Informed Choice?

We would all like to naively assume that politicians - the medical profession - pharmaceutical companies etc, have our best interests at heart. The ordinary citizen cannot relate to a world of corporate greed,  absent conscience,  that puts profits above any considerations to the well being of public health (environmental protections). How much is enough profit - apparently there is no limit? If you have ever been involved in the vaccine program  or are the first to jump in line for that flu shot, (other vaccines)  it behooves you to take responsibility  in not taking the word of  every slick  snake -oil- salesman coming down the pike promising you  protections from  the  ills of life.  Men  care about their bottom lines, stock portfolios, and opulent lifestyles,  not you or your child's health.

Who owns your child? Apparently the state. On Nov 17, 2007, Prince George, Maryland's State's Attorney Glenn Ivy,  and the county's public health and education officials,  brought the power of the State down on parents who had not gotten their children injected with various vaccines. Ivy said that he was prepared to throw the parents whose children had not gotten their shots in jail. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way, but it's got to be done. I'm willing to move forward with legal action". Glenn Ivy

Question? How many more vaccines ( these are double what they were a few years back) are children going to be forced to get to be able to get a public education?

I noted on the 'news' (brief report) that the parents lined up in front of the court house to comply to this order (or be jailed) were mostly Black. I wondered if this were a test case - an example for other schools across the country? No Jesse or Al Sharpton!

Could this be about money?

Dawn Richardson  at PROVE ( www.vaccineinfo.net) decided to find out. Dawn called the communications department of the Prince George's County School District to ask them specifically some questions about the amount of money the school district gets paid per child per day. They didn't respond. Thankfully, the National Center for Education Statistics has some great information about Prince George's  County Public Schools (http://nces.ed.gov/)

According to this government website, in the 2006-2007 school year, Prince George's County Public Schools received $11,325 per student per year).  Why is this important information? The Washington Post reported that 2300 kids were being barred from school. This adds up to $63 per student per day - a loss of $144,900 per day for the school district.

Chicken pox vaccine? It doesn't work. A school in Round Rock Texas has more than 40 kids out with chickenpox even though they had all been vaccinated!

It never ceases to amaze me;  that today's schools can ban cupcakes, peanuts, and institute zero tolerance polices against normal childhood behavior (supposedly to protect the children) and yet parents are not supplied a listing of vaccine (also for themselves) ingredients of the various  microbes, antibiotics, chemicals/heavy metals and animal  by products?  In a compulsory inoculation program, it is the responsibility of the developers, promoters and enforcers to prove safety and efficacy. Vaccine Ingredients: http://www.informedchoice.info/cocktail.html

The same holds true for parents informed that their child needs to be medicated for their hyper activity, supposed depression, and learning disabilities; i.e. Ritalin and other psychotropic drugs. What long range testing has been done on these drugs, are they additive, do the cure anything, what are the side effects (including suicide),  and does this label my child as having a mental health problem on his/her records? It is also (sadly many parents are apathetic - intimidated) is the responsibility of the parent to research any and all drugs administered to their child - including vaccines and their ingredients.

Liability: Should you or your child suffer a  disability (death)  due to an adverse  reaction to a vaccine  how are you protected? Shouldn't those mandated under threat of incarceration be made aware of their rights to secure compensation for life long medical bills and care? Answer - NO.

Though not widely reported (it was the Christmas season) in December of 2005, Congress passed unprecedented legislation giving immunity  to drug companies. This legislation passed by the House of Representatives in the early morning hours of Dec 19, 2005. It was muscled into the Department of Defense Appropriations , H.R. 2863, bill by Senator Frist (a physician!), and House Speaker Hastert despite assurances made to Representatives that this provision would not be attached to the Defense spending bill.

House Approbations Committee ranking Democrat David Obey of Wisconsin, stated, "The conference committee ended its work with the understanding, both verbal and in writing, that there would be no, I repeat, no legislative liability protection language inserted in this bill. That legislation was unilaterally and arrogantly inserted into the bill after the conference was over. It was a blatant abuse of power by two of the most powerful men in Congress".

The  Senate voted for this newly amended version of the Defense Appropriations Bill in a 48-45 vote. The Senate then passed the amended bill - including the pharmaceutical immunity provisions in a 93-0 vote. Little opposition to the immunity provision was voiced prior to the final vote. Senator Kennedy called the legislation " a basic blank check for the industry" (for any vaccines - including a pandemic flu vaccine).

