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DISPELLING VACCINATION MYTHS:An Introduction to the Contradictions Beteen

Medica! Science and I""uni#ation Po!ic$A!an Phi!!i%s& Director

Citi#ens 'or Hea!thcare (reedo"Last )e*ision: Ma$ +,,-

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/hen "$ son as set to 0e1inhis routine *accination series at a1e +"onths& I didn2t 3no there ere an$ris3s associated ith i""uni#ations4 Butthe c!inic5s '!$er contained acontradiction: "$ chi!d2s chances o' aserious ad*erse reaction to the DPT

*accine ere one in -67,& hi!e hischances o' d$in1 'ro" %ertussis ereone in se*era! "i!!ion4 /hen I %ointedthis out to the %h$sician& he an1ri!$disa1reed& and stor"ed out o' the roo""u"0!in1& 8I 1uess I shou!d read that9'!$er so"eti"e444; Soon therea'ter I!earned o' a chi!d ho had 0een%er"anent!$ disa0!ed 0$ a *accine& so Idecided to in*esti1ate 'or "$se!'4 M$'indin1s ha*e so a!ar"ed "e that I 'ee!

co"%e!!ed to share the"< hence& thisre%ort4

Hea!th authorities credit *accines'or disease dec!ines& and assure us o'their sa'et$ and e''ecti*eness4 Yet theseassu"%tions are direct!$ contradicted 0$1o*ern"ent statistics& %u0!ished "edica!studies& (ood and Dru1 Ad"inistration=(DA> and Centers 'or Disease Contro!=CDC> re%orts& and the o%inions o'

credi0!e research scientists 'ro" aroundthe or!d4 In 'act& in'ectious diseasesdec!ined steadi!$ 'or decades %rior to"ass i""uni#ations& doctors in the .4S4re%ort thousands o' serious *accinereactions each $ear inc!udin1 hundredso' deaths and %er"anent disa0i!ities&

'u!!$ *accinated %o%u!ations ha*ee?%erienced e%ide"ics& and researchersattri0ute do#ens o' chronici""uno!o1ica! and neuro!o1ica! diseasesthat ha*e risen dra"atica!!$ in recentdecades to "ass i""uni#ationca"%ai1ns4

Decades o' studies %u0!ished in

the or!d2s !eadin1 "edica! @ourna!sha*e docu"ented *accine 'ai!ure andserious ad*erse *accine e*ents& inc!udin1death4 Do#ens o' 0oo3s ritten 0$doctors& researchers& and inde%endentin*esti1ators re*ea! serious '!as ini""uni#ation theor$ and %ractice4 Yet&incredi0!$& "ost %ediatricians and%arents are unaare o' these 'indin1s4This has 0e1un to chan1e in recent $ears&hoe*er& as a 1roin1 nu"0er o'

%arents and hea!thcare %ro*iders aroundthe or!d are 0eco"in1 aare o' the%ro0!e"s and uestionin1 "ass"andator$ i""uni#ation4 There is agrowing international movement awayfrom mass mandatory immunization.

This re%ort introduces so"e o' thein'or"ation that %ro*ides the 0asis 'orthe "o*e"ent4

M$ %oint is not to te!! an$one

hether or not to *accinate& 0ut rather&ith the ut"ost ur1enc$& to %oint outso"e *er$ 1ood reasons h$ e*er$oneshou!d e?a"ine the 'acts 0e'ore decidin1hether or not to su0"it to the%rocedure4 As a ne %arent& I asshoc3ed to disco*er the a0sence o' a


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!e1a! "andate or %ro'essiona! ethicreuirin1 %ediatricians to 0e 'u!!$in'or"ed o' the ris3s o' *accination& !eta!one to in'or" %arents that theirchi!dren ris3 death or %er"anent

disa0i!it$ u%on 0ein1 *accinated4 I aseua!!$ dis"a$ed to see 'irsthand the%re*a!ence o' %h$sicians ho are& i' iththe 0est o' intentions& a%%!$in1 %ractices0ased on inco"%!eteand in so"ecases& outri1ht "isin'or"ation4

This re%ort is on!$ a 0rie'introduction< $our on 'urtherin*esti1ation is arranted and stron1!$reco""ended4 You "a$ disco*er that

this is the on!$ a$ to 1et an o0@ecti*e*ie& as the contro*ers$ is a hi1h!$e"otiona! one4

A ord o' caution: Man$ ha*e'ound %ediatricians uni!!in1 or una0!eto discuss this su0@ect ca!"!$ ith ano%en "ind4 Perha%s this is 0ecause the$ha*e sta3ed their %ersona! identities and%ro'essiona! re%utations on the %resu"edsa'et$ and e''ecti*eness o' *accines& and0ecause the$ are reuired 0$ their%ro'ession to %ro"ote *accination4 Butin an$ e*ent& anecdota! re%orts su11estthat "ost doctors ha*e 1reat di''icu!t$ac3no!ed1in1 e*idence o' %ro0!e"sith *accines4 The 'irst %ediatrician Iatte"%ted to share "$ 'indin1s ith$e!!ed an1ri!$ at "e hen I ca!"!$0rou1ht u% the su0@ect4 The"isconce%tions ha*e *er$ dee% roots4

VACCINATION MYTH -:

8Vaccines are sa'e444;

444or are the$

The (edera! 1o*ern"ent VAE)S=Vaccine Ad*erse E*ents )e%ortin1S$ste"> as esta0!ished 0$ Con1ressunder the Nationa! Chi!dhood VaccineIn@ur$ Co"%ensation Act o' -F4 It

recei*es a0out --&,,, re%orts o' seriousad*erse reactions to *accinationsannua!!$& hich inc!ude as "an$ as oneto to hundred deaths& and se*era! ti"esthat nu"0er o' %er"anent disa0i!ities4-

