers:

http://www.nvic.org/Issues/HgCalculator.htm

please read the instructions

[RobinN]

We are getting some answers.
A side effect of autism many times is a seizure disorder.

...the Department of Defense has legitimate concerns about vaccine injuries and their possible connection to autism, perhaps more so than other branches of the Federal Government.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-..._b_148490.html

[RobinN]

Current childhood vaccine programs: An overview with emphasis on the Measles Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine and of its compromising of the mucosal immune system

Harold E. Buttram, MD

Both common observation and official statistics confirm that there have been dramatic increases in chronic physical and mental illnesses in Amer-
ican children, such as autism, asthma, and allergies since the introduction of the MMR vaccine in 1978. Government health officials have denied a
relationship with vaccines, but U.S. Congressional hearings on vaccine safety (1999 to Dec. 2004) revealed a total absence of vaccine safety tests that
would meet current scientific standards, so that it can be assumed that many vaccine reactions are taking place unrecognized. Prior to the introduction
of vaccines, the Th1 cellular immune system of the gastrointestinal and respiratory systems served as the primary defense systems with the Th2 hu-
moral immune system in the bone marrow, serving a secondary role.
There is a school of thought that the “minor childhood diseases” of earlier times, including measles, mumps, chicken pox, and rubella, which
involved the epithelial tissues of skin, respiratory, and/or gastrointestinal tracts, served a necessary purpose in challenging, strengthening, and estab-
lishing the dominance of Th1 cellular immune system during early childhood. Current vaccines against these diseases, in contrast, being directed at
stimulating antibody production in the bone marrow, are bypassing the cellular immune system and thereby tending to reverse the roles of the cellular
and humoral systems, with the former suffering from a lack of challenge. In addition, the cellular immune system is being further compromised by
the powerfully immunosuppressive effects of the MMR vaccine. The time is overdue to totally rethink and redirect our current childhood vaccine
program.
© Copyright 2008, Medical Veritas International, Inc. All rights reserved.

Finally, in view of gross deficiencies of vaccine safety test-
ings, as documented by the U.S. Congressional Hearings on
issues of vaccine safety (1999-December, 2004), the time is
long overdue for a total rethinking and redirecting of current
childhood vaccine programs. Until the safety of such programs
can be assured by thorough and dependable safety testing, any
further mandating of childhood vaccines will remain morally
and ethically untenable.

http://www.vacinfo.org/Buttram.pdf

[RobinN]

Dr Kurt Woeller is a warrior in the fight again autism.

He has a great blog entry that is worth reading if you want to get his opinion on the recent court decision on vaccines.

http://drkurtwoeller.blogspot.com/

[RobinN]

Why has vaccine-autism research gone mainstream? The reasons are many:

The Hannah Poling Case - A year ago, medical personnel at HHS determined that this girl's autism was caused by, "vaccine induced fever and immune stimulation that exceeded metabolic reserves." Hannah had low cellular energy related to her underlying and mild mitochondrial dysfunction. Many children with autism claims in Vaccine Court have almost identical mitochondrial dysfunction.

Mitochondrial disorders are not rare in autism -- Research suggests that dysfunction may affect 10-to-30% of all kids with autism -- perhaps more among "regressive" cases.

Mitochondrial disorders are probably not rare in the general population -- Such disorders were thought to affect 1-in-5,000 people. But new research suggests that genetic mutations that might confer mitochondrial dysfunction might be found in 1-in-400 to 1-in-50. A study by the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF) found mitochondrial DNA mutations that might cause disease in up to 1-in-200 people.

Children with mitochondrial disorders are at greater risk of autistic regression -- A new study by researchers at Cleveland Clinic and elsewhere found that a trigger for autistic regression in kids with mito disorders could possibly come from a vaccine reaction. "There might be no difference between the inflammatory or catabolic stress of vaccinations and that of common childhood diseases," they wrote.

Children with mitochondrial disorders are at greater risk of vaccine injury -- This according to Dr. Douglas Wallace, Professor of Molecular Medicine and Director of the Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine in Genetics at UC Irvine. A member of the UMDF's scientific board, he stated, "We advocate spreading vaccines out as much as possible -- each time you vaccinate, you're creating a challenge for the system, and if a child has an impaired system that could in fact trigger further clinical problems."

