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The recent rash of fear-based media alerts may lead us to believe that half the people in the U.S. will get very sick from the bizarre and deadly swine flu. Government officials are estimating, or rather GUESSING, that huge numbers of people may become infected or die. Then after making these big scary headlines, they say it’s not a prediction, but merely a possibility.
Last week the CDC said that so far the swine flu virus is no more deadly than normal seasonal flu, and they’re urging people not to panic over previous estimates of large numbers of deaths from this flu.
Yet, they are moving forward at breakneck speed with a mass swine flu vaccination program. They have spent billions on these vaccines and are rushing production so they can be available this fall. One of their priorities is to vaccinate ALL school children.
It’s crucial that we remain calm as we wade through the contradictory and confusing reports. The truth is that swine flu has been producing mild symptoms in healthy adults and children, with much fewer cases requiring hospitalization than this year’s typical “seasonal” flu. That’s the current reality.
There is no reason to panic. Swine flu can easily be prevented and treated with natural holistic medicine:
http://www.healthychild.com/colds-and-flu/prevent-and-treat-flu-the-safe-and-natural-way/
Is the Swine Flu Vaccine Safe and Effective?
It’s an experimental vaccine being developed in a major, panicked, rush. No one can say that it’s safe or effective. There is also little scientific evidence that the typical seasonal flu vaccines are safe and effective.
http://www.healthychild.com/flu-vaccine/studies-fail-to-demonstrate-safety-or-effectiveness-of-influenza-vaccine-in-children-and-adults/
The British Medical Journal reports that there is a growing worldwide opposition to accepting the swine flu vaccine. Many doctors and nurses indicate they won’t accept the vaccine for themselves due to fear of side effects and questions about its efficacy. (BMJ 2009;339:b3461)
Since the U.S government is rushing the development of this vaccine, there will be limited data from clinical studies evaluating safety. It will only be tested for a short period of time on a small number of volunteers before giving it to millions of people. Even so, it’s reported that the CDC will recommend that children receive 2 doses of the swine flu vaccine in addition to the regular seasonal flu shots. There will be not be enough time to fully assess the safety of giving children two to four doses of multiple strains of flu vaccine. And no one will study the cumulative, long-term effects of adding these additional doses to the bodies of already over-vaccinated kids.
The most recent news is that they will make a portion of this fast-tracked vaccine available by mid-September to those at highest risk of flu complications, even though the correct dosages will not yet even be determined. Ironically, the people at highest risk of complications from the flu are also at highest risk for vaccine reactions. According to the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), “pregnant women and people of any age with compromised immune systems are potentially at much higher risk for complications from dangerous vaccines than they are from a mild influenza virus.”
Most Swine Flu Vaccines WILL Contain Mercury
The multi-dose vials of both the inactivated seasonal flu vaccine and the inactivated swine flu vaccine will contain thimerosal, which is a mercury-based preservative. Mercury is associated with brain and immune dysfunction and no amount of this toxin is safe. There may be a limited supply of single dose vials of inactivated swine flu vaccine that do not contain thimerosal. The live virus swine flu nasal spray will not contain thimerosal. But unless people specifically ask for a mercury-free shot, they’ll get mercury in their flu vaccines.
The Coalition for Mercury-free Drugs (CoMeD, Inc.) has filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop pregnant women from being given mercury-preserved flu vaccines. The Court has granted a hearing on the CoMeD plaintiffs’ motion. http://mercury-freedrugs.org/
Swine Flu Vaccines MAY contain Unlicensed Adjuvants
Some of the swine flu vaccines may contain oil-in-water adjuvants (squalene) to hyper-stimulate the immune system to mount a stronger immune response. A concern regarding squalene is that it may induce autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions. Squalene was included in some vaccines given to soldiers in the Gulf War and has been implicated in Gulf War Syndrome.
These adjuvants have not been licensed in the U.S. but the FDA may bypass normal licensing procedures to allow them in the vaccines. The vaccines that are currently being tested here in the U.S. are said to not contain adjuvants. BUT the government has also said that if the current version of the vaccine does not work or they need to boost supply, they will use vaccines with the unlicensed adjuvants. At what point will they determine it’s time to start using vaccines with adjuvants? How will the public know if the vaccines they are being given contain adjuvants or not? These are unanswered questions.