VAE)S o''icia!s re%ort that -7 o'ad*erse e*ents are 8serious; =e"er1enc$roo" tri%& hos%ita!i#ation& !i'ethreatenin1 e%isode& %er"anentdisa0i!it$& death>4 Inde%endent ana!$siso' VAE)S re%orts has re*ea!ed that u%

to 7, o' re%orted ad*erse e*ents 'or theHe%atitis B *accine are 8serious4;+/hi!ethese 'i1ures are a!ar"in1& the$ are on!$the ti% o' the ice0er14 The (DAesti"ates that as 'e as - o' seriousad*erse reactions to *accines arere%orted&J&K and the CDC ad"its thaton!$ a0out -, o' such e*ents arere%orted47 In 'act& Con1ress has heardtesti"on$ that "edica! students are to!dnot to re%ort sus%ected ad*erse e*ents4

The Nationa! VaccineIn'or"ation Center =NVIC& a 1rassrootsor1ani#ation 'ounded 0$ %arents o'*accinein@ured and 3i!!ed chi!dren> hasconducted its on in*esti1ations46 Itre%orted: 8In Ne Yor3& on!$ one out o'K, doctor5s o''ices con'ir"ed that the$re%ort a death or in@ur$ 'o!!oin1*accination4; In other ords& F647 o'*accine re!ated deaths and disa0i!ities 1ounre%orted there4 I"%!ications a0out"edica! ethics aside ='edera! !a directsdoctors to re%ort serious ad*ersee*ents>& these 'indin1s su11est that*accine deaths and serious in@uriesactua!!$ occurrin1 "a$ 0e 'ro" -, to-,, ti"es 1reater than the nu"0erre%orted4

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/ith %ertussis =o'ten re'erred toas 8hoo%in1 cou1h;>& the nu"0er o'*accinere!ated deaths dar's thenu"0er o' disease deaths& hich ha*e

0een a0out -, annua!!$ 'or "an$ $earsaccordin1 to the CDC& and on!$ in-FFJ& one o' the !ast %ea3incidence$ears =%ertussis runs in JK $ear c$c!es4 /hen $ou'actor in underre%ortin1& the *accine"a$ 0e -,, ti"es "ore dead!$ than thedisease4 So"e ar1ue that this is anecessar$ cost to %re*ent the return o' adisease that ou!d 0e "ore dead!$ than

the *accine4 But hen $ou consider the'act that the *ast "a@orit$ o' diseasedec!ine this centur$ %receded theides%read use o' *accinations=%ertussis "orta!it$ dec!ined 6F %riorto *accines>& and the 'act that rates o'disease dec!ines re"ained *irtua!!$unchan1ed 'o!!oin1 the introduction o'"ass i""uni#ation& %resent da$ *accinecasua!ties cannot reasona0!$ 0ee?%!ained aa$ as a necessar$ sacri'ice'or the 0ene'it o' a disease'ree societ$4

.n'ortunate!$& the *accinere!ateddeaths stor$ doesn2t end here4Studies internationa!!$ ha*e shon*accination to 0e a cause o' SIDSF&-,

=SIDS& Sudden In'ant Death S$ndro"e&is a 8catcha!!; dia1nosis 1i*en hen thes%eci'ic cause o' death is un3non4 One stud$'ound the %ea3 incidence o' SIDSoccurred at the a1es o' + and K "onths inthe .4S4& %recise!$ hen the 'irst toroutine i""uni#ations are 1i*en&--hi!eanother 'ound a c!ear %attern o'corre!ation e?tendin1 three ee3s a'teri""uni#ation4 Another stud$ 'ound thatJ&,,, chi!dren die ithin K da$s o'

*accination each $ear in the .4S4=a"a#in1!$& the authors re%orted noSIDS*accine re!ationshi%>& hi!e $etanother researcher2s studies !ed to theconc!usion that at !east ha!' o' SIDS

cases are caused 0$ *accines4-+

Initia! studies su11estin1 a causa!re!ationshi% 0eteen SIDS and *accinesere uic3!$ 'o!!oed 0$ *accine"anu'acturers%onsored studiesconc!udin1 that there is no re!ationshi%0eteen SIDS and *accines< one suchstud$ c!ai"ed that there as a s!i1ht!$!oer incidence o' SIDS in *accinees4Hoe*er& "an$ o' these studies ere

ca!!ed into uestion 0$ $et another stud$that 'ound 8con'oundin1; haderroneous!$ s3eed the resu!ts o' thesestudies in 'a*or o' the *accine4-JAt 0est&there is con'!ictin1 e*idence4 Butshou!dn5t e err on the side o' cautionShou!dn5t an$ credi0!e corre!ation0eteen *accines and in'ant deaths 0e@ust cause 'or "eticu!ous& ides%read"onitorin1 o' the *accination status o'a!! SIDS cases Hea!th authorities ha*echosen to err on the side o' denia! ratherthan caution4

In the "id -F6,5s a%an raisedtheir *accination a1e 'ro" to "onths toto $ears< their incidence o' SIDSdro%%ed dra"atica!!$