This legislation allows use of Thimerosal in vaccines:
If the Secretary of Health and Human Services designated that a vaccine is a 'covered countermeasure" Thimerosal ( a mercury  containing preservative) can be used in the vaccine, even if a state has enacting legislation banning or limiting the use of Thimerosal. Any state legislation covering vaccines would be rendered ineffective  and Federal law would preempt all state provisions. This applies to any state provision governing vaccines, not just those provisions pertaining to Thimerosal: Public Readiness and Emergency Readiness Act.

The legislation provides immunity for All Drugs and Vaccines: The language contained in the legislation applies to any drug, vaccine or biological product that the Secretary of Health and Human Services deems a "covered countermeasure". This list could include any commercial drug like Tylenol and is not limited in any way to to drugs or vaccines meant to treat a pandemic like avian flu. The far-reaching nature of the bill was misrepresented in Congress and in the media, where the legislation was presented as primarily concerned with preparations to combat the avian flu. Since the HHS Secretary has described everything from obesity to diabetes to heart disease as epidemics, under the term of this legislation many drugs and all vaccines can be covered, whether or not they relate to dangerous pandemics or terrorism.Note: This legislation shows the actions of just who is writing legislation - and its not our elected representatives!

Under this legislation immunity can be granted to drug companies at ANY time:  The immunity language depends on the HHS Secretary declaring that a health condition cause a public health emergency or that some condition could become an emergency at some point in the future.

This  legislation gives drug companies immunity for harm caused by their misconduct: The immunity conferred on drug and vaccine manufactures applies no matter what the drug company did wrong. Even if a drug company operates a dirty facility in which a bath of vaccine is contaminated, and that vaccine kills thousands of Americans, the drug company is immune from liability.

This legislation gives drug companies immunity for all acts short of murder: This legislation explicitly protects drug companies who act recklessly or who are grossly negligent.An injured person's claim can go forward only in the case where a drug company acted with such willful misconduct as to constitute criminal assault or murders. Anything less than criminal conduct is protected. This language provides the highest standard of proof  known to civil law and in unprecedented! Even if a drug company knowingly kills thousands of people, if no offical enforcement action is taken, that company is still immune.

Vaccine Safety is Compromised by this bill: The express purpose of this legislation is to encourage rapid production of sufficient does of vaccine to inoculate most of the US population. The vaccine manufactures used blackmail to push the legislation by stating they would refuse to produce new vaccines, the avian flu vaccine for example, unless the legislation was enacted. This  legislation would permit new vaccines to be rushed to market despite risks that would otherwise cause a legally vulnerable  manufacture to excercise caution. There exist substances proposed as vaccine ingredients that have been insufficiently tested and pose potential health risks. One such substance, a vaccine additive  called  "MF59" is an oil based substance used to enhance the body's immune reaction to a vaccine. Our public health authorities wish to use MF59 in vaccines in order to enhance production capabilities. In a recent broadcast of NBC's Face the Nation Julie Gerberding, head of the Centers for Disease Control, told Tim Russett that "hamburger helper", public health's nickname for MF59, would be used to extend the supply of vaccines. What Dr. Gerberding did not tell the public is that MF59 is reported to have been used in an experimental anthrax vaccine given to members of the military causing a variety of autoimmune illnesses such as lupus and arthritis., and resulting in a number of deaths. Those interested in more information on his may read Vaccine A - by reporter  Gary Matsumoto.  Source for above: http://www.a-champ.org/immunity_legislation.html

The Obfuscation of The Autism Epidemic: Letter by Pediatrician Dr. Kenneth Stoller (in part)

"As a scientist I find the current approach to the autism epidemic - "The Emperor's New Clothes" approach to be deeply disturbing. For years the vaccine division at the CDC and others have said the reason for the dramatic increase (in direct proportion to increase in vaccinations JM) in autism is due to "better diagnosing" and "greater awareness". They have encouraged those like Paul Shattuck (researcher) to manufacture uncertainty. Nevertheless with 80% of autistic Americans under the age of 18, we will see, clothes and all, a dramatic impact on Social Security in the coming years as these children become dependent adults. There are NO studies that have found the previously undiagnosed or misdiagnosed autistic individuals among older Americans."

