Autism and Childhood Vaccinations
"Warning: This is provided for your information and should not be taken as medical or legal advice. Childhood vaccines are now being made without thimerosal (preservative-free). However, this does not mean that your pharmacy, hospital, clinic, or physician's office stocks only preservative-free vaccines nor does it mean that your child will get the preservative-free vaccine. To be safe, specifically ask for vaccines that are preservative-free or thimerosal free and explain your child's special situation (e.g., high risk for neurological side-effects due to autism, seizures, etc.). To decrease confusion in the doctor's office, call ahead to make sure they can accomodate you. Pediatric/Adolescent Hepatitis B is available with and without the preservative - you may wish to see the vial to confirm that preservative-free is what is being used on your child. Hib (Haemophilus b Conjugate Vaccine) should be preservative free (but ask anyway). DTaP is currently being reformulated and is not yet available. It is supposed to hit the shelves in Spring 2001. [I personally would not recommend using any vaccine with thimerosal (50% Mercury) in it unless my child was at least 9-12 months old]. If your physician, clinic, etc. will not comply, have them put it in writing that you requested preservative-free vaccines and that you were refused; and because of the refusal, you want your child exempted from the vaccine. Be sure to list the "reasons" your physician (etc.) gave you and include them on the exemption form. You may also seek another physician who will comply with your lawful request for preservative-free vaccines." - Leslie Mann, Pharm.D.
Special Notice: Single Dose MMR Information (United States) - From Elizabeth Bowers of ARMED (Autism Recovery through Medicine, Education & Diet). This is provided for your information and should not be taken as medical or legal advice.
"Single Doses of separated MMR are available from Merck who does the combined vaccines under the following catalog numbers (these are directly from the latest PDR):
Measles: # NDC00064709-00, single dose
Mumps: #NDC00064753-00, single dose
Rubella (called Meruvac II): #NDC00064747-00, single dose
If your pediatrician or your health department says they can't order single dose vaccines or don't know who to order from, it is probably because they have to order in minimum quantities of 10 dose units sizes. That means they have to order 30 doses total to give your child a single dose of each (3). I've been getting emails from parents who have been getting the runaround, which is why I'm sending this information out. If your doctor won't order for you the single doses, you can always ask her/him to put it in writing that you requested it and that you were refused. And because of the refusal, you want your child exempted from the vaccines and give the "reasons" listed on the exemption form as they were explained to you. That should change the liability factor in your favor." - Elizabeth Bowers, ARMED.
Vaccine Bullies by Michelle Malkin - A great article in World Net Daily on the attitude of some physicians toward "informed consent." Here's what one reader recommends:
I had similar experiences with my newborn and argued the same points as she. I was "thrown out" of a pediatric practice because I refused to inject my child with their mercury, formaldehyde, monkey pus and the DNA from aborted human fetuses cocktails.
Apparently the M.D. didn't like it when I asked her to sign my release form stating she would personally guarantee there'd be absolutely no adverse reactions to the things she wanted to put into my daughter's perfect, fearfully and wonderfully made precious little body.
Kathleen Fusco - Letter to the Editor of WorldNetDaily.com
On Thursday, April 6, 2000 Chairman Dan Burton of the Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives chaired the hearing: “Autism: Present Challenges, Future Needs - Why the Increased Rates?” His opening statement set the tone for the hearing. I would like to use a portion of his opening statement as my introduction to Autism and Childhood Vaccinations. For a complete transcript of the opening statement go to: http://www.house.gov/reform/hearings/healthcare/00.06.04/opening_statement.htm
It must be said that no one knows what causes autism. The hearings that Chairman Dan Burton held did not conclude anything except that the issue needs to be studied further. The Centers for Disease Control and their counterpart in the U.K., on the other hand, appeared to be ready to conclude that no link existed between childhood vaccinations and autism or any other medical complication.
Rather than attempt to reproduce what others are already reporting, I will merely provide a link to the good work already being done to discover the links between autism and childhood vaccinations. By the way, the great thing about the researchers looking into this issue is that they would be perfectly happy to report that there is no link (if that turns out to be the truth). However, the truth must first be discovered. To discover the truth, one must delve into this issue with an open mind, not an assumption that "since childhood vaccinations are intended to do good, we should ignore any reports to the contrary."