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"edica! co""unit$ "aintains a %ostureo' denia!4 Coroners don2t chec3 the*accination status o' SIDS *icti"s& andunsus%ectin1 'a"i!ies continue to %a$the %rice& unaare o' the dan1ers and

denied the ri1ht to "a3e an in'or"edchoice4

(DA and CDC ad"issions a0outthe !ac3 o' ad*erse e*ent re%ortin1su11ests that the tota! nu"0er o' ad*ersereactions actua!!$ occurrin1 each $ear"a$ actua!!$ 'a!! ithin a ran1e o'-,,&,,, to a "i!!ion =ith 8serious;e*ents 0ein1 a%%ro?i"ate!$ +, o'these>4 This concern is underscored 0$ a

stud$ re*ea!in1 that - in -67 chi!drenho co"%!eted the 'u!! DPT seriessu''ered 8se*ere reactions&;-7and a Dr45sre%ort 'or attorne$s statin1 that one inJ,, DPT i""uni#ations resu!ted insei#ures4-

En1!and actua!!$ sa a dro% in%ertussis deaths hen *accination ratesdro%%ed to J, in the "id 6,5s4 Sedishe%ide"io!o1ist B4 Tro!!'ors2 stud$ o'%ertussis *accine e''icac$ and to?icit$around the or!d 'ound that 8%ertussisassociated "orta!it$ is current!$ *er$!o in industria!ised countries and nodi''erence can 0e discerned hencountries ith hi1h& !o& and #eroi""unisation rates ere co"%ared4; Hea!so 'ound that En1!and& /a!es& and/est Ger"an$ had "ore %ertussis'ata!ities in -F6, hen the i""uni#ationrate as hi1h than durin1 the !ast ha!' o'-F,& hen rates had 'a!!en4-6

Vaccinations cost us "ore than@ust the !i*es and hea!th o' our chi!dren4The .4S4 (edera! Go*ern"ent5s Nationa!Vaccine In@ur$ Co"%ensation Pro1ra"=NVICP> has %aid out o*er -4+ 0i!!ionsince -F to the 'a"i!ies o' chi!dren

in@ured and 3i!!ed 0$ *accines&- ith"one$ that co"es 'ro" a ta? on*accines that *accine reci%ients %a$4Meanhi!e& %har"aceutica! co"%aniesha*e a ca%ti*e "ar3et< *accines are

!e1a!!$ "andated in a!! 7, .4S4 states=thou1h !e1a!!$ a*oida0!e in "ost< seeM$th F>& $et these sa"e co"%anies are8i""une; 'ro" accounta0i!it$ 'or theconseuences o' their %roducts4(urther"ore& the$ ha*e 0een a!!oed touse 81a1 orders; as a !e*era1e too! in*accine da"a1e !e1a! sett!e"ents to%re*ent disc!osure o' in'or"ation to the%u0!ic a0out *accination dan1ers4 Sucharran1e"ents are c!ear!$ unethica!< the$

'orce an unin'or"ed A"erican %u0!ic to%a$ 'or *accine "anu'acturer5s!ia0i!ities& hi!e ensurin1 that this sa"e%u0!ic i!! re"ain i1norant o' thedan1ers o' their %roducts4 Thisarran1e"ent a!so di"inishes an$incenti*e that "anu'acturers "i1ht ha*eto %roduce sa'er *accines4

It is i"%ortant to note thatinsurance co"%anies& ho do the 0est!ia0i!it$ studies& re'use to co*er *accinereactions4 Each industr$2s res%ecti*e%ro'it "oti*es ha*e 1enerated thesecontradictor$ %ositions4

VACCINATION T).TH -:

8Vaccination causes si1ni'icant deathand disa0i!it$ at an astoundin1 %ersona!and 'inancia! cost to unin'or"ed 'a"i!iesand societ$4;

VACCINATION MYTH +:

8Vaccines are *er$ e''ecti*e444;

444or are the$

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The "edica! !iterature has asur%risin1 nu"0er o' studiesdocu"entin1 *accine 'ai!ure4 Meas!es&"u"%s& s"a!! %o?& %ertussis& %o!io andHi0 out0rea3s ha*e a!! occurred in

*accinated %o%u!ations4-F

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In-FF the CDC re%orted: 8A"on1 schoo!a1ed chi!dren& 9"eas!es out0rea3s ha*eoccurred in schoo!s ith *accination!e*e!s o' 1reater than F %ercent4+K

9The$ ha*e occurred in a!! %arts o' thecountr$& inc!udin1 areas that had notre%orted "eas!es 'or $ears4;+7The CDCe*en re%orted a "eas!es out0rea3 in adocu"ented -,, *accinated%o%u!ation4+ A stud$ e?a"inin1 this

%heno"enon conc!uded& 8The a%%arent%arado? is that as "eas!es i""uni#ationrates rise to hi1h !e*e!s in a %o%u!ation&"eas!es 0eco"es a disease o'i""uni#ed %ersons4;+6 A "ore recentstud$ 'ound that "eas!es *accination8%roduces i""une su%%ression hichcontri0utes to an increased susce%ti0i!it$to other in'ections4;+ These studiessu11est that the 1oa! o' co"%!ete8i""uni#ation; "a$ actua!!$ 0ecounter%roducti*e& a notion underscored0$ instances in hich e%ide"ics'o!!oed co"%!ete i""uni#ation o'entire countries4 a%an e?%erienced$ear!$ increases in s"a!! %o? 'o!!oin1the introduction o' co"%u!sor$ *accinesin -6+4 B$ -F+& there ere +F&F6Fdeaths& and a!! had 0een *accinated4+FInthe ear!$ -F,,2s& the Phi!i%%inese?%erienced their orst s"a!!%o?e%ide"ic e*er a'ter "i!!ion %eo%!erecei*ed +K47 "i!!ion *accine doses=achie*in1 a *accination rate o' F7> in %eo%!e hoha*e ta3en the ora! %o!io *accine& andthe 9then 'our $ear a0sence o' i!d

