Spring 2008

Vaccination Risk Awarenessewsletter Network Inc. Vaccines, Depression and Neurodegeneration After Age 50: Another Reason to Avoid the INSIDE THIS ISSUE Recommended Vaccines By Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., CCN 2: VRANews 3: Justice for Parents Falsely It has been estimated that 14.8 million researchers observed that the anesthetic Accused of Killing Their Children Americans suffer from major depressive drug ketamine could relieve depression 7: Seeking the Truth about the disorder and of this number 6 million are for a prolonged period. Ketamine is a Never Vaccinated elderly. If we include anxiety disorders, powerful blocking drug for a class of glu- 9: Vanished With a Trace which commonly accompany depression, tamate receptors (NMDA receptors). 14: Letters the number jumps to 40 million adults. For quite some time it was known that 16: Omega-3 Fats Improve Attention, At a cost of $44 billon dollars a year just depression could cause a loss of neurons Behavior, and Intelligence for care of the seniors, this impacts the in the hippocampus of the brain-the area 17: Aluminum & Vaccine Ingredients: national budget as well. Depression later most important for recent memory (de- What Do We Know, What Don’t in life tends to last longer and be more clarative memory or working memory), We Know? severe than at younger ages. It is also as- the form of memory most affected in 19: Newsclips sociated with a high rate of suicide. Alzheimer’s disease. This shrinkage of 20: 07/08 Flu Shot Mismatch Previously, it was thought that major the brain usually occurred with long- 20: Excerpt from Welcome to the War depression was secondary to a defi ciency term depression, yet it was shown, using on Disease, Part 2 in certain neurotransmitters in the brain, sophisticated testing, that even without 21: Cluster of SIDS Deaths in Idaho particularly the monoamines, which brain shrinkage, memory could be ad- Prompts Parents to Blame include serotonin, norepinephrine and versely affected. Some antidepressants Vaccines; Doctors, Governement dopamine. While alterations in these im- could not only reverse the memory loss Deny Vaccine Link portant mood-related neurotransmitters but could reverse the shrinkage as well. 22: HPV Vaccine a Bust? is found with major depression, grow- The implication was that the elevated 24: VRAN Membership and Order ing evidence indicates that the primary brain glutamate, via excitotoxicity, was Form culprit is low-grade, chronic brain infl am- destroying brain connections and later mation. In addition, we now know that killing brain cells in the hippocampus and infl ammatory cytokines can lower sero- that the antidepressants were lowering tonin signifi cantly and for long periods brain glutamate levels. Subsequent stud- by a number of different mechanisms. ies have confi rmed that drugs that block Editorial Researchers have also discovered that excitotoxicity also reduce depression and Awakening to Vaccine Truth most people with major depressive dis- that some antidepressants reduce brain ease (MDD) have higher levels of the glutamate levels. By Edda West neurotransmitter glutamate in their spi- “The explosion of autism in this coun- nal fl uid (CSF) and blood plasma. This The Link Between Elevated Brain try is a national health crisis. Our children is the same glutamate found as a food Glutamate and Infl ammation are profoundly ill and suffering. Human additive-for example, MSG (monoso- lives, our babies’ lives, have been ir- dium glutamate), hydrolyzed proteins, A tremendous amount of research reparably changed and those responsible calcium or sodium casienate, soy protein has now demonstrated the link between must be held accountable.” —Theresa isolate, vegetable protein concentrate or chronic low-level brain infl ammation, el- Cedillo (1) isolate, etc. Much of the free glutamate evated brain glutamate levels and major Theresa Cedillo’s voice refl ects one in the brain of depressed people comes depression. We know that as we age, the mother’s agony now widely expressed in a from within, that is it escapes from spe- level of infl ammatory immune cytokines growing chorus of outrage pouring out of cial cells within the brain itself (microglia increase (such as interleukin-1ß (IL-1), the United States and Canada in response and astrocytes). Free glutamate, that IL-6 and TNF-a). That is, the level of in- to governments’ denial that vaccines are is, existing outside the neurons, is very fl ammation in our body increases, with implicated in the autism epidemic which toxic to brain connections and brain cells high levels being seen at the extremes of now engulfs one in 150 children. Dr. Ed- themselves—mainly by a process called life—the 80s and 90s. ward Yazbak MD says those stats were excitotoxicity. This progressive elevation in the relevant fi ve years ago. He estimates the This connection between high brain body’s infl ammation increases our risk incidence of autism spectrum disorders is glutamate levels and major depression of a number of infl ammation-linked dis- now 1 in 67 children with no sign of abat- was discovered quite by accident, when Vaccines, Depression... continued on page 4 Editorial continued on page 10 VRAN Newsletter ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ Page 1 VRAN NEWSLETTER cally, and already is”. Vaccination Risk Awareness Network Inc. VRANews P.O. Box 169, Winlaw, B.C. V0G 2J0 He continues, “If you want to destroy Dear VRAN Members, the health of tens of millions of people Coordinator and newsletter editor: Edda West and guarantee an unending form of phar- [email protected] 250-355-2525 Annual General Meeting maceutical necessity, what better way VRAN Board of Directors: than to use vaccines and make everyone Mary James—President If you’ve ever wanted to get more sick?”. Rita Hoffman—Vice-President involved with our work and possibly Listen to the broadcast, go to: www. Edda West —Secretary/Treasurer offer some volunteer time, please con- animalvoices.org/dynamichealth Dr. Jason Whittaker—Director VRAN Speakers Bureau Leona Rew—Board Member sider joining us at the VRAN annual Then click on “Past Shows”. The Gloria Dignazio—Board Member general meeting, held by telephone March 12 interview comes up in a col- Susan Fletcher—VRAN Researcher conference. All members in good umn at the right. Thanks to Catherine Orfald for the newsletter layout. standing are welcome! Statement of Purpose: Our meeting this year will be held on Fundraising and This Year’s • VRAN was formed in October of 1992 in re- Saturday, April 26. If you plan to attend Book Bonus sponse to growing parental concern regarding the AGM, we need to hear from you at the safety of current vaccination programs in least a week in advance of the meeting in We want to thank all our members use in Canada. order to book your place with the confer- for their continuing generous support of • VRAN continues the work of the Committee Against Compulsory Vaccination, who in 1982, ence monitor. VRAN’s work. Please know how impor- challenged Ontario’s compulsory “Immunization Please contact Mary James at: (204) tant your help has been this year and past of School Pupils Act”, which resulted in amend- 895-9192 or by email tjames4@shaw. years. Because of your help, the conti- ment of the Act, and guarantees an exemption ca or Edda West at 250-355-2525 or by nuity of our work is assured and parents of conscience from any ‘required’ vaccine. email: [email protected] have a place they can turn to for an al- • VRAN forwards the belief that all people have the right to draw on a broad information base when ternative view of vaccination. With your deciding on drugs offered themselves and/or their In This Newsletter support, we are able to inform parents in children and in particular drugs associated with this country of the REAL toll mass vac- potentially serious health risks, injury and death. Increasingly people are awakening to cination agendas are taking on children’s VACCINES ARE SUCH DRUGS. the disastrous effects of mass vaccina- health. Thanks to your support, parents • VRAN is committed to gathering and distributing infor- mation and resources that contribute to the creation of tion on human health. In this issue, we do have options, and can refuse the arbi- health and well being in our families and communities. feature neurosurgeon, Dr. Russell Blay- trary vaccine agendas set by government lock’s enlightening article on the effect policy makers. VRAN’s Mandate is: of vaccines on health after age 50. Fundraising is an ongoing, year round • To empower parents to make an informed deci- sion when considering vaccines for their children. We also include, as a supplement effort. Every year we offer a bonus book • To educate and inform parents about the risks, adverse with this issue, Dr. Blaylock’s power- to members who donate $150 or more to reactions, and contraindications of vaccinations. ful article, Vaccines, Neurodevelopment VRAN. • To respect parental choice in deciding whether and Autism Spectrum Disorders. It is a This year we are offering two book se- or not to vaccinate their child. long and highly instructive article that lections for you to choose from. Just a • To provide support to parents whose children have suffered adverse reactions and health in- you may want to study carefully and Little Prick by Hilary Butler documents juries as a result of childhood vaccinations. also share with others. We feel it will be her 20 years of work as a vaccine aware- • To promote a multi-disciplinary approach to child highly educational to many people, es- ness activist. The book analyses the “Big and family health utilizing the following modalities: pecially those in the medical profession, Lie” which props up vaccine agendas herbalist, chiropractor, naturopath, homeopath, still steeped in ignorance and unaware of around the world. refl exologist, allopath (regular doctor), etc. • To empower women to reclaim their position as the impact of vaccines on the immune Additionally, we are offering you primary healers in the family. system and the brain. Dr. Tim O’Shea’s well known book, • To maintain links with consumer groups similar to ours On March 12. 2008, Dr. Blaylock was The Sanctity of Human Blood, now in around the world through an exchange of information, interviewed by Allart on Vancouver’s its eleventh edition. Dr. O’Shea’s book research and analysis, thereby enabling parents to CFRO co-op radio. For nearly an hour, has been popular in vaccine awareness reclaim health care choices for their families. • To support people in their fi ght for health free- Dr. Blaylock discussed the damage vac- circles for many years, and this new up- dom and to maintain and further the individual's cines cause to the brain and health. His dated edition has received good reviews. freedom from enforced medication. research of the scientifi c literature reveals When sending us your donation, please the excessive and damaging immune choose one of these two books, and let us VRAN publishes a newsletter 3 to 4 times a year as stimulation of the brain caused by vac- know which one you are selecting. a means of distributing information to members and the community. Suggested annual membership fees, cines. He says medical people are ‘light Please send your donations to: including quarterly newsletter and your on-going years behind the research’. VRAN Fundraising, P.O. Box 169, support to the Vaccination Risk Awareness Network: In the interview, Dr. Blaylock states, Winlaw, BC, V0G 2J0 $35.00—Individual $75.00—Professional “The more you vaccinate, the sicker the We still don’t have email addresses population becomes. The main problem is of many members. Please send us your We would like to share the personal stories of our membership. If you would like to submit your story, over-vaccination and the massive doses. email to [email protected] Once you’re on please contact Edda West by phone or e-mail,as We have compelling evidence that repeti- our E-Bulletin list, you will receive in- indicated above. tive mass vaccination destroys the brain teresting and timely news items between and is going to increase the numbers of newsletters. √ VRAN website: www.vran.org √ degenerative brain disorders astronomi- Page 2 ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ VRAN Newsletter medical hysteria without basis in science. Justice for Parents Falsely Accused of Killing Or that the brain injuries are more likely Their Children vaccine triggered, than loving parents going berserk and violently shaking their A recent public inquiry in Ontario has zure of siblings from the parents of the baby to death. revealed that a pediatric pathologist’s pediatric victims. “To be very straight- Shaken Baby Syndrome has come to sloppy work and personal biases resulted forward, this would generate a lot of signify the extreme to which “experts” in the conviction and imprisonment of controversy in the community because will go to defl ect blame from themselves many innocent people falsely accused it is very polarized,” he said. when something bad happens to a baby of having killed their children. A careful British authorities have reversed the following vaccination. review of the cases uncovered a monu- convictions of a number of mothers ac- “What cannot be, must not be” is the mental tragedy which resulted in the cused and convicted of shaking their impenetrable shield of denial they hold imprisonment of parents and caregivers babies to death. They say new research up. Certainly they are not to blame, so it for crimes they did not commit. may reveal that the children were not must be the parent or caregiver. The inquiry was called after an ex- abused after all. In 2004, pathologist-hematologist and pert panel raised serious doubts about A review of the children’s medical Shaken Baby Syndrome expert Michael ‘expert’ opinions given by discredited histories and expert medical testimony Innis summarized the fi ndings of many pathologist Dr. Charles Smith. His er- revealed that the science behind Shaken when he wrote: rors caused innocent parents, accused of Baby Syndrome was not solidly estab- “I have proved that immunization with- murdering their children, to spend years in this period is a cause, repeat a cause, of behind bars,. “I have proved that these haemorrhages (with or without frac- The investigation has revealed that Dr. immunization within this period tures) in susceptible children …” Charles Smith had not only made serious is a cause, repeat a cause, of “They will have successfully de- errors in judgment, but was grossly in- these haemorrhages (with or molished my explanation if they can competent to asses child death cases. without fractures) in susceptible document a SINGLE case of Shaken The inquiry also revealed the dearth of children… They will have Baby Syndrome or “infl icted shaking/ pediatric pathology experts in the prov- successfully demolished my impact injury” (as they prefer to call it) ince with the result that one man was explanation if they can docu- which occurred outside the 21 day period given too much power over the lives of ment a SINGLE case of Shaken and in which a disorder of Haemostasis, innocent people. Baby Syndrome... which Nutrition, or Liver disease was convinc- While these fi rst cases were not re- occurred outside the 21 day ingly excluded.” ferred to as ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ period and in which a disorder “I repeat, the diagnosis of Shaken (SBS), the opposition leader said the of Haemostasis, Nutrition, or Baby Syndrome or Infl icted Shaking/ Ontario government needs to review all Liver disease was convincingly Impact Injury is a proven fi gment of the cases where Shaken Baby Syndrome was excluded.” imagination of some in the Medical Pro- listed as the cause of death of a child. —Pathologist-Hematologist and fession and should be relegated to scrap A review of 142 such cases in Ontario Shaken Baby Syndrome expert heap of history before it causes any more has been urged because of an ‘evolution Michael Innis shame to the profession and disaster to in the debate’ over Shaken Baby Syn- innocent families.” drome. The Joint Statement on Shaken Baby Syndrome, ratifi ed by a number of lished, and that other events, including http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/ child health groups, which also includes adverse vaccine reactions could indeed eletters/328/7442/719#57790 the Canadian Association of Chiefs of have caused the brain bleeds and retinal Police, erroneously forwards the as- hemorrhages thought to be irrefutable sumption that a child presenting with proof of SBS. Please also refer to the following ex- symptoms that include