"We need to address the real reason for the alarming autism rate. No more secrets or truth-spinning. This is not a faux epidemiological epidemic, not an infectious epidemic, nor a genetic epidemic ( as there are no genetic epidemics). That leaves an epidemic linked to some sort of exposure. The federal government has never tested the type of mercury in vaccines for toxicity. This is an unconscionable oversight failure at best, at worst it is an example that we have left consensus reality to be created by the liars, thieves, cheats, killers, and the PR junk scientists they employ" Dr. Stoller's complete letter:  http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/eletters/117/4/1028


"While licensing new vaccines and adding them to the mandatory childhood schedule, the government failed to add up the amount of mercury that a child could receive in one visit and cumulatively over the course of the vaccination regime.  Neuro-development disorders such as autism have symptoms similar to mercury poisoning. It is well established that mercury is a neuro-toxin and is harmful to babies in-utero and to the developing brains of children. There is a public advisory from the government about the risks of eating mercury-containing seafood, but there is no public health advisory about the risks of exposure to mercury in vaccines. Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative that has been used in vaccines since the 1930's."

"My name is Lyn Redwood. I reside in Atlanta Georgia with my husband Tommy and three children. Hanna, Drew and Will. My husband and I are both health professional. My husband is a Physician and I am a Nurse Practitioner. I also hold a Masters Degree in Community Health Nursing and I'm a member of our County's Board of Health and local Planning Commission."

"My son, Will, weighed in at close to 9lbs at birth. He was a happy baby who ate and slept well, smiled cooed, walked and talked, all by one year. Shortly after his first birthday he experienced multiple infections, lost speech, eye contact, developed a very limited diet and suffered intermittent bouts of diarrhea. He underwent multiple evaluations and was initially diagnosed with a global receptive and expressive speech delay and later with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, a form of autism."

I would have never made the correlation between my son's disability and vaccines until July 1999 when I read that a preservative, thimerosal,  utilized in some infant vaccines, actually contained 49.6% mercury! The report went to to say that the FDA had determined that 'infants who received thimerosal- containing vaccines at several visits may be exposed to more mercury than recommended by Federal Guidelines for total mercury exposure'. As health care providers my husband and I constantly receive notices that adverse effects have been reported with a drug or a product safety sheet has been revised. Why were NO such notices sent out informing us that thimerosal  preservative vaccines were exceeding federal guidelines for mercury exposure in infants?"

"I reviewed my son's vaccine record and my worst fears were confirmed. All his early vaccines had contained thimerosal. From my research on mercury I found it to be a human toxicant which is especially damaging to rapidly developing fetal and infant brain. While acceptable levels for exposure are published by Federal Agencies, mercury is a POISON at any level. The doses 'thought' to be safely allowed on a daily basis by EPA is 0.1mcg per kilogram of body weight per day. At 2 months of age my son had received 62.5 mcg of mercury from 3 infant vaccines. He had received 125 TIMES his allowable exposure on that one day. These large injected bolus exposures continued at 4, 6, 12 and 18 months to a total mercury exposure of 237.5 mcg.  I also discovered that the INJECTIONS that I received during the first and third trimesters of my pregnancy to prevent RH blood incompatibility also contained MERCURY."  From Government Reform Committee, testimony, July 18, 2000 . Lyn Redwood is the Co-founder and President of SafeMinds. Note - again and again the only action (after they vote on issues they've never read, studied, or researched) we have these senseless, do nothing hearings!!

Dr. Russell Blaylock reports, "I was asked to write a paper on some of the newer mechanisms of vaccine damage to the nervous system, but in the interim I came across an incredible document that should blow the lid off the cover up being engineered by the pharmaceutical companies in conjunction with powerful governmental agencies. It all started when a friend sent me a copy of a letter from Congressman David Weldon M.D, to the director of the CDC, Dr. Julie Gerberding, in which he alludes to a study by Dr. Thomas Verstraeten then representing the CDC, on the connection between infant exposure to thimerosal - containing vaccines and neurodevelopment injury."

Congressman Weldon questions the CFC director as to why, Dr. Verstraeten published his results four years later, in the journal of Pediatrics to show just the opposite, that is, that there was no correlation to any neurodevelopmental problems related to thimerosal  exposure to infants. Dr. Weldon refers to a report, the 'Scientific Review of Vaccine Safety Datalink Information'. This conference was held on June 7-8, 2000 at Simpsonwood Retreat Center, Norcross, Georgia, which consisted of 51 assembled scientists and physicians of which five represented vaccine manufactures. It was discovered by  Congressman Weldon M.D.,  that Dr. Verstraeten  had left the CDC shortly after this conference to work for GlaxoSmithKline in Belgium which manufactures vaccines,."