%o!io 'ro" the estern he"is%here4essica Scheer o' the Nationa!)eha0i!itation Hos%ita! )esearch Centerin /ashin1ton& D4C4& %ointed out that"ost %arents are unaare that %o!io*accination in this countr$ entai!s 8as"a!! nu"0er o' hu"an sacri'ices each$ear4; Co"%oundin1 this contradictionare !o ad*erse e*ent re%ortin1 and theNVIC2s e?%eriences ith con'ir"in1and correctin1 "isdia1noses o' *accinereactions& hich su11est that the actua!nu"0er o' VAPP 8sacri'ices; "a$ 0e -,to -,, ti"es hi1her than that cited 0$ theCDC4 Nota0!$& the !i*e %o!io*irus is no!on1er in ides%read use4

To 0e sure& %o!io as it as 3nonin the 'irst ha!' o' the +,thcentur$ doesnot e?ist toda$4 Hoe*er& dec!ines'o!!oin1 %o!io %ea3s in the !ate -FK,2sand ear!$ -F7,2s had 0een undera$ 'ora %eriod o' $ears 0$ the ti"e the *accineas introduced4

VACCINATION T).TH :

8The %o!io *accine te"%orari!$ re*erseddisease dec!ines that ere undera$0e'ore the *accine as introduced< this

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'act as de!i0erate!$ co*ered u% 0$hea!th authorities4 In Euro%e& %o!iodec!ined in countries that 0oth e"0racedand re@ected the *accine4;

VACCINATION MYTH 6:

8M$ chi!d had no reaction to the*accines& so there is nothin1 to orr$a0out444;

444or is there

The docu"ented !on1 ter"ad*erse e''ects o' *accines inc!ude

chronic i""uno!o1ica! and neuro!o1ica!disorders such as autis"& h$%eracti*it$&attention de'icit disorders& d$s!e?ia&a!!er1ies& cancer& and other conditions&"an$ o' hich 0are!$ e?isted 0e'ore"ass *accination %ro1ra"s4 Vaccinein1redients inc!ude 3non to?icants andcarcino1ens such as thi"erso! =a"ercur$ deri*ati*e>& a!u"inu"%hos%hate& 'or"a!deh$de ='or hich thePoisons In'or"ation Centre in Austra!ia

c!ai"s there is no acce%ta0!e sa'ea"ount that can 0e in@ected into a !i*in1hu"an 0od$>& and %heno?$ethano!=co""on!$ 3non as anti'ree#e>4 So"eo' these in1redients are 1astrointestina!to?icants& !i*er to?icants& res%irator$to?icants& neuroto?icants& cardio*ascu!arand 0!ood to?icants& re%roducti*eto?icants& and de*e!o%"enta! to?icants&to na"e a 'e o' the 3non dan1ers4Che"ica! ran3in1 s$ste"s rate "an$

*accine in1redients a"on1 the "ostha#ardous su0stances& and the$ arehea*i!$ re1u!ated4 E*en "icrosco%icdoses o' so"e o' these in1redients are3non to 0e a0!e to cause serious in@ur$4In addition& so"e *accine "ediu"s usedin the %roduction o' *accines containhu"an di%!oid ce!!s ori1inatin1 'ro"

hu"an a0orted 'eta! tissue& a 'act that"i1ht a''ect "an$ %eo%!e2s *accinationchoicesi' the$ on!$ 3ne this as thecase4

Medica! historian& researcher andauthor Harris Cou!ter& Ph4D4 e?%!ainedthat his e?tensi*e research re*ea!edchi!dhood i""uni#ation to 0e 8causin1 a!o1rade ence%ha!itis in in'ants on a"uch ider sca!e than %u0!ic hea!thauthorities ere i!!in1 to ad"it& a0out-7+, o' a!! chi!dren4; He %oints outthat the seue!ae 9conditions 3non toresu!t 'ro" a disease o' ence%ha!itis9in'!a""ation o' the 0rain& a

docu"ented ad*erse e''ect o'*accination: autis"& !earnin1disa0i!ities& "ini"a! and notso"ini"a!0rain da"a1e& sei#ures& e%i!e%s$&s!ee%in1 and eatin1 disorders& se?ua!disorders& asth"a& cri0 death& dia0etes&o0esit$& and i"%u!si*e *io!ence are%recise!$ the disorders hich a''!ictconte"%orar$ societ$4 Man$ o' theseconditions ere 'or"er!$ re!ati*e!$ rare&0ut the$ ha*e 0eco"e "ore co""on aschi!dhood *accination %ro1ra"s ha*ee?%anded4 Cou!ter a!so %oints out that%ertussis to?oid is used to induceence%ha!itis in !a0 ani"a!s4 The %ertussis*accine2s a0i!it$ to cause 0rain da"a1eis thus not on!$ 3non& 0ut re!ied u%on0$ c!inica! researchers stud$in1 0raindisorders4

A Ger"an stud$ 'oundcorre!ations 0eteen *accinations and ++neuro!o1ica! conditions inc!udin1attention de'icit and e%i!e%s$4 Anotherdi!e""a is that *ira! e!e"ents in*accines "a$ %ersist and "utate in thehu"an 0od$ 'or $ears& ith un3nonconseuences4 Mi!!ions o' chi!dren are%arta3in1 in an enor"ous& crudee?%eri"ent& and no sincere& or1ani#ed

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e''ort is 0ein1 "ade to trac3 the ne1ati*eside e''ects or to deter"ine the !on1ter" conseuences4 Since !on1ter"studies on the ad*erse e''ects o' *accinesare *irtua!!$ none?istent& their

ides%read use in the a0sence o'in'or"ed consent and adeuate sa'et$testin1 constitutes "edica!e?%eri"entation4 As the A"ericanAssociation o' Ph$sicians and Sur1eonsand the Nationa! Vaccine In'or"ationCenter ha*e %ointed out& this is a*io!ation o' the 'irst %rinci%!e o' theNure"0er1 Code& 8the center%iece o'"odern 0ioethics4;7K&77