bleeding in and Many researchers have now identifi ed cellent articles: around the brain and bleeding in the the role vaccines play in SBS. In a major- • Dr. Edward Yazbak’s recent analy- retina of the eyes raises an immediate ity of these cases, the baby had recently sis of Shaken Baby Syndrome on suspicion of trauma infl icted by a parent been injected with the usual schedule of the NVIC website is excellent: or caregiver. Health Canada is a signato- fi ve to eight vaccines at one time. http://www.nvic.org/doctors_corner/ ry to this Joint Statement. It can be found We now know that multiple vaccines ed_yazbak_shaken_baby_syndrome. on their website. injected into vulnerable infants can result htm Michael Pollanen, the province’s top in precisely the symptoms ascribed to • C. Alan B. Clemetson, MD, Caffey forensic pathologist told Judge Stephen SBS. Without any basis in fact, Shaken Revisited: A Commentary on the Goudge that skepticism about SBS is so Baby Syndrome was entrenched in the Origin of “Shaken Baby Syndrome” great that he should consider urging a re- medical liturgy as a new syndrome in http://www.jpands.org/jpands1101. view of the cases when he produces his which a loving care-giver would “lose it” htm report next spring. and shake an infant so hard it would re- • Dr. Alan Clemetson, MD, Shaken Dr. Pollanen said he did not know sult in brain damage and death Baby or Barlow’s Disease Variant? how many of the 142 cases were inves- Until recently, medical offi cials have http://www.bmj.com/cgi/elet- tigated as suspicious deaths, resulting in refused to consider the possibility that ters/328/7442/719#63802 √ criminal charges, convictions or the sei- Shaken Baby Syndrome is a fi gment of VRAN Newsletter ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ Page 3 Vaccines, Depression continued from page 1 areas most related to mood control. MSG that after age 50, people have exagger- eases, such as cancer, arthritis, muscle also increases brain infl ammation. ated and prolonged “sickness behavior”, weakness, fatigue, sleep disturbances, much more so than younger people. This memory loss and confusion. People with is one of the reasons why many elderly Vaccination and Brain Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease hang onto fl u symptoms for months after have even higher levels of these infl am- Infl ammation exposure. matory cytokines—much higher. A great number of studies have shown There is also another immune phe- When infl ammatory chemicals are el- that when you vaccinate an animal, the nomenon that plays a major role in evated in the brain it makes brain cells body’s infl ammatory cytokines not only vaccine-related brain injury. Researchers more vulnerable to a number of toxins, increase dramatically, but so do the discovered that when you vaccinate an many of which are in the environment. brain’s infl ammatory chemicals. The animal, the brain microglia immune cells One study demonstrated, using a series brain has its own immune system that is turn on partially (called priming), that of sophisticated techniques, that if brain intimately connected to the body’s im- is, they are in a state of high readiness. cells were exposed to low levels of a pes- mune system. The main immune cell in If the immune system is activated again ticide there was little toxicity seen and the brain is called a microglia. Normally, soon after (days, weeks to months), these that if you exposed these same brain cells these brain cells are lying throughout the microglia explode into action secreting to an immune stimulant alone, little dam- brain in a resting state (called ramifi ed). levels of their destructive chemicals far age occurred. But if you fi rst exposed the Once activated, they can move around, higher than normal. This overreaction brain cells to the immune stimulant, the traveling between brain cells like amoe- can be very destructive and make you same low dose of pesticide could destroy ba (called amoeboid microglia). feel very depressed. a great number of brain cells. In the resting state, they release chemi- Stimulating the immune system with The importance of this observation cals that support the growth and protection a vaccine is far different than contracting was that the vaccine made the brain cells of brain cells and their connections (den- an infectious illness naturally. Vaccines hypersensitive to the toxin so that even drites and synapses). But when activated, are made of two components—the agent in concentrations that normally would they secrete a number of very harmful you wish to vaccinate against—for ex- not cause harm, could wiped out most chemicals, including infl ammatory cy- ample, the measles virus; and an immune of the neurons. One of the strongest con- tokines, chemokines, complement, free system booster called an immune adju- nections between an environmental toxin radicals, lipid peroxidation products, and vant. These adjuvants are composed of (pesticides) and a neurological disorder two excitotoxins—glutamate and quino- such things as aluminum compounds, is with Parkinson’s disease. The reason linic acid. MSG, lipid compounds and even mer- it is more common in the elderly is that In essence, these brain immune cells cury. Their job is to make the immune they have the highest levels of infl am- are out to kill invaders, since the body’s system react as intensely as possible and matory cytokines. This also explains the immune system sent an emergency mes- for as long as possible. high incidence of Alzheimer’s disease, sage that an invasion had occurred. With Studies have shown that these adju- which reaches incidences of 50% after most infections, this phase of activation vants, from a single vaccine, can cause age 80. last no more than a few days to two weeks, immune overactivation for as long as two The link depression was also by ac- during which time the immune system years. This means that the brain microglia cident. Doctors using immune cytokines successfully kills off the invaders. Once remain active as well, continuously pour- to treat patients with cancer or hepatitis that is accomplished, the immune system ing out destructive chemicals. In fact, one found that one third of the patients de- shuts down to allow things to cool off study found that a single injection of an veloped major depressive illness within and the brain to repair what damage was immune activating substance could cause days of the treatment and that it resolved done by its own immune system. brain immune overactivation for over a only when the treatment was terminated. What researchers knew was that during year. This is very destructive. Other studies, in which infl ammatory cy- this period of activation, people general- tokine levels were measured in people ly feel bad and that what they experience Flu Vaccines and An Expanding with major depressive illness, also found closely resembles depression—a condi- Vaccine Schedule for the Elderly most had high levels of these infl amma- tion called “sickness behavior”. Most of tory chemicals. us have experience this when suffering Public health authorities and physician To their surprise, they found that from a viral illness—such things as rest- societies are in an all out campaign to have many of the antidepressant medications lessness, irritability, a need to get away every elderly person vaccinated every year commonly used lowered infl ammatory from people, trouble sleeping, fatigue with the fl u vaccine as well as a growing cytokines levels and that patients who and diffi culty thinking. number of newer vaccines. When I was failed to respond had the highest level of Studies have shown that there are two practicing neurosurgery, the hospitals had the cytokines. phases to this “sickness behavior”; one in an automatic written order on all older So, how is this linked to excitotox- which we have the fl u-like symptoms and patients’ charts mandating a fl u vaccine, icity? Neuroscientists have known for a later onset of depression-like symp- unless it was countermanded by the phy- some time that infl ammatory cytokines toms that can last awhile. They have also sician, which I always did. Now, they are cause the brain to release higher levels of shown that all of these symptoms are due giving the shots in malls, tents and every glutamate—the more intense the infl am- to high levels of infl ammatory cytokines available site they can muster. And worse mation, the higher the brain glutamate in the brain, which come from activated still, using lies and scare tactics to frighten level. The highest levels are found in the microglia. the elderly onto getting the shots (such as prefrontal lobes and limbic system, the A number of studies have also shown Vaccines, Depression continued on page 5 Page 4 ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ VRAN Newsletter Vaccines, Depression continued from page 4 have shown, will greatly increase risk. your vaccination is priming your micro- the bold lie of 36,000 elderly dying of the Most doctors are completely unaware of glia to overreact. The next vaccine acts fl u every year). this important research. to trigger the enhanced infl ammatory As you age your immune system, in- You must keep in mind that “health reaction and release of the excitotoxins, cluding that special immune system in authorities” urge the elderly to get the glutamate and quinolinic acid. your brain, releases signifi cantly more fl u vaccine each and every year. This You must also appreciate that any in- infl ammatory immune cytokines than will keep the microglia in a primed and fection, stroke, head injury or other toxin when you were younger. This serves to even activated state continuously. Re- exposure will also magnify this infl am- prime the microglia, as discussed. So, cently, neurologists announced that the matory brain reaction initially triggered when you get your fi rst fl u shot your mi- incidence of neurodegenerative disease by your vaccines. Studies have now indi- croglia overreact and does so for a very had been grossly underestimated and cated that the more one’s immune system long period—perhaps years. Many elder- that neurological diseases of aging were is activated the more like he or she will ly report that the fl u shot gave them the increasing at a frightening rate. They suffer from one of the neurodegenerative fl u. Proponents of vaccines, retort with a have no explanation. Over the last three diseases. condescending laugh, that it is impossible decades the number of elderly receiving Mercury is also a powerful activa- because the fl u vaccine contains killed fl u yearly fl u vaccines has risen from 20% tor of brain microglia and can do so in viruses. In truth, what these people are before 1980 to over 60% today. extremely low concentrations-in nano- reporting is a prolonged, intense “sick- If this were not depressing enough, now molar amounts. Because of its numerous ness behavior” response to the vaccine. the public health authorities and medical reactions with sulfhydral compounds in To the body, it is worse than getting the specialty societies are adding a whole the body (which are ubiquitous), mer- fl u. Remember, no one is recording the new set of vaccines for those above 50 cury can poison a number of enzymes number of elderly who die after getting years of age, including the pneumococ- both systemically and in the brain. Of the fl u shot, especially if they die months cal and meningiococcal vaccines. What special concern is the ability of mercury, later, which can happen with sickness is being completely ignored by the pro- especially ethylmercury (the kind found behavior, especially if they have a preex- moters of these vaccines is the effect of in vaccines called thimerosal) to inhibit isting chronic illness or are infi rm. multiple doses of immune adjuvant that the regulation of brain glutamate levels. Here is the shocking truth. With accompany each of these vaccines. (It does this by inhibiting the glutamate the elderly already having increased Lets, say you see your doctor and he transfer proteins that control the removal infl ammatory cytokine levels both sys- talks you into getting the fl u vaccine, the of glutamate from outside the neuron, temically and in their brain, stimulating pneumococcal and meningiococcal vac- where it does its harm.) these primed microglia so that a chronic cine all during the same offi ce visit. That In essence, mercury, in the concen- overstimulation of the brain’s immune way, he can save you extra offi ce visits. trations being injected with vaccines, system is triggered, will not only in- What your doctor ignores is that he is giv- triggers excitotoxicity, increases brain crease their risk of developing one of the ing you three doses of powerful immune free radicals and lipid peroxidation prod- neurodegenerative diseases, but will also adjuvant all in one sitting, which means ucts, inhibits critical brain enzymes, substantially increase their risk of devel- that your body and brain are assaulted inhibits antioxidant enzymes and impairs oping major depression. Remember, this by a massive dose of powerful immune DNA repair ability. The fl u vaccine con- also increases their risk of suicide and activators, which have been proven to tains enough mercury to do all of these even homicide dramatically. activate the brain’s immune system to things. You must keep in mind that each Anxiety is a major problem with de- dangerous levels, even when given as fl u vaccine adds to the mercury supplied pression, and vaccinations will greatly a single dose. Proof of this mechanism by your last vaccine, that is, it is progres- worsen the condition. In fact, vaccination, exists not only in animal studies, but in sively accumulating in your brain. especially multiple vaccinations, will humans as well. In addition, the aluminum in the vac- maintain the brain in a state of infl am- cines also primes microglia and when mation that will be self-perpetuating, Mercury and Aluminum combined with mercury is infi nitively because the excess release of glutamate more toxic to the brain. Now, if this is in the brain, as well as glutamate in the There are other ways that vaccines not enough, we also have to consider the diet, will further enhance microglial acti- can cause havoc in the brain. Most vac- contamination of vaccines with foreign vation and excitotoxicity. cines contain aluminum compounds. viruses and viral components. Studies Those who are prone to developing one A multitude of studies have shown that have shown that this is not a rare occur- of the neurodegenerative diseases, such as aluminum, especially if combined with rence, with up to 60% of vaccines being Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease fl uoride, is a powerful brain toxin and contaminated in one study of several will be at a drastically increased risk as we that it accumulates in the brain. With major manufactured vaccines. When con- have seen experimentally when even ani- each vaccine injection, a dose of alumi- fronted with this fact, vaccine proponents mals exposed to subtoxic concentrations num is given. These yearly aluminum just shrug their shoulders and say—“We of environmental toxins and vaccinated inoculations accumulate not only at the don’t think these things are harmful.” develop neurologic worsening. site of the injection, but travel to the Yet, the studies say otherwise. It has Most people use pesticides in their brain, where it enters neurons and glial been found that insertion of viral frag- home and studies have shown that the cells (astrocytes and microglia). A num- ments, not even the whole virus, is concentrations in homes are suffi cient to ber of studies have shown that aluminum suffi cient to trigger the brain’s microglial trigger Parkinson’s disease in susceptible can activate microglia and do so for long system and subsequent excitotoxicity, people. Vaccinations, as these studies periods. This means that the aluminum in Vaccines, Depression continued on page 6 VRAN Newsletter ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ Page 5 Vaccines, Depression continued from page 5 agents and powerful immune adjuvants. along the olfactory nerves, which leads leading to progressive brain degeneration. To be fair, some of these are for special to the very part of the brain fi rst and most This is accepted to be the mechanism by medical risks and conditions, such as severely affected by Alzheimer’s disease. which the HIV virus causes dementia in a high-risk behaviors, illegal drug use and A number of studies have shown that vi- great number of AIDS victims. Fragments HIV infected individuals. If we eliminate ruses and bacteria can pass along this of the virus (gp140 and