VIRGINIA!
April 17, 2015
In 2013, less than 600 people across the entire USA developed meningococcal disease. Approximately 20% of the recorded cases involved kids in their teens. Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection that is rare, but can be treated with antibiotics if it occurs. If not diagnosed promptly or treated properly it can cause serious symptoms and sometimes death.
There is a Virginia legislative bill(s) that requires all parents in Virginia to have their children vaccinated for this disease (using a series of injections).
The wording below was added to other current vaccine law language, which in itself is rather disturbing.
13. One dose of quadrivalent (A, C, Y, W-135) meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) before the child enters the sixth grade. Two age-appropriate doses of MCV4 before the child enters the twelfth grade unless the child's first dose was administered after his sixteenth birthday, then only one dose is required.
Link here- http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?151+ful+SB1083+pdf
The ingredients in the meningococcal vaccine are listed below.
18. Meningococcal Vaccine
(meningitis)
PROPER NAME
COMMERCIAL NAME
(click for package insert)
Meningococcal Polysaccharide (Serogroups A, C, Y and W-135) Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine
Meningococcal Groups C and Y and Haemophilus b Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine
Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y, and W-135) Oligosaccharide Diphtheria CRM197 Conjugate Vaccine
Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine, Groups A, C, Y, W135 Combined
MANUFACTURER
PACKAGE INSERT DATE
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.
Nov. 2011
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals
2012
Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc.
Mar. 2011
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.
Jan. 2009
GROWTH MEDIUMS & PROCESS INGREDIENTS
Mueller Hinton agar, Watson Scherp media, Mueller and Miller medium, formaldehyde, ammonium sulfate
synthetic medium, formaldehyde, sucrose, saline diluent
Franz Complete medium, formaldehyde, CY medium (contains yeast extracts and amino acids),
Mueller Hinton casein agar, Watson Scherp casamino acid media
VACCINE INGREDIENTS
(not in order of quantity; see package insert for quantities)
formaldehyde, sodium phosphate buffered isotonic sodium chloride solution,
Tris (trometamol)-HCL, sucrose, residual formaldehyde
distilled water, thimersol, polysaccharide from serogroups A, C, Y, and w-135, mercury, lactose
Link Here- http://vaccines.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=005206#header_meningococcal
Look at the bottom of this page linked above to see the glossary. Example- MRC-5 listed as an ingredient of vaccines sounds normal enough, however, what is MRC-5?
MRC-5
Medical Research Council 5, human diploid cells (cells containing two sets of chromosomes) derived from the normal lung tissues of a 14-week-old male fetus aborted for "psychiatric reasons" in 1966 in the United Kingdom, Earle's Basal Medium in Earle's balanced salt solution with bovine serum.
As a comparison- Information on the ingredients of other vaccines. http://vaccines.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=005206
Currently the bill is tabled, which means it is set aside and most likely will not be voted on this session. It can, however, be brought back up in the next legislative session. Please be an informed consumer and keep your eye on the vaccine and health related bills going through the Virginia legislature that may negatively affect you and your family.
At least one new (recycled old) Lyme disease vaccine has recently completed phase 3 of the clinical trials, which if reported as being successful could have it on the market any time now. For those who do not remember, the 1st Lyme vaccine, pulled from the market after multiple law suits were filed against the manufacturers, was considered a disaster. More information here- www.LymeVaccine.org