Bart C!assen& MD& PhD& 'oundero' C!assen I""unothera%ies andde*e!o%er o' *accine techno!o1ies&conducted e%ide"io!o1ica! studiesaround the or!d and 'ound *accines to0e the cause o' 6F o' insu!in t$%e Idia0etes in chi!dren under -,4 Theincrease ris3 ran1ed 'ro" F ith thedi%htheria *accine to 7, ith theHe%atitis B *accine4 Accordin1 toC!assen& CDC data con'ir"s his'indin1s4 Hoe*er& the i"%!ications o'C!assen2s 'indin1s 1o e!! 0e$onddia0etes& as his co""ent in a -FFF issueo' the British Medica! ourna! %oints out:8The incidence o' "an$ other chronici""uno!o1ica! diseases& inc!udin1asth"a& a!!er1ies& and i""une "ediatedcancers& has risen ra%id!$ and "a$ a!so0e !in3ed to i""unisation4;7 Thedia0etes 'indin1s "a$ 0e on!$ the ti% o'the ice0er14

)ecent studies in the .4S4 andEn1!and su11est that *accines causeautis"476&7&7F Mercur$ %oisonin1 andautis" ha*e near!$ identica! s$"%to"s&,

and a sin1!e da$2s *accination re1i"en"a$ in@ect K- ti"es the !e*e! o' "ercur$3non to cause har"4- Ca!i'ornia2s

autis" rate has "ushroo"ed -,,,o*er the %ast +, $ears& ith dra"aticincreases 'o!!oin1 the introduction o'the MM) *accine in the ear!$ -F,2s4En1!and had dra"atic autis" increases

0e1innin1 in the -FF,2s& 'o!!oin1 theintroduction o' the MM) *accine there4So"e in'ants recei*e -,, ti"es theEPA2s "a?i"u" a!!oa0!e a"ount o'"ercur$ throu1h *accines4 In anuar$&+,,,& the ourna! o' Ad*erse Dru1)eactions re%orted that the MM)*accine as not adeuate!$ tested andshou!d not ha*e 0een !icensed4 (urtherrein'orcin1 the sus%ected *accineautis"connection is the 'act that "an$

%h$sicians usin1 a s$ste"atic "ercur$deto?i'ication re1i"en ith autistic%atients ha*e seen dra"atici"%ro*e"ents in the hea!th and 0eha*ioro' their %atients4+ Toda$& one out o'e*er$ -7, chi!dren are a''ected 0$autis"& accordin1 to the Nationa!Vaccine In'or"ation Center4 In the ear!$-FK,2s& %rior to the introduction o' "ost*accines in current use& it asconsidered a rare condition that 'edoctors ou!d e*er encounter in their%ractice4

VACCINATION T).TH 6:

8The !on1 ter" ad*erse e''ects o'*accinations ha*e 0een i1nored in s%iteo' co"%e!!in1 corre!ations ith "an$serious chronic conditions4 Doctors can2totherise e?%!ain the dra"atic rise in"an$ o' these diseases4;

VACCINATION MYTH :

8Vaccines are the on!$ disease%re*ention o%tion a*ai!a0!e444;

444or are the$

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Most %arents 'ee! co"%e!!ed tota3e so"e disease%re*entin1 action 'ortheir chi!dren4 /hi!e there is no -,,1uarantee an$here& there are *ia0!e

a!ternati*es4 Historica!!$& ho"eo%ath$has %ro*en "an$ ti"es to 0e "oree''ecti*e than a!!o%athic "edicine in thetreat"ent and %re*ention o' disease4 In a.4S4 cho!era out0rea3 in -KF& a!!o%athic"edicine sa a K, death rate& hi!eho"eo%athic hos%ita!s had a docu"enteddeath rate o' on!$ J4J)ou1h!$ si"i!arstatistics sti!! ho!d true 'or cho!eratoda$4K )ecent e%ide"io!o1ica! studiessho ho"eo%athic re"edies as eua!in1

or sur%assin1 standard *accinations in%re*entin1 disease4 There are re%orts inhich %o%u!ations that ere treatedho"eo%athica!!$ a'ter e?%osure had a-,, success ratenone o' the treatedcau1ht the disease47

There are ho"eo%athic 3itsa*ai!a0!e 'or disease %re*ention4

Ho"eo%athic re"edies can a!so 0e ta3enon!$ durin1 ti"es o' increased ris3=out0rea3s& tra*e!in1& etc4>& and ha*e%ro*en hi1h!$ e''ecti*e in suchinstances4 And since these re"edies ha*eno to?ic co"%onents& the$ ha*e *irtua!!$no side e''ects4 In addition& ho"eo%ath$has 0een e''ecti*e in re*ersin1 so"e o'the disa0i!it$ caused 0$ *accinereactions& not to "ention "an$ otherchronic conditions ith hich a!!o%athic"edicine has had !itt!e success4

VACCINATION T).TH :

8Docu"ented sa'e and e''ecti*ea!ternati*es to *accination ha*e 0eena*ai!a0!e 'or decades4 Hoe*er& the$ha*e 0een s$ste"atica!!$ attac3ed andsu%%ressed 0$ the "edica!esta0!ish"ent4;

VACCINATION MYTH F:

8Vaccinations are !e1a!!$ "andated anduna*oida0!e444;