Tat) are engulfed these, women will be exposed to 10 in- route to the brain. In fact, in one study by the microglia and this triggers chronic oculations and men 7, should they follow scientists sprayed a bacterium into the brain infl ammation and excitotoxicity. CDC guidelines, which doctors follow. nose of mice and observed a rapid devel- The herpes virus and measles virus can According to CDC recommendations, opment of Alzheimer’s type plaques in do the same thing. multiple vaccinations for a single disease the mouse’s brain. are separated by no more than 4 weeks, So, what should older people do? Danger of Live Virus Vaccines which is close enough together to produce First, studies have shown that the pri- priming and subsequent hyperactivation mary cause of immune defi ciency in the A number of studies have shown that of brain microglia. We have seen that this elderly is purely dietary. The carotenoids, live viruses used in vaccines can enter can trigger a smoldering process of brain such as beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, the brain and reside there for a lifetime. infl ammation and excitotoxicity that can canthaxanthin, lutein and lycopene sig- One such study, in which autopsied el- not only result in depression, anxiety and nifi cantly enhance the immunity of the derly were examined for the presence high suicide rates, but can increase one’s elderly. Zinc, magnesium and selenium of the measles virus, found that 20% of risk of developing one of the neurode- are also essential. One should also avoid the brains had live measles viruses and generative diseases as well. omega-6 oils (the vegetable oils-corn, 45% of other organs were infected. These We have also seen that in many cases a saffl ower, sunfl ower, canola, soybean viruses were highly mutated, meaning person will be injected with several vac- and peanut oils), since they greatly that they could be just as potent as other cines during a single offi ce visit and that enhance infl ammation and depress im- measles viruses, but could be even more this means their body is exposed to a very munity. The EPA component of fi sh oils virulent. Worse, is that in most cases they large dose of immune adjuvant. Compel- (omega-3 oils) is also a powerful im- cause a smoldering destruction of tissues ling studies, using many animal species mune suppressant. DHA is not. A healthy without the obvious symptoms of infec- as well as humans, have shown that this immune system means that you can fi ght tion, which has been shown in a number overactivates brain infl ammatory mecha- infections effi ciently and rapidly. of studies. nism that can last for years. Regular exercise, such as brisk walk- Live virus vaccines are made using In addition, several additives to vac- ing or weight exercises three to fi ve a process to attenuate the pathogenic cines, such as mercury and aluminum, times a week also boost immunity, while or disease-causing virus by passing it are powerful brain toxins that are known extreme exercise suppresses immunity. through a series of cultures. The problem to accumulate in the brain over years and Sugar and refi ned carbohydrates also is that the reverse can also happen within can trigger brain infl ammatory/excitotoxic suppress immunity and infl ame the brain. the body. mechanisms. Vaccine contaminants, such Exercise protects the brain from aging ef- A number of studies have shown that as bacteria, mycoplasma and viral frag- fects and from degeneration. when we produce free radicals in our ments can also produce prolonged brain Adequate sleep is also vital to both body (and we produce tons of such radi- infl ammation and neurodegeneration. brain health and good immune function. cals over a lifetime), it mutates the viruses Pubic health offi cials and spokesmen for residing in our tissues. This is what was The very young... receive many the major medical societies are lying to found in the autopsy study I referred to inoculations (up to nine the public concerning vaccine safety. We above. inoculations) in one offi ce visit. now possess suffi cient information from Likewise, these viruses can trigger This is insane and in my a great number of studies to halt this di- brain infl ammation and degeneration, estimation, criminal. sastrous vaccine policy. We are facing a which has been shown in a number of medial disaster in this country, which is studies-that is, there exist a chronic de- Because the elderly already have high already well on its way. generation of the brain over years or levels of infl ammatory cytokines, they are We thank Dr. Russell Blaylock for decades. Because it is so far separated at a special risk. The very young (babies kindly permitting us to reprint this from the time of the original vaccine, and small children) are at a high risk be- article. Dr. Blaylock is a board certifi ed physicians just attribute it to old age or cause their brains are undergoing the most neurosurgeon, author and lecturer. His heredity, anything but the vaccines. rapid development at the very time they newsletter, the “Blaylock Wellness Re- Virologists are also concerned that receive the greatest number of vaccina- port” teaches you how to prevent and such mutated live viruses can also in- tions—the fi rst two years of life. In fact, treat illness using alternative methods. fect other people, leading to outbreaks they receive 22 vaccines during the fi rst of disease totally unsuspected by health year of life, one of which contains a full Other excellent articles which in- authorities. pediatric dose of mercury. Like adults, vestigate the mechanisms of vaccine they receive many inoculations (up to nine induced injuries can be found on Dr. Conclusion inoculations) in one offi ce visit. This is in- Blaylock’s website at: http://web.mac. sane and in my estimation, criminal. com/rblaylock/Russell_Blaylock_M.D./ Current recommendations by the CDC Nasal fl u vaccines are even worse, Information/Information.html for adult vaccinations include a total of because they introduce a live virus into 14 separate inoculations with infectious the nasal passages, which can then travel Vaccines, Depression continued on page 9 Page 6 ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ VRAN Newsletter ies showing a temporal relation between Seeking The Truth About The Never Vaccinated these events are consistent with the ex- By Sandy Gottstein – Dec. 16, 2007 pected occurrence of SIDS over the age range in which DPT immunization typi- cally occurs’. Without information on the A tree fell in a forest, but no one was there to background rate of SIDS in historically, hear it. Did it really happen? socioeconomically, and otherwise com- parable never vaccinated groups, data on Who doesn’t know the story of the thing I knew to improve my children’s the expected frequency of SIDS merely proverbial, fallen tree? Who really cares, immune status. That included nursing my refl ects its incidence among vaccinated though? Isn’t it just a fun, arguable, al- sons until they were at least 4 years old. populations, rather than absent vaccina- most silly riddle? I fi rst wrote about the “controls” prob- tions, and cannot be considered accurate I care, and here’s why. We’re living lem in the late 80s during my extended or meaningful. Given that such back- the teaser in the guise of never-studied, effort to get a philosophical exemption ground information was not presented never-vaccinated children. For if never- bill passed in Alaska. Surely common by the Committee, conclusions about the vaccinated children rarely, if ever, get sense would prevail, I foolishly thought, absence of a relationship between SIDS autism, allergies, asthma, cancer, SIDS, given the state of the evidence. But I se- and vaccination were not justifi ed. chronic and autoimmune disease, etc. but riously underestimated the fear factor Nor were any studies cited—in fact, to they are not studied, in essence, there is and over-reliance (in my opinion) on so- my knowledge none exist—in which the no one to hear about it. called expert opinion. only proper control group, never vacci- The “experts” would have us believe When it became apparent that nothing nated children, was used. If, as is the case that the things we don’t know about don’t was going to happen vis à vis exemp- in most studies, ‘less recently’, but none- exist. They would have us believe that tions, and some legislative interest was theless vaccinated, children were used as the alleged absence of evidence is evi- voiced for it, I decided to take a stab at controls, and an adverse event can be ei- dence of absence. the information part of informed choice. ther a delayed or long-term consequence Of course, this is nonsense. Ignorance The main mechanism was to require vac- of vaccination, one would EXPECT to may indeed feel like bliss, but in the real, ma- cination records for all deaths of children fi nd no differences between the study terial world, knowing has nothing to do with 7 and under. (Few children older than groups, even if vaccination HAD caused being. But will we ever know the truth? that were being vaccinated at that time.) an adverse event. Conclusions about cau- If the “experts” have anything to say Drs. Archie Kalokerinos and Arthur Za- sality drawn from any study with such about it, heck, no. If people like me have halsky fl ew to Alaska to help me meet serious limitations are not justifi ed. anything to say about it, hell, yes. with some of the movers and shakers in The fact is, all controls are not equal. The fact that never-vaccinated chil- the state. Most seemed interested, but in More importantly, many groups are im- dren have not been studied has long been the end it failed because “Public Health” properly designated as controls. The my focus and concern. aggressively fought it. 1991 IOM statement that a nontreatment I’ve been embroiled in the vaccine is- Public Health fought getting information group, i.e., control, might be one using sue ever since 1982, when my fi rst child and won. Sounds painfully familiar, eh? an established alternate vaccine, is an was born. By the time my second was 6 My next formal attempt at getting at- example of an improper defi nition of a months old in early 1987, I was pretty tention focused on the never-vaccinated control. In no way can any form of vac- much done with vaccinations. (Although issue was in 1993, when I testifi ed to the cination, whether ‘established’ or less I had serious misgivings, they did each Institute of Medicine: recently administered, be considered later get a booster tetanus shot.) “In the 1991 IOM review, the Com- lack of intervention. The extent to which No more vaccines, even though neither mittee quite fairly pointed out that it various established vaccines and times of my children had any known vaccine had been handicapped by the lack of ad- since administration of vaccine are simi- damage. No more vaccines, even though equate studies, including the poor design lar to non-vaccination should be studied, the number was almost nothing com- of many. The Committee also properly not assumed. Only a placebo, which in pared to what children are being injected concluded that the absence of appropriate the case of vaccination studies equals the with today. studies meant that there was insuffi cient absence of vaccination, is appropriate. What drove that decision? Three main evidence to indicate whether or not there As to the notion that it is unethical to things: a) numerous studies indicating was a causal relationship between many withhold vaccination due to ‘widespread there have been serious problems associat- of the adverse reactions being studied acceptance’ of vaccination, I would ed with and likely caused by vaccination; and vaccination. Imponderably, however, submit that to the contrary, if anything, b) the fact that after reading hundreds of similarly fl awed information was cited as it is unethical to administer vaccina- studies, not one of them used the only evidence AGAINST causality in their re- tions of unknown safety and effi cacy. It proper comparison group, never-vacci- port in a number of instances. is unsound to argue we can’t withhold nated children, as controls, and c) the fact The Committee’s conclusions con- vaccines because of ‘widespread accep- that virtually everything we “know” about cerning SIDS and DPT vaccine are a case tance’, as the 1991 IOM Committee did, vaccine safety has been bought and paid in point. Although they admitted in their when the reason there is such widespread for by the vaccine manufacturers. review, and I quote, ‘Prior to the 1960’s, acceptance of vaccinations is that we I also educated myself about the dis- little was known about the epidemiology have been told the vaccines are safe and eases and their seriousness in developed of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)’, effective. Their argument is particularly nations like ours, as well as doing every- they concluded, and again I quote, ‘Stud- Seeking the Truth continued on page 8 VRAN Newsletter ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ Page 7 Seeking the Truth continued from page 7 parents was growing, little was happening study would, in fact, be quite diffi cult.” ironic given their fi nding that serious on the never-vaccinated research front. The Denmark study was a study that, consequences can result from the two Then what seemed like a miracle in fact, could not have been done in the vaccines, and lament about the absence occurred. I was in Washington for a con- United States, although, of course, these of adequate information. ference unrelated to vaccination and was children did potentially receive some To the contrary, the conclusion that lucky enough to be free on a day Con- other vaccines, but simply hadn’t re- must be drawn from their review is that gressman Burton was holding hearings ceived MMR. randomized, long-term, placebo-con- on autism research funding. So I sat my- Mr. Shays. “I will invite anyone who trolled, prospective clinical trials are self in the front row, listening with rapt is here to speak to staff or me afterwards urgently needed, in spite of ethical con- attention to the unhappy truth about the if they want to augment a comment.” cerns about ADMINISTERING vaccines lack of agency interest in meaningfully While I wasn’t able to ‘augment my of unknown safety. Indeed, no reassuring studying the issue. comment’ right after the meeting, here’s claims about the infrequency of any linked Congressman Shays had taken over the gist of what I later e-mailed to Beth adverse event should be made until and the hearing, when he suddenly an- Clay, the professional committee staff unless the false premises underlying study nounced that for the fi rst time questions member who was present at the hearing: designs and the many study design fl aws, would be taken from the audience. Being 1) There are more than enough never including the lack of reasonable and time in the front row, my wildly waving hand vaccinated children in the states which appropriate controls, and reporting system was noticed and I was included in the list allow philosophical exemptions to con- inadequacies, are corrected.” of fi ve. duct a proper study. We all know where that went. Here is what transpired, and my later 2) If children who have not been vac- After taking a long break from the issue response to their comments: cinated are different in ways that prevent in complete discouragement, the autism Ms. Mintz. Hi. “My name is Sandy them from getting autism, wouldn’t we crisis reared its ugly head. I had always Mintz. I am from Anchorage, AK. I am want to know that? feared that little would happen until there lucky enough not to have a child who has Well, wouldn’t we?” was a lot of obvious, likely vaccine dam- been injured by a vaccine. My question Nothing I did or said seemed to make a age. Those fears, it appeared, were being is, is NIH ever planning on doing a study difference, though. Then another miracle realized – both the widespread damage and using the only proper control group, that occurred in the form of Dan Olmsted. His resultant growing interest in the topic. is, never vaccinated children?” examination of the Amish and a clinic in The Internet was also gaining in use Dr. Foote. “I am not aware of--but Chicago brought attention to the issue and prominence and it occurred to me note carefully what I said, that I am like never before, even resulting in Rep- that we now had a way to compete with not aware of--a proposed study to use a resentative Carolyn Maloney introducing the extensive and expensive propaganda suitably constructed group of never vac- a bill to do just such a study. of the multinational drug