The National CADDRE Study -- This 5-year project of the CDC's Centers for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiology (CADDRE) Network will "help identify what might put children at risk for autism," the CDC says. Among those risk factors: "specific mercury exposures, including any vaccine use by the mother during pregnancy and the child's vaccine exposures after birth."

The Kennedy Krieger Institute -- The nation's premiere autism research outfit is sponsor of the Interactive Autism Network (IAN). Its new questionnaire deals with autism and vaccines. Thousands of families are describing their experiences with autistic regression following vaccination. Top scientists will then use this information, "to conduct additional vaccine-focused studies."

The Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment (CISA) Network -- CISA is a CDC-sponsored group that brings together leading autism research institutions and America's health insurance companies. Last April, the CDC proposed this research question: "Is immunization associated with increased risk for neurological deterioration in children with mitochondrial dysfunction?" To find out, "CISA has formed a working group to study methods related to mitochondrial disorders and immunization," the CDC said.

Autism Speaks -- Autism Speaks recently authorized three studies on thimerosal, vaccines and autism, and the foundation is considering funding a lot more highly significant research into the possible links between vaccines and autism.

The National Children's Study -- This is not a vaccine-autism study. But the HHS-EPA joint effort will investigate "the effects of environmental influences on the health and development of more than 100,000 children across the United States," including autism. As part of their work researchers will track medical records, which include vaccinations.

CDC's Immunization Safety Office -- As part of its draft research agenda for vaccine safety, this agency last April proposed looking at several clinical outcomes from childhood vaccinations, including "Autoimmune diseases; central nervous system demyelinating disorders; encephalitis/ encephalopathy; and neurodevelopmental disorders including autism."

Former CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding -- who told CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta: "If a child was immunized, got a fever, had other complications from the vaccines, and if you're predisposed with the mitochondrial disorder, it can certainly set off some damage (and) symptoms that have characteristics of autism. We have to have an open mind."

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases -- who told US News, "If we can show that individuals of a certain genetic profile have a greater propensity for developing adverse events, we may want to screen everyone prior to vaccination (for) undetectable diseases like a subclinical mitochrondrial disorder."

Drs. Richard I. Kelley, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Margaret L. Bauman, Massachusetts General Hospital, Marvin R. Natowicz, Cleveland Clinic, etc -- "Large, population-based studies will be needed to identify a possible relationship of vaccination with autistic regression in persons with mitochondrial cytopathies."

California Department of Health Services/ Kaiser Permanente -- This CDC- funded, NIH-published study showed that kids born in the most polluted tracts of the SF Bay Area (mercury was a significant factor) were more likely to develop autism: "Our results suggest a potential association between autism and estimated metal concentrations."

Many scientists are exploring other environmental factors, including heavy metals:

UC Davis MIND Institute -- Authors of this new study say that genetics alone cannot explain the rise in autism in California. "We're looking at the possible effects of metals, pesticides and infectious agents on neurodevelopment," said Dr. Irva Hertz-Picciotto, a co-author and professor at UC Davis.

The University of Texas -- Two studies led Ray Palmer, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center show increased risks for autism among kids living closest to mercury-emitting sources, such as coal-fired power plants.

Scientists at UC San Diego -- They wrote in the journal Autism that children given Tylenol after the MMR shot were several times more likely to develop autism. Tylenol can reduce levels of glutathione - a powerful antioxidant and detoxifier. "Tylenol and MMR was significantly associated with autistic disorder," the authors wrote. "More research needs to be completed to confirm the results of this preliminary study."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert..._b_161395.html

I am interested because I believe my children might possibly have a mitochondrial disorder, causing Aspergers in one, vitiligo in another, and early speech issues then later seizures, in a third child.