444or are the$

In the .4S4& *accine !as *ar$'ro" state to state4 /hi!e e*er$ state!e1a!!$ reuires *accines& e*er$ statea!so has one or "ore !e1a! e?e"%tions'ro" *accines4 Schoo! and hea!tho''icia!s i!! se!do" *o!unteere?e"%tion in'or"ation& and areso"eti"es "isin'or"ed a0out !e1a!

e?e"%tions& so it is i"%ortant to chec3the !as in $our state to 'ind out e?act!$hat the reuire"ents are4 Each stateo''ers one or "ore o' the 'o!!oin1 three3inds o' e?e"%tions:

-> Medica! E?e"%tion: A!! 7, states inthe .4S4 a!!o 'or a "edica! e?e"%tion4Hoe*er& 'e %ediatricians chec3 'orindications o' increased ris3 0e'oread"inisterin1 *accines& so it is ad*isa0!e

'or %arents to research this "atter 'orthe"se!*es i' the$ ha*e reason to 0e!ie*ethat their chi!d "a$ 0e %redis%osed to*accine reactions4 E%i!e%s$& se*erea!!er1ies& and a %re*ious ad*erse reactionin a chi!d or si0!in1 are 0ut a 'e o' the"an$ conditions in chi!d or 'a"i!$histor$ hich "a$ increase the chanceso' an ad*erse reaction& and thus "a$ua!i'$ 'or a "edica! e?e"%tion 'ro"one or "ore reuired *accines4 In

1enera!& thou1h& "edica! e?e"%tions aredi''icu!t to 1et& "a$ 0e a*ai!a0!e on!$ tothose ho ha*e a!read$ had a serious*accine reaction or ho ha*e a 'a"i!$histor$ o' serious *accine reactions& "a$0e 1ranted on!$ 'or the s%eci'ic *accine0e!ie*ed to ha*e caused a %re*iousreaction& and "a$ 0e *a!id on!$ as !on1

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as the condition 1i*in1 rise to thee?e"%tion %ersists =i4e4& "a$ 0ete"%orar$>4

+> )e!i1ious E?e"%tion: K states a!!o

'or a re!i1ious e?e"%tion =a!! 0ut MSand /V>4 A state2s !as "a$ state that"e"0ershi% in an esta0!ished re!i1iousor1ani#ation is reuired4 Hoe*er& thisreuire"ent has 0een he!dunconstitutiona! in Ne Yor3 'edera!courts< %ersona! re!i1ious 0e!ie's aresu''icient 'or a re!i1ious e?e"%tion&re1ard!ess o' hich re!i1iousor1ani#ation $ou 0e!on1 to& or hetheror not $ou 0e!on1 to an or1ani#ed

re!i1ion at a!!4

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In one case& the%!ainti''s ere aarded "one$ da"a1eshen the court 'ound that the state had*io!ated their ci*i! ri1hts 0$ den$in1the" a re!i1ious e?e"%tion4

J> Phi!oso%hica! or Persona! E?e"%tion:A%%ro?i"ate!$ -6 states a!!o %arents tore'use *accination 'or %ersona! or%hi!oso%hica! reasons4

It is orth notin1 that e?e"%tedchi!dren "a$ 0e 0anned 'ro" attendin1schoo!s durin1 !oca! out0rea3s4 But a!!schoo!s& %u0!ic or %ri*ate& "ust co"%!$ith state *accination !as and honor!e1a! e?e"%tions4

The 0est source 'or a co%$ o'$our state5s *accination !as is statehea!th o''icia!s4 A %hone ca!! to the stateDe%art"ent o' E%ide"io!o1$ orI""uni#ation =the s%eci'ic na"e *aries'ro" state to state> "a$ 0e a!! that itta3es to 1et a co%$ "ai!ed to $ou4 Or& 'ora s"a!! 'ee& the NVIC and NeAt!antean Press i!! se!! $ou a co%$ o'$our state2s i""uni#ation !as =seecontact in'or"ation at the end o' thisartic!e>4 Statutes can 0e searched on the

internet ='or e?a"%!e& see4'ind!a4co">& 0ut these sources"a$ not re'!ect *er$ recent chan1es inthe !a& i' there ha*e 0een an$4 La!i0raries and !a$ers are& o' course& a

1ood source as e!!4

VACCINATION T).TH F:

8Le1a! e?e"%tions 'ro" *accinations area*ai!a0!e 'or "an$0ut not a!!.4S4citi#ens4;

VACCINATION MYTH -,:

8Pu0!ic hea!th o''icia!s a!a$s %!ace the%u0!ic2s hea!th a0o*e a!! otherconcerns444;

444or do the$

Vaccination histor$ is ridd!edith docu"ented instances o' deceit%ortra$in1 *accines as "i1ht$ diseaseconuerors& hen in 'act *accines ha*ehad !itt!e or no discerna0!e i"%act on

or ha*e e*en de!a$ed or re*ersed%ree?istin1 disease dec!ines4 The .nitedin1do"5s De%art"ent o' Hea!thad"itted that *accination statusdeter"ined the dia1nosis o' su0seuentdiseases: Those 'ound in *accinated%atients recei*ed a!ternate dia1noses& and the'ruits o' 8trans1enic; %!ants in hich*accine *iruses are 1ron4 /ith e*er$adu!t and chi!d on the %!anet a %otentia!