companies. cinated children. Now CDC would be As we are sadly learning, however, so (Judging by the recent JAMA article on more likely perhaps to be aware of such far that effort has also led to nothing of the subject, I may have been on to some- an opportunity.” substance. thing!) Dr. Boyle. “The study that I mentioned And nothing it will remain, unless To that end, my news and informa- earlier that we are doing in collaboration more and more of us get involved. tion website, Vaccination News (now a with Denmark compares children who It is hard not to feel completely dis- non-profi t) was launched, in the hopes received the MMR vaccine versus chil- heartened, especially being so far away of providing a means for the public to dren who did not receive MMR.” from everyone deeply involved in the educate itself and become politically mo- Ms. Mintz. “But I am saying never issue. My health has defi nitely suffered tivated to support better information and vaccinated with any vaccine. That as- because of it. Sometimes, many times, I the right to choose. sumes that other vaccines don’t cause have wanted to forget the whole thing. After getting a welcome nudge from autism, which is what needs to be stud- But then I think of the precious chil- my friend Nicholas Regush, I also began ied, not assumed.” dren already harmed by vaccines, and my writing my column Scandals, where the Mr. Shays. “Let me just say that if you fear that nothing will happen until there absence of proper controls in vaccination would turn off your mic, I am happy to are more of them. I think of those we may research was a frequent topic of discus- have you do the followup, if you would prevent from being harmed in the future. sion. (Another column, “Out of Control”, respond to it.” And I think of the families struggling in I never really got off the ground; but it Ms. Mintz. “I’m sorry.” ways I never will have to. I think of all this obviously dealt with the issue as well.) Mr. Shays. “No, you don’t need to and more. And the only conclusion I can I also had a rally and later gave a slightly apologize. And we will go to the next. Do draw is that there is no turning (my) back. revised version of that speech, in which the you have any other comment based on So continue to face it I will. I can’t importance of using never-vaccinated sub- that? The point that is being made, any help but hope, though, that when the jects as controls featured prominently. (The vaccination. Could we just suggest that never-vaccinated tree falls it is heard far newspaper didn’t even cover the cold April you take this under advisement?” and wide. afternoon rally at which there were around Ms. Wharton. “The diffi culty with doing Age of Autism Editor’s Note: Sandy 50 attendants, and at which a mother of a such a study in the United States, of course, Gottstein of Vaccinations News is a pio- government compensated vaccine-dam- is that a very small portion of children have neer in the struggle to get public health aged child was one of the speakers.) never received any vaccines, and these offi cials to study autism in never- But while the political clout of angry children probably differ in other ways from vaccinated children. So performing such a Seeking the Truth continued on page 9 Page 8 ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ VRAN Newsletter Seeking the Truth continued from page 8 hippocampal and norepinephrine release dur- vaccinated children. At our invitation, ing open fi eld behavior in Sprague-Dawley VANISHED WITH A she describes her long and courageous animals: differences from the Fawn-Hooded TRACE animal model of depression. Prog Neuropsy- effort to bring this common-sense By Cathy Jameson idea to life. Sandy, who does not have chopharmacol Biology 2002; 26: 1355-1372. 16. Katayama Y, et al. Detection of measles virus an affected child, deserves a vote of nucleoprotein mRNA in autopsied brain tis- When I want thanks from the autism community for sues. J General Virology 1995; 76: 3201-3204. to be a couch her perseverance and clarity on this 17. Nicolson GL et al. High frequency of potato and stare fundamental issue. systemic mycoplasma infections in Gulf War bleary-eyed at http://www.ageofautism. Veterans and civilians with amyotrophic lateral something other sclerosis. J Clin Sci 2002; 9: 525-529. com/2007/12/seeking-the-tru.html#more 18. Blaylock RL. Interaction of cytok- than my com- Sandy’s website, http://vaccination- ines, excitotoxins, and reactive nitrogen puter screen news.com/ is a key reference place for and oxygen species in autism spectrum I watch those her excellent articles and up-to-date disorders. JANA 2003; 6: 21-35. 20/20 and 48 Hour television shows. breaking news from around the world. √ 19. Blaylock RL. Central role of excito- I like the informative, educational and toxicity in autism. JANA 2003; 6: 7-19. entertaining twists presented on prime 20. Blaylock RL. Food additive excito- time. I’ve always been an info junkie Vaccines, Depression continued from page 6 toxins and degenerative brain disorders. which I am pretty sure has helped me References: Medical Sentinel 1999; 4: 212-215. fi nd and bring back my son injured by 1. McGeer PL and McGeer EG. Local neuroin- 21. Blaylock RL. Chronic microglial ac- fl ammation and progression of Alzheimer’s tivation and excitotoxicity secondary to vaccines. 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Vaccine Excepients and Media Sum- fective for the current fl u strain according of long-term ineterferon-alpha therapy. Arch mery Center for Disease Control and Pre- to a CDC report from February 2008. Internal Medicine 1987; 147: 1577-1580. vention. (also the source for recommended What do you say to those people who dili- 14. Adams F et al. Neuropsychiatric manifesta- vaccines for adults and children). gently lined up being assured they were tions of human leukocyte interferon therapy in doing the right thing to prevent a fl u epi- patients with cancer. JAMA 1984; 252: 938-941. √ demic? Come on, people, how can we put 15. Broderick PA, et al. Interleukin-1a alters Vanished continued on page 10 VRAN Newsletter ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ Page 9 Vanished continued from page 9 child, I can empathize with those parents. Editorial continued from page 1 up with this? Oh, sure we’ve been prom- They immediately wanted answers about ing. See: http://www.vaproject.org/ ised that the 2008-09 fl u shot is going to their child’s safety to include searches The U.S. government’s recent con- get a ‘makeover,’ but how dare the public done by the authorities. For those who cession that 9 year old Hannah Poling’s be led astray yet again about vaccines! perished, parents wanted justice for their “autism-like” disorder was aggravated I admit that just a few years ago, be- adult child’s perpetrator but were run- by vaccines has awakened a sleeping gi- fore I had a clue, I was one who believed ning into trouble due to red tape from ant in our society – the tens of thousands the fl u vaccine hype. I insisted my two paperwork, inadequate researching and of families with vaccine damaged autis- oldest children got their jabs. Unfortu- cover-ups from the authorities. Emotions tic children. (2) nately it was that fl u shot that was the came over me. These parents of typical In a matter of months after multiple fi nal straw sending Ronan over the edge children were robbed, like me, of peace, shots, Hannah began exhibiting the to neurological misfortune. Unbeknownst comfort and the truth. repetitive behaviors and social with- to me he was deteriorating slowly from drawal that typifi es autism. “Something his other childhood vaccines. The two The two fl u vaccines he happened after the vaccines,” says her fl u vaccines he received right before his received right before his mother, Terry Poling, who is a registered second birthday brought him into a world second birthday brought him nurse and an attorney. “She just deterio- I’m scrambling to bring him out of. Ro- into a world I’m scrambling to rated and never came back.” nan’s sweet, bubbly, curious personality bring him out of. Ronan’s sweet, The world is watching events un- vanished thanks to traces of thimerosal bubbly, curious personality fold in the U.S. And Canadian families coursing through his tiny veins. vanished thanks to traces of are watching with heightened interest My research takes me on a roller coast- thimerosal coursing through his because Canada has neither a vaccine er of sorrow and anxiety. I watch Ronan tiny veins. compensation system, nor access to jus- fl ounder as he also rides a non-stop roller tice in the courts for their vaccine injured coaster of impatience, struggling to com- children. The intensive movement afoot municate, straining to be like his siblings At the end of the show I realized that, in the U.S. will inevitably force cracks but unable to fi gure out how, eager to despite my roller coaster life, at least I in the stonewall of medical malfeasance function like a fi ve year old but with only still have Ronan here, close to me, im- obstructing the truth of the extent of vac- two- or three-year-old skills. He knows proving, moving, sharing and loving me cine induced brain damage in children he is different and he doesn’t seem to like in the only way he knows how. Ronan today. it either. gives me his quiet hugs full of wonder Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Fortunately here’s a silver lining to and innocence. I’ll take those hugs now Control (CDC) continues to vehemently the dark black cloud that tries to follow and keep marching forward on our road deny that vaccines caused her autism. my child. I see a fi ghter in Ronan lately to recovery, hoping and prayer that a Responding to the Poling decision, CDC which gives me hope. The little lost boy body riddled with injected toxins and be- director Julie Gerberding said, “ Let me now shows new skills he should have fuddled emotions can become a chatty, be very clear that the government has perfected years ago. When Ronan fell to- healthy and typical kid. made absolutely no statement indicating day, I went down to the fl oor where he Cathy Jameson is the mother of 4 chil- that vaccines are a cause of autism….. stumbled to offer a hug. I wondered if he dren with a baby due in May. Her two that is a complete mischaracterization of was going to react like he had a week ago boys were vaccine injured. It’s through the fi ndings of the case and a complete when he stubbed a toe—he wanted com- her faith in God’s healing and her mischaracterization of any of the sci- fort and instantly. Today, Ronan lifted his great Googling skills that Cathy is able ence that we have at our disposal today.” leg and showed me where it hurt! to learn and do as much as she can to Angry parents are demanding the resig- Not long ago, Ronan would have better her children’s lives. nation of Gerberding who has directed picked himself up from the fl oor without much of the obfuscation of the autism/ batting an eye and gone to fl ick a light Reprinted with appreciation from vaccine link in recent years. (3) switch or cabinet door. Three years ago, Age of Autism: http://www.ageofau- The government in Hannah’s case, Ronan was in such a fog that he held his tism.com/2008/03/vanished-with-a. has implied that she had a pre-existing hand above a candle fl ame and didn’t html#more √ “mitochondrial disorder” that made her fl inch. His skin was going to singe and vulnerable to the encephalitis which he could care less. As I tended to Ronan’s resulted in brain injury, which then led “owie” from his fall, he immediately to her “autism-like” disorder. Basical- wanted a hug too—not just a squeeze and ly, they’re using a “blame the victim” let me go play, but a pick me up off the strategy, insinuating that the genetically fl oor and hold me, Mama hug. I melted. defective child is to blame for the vac- Late one evening I watched an evening cine reactions which led to her autism. magazine show all about young twenty- A deluge of articles and commentaries somethings going off to start their careers is fl ooding vaccine awareness websites abroad and then being kidnapped. Some and blogs. While hailing Hannah Pol- were even killed for no logical reason ex- ing’s case as a landmark victory, vaccine cept that evil people exist in the world. awareness activists and bloggers are cry- While I certainly cannot compare the ing foul at government doublespeak and pain and anguish of the physical loss of a Editorial continued on page 11 Page 10 ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ VRAN Newsletter Editorial continued from page 10 disaster. If injections with multiple vac- A review of the facts of the case re- cover-up. The term “autism-like” disorder cines are continued, these children are vealed the following. According to her is itself an oxymoron as autism is defi ned then likely to fall off the precipice into mother’s affi davit, “CHILD developed a by a collection of specifi c symptoms, and brain damage. (2) fever of 102.3 degrees two days after her if a child exhibits enough of them, he/she Parents need to understand that what immunizations and was lethargic, irri- receives a diagnosis of autism. impacts the child’s immune system is go- table, and cried for long periods of time. “Then something happened and my ing to effect their neurological system. She exhibited intermittent, high-pitched child deteriorated and regressed into Dr. Russell Blaylock’s work brings this screaming and a decreased response to autism”, is the experience of thousands knowledge home in the most profound stimuli... also began to arch her back of parents whose normally developing, way. When the immature immune system when she cried... this behavior continued healthy child was vaccinated with a slew of the infant is bombarded with vaccines, over the next ten days. “ (2) of vaccines. it sets off the brain’s own unique immune Within four months of getting those 9 David Kirby, well known author system. The neuroscience literature in- vaccines, Hannah’s health was clearly de- and speaker in autism circles summed dicates that “excessive and especially teriorating. An evaluation at the pediatric up the government’s position with an repeated immune stimulation can result clinic recorded complaints of diarrhea, ‘anti-syllogism’, “Vaccines cause brain in severe disruption of brain develop- vomiting, diminished energy, fever and a impairment, and brain impairments cause ment and even neurodegeneration”. rash on her cheek. autism. Therefore vaccines do not cause The science is already in place which Dr. Russell Blaylock describes the autism.” shows that excessive vaccination over- intense immune stimulation of vaccines “There are two theories about what stimulates the immune system, which that cause a hyperintense activation of the happened to Hannah, said her mother, in turn hyperstimulates the brain’s im- brain’s immune cells, the microglial sys- Terry Poling. The fi rst is that she had an mune activity leading to an outpouring tem. This remains active for prolonged underlying mitochondrial disorder that of excitotoxic substances which result in periods, releasing the damaging excito- vaccinations aggravated. The second is varying degrees of brain injury. Unfortu- toxins glutamate and quinolinic acid. He that vaccinations caused this disorder.” nately, this knowledge has not yet fi ltered writes, “Mothers and father are familiar “The government chose to believe the out to vaccine policy makers, pediatri- with the high-pitched crying their babies fi rst theory,” Ms. Poling said, but added, have after such a series of vaccines. Of- “We don’t know that she had an underly- ten, this high pitched crying, lethargy and “The explosion of autism in ing disorder.” (4) poor feeding last weeks to months. This this country is a national What is known is that some children is not due to the pain of the injection, as health crisis. Our children are who develop autism, who have been in- the pediatrician will assure you, rather profoundly ill and suffering. jected with the full bolus of vaccines in it is secondary to brain infl ammation— Human lives, our babies’ lives, the fi rst 18 months of life, do exhibit mi- what we call an encephalitic cry.” (5) have been irreparably changed tochondrial anomalies. Mitochondria are Seven months later, a neurolo- and those responsible must be the tiny powerhouses found in each cell gist noted that after Hannah Poling’s held accountable.” that serve as power generators, convert- immunizations of July 19, 2000, an “en- —Theresa Cedillo ing food and oxygen into energy. cephalopathy progressed to persistent Waiting in the wings are close to fi ve loss of previously acquired