Dr.Blaylock goes on to explain in his report;  that " when these officals speak of 'remomval of  thimerosal'  they are not removing anything. They just plan to stop adding it sometime in the future once they use up the existing stocks which entails millions of doses." He states, " incredibly the government allows them to do it. Even more incredibly the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Practice endorse this insane policy. In fact they specifically state that children should continue to receive the thimerosal- containing vaccines until new vaccines can be manufactured at the will of the manufactures."

Dr. Blaylock  explains, "The obvious solution is to use only single dose vials, which require no preservatives. So, why don't they use them? Oh, because it would add to the cost of the vaccine. Of course we're only talking about a few dollars per vaccine at most, certainly worth the health of a child's brain and future. It was disclosed that thimerosal is in all influenza vaccines, DPT (and most DTaP) vaccines and all HepB vaccines."

Dr. Blaylock reports, "Those in this meeting admit that we have a form of mercury that has been used since the 1930s and that NO ONE has bothered to study the effects on biological systems, especially the brains of infants. NOTE - the mercury in vaccines is ethylmercury not methylmercury (which those discussing its merits had no idea of).  In a society of hundreds of millions of people there are groups of individuals much more sensitive to this toxin than others. For instance, the elderly, the chronically ill, the nutritionally deficient, small babies, premature babies, those on certain medications just to name a few. As to the needless vaccinating for Hepatitis B; the only at risk group among children is those children born to drug using mothers infected with Hepatitis B or HIV infected parents. In fact most studies show that children catching the measles or other childhood disease have been fully immunized."

Why the sensitivity? "The 'vaccinologists' ( a made up term) with their problem of 'concrete thinking' cannot seem to appreciate the fact that not everyone is the same. They fail to see the 'uncertainties'. To further emphasize this point lets take a farming family who lives with three miles of a coal burning electrical plants (or incinerator). Since they also live near the ocean they eat seafood daily. The fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides used on the crops contain levels of mercury. The coal burning plant emits high levels of mercury in the air they breath daily and the seafood they consume has levels of mercury higher than EPA standards. This means that any babies born to these people will have very high mercury levels. Once born they are given numerous vaccines containing more mercury."  See http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/node/17076  for Dr.Blaylock's in-depth report!

The children of chemical alley in the Gulf; are much  more susceptible to neurological impairment,  than say,   a child born in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. A child living at grand zero,  to an waste burning incinerator,  is much more apt to suffer mercury/chemical  overload;  thus the increase in  autism, learning disabilities , birth defects and  other auto immune diseases. A child living in the same state, removed by miles, and absent any polluting industries,  has a better chance of health than his distant neighbor,  although any child (adult) injected with mercury (heavy metals) is at risk.

" A specter is haunting the medical and journalism establishments of the United States: Where are the unvaccinated people with autism? ". Dan Olmsted

"I have not seen autism with the Amish", said Dr. Frank Noonan, a family practitioner in  Lancaster  County, Pa., who has threated thousands of Amish for a quarter - century. "You'll find all the other stuff but we don't find autism. We're right in the heart of Amish country and seeing none, and that's just the way it is".

"In Chicago, Homefirst Medical Services treats thousands of never - vaccinated children whose parents received exemptions though Illinois' relatively permissive immunization policy. Homefirst's medical director, Dr. Mayer Eisenstein, told us he is not aware of any cases of autism in never - vaccinated children; the national ratio is 1 in 166 (lower now) according to the CDC. We have a fairly large practice. We have about 30,000 or 35,000 children we've taken care of over the years, and I don't think we have a single case of autism in children delivered by us who never received vaccines. We have enough of a sample. The numbers are too large to not see it. We would absolutely know. We're all family doctors. If I have a child with autism come in, there's no communication. It's frightening. You can't touch them. It's not something that anyone would miss".

"Dr. Jeff Bradstreet, a Florida family practitioner with ties to families who home school their children, told Age of Autism he has proposed a study. 'I said I know I can tap into this community and find you large numbers of unvaccinated home schooled and we can do simple prevalence and incidence studies in them, and my gut reaction is that you're going to see no autism in this group."  See: http://www.whale.to/vaccine/olmsted_h.html  also
Age of Autism:    http://www.theageofautism.com