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reci%ient o' *accines ad"inistered%eriodica!!$ throu1hout their !i*es& ande*er$ hea!thcare s$ste" and 1o*ern"enta %otentia! 0u$er& it is !itt!e onder thatcount!ess "i!!ions o' do!!ars are s%ent

nurturin1 the 1roin1 "u!ti0i!!iondo!!ar *accine industr$4 /ithout %u0!icoutcr$& e i!! see "ore and "ore ne*accines reuired o' us a!!4 And hi!e%ro'its are readi!$ ca!cu!a0!e& the rea!hu"an costs are i1nored or su%%ressed4

/hate*er $our %ersona!*accination decision& "a3e it anin'or"ed one< $ou ha*e that ri1ht andres%onsi0i!it$4 It is a di''icu!t issue& 0ut

there is "ore than enou1h at sta3e to@usti'$ hate*er ti"e and ener1$ it ta3es4

(O) MO)E IN(O)MATION:

-4 Nationa! Vaccine In'or"ation Center&7-+ Ma%!e A*enue /est +,& Vienna&VA ++-,4 6,JFJDPTJ< ,,F,FSHOT =6K>4E"ai!: in'oUF,Fshot4co"/e0site: htt%:4F,Fshot4co"

+4 Vaccine In'or"ation Aareness=VIA>& arin Schu"acher& 4D4&Director4 6F+ Pine*ie Dri*e San ose&CA F7--64 K,JF6K-F+ =*oice"ai!%a1er> K,77KF,7J =%hone'a?>4E"ai!: *iaUaccess-4net4 (orin'or"ation on a!! sides o' the issue& 1oto VIA2s /e0site:htt%:4access-4net*ia

J4 Vaccine Po!ic$ Institute& +7- )id1ea$Dr4& Da$ton& OH K7K7F& r$stineSe*er$n& )4Ph4& Ph4D4& %h'a?: 7-JKJ7

K67,4 Wuarter!$ Nes!etter4 In'or"ation'ro" a hi1h!$ credentia!ed& hi1h!$in'or"ed e?%ert on *accines4

K4 Ne At!antean Press P4O4 Bo? FJSanta (e& NM 67,K 7,7FJ-74Boo3s& ta%es& *ideos& rite 'or cata!o14

74 Diane )o#ario& Immunization Resource

Guide& Kth Edition& Patter Pu0!ications&

P4O4 Bo? +,K& Bur!in1ton& IA 7+,-4J-F67+,,JF& 7-J666,& 'a? +,J-F& e"ai!: %atter%u0U$ahoo4co"& or use a standard Internet searchen1ine to 'ind an$ o' the "an$ se!!erson!ine4 This 1uide has it a!!& %ro andcon& and is reasona0!$ %riced4

ABO.T THE A.THO)

A!an Phi!!i%s is an attorne$ in Cha%e!Hi!!& NC& and a co'ounder and director o'Citi#ens 'or Hea!thcare (reedo" =CH(>& anon%ro'it cor%oration dedicated to raisin1*accine aareness and ad*ocatin1 in'or"edchoice4 A!an has a 0ac31round in technica!ritin1& ritin1 assess"ent& chi!dren2se!e"entar$ education& 'ree!ance ritin1 andin*esti1ati*e research on a!ternati*e hea!th

issues& and is 3non internationa!!$ 'or%ro'essiona! "usic %er'or"ance and %roduction4

INT)OD.CTO)Y VACCINEP)ESENTATIONS

Citi#ens 'or Hea!thcare (reedo" Director A!anPhi!!i%s& Es4& conducts introductor$ !ectures onthe *accine contro*ers$4 Presentations aredesi1ned to co"%!e"ent and su%%!e"ent thein'or"ation in this artic!e4 To s%onsor a%resentation in $our ho"e& o''ice& !oca! !i0rar$&or other suita0!e !ocation& rite to CH( Lectures&

P4O4 Bo? JK6J& Cha%e! Hi!!& NC +67-7JK6J& ore"ai! !a%a%aUnc4rr4co"4

)ELATED A)TICLES:

A!an has researched and ritten on se*era!*accine !e1a! issues& inc!udin1 *accinee?e"%tions =ith a 'ocus on re!i1ious e?e"%tion'edera! case !a>& the Nationa! Vaccine In@ur$Co"%ensation Pro1ra"& and the sha3en0a0$s$ndro"e*accine in@ur$ connection: thedocu"ented instances in hich %arents andcareta3ers are con*icted o' chi!d a0use& 0ut !ater

the da"a1e is shon to ha*e 0een caused 0$ a*accine in@ur$4

.NSOLICITED P.BLISHINGS:

-4 %arenteacher "a1a#ine& su""er +,,,4+4 C!audia2s A0undant Li'e Hea!th (ood Mar3et&,F-FFF X ,++,,,4

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ENDNOTES

-Vaccine Ad*erse E*ents )e%ortin1 S$ste"=VAE)S>< Nationa! Technica! In'or"ationSer*ice& S%rin1'ie!d& VA ++--& 6,JK6K7,&6,JK6K,,& Neuro!o1$ J+=K>& %t4 +4--Id4-+Viera Schie0ner& Ph4D4& accination! "##$ears of Orthodo% Research &hows that

accines Represent a Medical 'ssault on the

Immune &ystem, -FFJ4-JCon'oundin1 in studies o' ad*erse reactions to*accines 9see co""ents4 (ine PE& Chen )T&)EVIE/ A)TICLE: J )E(S4 Co""ent in:

A" E%ide"io! -FFK an -7:++FJ,4Di*ision o' I""uni#ation& Centers 'or DiseaseContro!& At!anta& GA J,JJJ4-K&ee Viera Schei0ner&supra note -+4-7Nature and )ates o' Ad*erse )eactions