language, eye thousand U.S. families who believe their cians, or parents. contact, and relatedness…… a disrup- children’s autism was caused by vaccine Hannah’s mother had clearly been tion in CHILD’s sleep patterns, persistent induced injuries. They too are hoping concerned about her daughter’s health screaming and arching, the development to receive compensation from the U.S. and had postponed the standard shots of pica to foreign objects, and loose government. A number of test cases have given at 12 and 15 months. stools.” The neurologist observed that been heard by the U.S. ‘Vaccine Court’, Then when she was 19 months old the child watched the fl uorescent lights of which the Poling case was one, but (July 2000), on recommendation of repeatedly during the examination and was then dropped from the group of the pediatrician, Hannah was injected would not make eye contact. (2) test cases. The outcome of the test cases with DTaP, Hib, MMR, Varivax, and Those of us who over many years, will set precedents and determine adju- IPV—that is diphtheria, tetanus, acellu- have spoken to countless families whose dication for the remaining thousands of lar pertussis, haemophilus infl uenza B, children have suffered severe reactions families. measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, culminating in brain injuries, can affi rm By 10 months of age, Hannah Pol- and polio vaccines. Nine vaccines were that Hannah Poling exhibited the classic ing had been injected with the standard injected into the child at the same time, signs of vaccine induced neurological doses of vaccines U.S. infants receive, a practice accepted as the norm both in distress—a precursor to her brain inju- “without incident”. She suffered a series the U.S. , Canada and other Western na- ry. The medical literature defi nes these of ear infections, and other “minor com- tions. “That was just too many vaccines,” type of symptoms as encephalitis or plaints”, including eczema and fevers. says Terry Poling. “I didn’t fi nd out for “infl ammation of the brain” caused by a She had also been treated with multiple several months that they had thimerosal, traumatic brain injury which can lead to courses of antibiotics. The child was al- which contains mercury, a powerful neu- brain damage. ready exhibiting classic symptoms of rotoxin. Had I known, I never would have Medical historian Harris Coulter vaccine provoked immune dysregula- allowed it to be injected into my child.” writes, “What bends the twig is an at- tion, so often seen in children whose It seems the child’s father, a neurologist tack of encephalitis in infancy—caused inner micro-environment is teetering on didn’t know this either. (2) Editorial continued on page 12 VRAN Newsletter ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ Page 11 Editorial continued from page 11 writes, “We were also compensated by acknowledged these tragedies, nor kept in most cases by ‘routine’ vaccination. the Federal Government in 2002. Our records of them and continues to deny The symptomatic and pathological par- child suffered the same diagnosis after the role of vaccines in the worsening of allels between autism and minimal brain her routine immunizations. Encephal- children’s health. damage refl ect their common origin in an opathy with autistic like symptoms. I am Barbara Loe Fisher, director of the attack of clinical or subclinical encepha- not sure why people think this is the fi rst National Vaccine Information Center in litis.” In his stunning book, written in case? Maybe they are just the fi rst to go the U.S. recently wrote that their offi ce is 1990, Coulter showed that “autism and so public. deluged with calls from desperate parents. minimal brain damage are manifestations She asks, “ I wonder how many other “Over and over again, mothers describe of the post-encephalitic syndrome.” And families have been compensated for the in identical terms what they witnessed the most probably cause is the childhood exact same symptoms? When we settled their babies and children suffer follow- vaccination program. (6) with the government I did not get the im- ing vaccination—seizures, high pitched In Hannah Poling’s case, the pediatri- pression that we were that unique; quite screaming, collapse, unconsciousness, cian told the mother her child was having the opposite as I spoke to the Special high fevers, body rashes, head banging, a NORMAL reaction to her immuniza- Master (the judge for the compensation fl apping, profound personality chang- tions!! This malevolent mantra has been program)” (7) es—cognitive and physical regression drummed into parents for decades while Gary Golkiewicz, chief special mas- that changes the child physically, men- the child disintegrates before their eyes. ter for the U.S. Court of Federal Claims tally and emotionally forever. And over This normalizing of vaccine reactions (Vaccine Court) agreed there were other and over again, mothers describe how has lulled parents into believing that it’s somewhat similar cases, that were decid- their pediatricians stubbornly deny the okay to keep injecting the child with ed before autism and its symptoms were vaccines just given had anything to do more vaccines. Normalizing vaccine re- more clearly defi ned. (7) with what happened. actions is THE BIG LIE used to cover-up Clearly they’ve been watching this As someone who has witnessed the the disaster vaccinology infl icts on the emerge over a number of years. They proliferation of vaccines and vaccine world’s children. do see the link between vaccine induced laws devastate the health of three gen- “Keep in mind”, writes Dr. Blaylock, encephalopathy and the resulting autism erations of children, there are no words “that the child by age one will already spectrum disorders. They know very well to adequately describe the pain, despair have had 20 vaccine inoculations, each that vaccine induced brain injuries can and fear that has destroyed the once joy- spaced no more than one or two months and do lead to autism. ful time of young parenting in America apart. This means, the brain microglia are University of California immunolo- today. Children and their parents have maintained in a constant primed state. gist, Dr. Judy Van de Water said in a New become unwilling victims of a medical- Each vaccine increases dramatically the York Times interview, “Young children industrial complex driven by the profi t damage done by the previous vaccine se- have an immature immune system that’s motive and powered by an ideology that ries. One is not surprised that so many ill-equipped to handle an overload. Some has a callous disregard for individual hu- vaccinated children develop seizures, or vaccines, such as those aimed at viral man life.” (8) that we have such a high incidence of infections, are designed to ramp up the In the mid 1990’s, Aventis Pasteur autism I can assure the elite of the Ameri- immune system at warp speed,” she said. with the Canadian government’s approv- can Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC “They are designed to mimic the infec- al rolled the DTaP (acellular) vaccine into that over one million autistic children tion. So you can imagine getting nine at a 5 in 1 combo shot—a vaccine to which far exceeds the danger measles, mumps, one time, how sick you could be.” (4) was added 3 sero groups of polio vaccine diphtheria, chickenpox, tetanus, rotavi- and Hib (haemophilus infl uenzae B). Ca- rus, HiB meningitis and hepatitis pose to Normalizing vaccine reactions nadian babies served as the test market our youth. Also, keep in mind that for ev- is THE BIG LIE used to cover-up for Pentacel, paving the way for the new ery fully autistic child, there are ten times the disaster vaccinology infl icts 5 in 1 shot to be marketed world wide. that many with lesser degrees of impair- on the world’s children. Hib, a component vaccine of Pentacel ment.” (5) is one of the fi rst conjugate vaccines de- Seven months after the assault with 9 veloped and is suspect in the huge surge vaccines, during which a steady decline For decades people within groups like of anaphylaxis and diabetes. A piece of in Hannah’s health was noted in medical VRAN, have felt the despair and pain of the Hib bacteria is spliced onto a tetanus records, an examination at a neurology families whose children have been struck protein. Hib is a ‘Trojan Horse’ vaccine clinic found that “encephalopathy pro- down by vaccine injuries. Injuries that presented to the baby’s immune system gressed to persistent loss of previously can manifest in many ways – from out- in a stealthful way. It forces the infant acquired language, eye contact, and right catastrophic neurological damage immune system to respond to it, when relatedness...... and that the child had that kills children, or leaves them quad- normally it would not be able to do so “regressive encephalopathy with features riplegics, partially paralyzed or epileptic, before age 2. Hidden in a tetanus protein, consistent with an autistic spectrum dis- to the learning disabled, ADHD children, the immature immune system is ma- order, following normal development.” to those in the autism spectrum. Heaped nipulated to create antibodies to the Hib (2) By 2006, the child had also developed onto this tragedy are those who develop component. This conjugate vaccine, de- a “complex partial seizure disorder,” autoimmune diseases, allergies, asthma, livered simultaneously with as many as 7 which the government also conceded was life threatening anaphylaxis, diabetes and or 8 others, creates conditions within the caused by the vaccines she received. other complex degenerative disorders. baby’s immune system it has never had A mother on the Age of Autism blog The Canadian government has never Editorial continued on page 13 Page 12 ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ VRAN Newsletter Editorial continued from page 12 Dr. Russell Blaylock lays out the spe- boards from specialty medical societies to cope with before. cifi cs of what happens when the brain’s that also know little or nothing of what I Unfortunately, mothers aren’t told that immune system is hyperactivated by have written, all of which is in the medi- breastfeeding protects their babies from vaccines. He offers a detailed overview cal and scientifi c literature. The vaccine Hib infection. Nature’s own superb de- of the cascade of events that result from manufacturers have demonstrated that sign has insured that the mother’s body is an overstimulation of the immune sys- their only interest is profi ts.” (9) eminently capable of providing appropriate tem, and the types of brain injuries we “The disaster that can result from antibodies and protection from Hib, as well can expect. Drawing on published sci- forced regimentation of treatment meth- as a host of other invasive organisms. ence, he has written a number of highly ods becomes evident when we witness Emboldened by the fi ve in one vaccine informative articles, which he has kindly the millions of children who have been experiment, soon doctors started rou- permitted us to draw on for our newsletter harmed by the vaccine program. Literally tinely injecting babies with up to eight or and website. Dr. Blaylock’s many years millions have been affected by an anti- nine vaccines in one go. Then all caution as a neurosurgeon eminently qualify him quated vaccine policy that in no way is was thrown to the wind when Paul Of- to help deepen our understanding of what based on any scientifi c principle, study or fi tt, pediatrician and vaccine developer, is now known about the mechanisms of examination of the data. Political and fi - also a leading member of the U.S. vac- vaccine induced brain injuries. nancial infl uence are driving the program cine approvals committee, declared that and not the health and well being of our babies could easily tolerate up to 10,000 Studies now indicate that one in population. It is also a study in collectiv- vaccines injected simultaneously! 65 male children born today will ist thinking, since they reply to criticism Shock and utter disbelief rippled be autistic and an even greater by saying—‘certainly some children are through vaccine awareness groups who percentage if we count all harmed by the vaccines, but we are avert- understood the profound recklessness of neurodevelopmental disorders. ing an epidemic disaster’. such an idea. The suggestion that small The evidence is overwhelming Studies now indicate that one in 65 babies could withstand this kind of as- that the major factor is the male children born today will be autis- sault lent a new urgency to our work. vaccine program. tic and an even greater percentage if we Clearly, the medical elite had either lost count all neurodevelopmental disorders. its collective mind or was poised to im- “My review of an extensive amount The evidence is overwhelming that the pose new and draconian vaccine agendas of literature concerning immune overac- major factor is the vaccine program. on the population, no matter how irratio- tivity as relates to vaccination leads me Despite this, parents {in the U.S.} are nal or dangerous!! to fi rmly believe that the problem caus- forced by law to drag their children to Except for anaphylactic shock fol- ing this entire range of disorders we call the pediatrician for their assigned vac- lowing within minutes of vaccination, autism spectrum disorders is directly re- cines. Even families with one or more any cautions that had previously existed lated to chronic activation of the brain’s autistic children are being forced to have about vaccines, their potential to cause immune system, of which the central cell subsequent children vaccinated, despite neurological/immunological injuries was is the microglia. (5) accepted studies showing that to do so systematically stamped out. No hesitation It is not uncommon for small chil- greatly increases the risk of the child be- now to vaccinate even sick children. Any dren to receive as many as seven to nine coming autistic.” (5) child presenting post vaccination with high injections during a single visit to the Blaylock says the individual is be- pitched screaming, seizures, collapse, al- pediatrician or family physician. This ing sacrifi ced to “protect the masses” tered states of being or regression and loss means the child is having deposited at which endorses the idea that “the end of milestones was now considered coinci- seven to nine different sites powerful im- justifi es the means.” He warns, there is dental and not vaccine related. mune adjuvants that have been shown to compelling evidence now that “repeti- The direct result of this reckless trigger systemic immune reactions for tive mass vaccination destroys the brain abandonment of medical ethics, com- over two years. This chronic immune and is going to increase the numbers of mon sense and basic human decency has stimulation also chronically activates degenerative brain disorders astronomi- resulted in the autism epidemic, autoim- the brain’s special immune system—the cally. The more you vaccinate, the sicker mune disorders, neurological disorders microglia/astrocyte system. In a state of the population becomes. If you want to and the general widespread collapse of nature, we know of only a few conditions destroy the health of tens of millions of children’s health today. in which the brain is exposed to such a people and guarantee an unending form It is a tragic emblem of the scorn with powerfully toxic immune system for of pharmaceutical necessity, what better which mainstream medicine regards the such a long period, such as autoimmu- way than to use vaccines and make ev- profoundly intricate design of the infant nity (allergic encephalomyelitis, etc) and eryone sick?” (10) immune system. The belief that the sen- chronic infections such as neurosyphylis Today, a massive awakening is dawn- sitively programmed maturation of the and neuroborelosis, both devastating dis- ing. People are beginning to grasp the child’s physiology, the critical phases orders. (5) reality of vaccine induced brain damage, of brain growth, and gradual immuno- Unfortunately, most practicing physi- autism, autoimmune injuries – the col- logical development, can be manipulated cians know very little about the immune lapse of children’s health. Via internet without consequence, has resulted in this system and even less about the effect discussions, independent research, news unprecedented disaster in human history. of over stimulating the brain’s immune lists, the truth some of us have known for Thankfully, many ethical and wise system chronically. They are blindly fol- a long time, is picking up momentum. voices are now emerging to set a new lowing