CDC Knew of Potential Link Between Vaccines and Autism

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> Wed, 20 Oct 2004 01:21:21 -0400

> CDC Knew of Potential Link Between Vaccines and Autism

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> " According to Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN), Chairman of the

> Government Reform Committee, physicians and a growing number of

> parents believe that autism affecting their children is related to a

> mercury preservative used in numerous vaccines. "

>

> CDC Knew of Potential Link Between Vaccines and Autism

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> In the 1990s, despite credible research and opposition by qualified

> physicians, the massive push began to vaccinate infants and toddlers

> with multiple doses for many diseases and vaccines that had

> questionable science backing up the licensing.

>

> One of the biggest concerns was the MMr and MMr II vaccine. According

> to Vaccine Liberation:

> Numerous medical reports published in prestigious medical journals

> have cited major complications resulting from the MMR vaccine,

> including retardation, chronic seizures, inflammatory bowel disease,

> hearing loss, chronic arthritis, encephalitis and aseptic meningitis.

>

> MMR is closely linked to America's raging epidemic of autism spectrum

> disorders. One in every 300-500 U.S. children now develops autism. In

> 1978, only one child in 10,000 developed autism. Late onset autism

> causes previously normal babies to develop severe abdominal cramping,

> hyperactivity, learning and social disabilities, along with abnormally

> aggressive behavior.

>

>

> Studies conducted by British scientist Dr. Andrew Wakefield show a

> significant correlation between autism and the MMR vaccine. Wakefield

> found that the MMR vaccine increases the permeability of the bowel,

> causing " leaky gut syndrome. " Toxin-laden fecal matter is then allowed

> to escape the digestive tract and enter the bloodstream. Once in the

> blood, the toxins travel to the brain where they damage sensitive

> brain tissues leading to the development of autism. Dr. Wakefield also

> found that autistic children develop inflamed bowel nodules causing

> indigestion and liver damage from toxic overload. His findings have

> been corroborated by Irish molecular biologist John O'Leary , who

> found measles virus in the gut of 96% of vaccinated autistic children

> and in 75% of children with Crohn's Disease.

>

> According to Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN), Chairman of the Government

> Reform Committee, physicians and a growing number of parents believe

> that autism affecting their children is related to a mercury

> preservative used in numerous vaccines. This preservative is called

> thimerosal, and it contains mercury, a known neuro-toxin. Thimerosal

> is still present in some vaccinations and surprisingly - virtually all

> flu shots.

>

> Writing in the Spring 2001 American Association of Physicians and

> Surgeons journal, Medical Sentinel, Joseph Mercola, M.D. stated:

> " Immunizations contribute to the enormous and tragic increase in

> autism in this country, and it is time physicians take a stand on this

> issue and defend the patient's right to choose. It seems imperative, "

> states Mercola, " that the first step for physicians who have not

> carefully studied this issue is to become informed. "

>

> First Coast News had a shocking release earlier this week on the issue

> of thimerosal and autism:

> " The Centers for Disease Control published a study last fall

> repudiating any possible link between thimerosal and developmental

> problems like autism in children. However, First Coast News has

> obtained non-published documents that show the CDC DID have data

> supporting such a link-- but kept it from the public.

> " Documents released through the Freedom of Information Act, detail the

> transcript of a meeting held in June of 2000 between members of the

> CDC, the FDA, and representatives from the vaccine industry. "

>

> The reported number of autism cases is being described as epidemic and

> growing. As parents struggle to provide treatment for their autistic

> children, the Bush Administration has taken steps to keep these

> parents in the dark by petitioning a federal court to keep all

> documents from the American people on hundreds of cases of autism

> believed caused by childhood vaccines. On November 25, 2003,

> Department of Justice lawyers asked a U.S. Court of Federal Claims to

> " to seal the documents, arguing that allowing their automatic

> disclosure would take away the right of federal agencies to decide

> when and how the material should be released. "

>

> How does Homeland Security play into this unfolding tragedy for untold

> numbers of children and their parents?

>

> The Homeland Security Bill contained two paragraphs in the 475-page

> document that immunizes vaccine manufacturers against the threat of

> lawsuits. Specifically, pharmaceutical maker Eli Lilly & Company

> benefits from such immunity because prior to President Bush signing

> the bill into law, they were the target of a massive class action

> lawsuit on behalf of autistic children. The parents of these children

> believe that the mercury (thimerosol) added to vaccines as a

> preservative caused their child's brain damage.

>

> President Bush signed the Homeland Security Bill into law, effectively

> snuffing out parents ability to sue the pharmaceutical companies

> individually and leaving them with brain damaged children and

> financial hardship. Supporters of this new law maintain that it was

> necessary because all these lawsuits could have driven vaccine makers

> out of business. Opponents point out that by shifting the lawsuits

> from state courts to the Federal Court of Claims, it represents a

> financial boon for pharmaceutical companies because dollar awards will

> come from the government and widespread industry fees than than from

> individual companies.

>

> It is unclear how this lawsuit immunity bonanza for the pharmaceutical

> industry has anything to do with homeland security, bio-terror attacks

> or keeping America safe from terrorists. Last summer, President Bush

> appointed Sidney Taurel, Chairman and CEO of Eli Lilly to the Homeland

> Security Advisory Council. Since 1989, Eli Lilly alone has given a

> whopping $5.9 million to congressional campaigns with 3/4ths of the

> money going to GOP candidates. In the last election election cycle,

> eighty percent of Republican candidates got the lion's share of the

> $1.6 million contributed by Eli Lilly who developed thimerosal and has

> profited handsomely from sales over the past 40 years.

>

> Thimerosal isn't the only drug linked to other adverse effects on

> children. Back in February 2001, News 8 Investigates (Dallas-Ft. Worth

> area) covered questionable science at the root of getting vaccines

> approved in this country. One of the newer vaccines scrutinized was

> RotaShield which was given to the newborn son of Melynda Shay. This

> particular vaccine promised in its advertisements that RotoShield

> would help prevent childhood diarrhea. Within days after inoculation,

> Ms. Shay's newborn's bowels were dangerously obstructed to the point

> of possibly rupturing.

>

> Federal regulators from the CDC finally discovered more than 100 other

> infants like Ms. Shay's son had all suffered the same problem and

> RotoShield was pulled off the market. On the very same day RotoShield

> was pulled, the CDCs Vaccine Advisory Committee drafted a

> recommendation for another new vaccine called Prevnar.

>

> Clinical trials of Prevnar tested in 38,000 California children

> produced the following results according to the drug company's own

> documentation: children receiving Prevnar with other vaccines had more

> seizures, more rashes, higher fevers and other side effects than

> children who received the control vaccine.

>

> Some wonder how these vaccines ever get approval and into the marketplace?

>

> Congressman Dan Burton's congressional hearings last summer provided

> some disturbing information that could provide at least some insight

> on the matter: at least half the members of vaccine committees at both

> the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and the CDC had financial ties

> to drug companies that are developing different versions of the

> Rotavirus vaccine. More hearings are scheduled for this spring.

>

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