[RobinN]

Physician"s Warranty of Vaccine Safety

I (Physician"s name, degree)_________________________, _____ am a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of ________________. My State license number is _______________ , and my DEA number is _______________. My medical specialty is ________________________

I have a thorough understanding of the risks and benefits of all the medications that I prescribe for or administer to my patients. In the case of (Patient"s name) ___________________________ , age _________ , whom I have examined, I find that certain risk factors exist that justify the recommended vaccinations. The following is a list of said risk factors and the vaccinations that will protect against them:

Risk Factor ____________________________________________

Vaccination ___________________________________________

Risk Factor ____________________________________________

Vaccination ___________________________________________

Risk Factor ____________________________________________

Vaccination ___________________________________________

Risk Factor ____________________________________________

Vaccination ___________________________________________

Risk Factor ____________________________________________

Vaccination ___________________________________________

Risk Factor ____________________________________________

Vaccination ___________________________________________



I am aware that vaccines typically contain many of the following fillers:

* aluminum hydroxide

* aluminum phosphate

* ammonium sulfate

* amphotericin B

* animal tissues: pig blood, horse blood, rabbit brain,

* dog kidney, monkey kidney,

* chick embryo, chicken egg, duck egg

* calf (bovine) serum

* betapropiolactone

* fetal bovine serum

* formaldehyde

* formalin

* gelatin

* glycerol

* human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue)

* hydrolized gelatin

* mercury thimerosol (thimerosal, Merthiolate(r))

* monosodium glutamate (MSG)

* neomycin

* neomycin sulfate

* phenol red indicator

* phenoxyethanol (antifreeze)

* potassium diphosphate

* potassium monophosphate

* polymyxin B

* polysorbate 20

* polysorbate 80

* porcine (pig) pancreatic hydrolysate of casein

* residual MRC5 proteins

* sorbitol

* tri(n)butylphosphate,

* VERO cells, a continuous line of monkey kidney cells, and

* washed sheep red blood

and, hereby, warrant that these ingredients are safe for injection into the body of my patient. I have researched reports to the contrary, such as reports that mercury thimerosol causes severe neurological and immunological damage, and find that they are not credible.

I am aware that some vaccines have been found to have been contaminated with Simian Virus 40 (SV 40) and that SV 40 is causally linked by some researchers to non-Hodgkin"s lymphoma and mesotheliomas in humans as well as in experimental animals. I hereby warrant that the vaccines I employ in my practice do not contain SV 40 or any other live viruses. (Alternately, I hereby warrant that said SV-40 virus or other viruses pose no substantive risk to my patient.)

I hereby warrant that the vaccines I am recommending for the care of (Patient"s name) _______________ _______________________ do not contain any tissue from aborted human babies (also known as "fetuses").

In order to protect my patient"s well being, I have taken the following steps to guarantee that the vaccines I will use will contain no damaging contaminants.

STEPS TAKEN: __________________________________________________ ____

__________________________________________________ __________________

__________________________________________________ __________________

__________________________________________________ __________________



I have personally investigated the reports made to the VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) and state that it is my professional opinion that the vaccines I am recommending are safe for administration to a child under the age of 5 years.

The bases for my opinion are itemized on Exhibit A , attached hereto, -- "Physician"s Bases for Professional Opinion of Vaccine Safety." (Please itemize each recommended vaccine separately along with the bases for arriving at the conclusion that the vaccine is safe for administration to a child under the age of 5 years.)

The professional journal articles I have relied upon in the issuance of this Physician"s Warranty of Vaccine Safety are itemized on Exhibit B , attached hereto, -- "Scientific Articles in Support of Physician"s Warranty of Vaccine Safety."

The professional journal articles that I have read which contain opinions adverse to my opinion are itemized on Exhibit C , attached hereto, -- "Scientific Articles Contrary to Physician"s Opinion of Vaccine Safety."

The reasons for my determining that the articles in Exhibit C were invalid are delineated in Attachment D , attached hereto, -- "Physician"s Reasons for Determining the Invalidity of Adverse Scientific Opinions."

Hepatitis B

I understand that 60 percent of patients who are vaccinated for Hepatitis B will lose detectable antibodies to Hepatitis B within 12 years. I understand that in 1996 only 54 cases of Hepatitis B were reported to the CDC in the 0-1 year age group. I understand that in the VAERS, there were 1,080 total reports of adverse reactions from Hepatitis B vaccine in 1996 in the 0-1 year age group, with 47 deaths reported.

I understand that 50 percent of patients who contract Hepatitis B develop no symptoms after exposure. I understand that 30 percent will develop only flu-like symptoms and will have lifetime immunity. I understand that 20 percent will develop the symptoms of the disease, but that 95 percent will fully recover and have lifetime immunity.