recommendations of the CDC, The fi rst awakening back in the 1890’s course in truth in science. Neurosurgeon public health authorities and vaccine Editorial continued on page 14 VRAN Newsletter ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ Page 13 Editorial continued from page 13 It has everything to do with understanding activated a massive rebellion against dra- that the infant brain is incapable of with- LETTERS conian government policies that forced standing the degree of chemical activation Response to an article in National Post smallpox vaccination on everyone. In set off by multiple vaccines. re Gardasil re; Breakthrough Vac- Britain parents chose to be jailed rather The third awakening has everything to cine Victim of Bad Publicity (sent Feb. than vaccinate their babies. Countless do with grasping the fact that the fragile 19/08) children suffered hideous injuries and infant organism has never before been “It’s a shame” that HPV vaccine up- death from smallpox vaccination. Huge forced to cope with the neuroimmune take has been “tepid”? I suggest it’s a public uprisings forced the British gov- disturbance multiple vaccines set off shame that Drs Gemmill and Samson ernment to allow vaccine exemptions within the immature little body. are resorting to distortions in order to which resulted in the eventual abandon- The third awakening has everything infl uence the judgments of those who ment of smallpox vaccination, and a to do with parents and grandparents think them “experts”. The HPV vaccine dramatic decline of epidemics. everywhere understanding that our chil- that’s being injected in Canada has never The second awakening in the late dren’s health and safety and future is too been shown to prevent cervical cancer 1970’s and 80’s gave voice to thousands precious to leave in the hands of the med- and never been shown to be safe. Health of parents whose children had suffered ico-political establishment which has lied Canada’s ‘Summary Basis for Decision’ irreversible brain injuries following vac- to us and betrayed us. Isn’t it time to say for this vaccine states: “the median time cine reactions—the majority of them NO to this tyranny? from acquisition of infection to the devel- caused by DPT vaccine with its highly Notes: opment of cervical cancer is greater than toxic whole cell pertussis and mercury. In 1. Theresa Cedillo – Mother of Michelle, vaccine 20 years.” Please ask Eduardo Franco if the U.S., courts awarded huge damages injured child with autism. http://www.ageofau- Gardasil™ has been tried on 9-26 yr olds to victims. Vaccine manufacturers then tism.com/2008/03/jenny-mccarth-1.html Age of for over 20 years. The FDA’s ‘Product Autism: Julie Gerberding Must Go – Mar. 8/08 threatened to stop making their products. 2. David Kirby; The Vaccine-Autism Court Approval Information’ reveals that post- In response, the American government Document, Feb.26/08 DVIC concludes marketing studies for effi cacy and safety stepped in to protect Big Pharma from compensation is appropriate in Poling case: are to continue to 2018. Meanwhile, the liability and created a “no-fault” com- http://www.huffi ngtonpost.com/david-kirby/ schoolgirls already injected are the real pensation system. To date it has paid out the-vaccineautism-court-_b_88558.html test cohort. I hope they’re not victims of several billion dollars in vaccine injury 3. CDC Press Conference, Mar. 6/08: the vaccine. compensation. http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/ Susan Fletcher In Canada, in the 1980’s the loss of the transcripts/2008/t080307.htm Sechelt, BC 4. Kent Heckenlively, Esq.- Mar 14/08,Refer- Rothwell case shut the door tightly on ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ the dozens of vaccine damaged families ence to Time Mag. Interview with Dr. Van de Water, Mar 12/08, Time Magazine on the Poling Dear VRAN, (Letter received: Dec.07) waiting to proceed with their cases. Hope Case, Age of Autism: http://www.ageofautism. was lost they would ever fi nd justice in com/2008/03/the-court-of-pu.html#more I am a true vaccine awareness advocate the Canadian court system. Little Patrick 5. Russell L. Blaylock, MD; Vaccines Neu- and truly believe in making an informed Rothwell’s catastrophic vaccine damage rodevelopment and Autism Spectrum Dis- decision! I am thrilled that there is such case was lost because he was unable to orders: http://web.mac.com/rblaylock/ a service as VRAN out there to support prove that the a) DPT vaccine had caused Russell_Blaylock_M.D./Information/En- and inform the parents in this country. his brain damage and b) the doctors who tries/2008/3/12_Vaccines,_Neurodevelop- Many of us, including my own personal injected it had been negligent. ment_and_Autism_Spectrum_Disorders.html family, have been abandoned by our fam- 6. Harris Coulter; Vaccination, Social Vio- Since then, Canadians have been left lence and Criminality: The Medical Assault ily doctor because of our decision not to biting the dust in silent suffering by an on the American Brain, pge. 99 & 100. vaccinate our child. We were told that impenetrable court system which re- 7. Dan Olmstead, Age of Autism; So we were not protecting out child; when quires the victim to prove both causality There are More Hannah Polings, Mar.9/08: clearly, we were doing the best for our and negligence. An ignorant and mean http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/03/ child. It is a tremendous transition to go spirited government refuses to acknowl- so-there-are-mo.html#more from woman to mother, but to then be left edge vaccine injures as an ongoing tragic 8. Barbara Loe Fisher; Vaccine Awaken- with a three-month-old baby and no doc- fact of life. ing Blog, Mar. 4/08- http://www.vac- tor can be terrifying. It all happened for The third wave of awakening now cineawakening.blogspot.com/ the right reasons. We have chosen now 9. Russell L. Blaylock, MD: Chronic Mi- sweeping public consciousness is grasp- croglial Activation: A Major Mechanism to live a more holistic life and have even ing the fact that the fallout from vaccines in Autism Spectrum Disorders: http://web. stopped vaccinating our pets. is not just due to single item toxins like mac.com/rblaylock/Russell_Blaylock_M.D./ Being a true believer in informed de- mercury or aluminum, but has everything Information/Entries/2006/12/4_Chronic_Mi- cision-making, I am waiting for the day to do with the quantity of vaccines being croglial_Activation%3A_A_Major_Mecha- when doctors no longer follow a routine injected at one time. It has everything to do nism_in_Autism_Spectrum_Disorders.html vaccination schedule and allow the par- with understanding that the fragile micro- 10. Radio Interview with Dr. Blaylock, Mar. ents to make informed decision without environment of infants and young children 12/08- Co-op Radio Vancouver, www.animal- being rushed for the three month shots!! simply cannot cope with this degree and voices.org/dynamichealth √ I know it may take a long time, if it even intensity of biological assault. It has ev- ever happens. erything to do with understanding that But, it is times like this, when I am vaccines cause extreme chaos in the cellu- glad to know there are others looking out lar/biomedical ecology of young children. Letters continued on page 15 Page 14 ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ VRAN Newsletter Letters continued from page 14 many if not most of these children have Finn said nothing regarding vaccinations, for my family’s best interests when my allergies and sensitivities to the same neither does McElroy. doctor chose not to. foods, heavy metal toxicity, eczema, asth- He says: “…over the last 150 years, Thank you VRAN and all the people ma, major gut issues. The list goes on, all the major factors responsible for the im- who are involved in your growth! Without attributable to the shots. And it’s not just provements in the population’s health you, there would be a lot more less-in- the “fi llers” in the shots either. Many of and improved longevity were related formed individuals, and sadly a lot more these children have viral overload. Some to changes other than health care, such sick babies trying hard to stay health!! of the kids have been shown to have the as less crowding, better housing, better Enclosed is a cheque for my member- live measles virus in their brains causing and safer nutrition, safe water supplies, ship toVRAN. Please keep me posted lesions and infl ammation. I’ve rambled improved sanitation, safer working con- with any extra information via email. now and I’m sure you’re probably aware ditions, improved education, improved Truly appreciative, of this already. and safer transport facilities. Carla Cavallo Anyway, thankfully we are now in “….Ministries of health may only devote ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ touch with a Naturopathic doctor who is 2% of their budgets to preventive health Dear VRAN, (received February, 2008) experienced in this area and has her own care, but many more dollars from other child with autism. We have changed our ministries are spent to maintain the impor- I live in Vancouver, BC and have son’s diet which has cleared up his eczema, tant factors previously mentioned, and they a three and a half-year-old son whom we’re giving him vitamins and supplements can most defi nitely be described as invest- we vaccinated until and including the to help with digestion and we’re doing be- ments in preventive medicine. …” one-year shots. He has Autism. I have fi - haviour intervention. He still has a VERY ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ nally gotten him into a preschool but the long road ahead. We all do. other day they gave me the registration He is still for the most part nonverbal, One in 10 children have a life forms along with the “parent handbook” although he is at least trying to mimic threatening condition that states all children who attend this us sometimes. He can say probably 10 preschool must have up to date immuni- words now but only when he feels like Prime Minister Stephen Harper re- zation records. What is the best way to it (which is not very often). He has just cently announced that the Government of handle this type of situation? started trying to point and reach for ges- Canada will provide the Canadian Medi- Thanks, Laura turing. But basically, he still has no means cAlert Foundation’s No Child Without Edda responded to her question re vaccine of communication except crying. He is a campaign with support to ensure elemen- exemptions and asked Laura to share details gorgeous little boy with a mostly sweet, tary school children across the country about her son’s regression into autism: happy demeanor. But as he gets older I are protected from unforeseen medical Laura responds: can see his frustration growing. emergencies. I wrote a letter to Gordon Campbell Dear Mr. Kramp, Mar. 26/08 Hi Edda, and thank you for your to let him know of our diffi culties, lack prompt and informative response. of funding and waitlists and this growing I think it’s wonderful that $5 million We did most of the shots up until and epidemic. I’ve also started a Yahoo group of our tax dollars are going towards pro- including the one-year shots. Including for parents in BC who are exploring the viding MedicAlert bracelets for children MMR, DPThib and Polio. We did not do biomedical route to healing their children whose families cannot afford them. How- the Hep. B, pneumococcal or meningo- with autism. If you know of anyone who ever, your government needs to address coccal. Ironically the main reason we did might be interested in joining please feel WHY one in 10 Canadian children have not do all of the shots was because we free to forward this link to them. life threatening conditions. If you would were concerned about Autism. Unfor- Or you can give them my email: inquire with the MedicAlert Foundation tunately we thought we were informed [email protected] they will inform you that the tremendous enough. Knowing what I know now I http://health.groups.yahoo.com/ increases in these conditions began with wish we had not done any of them. group/BiomedicalTreatmentforASDin- the introduction of numerous additional By the time he was 16 months old we BC/messages?o=1&yguid=321091768 vaccinations starting with the introduc- noticed that he had stopped using the cou- I will keep you posted as to what hap- tion of the Hib (Haemophilus Infl uenza ple of words that he had learned, stopped pens with the preschool. B vaccine) in 1989 to the toddler and in responding to his name and started mak- Thank you so much, Laura 1992 to the infant vaccine schedule, as ing funny noises and stimming instead. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ well as vaccines for hepatitis B, chicken He also stopped waving and clapping and Submitted by Susan Fletcher, Feb. pox, meningitis C, Prevnar, and HPV. Put doing the hand motions to itsy bitsy spi- 18/08 the numbers on a graph and you will see der, patty cake, etc. huge increases. One in 10 children? Why When it came time for his 18 month A letter from retired physician, Ross aren’t we looking for the reasons why? I shots we decided we would not continue McElroy of Tavistock, Ontario is in the look forward to your response. because by that time we were concerned February 2008 CCPA Monitor. He is Sincerely, about autism. I know that no one knows replying to an article in the November Your constituent, a parent with a child for sure whether the vaccines cause Monitor which discussed the low priority with life threatening anaphylaxis, autism but after countless hours of re- given to preventive medicine by minis- Rita Hoffman search I feel confi dent that it is at least tries of health… they spend only 2% of Stirling, Ontario K0K 3E0 √ one of the “triggers”. their budgets on this. It can’t possibly be a coincidence that The November article by editor, Ed VRAN Newsletter ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ Page 15 defi cient diet failed to grow, but recov- Omega-3 Fats Improve Attention, Behavior, ered with the supplemental foods. Only and Intelligence animal fats contain vitamin A. Good By Randall Neustaedter OMD sources are cod liver oil, egg yolks, but- ter, raw whole milk, and liver. Animals Dr. Neustaedter’s excellent books are performance and to reduce the possibility must have carotene or vitamin A sources widely read by many parents who seek of learning and behavior problems. in their diets in order to produce vitamin wholistically oriented guidance on A and pass it on to humans. questions about child health and Pregnant women and breastfeeding vaccination. mothers should take a DHA-containing There are no plant sources of vitamin omega-3 supplement to ensure adequate A. Betacarotene found in vegetables and We appreciate the availability of his levels of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) in fruits can be converted to vitamin A by excellent articles online at: http://www. breast milk and adequate brain develop- the body in a ratio of 12:1. That is it takes cure-guide.com/Natural_Health_News- ment in their babies. The DHA content 12 units of beta-carotene to produce one letter/natural_health_newsletter.html of most American women’s breast milk unit of vitamin A. Infants and people with is lower than that in milk from women diabetes or poor thyroid function cannot Several studies have demonstrated in other countries, and the DHA content make the conversion at all. Children con- that children with lower levels of ome- of a woman’s breast milk correlates with vert betacarotene to vitamin A very poorly. ga-3 fatty acids in their bloodstream have her dietary intake of DHA. Therefore animal fat sources of vitamin A signifi cantly more behavioral problems, Vegetarian women have the lowest lev- are essential for most of the population. temper tantrums, and learning, health, els of DHA in their breast milk (Fidler et Vitamin A is needed for proper mu- and sleep problems than do those chil- al., 2000). When women supplement their cous membrane function. It is essential dren with high proportions of those fatty diets with DHA in the form of fi sh oil, high- for the growth and repair of body tissues, acids (Mitchell et al., 1987; Stevens et al., DHA eggs, or a DHA-containing algae and for effi cient digestion of protein. Vi- 1996). In a similar study, fi fty-three chil- capsule, the content of DHA in their breast tamin A promotes good eyesight, strong dren with ADHD had signifi cantly lower milk increases. The increase in breast milk bones and teeth, and a vital immune sys- proportions of key fatty acids (AA, EPA, DHA also translates into higher DHA levels tem. White blood cells, T-lymphocytes, and DHA) in their blood than did forty- in infants (Jensen et al., 2000). In another and every cell in the important mucosal three control subjects. Children with study, infants whose mothers took fi sh oil barriers of the respiratory, digestive, and lower omega-3 levels had lower behav- supplements during pregnancy also had urinary tracts require vitamin A. ioral assessment scores (Conners’ Parent higher blood levels of DHA at birth than A high fat diet will help ensure ad- Rating Scale) and teacher scores of aca- a control group that did not take a supple- equate vitamin A intake. Whole milk demic abilities (Stevens et al., 1995). The ment (Connor et al., 1996). products, butter, and free range eggs will researchers speculated that an ineffi cient It is diffi cult for children to get enough help maintain necessary levels of this im- conversion of polyunsaturated fatty acids omega-3 fats from their diets once they portant nutrient. For those who may not to AA and DHA may have been a signifi - are no longer breastfeeding. Children be getting enough vitamin A, a supple- cant factor in the lower levels of those need to have supplements of omega-3 ment is essential. fats in ADHD children. fats. The best sources of the omega-3 The recommended daily amount In one study, researchers showed that fats are cod liver oil (1 teaspoon per 50 (RDA) of vitamin A is 3,000 IU per day children with ADHD were breastfed less pounds of body weight), fi sh oil capsules for adults (reduced from 5,000 IU) and often as infants than were the control chil- (containing 250 mg of DHA for children 1,000-2,000 IU for children, depending dren. They assume that the high levels of over 7 years old), and DHA supplements on their age (1,000 at one year of age, DHA in breast milk could be responsible derived from algae (Neuromins). 