Associated ith DTP and DT I""uni#ations inIn'ants and Chi!dren =Pediatrics& No*4 -F-& Vo!4& No4 7>-DPT )e%ort& The (resno Bee& Co""unit$)e!ations& -+ E4 Street& (resno& CA FJ6&Dece"0er 7& -FK4-6Tro!!'ors B& )a0o& E4 -F-4 /hoo%in1 cou1hin adu!ts4 British Medica! ourna! =Se%te"0er-+>& FF64-Nationa! Vaccine In@ur$ Co"%ensationPro1ra" =NVICP> htt%:0h%r4hrsa41o**ic%4-FMeas!es *accine 'ai!ures: !ac3 o' sustained"eas!es s%eci'ic i""uno1!o0u!in G res%onses inre*accinated ado!escents and $oun1 adu!ts4De%art"ent o' Pediatrics& Geor1eton.ni*ersit$ Medica! Center& /ashin1ton& DC+,,,64 Pediatric In'ectious Disease ourna!4-J=->:JK& -FFK an4+,Meas!es out0rea3 in J- schoo!s: ris3 'actors 'or*accine 'ai!ure and e*a!uation o' a se!ecti*ere*accination strate1$4 De%art"ent o' Pre*enti*eMedicine and Biostatistics& .ni*ersit$ o'Toronto& Ont4 Canadian Medica! Associationourna!4 -7,=6>:-,FJ& -FFK A%r -4+-Hae"o%hi!us 0 disease a'ter *accination ithHae"o%hi!us 0 %o!$saccharide or con@u1ate*accine4 Institution Di*ision o' Bacteria!

Products& Center 'or Bio!o1ics E*a!uation and)esearch& (ood and Dru1 Ad"inistration&Bethesda& Md +,F+4 A"erican ourna! o'Diseases o' Chi!dren4 -K7=-+>:-J6F+& -FF-Dec4++Sustained trans"ission o' "u"%s in a hi1h!$*accinated %o%u!ation: assess"ent o' %ri"ar$*accine 'ai!ure and anin1 *accineinducedi""unit$4 Di*ision o' (ie!d E%ide"io!o1$&Centers 'or Disease Contro! and Pre*ention&At!anta& Geor1ia4 ourna! o' In'ectious Diseases4-F=->:66+& -FFK an4 -4+JSecondar$ "eas!es *accine 'ai!ure in

hea!thcare or3ers e?%osed to in'ected %atients4De%art"ent o' Pediatrics& Chi!dren5s Hos%ita! o'Phi!ade!%hia& PA -F-,K4 In'ection Contro! Hos%ita! E%ide"io!o1$4 -K=+>:-& -FFJ (e04+KMM/) =Mor0idit$ and Morta!it$ /ee3!$)e%ort> J =F>& -++FF4+7MM/) [Meas!es4[ -FF< J:J+FJJ,4+MM/)4 JJ=+K>&++K4+6(ai!ure to reach the 1oa! o' "eas!ese!i"ination4 A%%arent %arado? o' "eas!es

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in'ections in i""uni#ed %ersons4 )e*ie artic!e:7, )E(S4 De%t4 o' Interna! Medicine& Ma$oVaccine )esearch Grou%& Ma$o C!inic and(oundation& )ochester& MN4 Archi*es o' Interna!

Medicine4 -7K=->:--7+,& -FFK Au1 ++4+C!inica! I""uno!o1$ and I""uno%atho!o1$&Ma$ -FF< 6F=+>: -J-6,4+FTre*or Gunn&Mass Immunization, ' (oint in)uestion& at -7 =citin1 E4D4 Hu"e&(asteur

E%posed*The +alse +oundations of Modern

Medicine& Boo3rea!& Austra!ia& -FF4>J,Ph$sician /i!!ia" Hoard Ha$5s address o'une +7& -FJ6< %rinted in the Con1ressiona!)ecord4J-E!eanor McBean& The (oisoned eedle& Hea!th)esearch& -F74J+Out0rea3 o' %ara!$tic %o!io"$e!itis in O"an4

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6erg v. Glen 3ove 3ity &chool 4istrict& 7J (4Su%%4 7- =E4D4N4Y4 -FFK>46-Con1ress"an Dan Burton& Co""ittee onGo*ern"ent )e'or"& 8(ACA: Con'!icts o'Interest and Vaccine De*e!o%"ent: Preser*in1the Inte1rit$ o' the Process&; une -7& +,,,46+8AAPS )eso!ution Concernin1 Mandator$Vaccines; at htt%:4aa%son!ine4or1aa%s46J4 Barthe!o C!assen& M4D4& M4B4A4

President and CEO& C!assenI""unothera%ies& Inc4& 7-6 Montrose A*e&Ba!ti"ore& MD +-+-+

Te!: =K-,> J66K7KF (a?: =K-,> J66

7+ E"ai!: C!assenU*accines4net& !etter toThe Honora0!e Dan Burton& Chair"an .4S4House o' )e%resentati*es& Co""ittee onGo*ern"ent )e'or"& /ashin1ton& DC +,7-7&Octo0er -+th& -FFF& at htt%:*accines4net46K8Sho us the Science&; Motherin1 Ma1a#ine&

MarchA%ri! +,,-& )e%ort on the Se%t4 +,,,NVIC Vaccine Con'erence467&ee 4 Barthe!o C!assen& MD& MBA&supranote 6J46Viera Schei0ner& PhD& -6 Go*etts Lea% )oad&B!ac3heath& NS/ +67& Austra!ia< %hone ]-

=,>+ K66 +,J& (a? ]- =,>+ K66 F66&ee 4 Barthe!o C!assen& MD& MBA&supranote 6J46State"ent o' the Nationa! Vaccine In'or"ation

Center& Hearin1 o' the House Su0co""ittee onCri"ina! ustice& Dru1 Po!ic$ and Hu"an)esources& [Co"%ensatin1 Vaccine In@uries: Are)e'or"s Needed[ Se%te"0er +& -FFF4

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