I understand that 5 percent of the patients who are exposed to Hepatitis B will become chronic carriers of the disease. I understand that 75 percent of the chronic carriers will live with an asymptomatic infection and that only 25 percent of the chronic carriers will develop chronic liver disease or liver cancer, 10-30 years after the acute infection.

The following scientific studies have been performed to demonstrate the safety of the Hepatitis B vaccine in children under the age of 5 years.

__________________________________________________ _____________________

__________________________________________________ _____________________

__________________________________________________ _____________________

In addition to the recommended vaccinations as protections against the above cited risk factors, I have recommended other non-vaccine measures to protect the health of my patient and have enumerated said non-vaccine measures on Exhibit D , attached hereto, "Non-vaccine Measures to Protect Against Risk Factors."

I am issuing this Physician"s Warranty of Vaccine Safety in my professional capacity as the attending physician to (Patient"s name) ________________________________.

Regardless of the legal entity under which I normally practice medicine, I am issuing this statement in both my business and individual capacities and hereby waive any statutory, Common Law, Constitutional, UCC, international treaty, and any other legal immunities from liability lawsuits in the instant case.

I issue this document of my own free will after consultation with competent legal counsel whose name is _____________________________, an attorney admitted to the Bar in the State of __________________ .



__________________________________ (Name of Attending Physician)

__________________________________ L.S. (Signature of Attending Physician)

Signed on this _______ day of ______________ A.D. ________

Witness: _______________________________ Date: ______________________

Notary Public: ___________________________ Date: ______________________

[RobinN]

BOCA RATON, FL -- Boca Raton father, Ben Zeller, says his son, Ben, Jr., was a normal 11-month-old when he received the Measles, Mump and Rubella shot in November of 2004.

Within days, he had a complete febral seizure.

"This was a reaction to the MMR shot, there is no doubt in my mind," Zeller said.

Zeller was one of the first to prove his case in the Federal Vaccine Court. Last July, the court ruled his son would not have experienced the seizure if it weren't for the MMR vaccine.

"We have thousands of cases and we can show all vaccines are causing the exact same problem," said Dr. Andrew Moulden, a Canadian physician gathering evidence to support a class action lawsuit.

Moulden is spending the next week in South Florida interviewing families like the Zeller's.

"To stop this from going on, we have to go to the courts," Moulden said. "They won't stop doing this until we hold them fiscally responsible."

Moulden has gathered more than five thousand images of children's faces taken before and after the MMR vaccine to help prove his case.

The photos highlight children's eyes turning in and out as well as the corner of their mouth dropping.

"These are classic signs of a stroke and clearly a direct result of vaccines," Moulden said.

Still, many doctors and Health Departments say shots are not only safe but needed.

"It prevents death and disability from 14 childhood diseases so it is very important to give vaccines to keep kids healthy," said Deborah Hogan with the Florida Department of Health.

Moulden disagrees and says the proof is in the pictures.

"It's time for them to listen," he said.

Dr. Moulden is asking all families who believe their child may have had an adverse reaction to the vaccine to send him pictures before and after.

You can click on the newslinks tab on the WPTV homepage for the link to Dr. Moulden's site.

http://www.wptv.com/news/local/story...NV35OvLKA.cspx

VIC (Vaccine Injury Coalition)
Autism is 1 in 67 children today and it's impossible to have a genetic epidemic!

[RobinN]

No known seizures that I know of, but this should be a reminder that these vaccinations are not safe for all. Why a child in this country needs a Hep shot at one day old is now questionable in my mind. I allowed it, but I didn't know any better.

Hepatitis B is not airborne. It is contracted through sex, use of drug needles and blood transfusions. Unless you or your baby is involved in any of these, vaccination is not necessary for your child.

This site is dedicated to giving voice to our son Ian Larsen Gromowski. Our child died of an adverse reaction to the hepatitis B vaccine. Our hope is that Ian's story will inspire you to learn the benefits and the risks of vaccines, so that your decisions are informed and best suited for your child.

http://iansvoice.org/default.aspx
http://iansvoice.org/vaccines.aspx

another good site I just slipped into:
http://www.thinktwice.com/
http://www.thinktwice.com/reversal.htm