The NVIC points out the following:
“Oil based adjuvants may increase the risk for vaccine-induced chronic inflammation and autoimmunity in some children and adults genetically predisposed to atypical inflammatory responses and autoimmunity. No published scientific studies have examined whether those already suffering with chronic inflammation associated with brain and immune system dysfunction may be at special risk.”
Will the Swine Flu Vaccine be Mandatory?
As of today, the government continues to say that the swine flu vaccination program will be voluntary, but this could change any day.
The Emergency Use Authorization in effect during a declared public health emergency allows the vaccine manufacturers to be protected from liability if people become injured by the experimental vaccines. The same applies to the health officials, doctors, health care workers, and anyone else giving the vaccines. No one has any liability for injuries from this vaccine.
The FDA has legal ability to approve unlicensed vaccines and drugs, and state governments have been given the ability to enforce mandatory vaccination if a public health emergency has been declared.
A public health emergency was already declared this past June.
It’s hard to believe that we could be forced to take an injection of an unproven, potentially dangerous substance with toxic components into our bodies and into the bodies of our children, but amazingly it’s become a possibility. I think it’s more likely that parents will be pressured into getting the vaccine for their kids, rather than making it mandatory. But pressure to vaccinate can be hardnosed and relentless, especially when hyped-up media reports and fear is running rampant.
None of this makes sense. They’re spending all this money, a vast amount of resources, and creating immeasurable potential risk to human health over a mild flu? We have to start questioning what we’re being told.
It’s time to make a plan that makes sense for your family. Find out everything you can about this vaccine before you decide to take the risk. Discuss what you will do if the vaccine becomes mandatory. Pay close attention to whether vaccines will be administered at your children’s schools and how this will be done. If it becomes mandatory, philosophical, religious or medical exemptions will probably not be accepted. So if you have exemptions on file for other vaccines, these exemptions may not be enough. Mandatory quarantine may be the only option to refusing the vaccine.
Read an insightful article by Stephen Cowan, MD that explores the contradictions and misinformation about swine flu and discusses the doctor’s dilemma with mandates and public health policies:
http://www.healthychild.com/colds-and-flu/the-doctors-dilemma/
This is an important time for vaccine researchers, scientists, government health officials, health professionals and parents to come together to begin talking about vaccines, public health policies and mandates. Lawrence Palevsky, M.D. appeals to all of us in his letter encouraging people to attend the NVIC’s 4th International Public Conference on Vaccination:
“I am appealing to you to consider creating a different conversation about vaccines. One that allows for independent thought and analysis of contradictions and inconsistencies. One that acknowledges what is and is not known about vaccination, and considers the possibility that some of our current teaching and policy decisions about vaccines may be wrong, or even compromising the health of children and adults. And, one that opens our minds to a new way of thinking about wellness, illness and individual and public health.”
(I will be attending this conference and will post on this blog what I learn and experience there)
An Open Letter from Lawrence Palevsky, M.D.
http://www.nvic.org/NVIC-Vaccine-News/August-2009/An-Open-Letter-from-Lawrence-PalevskyMD.aspx
Read the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) information about the swine flu vaccine, including what you and your family can do to be prepared:
http://www.nvic.org/vaccines-and-diseases/h1n1-swine-flu.aspx
http://www.nvic.org/NVIC-Vaccine-News/July-2009/Swine-Flu-Vaccine-Should-Not-Be-Given-to-Children.aspx
It’s important to understand what happened in 1976, the last time the government instituted a swine flu vaccine program. CBS Documentary on 1976 Swine Flu Vaccine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_9I1L_P370&feature=related
Medical Doctors Vaccine Webinar Series:
http://www.medicalvoices.org/en/events.html
Dr. Tenpenny’s Swine Flu Hype Center:
http://drtenpenny.com/swine_flu_hype.aspx
No Reason to Panic – Swine Flu can easily be prevented and treated with natural holistic medicine
http://www.healthychild.com/colds-and-flu/prevent-and-treat-flu-the-safe-and-natural-way/
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