2,000 by age nine). Primitive diets prob- for better performance later in life since Chicken, eggs, and beef are also sourc- ably maintained 10 times that amount. infants are ineffi cient at converting poly- es of omega-3 fats if the animals eat green One egg contains 300 IU, one cup of unsaturated fats from other sources into plants and not just grains. Therefore, only whole milk or whole milk yogurt con- the valuable omega-3 fat DHA that is es- cage-free chickens that eat green plants or tains about 225–250 IU of vitamin A. sential for brain development. algae and pasture-fed cattle are reliable One tablespoon of butter contains 350 The duration of breastfeeding has sources. Small fi sh (anchovies, herring, IU of A. The amount of vitamin A may been associated with higher intelligence and sardines) are another good source of vary by the season and the feed of the and higher academic achievement in omega-3 fats, but larger fi sh (tuna, shark, animals. later childhood, and with higher levels swordfi sh, mackerel, and salmon) may be People eating a vegan diet are at a signif- of high school attainment (Horwood and contaminated with mercury and harmful icant risk of vitamin A defi ciency. It would Fergusson, 1998). A study published in pesticides. Children should not eat these take six cups of raw carrots or 20 cups of 2002 also showed a signifi cant associa- larger ocean fi sh or farmed fi sh. broccoli to obtain the recommended daily tion between intelligence levels in adults requirement of vitamin A per day. and the duration of their breastfeeding as Simple Facts about Vitamin A Most everyone would benefi t from infants (Mortensen et al., 2002). a vitamin A supplement derived from The take-home messages from these Retinol, or vitamin A was fi rst identi- fi sh oil. One tablespoon of cod liver oil reports are to breastfeed your children fi ed in 1907 by comparing rats fed protein contains at least 3,000 IU of A. Proper and maintain adequate levels of DHA and lard or olive oil for fat with rats fed a dosage is one teaspoon per 50 pounds throughout childhood to encourage the diet that added egg yolk or butterfat. The of body weight. For adults with hypo- best potential for successful academic rats who ate the foods with a vitamin A Omega-3 Fats continued on page 17 Page 16 ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ VRAN Newsletter Omega-3 Fats continued from page 16 tory and diarrheal infection (relative risk thyroidism or immune system problems It is called Vitamin A... Cod-liver oil. As [RR], 2.0-3.0) and, most dramatically, (allergies, recurrent infections, autoim- early as 1932, doctors used cod-liver oil to death (RR, 3.0-10.0). mune disease) a capsule supplement of reduce hospital mortality by 57%, but then antibiotics became the treatment of fash- Subsequent community-based prophy- 20,000 IU of vitamin A from fi sh oil may laxis trials of varying design confi rmed be appropriate. During an acute illness ion, and Vitamin A was thrown out until the mid-80’s. that vitamin A supplementation of defi - an adult could take twice that amount. cient populations could reduce childhood The toxicity of vitamin A during Recent published studies have found (one-fi ve years old) mortality by an aver- pregnancy or at any other time applies that 72%. of hospitalised measles cases in age of 35%. primarily to synthetic rather than natural America are Vitamin A defi cient, and the Concurrent hospital-based treatment forms of vitamin A (fi sh oil). Vitamin D in worse the defi ciency the worse the compli- trials with vitamin A in children with fi sh oil protects the body from toxicity. cations and higher the death rate. (Pediatric measles revealed a consistent reduction A study of people taking 300,000 IU Nursing, Sept/Oct 1996.) Yet doctors and in measles-associated mortality in Africa of vitamin A per day for over a year re- hospitals do not use Vitamin A.” of at least 50%. vealed no adverse effects. However, the It is now estimated that improving the toxicity of vitamin D is very real, and Vitamin A, infectious disease, and vitamin A status of all defi cient children anyone who takes a supplement con- childhood mortality: a solution? worldwide would prevent one to three taining vitamin D should have vitamin million childhood deaths annually. D levels checked with a blood test for A review of studies looking at the role References: 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Note that the nor- of Vitamin A in preventing child mortal- Kawasaki Y, et al (1999). [The effi cacy of oral mal values are 45-55 ng/ml (115-140 ity found that: vitamin A supplementation for measles and nmol/l). Laboratory reference ranges are A longitudinal prospective study of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi. 1999 Feb;73(2):104-9. often too low. risk factors contributing to vitamin A Japanese. PMID: 10213986; UI: 99230601. defi ciency and xerophthalmia (night Sommer A.(1993) Vitamin A, infectious disease, Vitamin A saves lives blindness) revealed a close, dose-re- and childhood mortality: a 2 solution? J Infect sponse relationship between the severity Dis. 1993 May;167(5):1003-7. Review. PMID: Veteran Vaccine researcher, Hilary But- of mild preexisting vitamin A defi ciency 8486934; UI: 93253276. √ ler writes, “There is a ‘cure’ for measles. and the subsequent incidence of respira-

Aluminum and Vaccine Ingredients: What Do We Know? What Don’t We Know? By Lawrence B. Palevsky, MD, FAAP Thimerosal, which contains the organ- However, a growing number of phy- tem and in other tissues.[3] ic compound ethyl mercury, is a known sicians, scientists and parents maintain A review of the medical literature on neurotoxin and used to be a major ingre- that thimerosal has played, and continues aluminum reveals a surprising lack of sci- dient in childhood vaccines. There are to play a large role in contributing to the entifi c evidence that injected aluminum over 15,000 articles in the medical litera- emergence of multiple chronic illnesses is safe. There is limited understand- ture describing the adverse health effects in children and adults, including the neu- ing of what happens to children when on the human body with exposure to rological spectrum disorders. Aluminum, aluminum is injected into their bodies, varying amounts and forms of mercury. which is present in the environment and including whether or not it accumulates In 1999 the American Academy of in many childhood vaccines, may be af- in tissues and organs or is properly elimi- Pediatrics (AAP) urged government fecting the health of our children in ways nated from the body. It is also unknown agencies to work rapidly toward reduc- that we have yet to understand. if genetic factors affect long term adverse ing children’s exposure to mercury from Aluminum is a heavy metal with health outcomes for those injected with all sources. Because any potential risk known neurotoxic effects on human and aluminum containing vaccines. was of concern, the AAP and the USPHS animal nervous systems. It can be found One in 6 children under the age of 18 in (United States Public Health Service) in the following childhood vaccines— this country has developmental/learning agreed that the use of thimerosal-con- DTaP, Pediarix (DTaP-Hepatitis B-Polio disabilities, although the numbers may taining vaccines should be reduced or combination), Pentacel (DTaP-HIB-Polio be higher since this 1994 report was pub- eliminated.[1] The AAP recommended combination), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, lished.[4] Ten percent of all children have that it would be a good idea to remove Haemophilus infl uenzae B (HIB), Human asthma.[5] Growing numbers of children thimerosal from vaccines, even though Papilloma Virus (HPV), and Pneumococ- are living with different types of allergies. according to them, there was no evidence cal vaccines.[2] That means they have impairment, or linking childhood health issues to thime- In 1996, the American Academy of even irreversible damage to their nervous rosal exposure from vaccines. In 2008, Pediatrics issued a position paper on and immune systems. Isn’t it possible that children are still being injected with Aluminum Toxicity in Infants and Chil- injected aluminum plays a role in affect- thimerosal-containing vaccines, and old dren which stated in the fi rst paragraph, ing the health of our children’s nervous stocks of thimerosal-containing vaccines “Aluminum is now being implicated as and immune systems, as the science we manufactured by 1999 continued to be interfering with a variety of cellular and do have seems to suggest? administered to children up to 2003. metabolic processes in the nervous sys- Aluminum and Vaccine continued on page 18 VRAN Newsletter ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ Page 17 Aluminum and Vaccine continued from page 17 tion and anti-infl ammation that is needed TH3 arms of children’s immune systems What is even more concerning is the to protect itself from exposures in the from any of the injected vaccine ingredi- lack of accepted scientifi c data explaining natural environment. ents, either due to their individual action, whether injected aluminum interacts with When TH2 cells are activated properly, or due to their combined interaction, is other vaccine ingredients to cause harm to either directly via the natural environ- unknown as well. our children. Boyd Haley, PhD, Professor ment, or through a direct signal from the The important synergistic, balanced ac- Emeritus of Chemistry at the University TH1 system, the B cell arm of the im- tivity of TH1, TH2 and TH3, in response of Kentucky completed lab experiments mune system is then stimulated, leading to the environment is dysfunctional and showing the damaging effects on nerve to the production of the desired protec- impaired in all chronic illnesses. Chil- cells when he exposed them to alumi- tive antibodies.[9] [10] dren are not necessarily born with this num, especially in the presence of other It’s important for the reader to know dysfunction or impairment, although vaccine ingredients like mercury, formal- that the hallmark of a healthy, mature im- they may inherit the susceptibility from dehyde, and the antibiotic neomycin.[6] mune system in children is demonstrated their parents. How then, do children de- [7] His data, however, have been ignored by an equal and balanced TH1, TH2 and velop the expression of these TH1, TH2, by the scientifi c, medical and governmen- TH3 immune response to the natural en- TH3 impairments, into what we describe tal institutions making vaccine policies. vironment. TH1, TH2 & TH3 do not work as chronic illness? [8] The scientifi c community needs to be independently, and require a very impor- What is clear is aluminum pushes the doing these experiments in the lab before tant synergistic relationship to function TH2 immune system to over perform, shooting kids with these ingredients and properly in our bodies. As soon as one or and multiple chronic illnesses in children declaring unequivocal vaccine safety for more of these three arms begins to over or show immune systems where the TH2 all children. under work in relation to the other, chronic immune response over performs, while Aluminum is added to vaccines as illness begins to express itself. TH1 and TH3 responses are also im- an adjuvant so vaccines will produce a paired. Is there a connection? By having stronger antibody response and be more More on Aluminum this type of effect on the TH2 system, is protective. It is this role as an adjuvant aluminum in any way contributing to the that may reveal to us the most signifi cant Aluminum is placed in the vaccines to development of these chronic illnesses relationship between aluminum in vac- selectively target the up-regulation of the in children; especially in those children cines and the damage it imparts on the humoral arm (TH2 cells) of children’s from families with a genetic history of long term health of our children’s ner- immune systems, to drive the production the above mentioned chronic illnesses? vous and immune systems. of antibodies. The medical community Does aluminum also affect the TH1 leads us to believe that this production immune response, unbeknownst to sci- A Little Science Review of antibodies is what imparts for children entists, clinicians and parents? Does a protective nature against vaccine-pre- aluminum play a role in impairing the Children are born with a cellular ventable illnesses. Yet, this outcome may overall synergistic, balanced activity mediated immune system (TH1 cells— come at a cost. of TH1, TH2 and TH3, which is a re- T-helper 1), a humoral immune system There are multiple articles in the med- quirement for a healthy immune system (TH2 cells—T-helper 2), and a regulator ical literature demonstrating how chronic response to the natural environment? immune system (TH3 cells—T-helper 3) illnesses like allergies,[11] [12] asthma, There is no scientifi c evidence to clarify as major pieces of their overall immune [13] [14] [15] eczema,[16] lupus, [17] our understanding one way or the other, systems. These three arms are imma- infl ammatory bowel disease, [18] ADD/ but the evidence may be right in front of ture when babies are born, and begin to ADHD[19] and autism[20] all exhibit a us to conclude otherwise. mature as children are exposed to their skewed production and over-activity of Aluminum forces the undeveloped environments through their nervous the TH2 arm of the immune system. and immature immune system of infants systems, skin, airways and intestines. An- Similarly, chronic illnesses like ju- and children to produce greater amounts tibiotics, poor nutrition, stress, exposure venile diabetes mellitus[21] [22] and of humoral immune cells (TH2) and anti- to heavy metals and other environmental rheumatoid arthritis,[23] multiple sclero- bodies, before their immune systems have toxins, and the use of vaccines, may in- sis,[24] uveits,[25] infl ammatory bowel a chance to adapt to the world in which terfere with the proper maturing process disease,[26] and autism[27] [28] all ex- they’ve barely had a chance to live in. of these three arms of children’s immune hibit skewed production and over-activity Under these circumstances, the activ- systems. In theory, if the TH system is of the TH1 arm of the immune system. ity of aluminum appears to play a vital allowed to mature, and is not interfered While aluminum in the vaccines is role in disrupting the maturation of the with, children will develop a mature, specifi cally targeting the over-activation immune system in infants and children balanced TH1, TH2 and TH3 immune of TH2 to encourage the body to produce through its effects on TH2 and therefore, system by age three. antibodies, any direct or indirect effect of on TH1 and TH3. TH1 and TH2 develop to protect chil- aluminum on the health or maturation of What effect this has on their overall dren from the outside world, producing the TH1 or TH3 system is unknown. Yet, health in the short or long term is un- infl ammation and anti-infl ammation in many of these TH2 dominant chronic known, but this model appears to help us responses to foreign particles from the illnesses, TH1 and TH3 have also been understand how we may be contributing natural environment. TH3 immune cells shown to exhibit an impaired immune re- to the development of chronic illness in develop to keep the TH1/TH2 arms of sponse to the environment.