Your first stop will be to hear the "other side", that is, the Centers for Disease Control's official position on the subject. Click the link below to hear their side of the story but please return to hear "the rest of the story." Centers for Disease Control - MMR Vaccine and Autism.
Dr. F. Edward Yazbak, M.D., F.A.A.P. reports on what appears to be an unscientific but alarming study of 25 mothers who received a live-virus MMR or Rubella vaccination shortly after delivering a child. 20 of the 25 children born to these mothers developed an autism spectrum disorder. To read the complete study, go to the three links below:
Dr. F. Edward Yazbak: Autism: Is There a Vaccine Connection? Part I - Vaccination After Delivery.
Dr. F. Edward Yazbak: Autism: Is There a Vaccine Connection? Part II - Vaccination Around Pregnancy.Dr. F. Edward Yazbak: Autism: Is There a
Vaccine Connection? Part III - Vaccination Around Pregnancy, The Sequel.
For a real scare, go to the link below (Vaccine Product Inserts) to read what else is included in the vaccine. Following is a list of some of the substances included (free of charge!) in some of the vaccines you and your child may receive: vitamins, amino acids, fetal bovine serum, sucrose, phosphate, glutamate, human albumin, neomycin, buffered salt solution, human serum albumin, Sorbitol, hydrolyzed gelatin, monkey kidney cells, formaldehyde, aluminum hydroxide, and other surprises. The product inserts also mention contraindications, precautions, and side-effects as reported by the vaccine manufacturers:
Dr. Bernard Rimland of the Autism Research Institute, shares an excerpt from his testimony before Congress regarding autism and the vaccine connection. As usual, Dr. Rimland, a pioneer in autism research, dishes out nothing but common sense:
The Autism Increase: Research Needed on the Vaccine Connection
Autism: A Unique Type of Mercury Poisoning - The long version of an intriguing article which contrasts the symptoms and medical findings of those with autism with the symptoms and medical findings of those with mercury poisoning. An amazing similarity!
Safe Minds: Sensible Action for Ending Mercury-Induced Neurological Disorders - Autism and Mercury: Coincidence or Cause and Effect? Start with this article and then browse the site for excellent and current information on the issue.
Second Study Links Autism to MMR Jab - Dr. Vijendra Singh of Utah State University reports on his research which suggests that the MMR vaccine triggers an immune reaction, which damages a protein in the brain and may lead to autism. From: Sunday Herald (UK) - 9/22/00.
The Institute for New Medicine - New Developments in Autism, AIDS, and Alternative Paradigm Medicine by Candace Pert, PhD. A pioneering researcher in the field of chemical neuroanatomy lends her great mind to the problem of the autism epidemic.
The Pentagon: A Voice of Reason on Vaccines and Autism? - Revealing statistics that place the incidence of autism among military family children at 1 in 88 births and what the military recommends for future vaccinations.
CryShame - A British web site exposing the UKs problems with the MMR jab.
The Next Hannah Poling - David Kirby explains why one or two or a thousand cases of MMR-induced autism will not matter.
Thinktwice Global Vaccine Institute - Mostly against but both sides.
PROVE - Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education - Both sides.
National Vaccine Information Center - Mostly against but both sides.
Mechanisms of Vaccine Sequelae - Teresa Binstock - Recommendations for the safe use of vaccines.
Is There Hanky-Panky Behind Mandatory Vaccines? - Phyllis Schlafly - Is there a conflict of interest in our government's vaccine program?
Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule - United States -2008 - From the CDC.
The Autism Explosion - Dr. Bernard Rimland, Ph.D. - Dr. Rimland's take on the MMR vaccine - autism connection.
What's In a Shot? - A disturbing look inside our children's vaccines.
Autism, Vaccines, Heavy Metals, Mercury & Chelation Wellness - YouTube video.
CDC Chief Admits that Vaccines Trigger Autism - YouTube video.
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