[29] infants and children with the use of alu- the immune system in check so the body Any direct or indirect effect on the minum in vaccines. We also have little only produces the amount of infl amma- health or maturation of the TH1, TH2 and Aluminum and Vaccine continued on page 19 Page 18 ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ VRAN Newsletter Aluminum and Vaccine continued from page 18 the brains of our children? Is this another but, after the injuries, only babies were vac- understanding of what might happen to connection to help us get an understanding cinated, using a different “approved” batch the overall health of their immune sys- of why 1 in 150[31] children have autism, of MMR. Now, after the cosmetic “safety tems if parents wait until later in life to or 1 in 6 children has developmental/learn- review”, teens and young adults are once expose them to vaccines containing alu- ing disabilities? again being vaccinated. minum, or if they’re exposed in smaller If we’re going to do justice to the topic VRAN was told of a teenage Alber- doses one at a time. of vaccine ingredients, we need to look tan quarantined at home for two weeks How much of a role does injected at the potential harm of all the vaccine after testing positive for mumps. His aluminum play, either acting alone, or ingredients at once, and examine their family was told that their children would in conjunction with other vaccine ingre- individual effects on our children’s im- be apprehended and taken to hospital if dients and environmental toxins, in the mune and nervous systems. Then, we they didn’t follow the quarantine order. selection and subsequent development of can examine the interactive effects of the Meanwhile, on March 10/08 The Chilli- chronic illnesses, in a susceptible popula- vaccine ingredients on human tissue, and wack Progress signaled that mumps tion of children, through the disruption of evaluate the potential for harm, as Dr. outbreaks which had started last year in TH1, TH2, TH3? There is no science to Haley has already successfully done. the Maritimes had reached BC with “fi ve answer this question because no one has How many more children need to be lab-confi rmed cases” reported. investigated this issue. potentially harmed before we invoke If the young people now getting mumps We have no scientifi c studies in the precautionary principle and the Hip- had been left unvaccinated as children, infants, children or adults to help us un- pocratic Oath—First, Do No Harm? If they may have contracted mumps then, derstand the nature of the progression of there’s no adequate science, and we have but would most likely have suffered no TH1, TH2 and TH3 immune responses to positive evidence of toxicity from alu- long term effects. They probably would any of the injected materials in vaccines. minum, injected alone or in conjunction have avoided a more dangerous case of You cannot do research on questions that with other ingredients, and we have a po- late-onset mumps and would defi nitely enough people don’t believe is worth ask- tential model to understand why certain have avoided a vaccine adverse event. ing, or are afraid of what the answers might chronic conditions may be developing in ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ show if the proper studies were done. a susceptible population of children, then It is unfortunate that we continue to injecting aluminum containing vaccines Babies put at risk by vaccines drag out this dialogue by singling out each into anyone should stop right now until individual vaccine ingredient as a detri- we have the proper scientifi c proof we Summary from Dr. Sherri Tenpenny ment to the health of our children. First need to say otherwise. We need the same Evidence of serious health conse- thimerosal needed to be removed, despite scientifi c proof of safety for all vaccine quences was recently confi rmed in the contentions from the medical community ingredients and their interactions, and we Journal of Pediatrics in which CRP levels that there were any real medical reasons need parents, scientists and practitioners were measured after vaccination. CRP, to do so, and now aluminum. According to stand up and demand nothing less be- short for C-reactive protein, is a blood to Environmental Defense[30] (formerly fore we make matters worse. marker indicating a heightened state of known as the Environmental Defense Lawrence B. Palevsky, MD, FAAP infl ammation throughout the body. fund), all the vaccine ingredients are Pediatrician The study involved infants in a neo- poisonous, carcinogenic or potentially natal intensive care unit who were given harmful to the skin, gastrointestinal, Reprinted with gratitude from www. two or more vaccines on the same day. pulmonary, immune and neurological nvic.org , The Doctor’s Corner, Na- A separate group of infants were given systems in our bodies. tional Vaccine Information Center. one shot at a time, every three days. The What about formaldehyde? Are we go- Article & references available at: vaccines administered were DTaP, Hib, ing to wait until another brave physician http://www.nvic.org/doctors_corner/ polio [IPV], hepatitis B and Prevnar. The or scientist writes about the damaging lawrence_palevsky_aluminum_and_ fi ndings were disturbing: effects of injected vaccine-containing vaccine_ingredients.htm#TOP √ • An abnormally elevated CRP occurred formaldehyde on our children’s brains in 85 percent of infants who received before we are called to demand that simultaneous vaccines and nearly 70 formaldehyde be removed? Or about the NEWSCLIPS percent of infants who received the problems associated with having Polysor- Three live viruses against mumps shots one at a time. bate-80 in the vaccines? • Gastroesophageal refl ux (GERD) and Polysorbate-80 is used in pharmacology The March 4/08 Calgary Herald reported, severe intraventricular hemorrhage to assist in the delivery of certain drugs or “Health Canada has completed a review of (bleeding in the brain) also occurred chemotherapeutic agents across the blood- three batches of mumps vaccine, determin- in infants who received multiple vac- brain-barrier. What viral, bacterial, yeast, ing it is safe for public use.” Since Sept/07, cines at the same time. heavy metal or other vaccine containing in- Alberta had recorded 382 cases of mumps. • Cardiorespiratory events (stopped gredient need to pass into the brains of our The MMR which media misleadingly named breathing) occurred in 16 percent of children? Do they belong in the brain? Is “mumps vaccine” was withdrawn in Dec/07 all infants within 48 hours after re- that part of the needed immune response to after six Albertans suffered anaphylaxis dur- ceiving vaccines. protect our children from disease? Do vac- ing mass vaccination campaigns. Posters • Infants who received DTaP, Pre- cine materials pass across the blood-brain featuring pairs of fl aming balls had been vnar and Hib as single injections barrier with the help of Polysorbate-80? If used to encourage young men to get the shot experienced the largest number of car- so, are there complications from being in Newsclips continued on page 23 VRAN Newsletter ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ Page 19 07/08 Flu Shot Mismatch; What’s Up for 08/09? A Feb 24/08 report on cbc.ca noted vaccinated patients with fl u-like symp- nasal ‘Flumist’ vaccine in ‘Pediatrics’. widespread fl u activity in 49 US states toms. Sauri had enquired elsewhere and Since there was a concern that the over but, in Canada, little activity except in learned that this was happening all over 25 vaccine doses given in the US during BC. It claimed that “as many as about the US and other parts of the world. the fi rst two years of life might neces- a third of Canadians” get the fl u shot. sitate giving other vaccines at the same These people, it said, would likely have “So it may be that there is some time—and that this might lower effi ca- been protected by the main viruses that pre-existing immunity.” (BCCDC cy—trials were done using ‘Flumist had been causing disease in Canada, epidemiologist Danuta Skowron- concurrently with two other live virus H1N1s that closely matched those in the ski) said, admitting that it was vaccines, MMR and varicella. Results vaccine. In the US, H3N2 strains unlike likely natural immunity that kept of the study (funded by Medimmune, the those in the fl u shot were the main cause Canadians healthy. maker of ‘Flumist’) showed antibody of infl uenza there; previously, the CDC production was very similar whether had announced that two of the vaccine the vaccines were given together or at strains did not match those circulating. Meanwhile, the CDC asked clini- different times and “The incidences of BCCDC epidemiologist Danuta cians to report all fl u-related deaths of reactogenicity events and adverse events Skowronski told CBC that the newest H3 children and to be especially alert re me- were similar among treatment groups.” viruses, Brisbane 10-like strains, did cir- thicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus The WHO has recommended that next culate in Canada last winter. “So it may (MRSA). In the 2006-07 season, 73 chil- year’s fl u shot be completely reformu- be that there is some pre-existing im- dren died of infl uenza and, of them, 30 lated to contain three strains that did not munity.” she said, admitting that it was had bacterial co-infections, half of which circulate this winter. likely natural immunity that kept Cana- were MRSA. No doubt, there will be dire warn- dians healthy. For next year’s fl u season, the CDC is ings that none of us will have acquired The Feb 16/08 Washington Post quot- recommending that ALL children be vac- natural immunity to these and there- ed infectious disease specialist, Michael cinated against infl uenza. Just in time to fore we would be foolhardy to not get a Sauri, talking about “vaccine failure” in help this happen is a Mar/08 study of the fl u shot. √ Excerpt from: Welcome to the War on Disease: Part 2 By Julie Obradovic

I have long marveled at the arrogance focus is often solely on the task at hand: one form. of humanity, believing we are smarter annihilating the enemy fi rst and worry- But those enemies may have proven than Mother Nature, outwitting it without ing about the consequences of if and how to be smart, patient, unpredictable and consequence. If that were not the case, I that is accomplished (and at what cost) predatory...and in the company of such imagine we would have had studies in second. allies as each other and potent neurotox- place anticipating those consequences on That’s why when I stumbled across the ins, capable of morphing into diseases a long term scale years ago. following quote recently, I decided it too that are devastatingly worse. Hypothetically, I would think we’d should be added to my updated version The War on Disease has been raging want to know if people who got the Polio of “Welcome to the War on Disease”. for decades, and some of the battles won vaccine, while not developing Polio, may have been admirable. be more prone to developing Cancer. I But the time has fi nally come to ac- “War is a mind-set, and all would think we’d want to know if people curately defi ne and count the casualties action that comes out of such a who got the Measles vaccine, while not so that we may truly identify just who is mind-set will either strengthen developing the Measles, may be more winning the war. the enemy, the perceived evil, likely to develop an auto-immune condi- Anyone with a vaccine-injured child or, if the war is won, will create tion. can attest. a new enemy, a new evil equal I would think we’d want to conclu- to and often worse than the one Julie Obradovic is a High School Span- sively fi nd out if we actually did outsmart that was defeated.”—Tolle ish Teacher in the suburbs of Chicago nature by determining any difference in where she lives with her husband and the long-term health outcomes of the 3 beautiful children, one of whom is vaccinated versus the never-vaccinated, It seems to summarize this particular recovered from Autism. so that we could make an informed deci- war so perfectly: “War is a mind-set, and She is a member of the National Autism sion regarding risk and reward. all action that comes out of such a mind- Association: I would think we’d want to look at the set will either strengthen the enemy, the http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/03/ results with respect to age, sex, and eth- perceived evil, or, if the war is won, will welcome-to-the.html#more √ nicity, allowing us to make a collective create a new enemy, a new evil equal to decision that benefi ts the masses while and often worse than the one that was still valuing the individual. defeated.”—Tolle Evidently, I would be wrong. I fool- We may have kicked the crap out of ishly forget that as in most wars, the Polio, the Measles, and other diseases in Page 20 ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ VRAN Newsletter Cluster of “SIDS” Deaths in North Idaho Prompt Parents to Blame Vaccines; Doctors, Government Deny Vaccine Link The deaths of three infants in Coeur d’Alene in September and October, 2007, within a few days of their four- month vaccines, prompted one of the mothers to fi ght back. By Ingri Cassel

Shelly Walker of Coeur d’Alene holding her healthy baby boy Vance before he suddenly be- came very ill and died at four months—two days after being vaccinated—in September, 2007. Two other babies died shortly after receiving shots administered at the same clinic. Shelly Walker’s heartwrenching story recalled. “I went to pick him up and then and wouldn’t necessarily protect her son made the front page of The Spokesman- I screamed. from infectious diseases. Review newspaper on December 22, “Her 16 1/2-pound boy was warm The Walkers were planning a trip to 2007, with the provocative headline, and his lips were still pink, but he wasn’t Mexico in October so she got a passport “Did vaccines kill?” moving. Blood was crusted beneath his for Vance, the youngest child to receive The headline shook up many residents eyes and his clothes and toys were cov- a passport in 2007, according to Shelly. here as they prepared for Christmas with ered with a bloody froth. As her husband, Naturally, the Walkers reasoned, re- their families. The story highlighted Brian, 46, called 911, Walker worked ceiving “protective” vaccines would be Shelly’s shock when she discovered her frantically to resuscitate their child. But important while traveling to a country son Vance in his crib unresponsive and in the emergency room at Kootenai Med- having a lower standard of living than limp. Blood was crusted under his eyes ical Center, doctors said Vance had been Americans are used to. and bloody foam was coming from his dead for several hours.” mouth onto the blanket lying beside him. A visit to the “doctor” The following is from The Spokesman- The proud parents Review story: Vance received a shot of Pediarix, a “My baby was so healthy,” said Shelly Brian and Shelly Walker had waited 5-in-1 shot for diphtheria, tetanus, pertus- Walker, 39, of Hayden. “He was extreme- several years to have their fi rst child. sis, hepatitis B and polio; a shot of Prevnar, ly full of life, energy and vitality. They were proud and doting parents who seven pneumococcal viruses plus diphthe- “In the early morning of Sept. 15, were absolutely thrilled with each devel- ria toxoid and; Rotateq, the new rotavirus less than three days after Vance Vernon opmental milestone Vance achieved. vaccine given orally and containing four Walker received a round of vaccines at Shelly had worked for many years viruses associated with infant diarrhea. Lakeside Pediatric and Adolescent Medi- at Pilgrim’s, a local health food store. That adds up to 19 different pathogens cine in Coeur d’Alene, his mother awoke Over the years, many well-meaning cus- given to a four-month-old infant in less to a parent’s worst nightmare. “It was tomers had exposed her to the vaccine than 15 minutes when you consider that about 5:15 a.m. I woke up and thought, controversy, but it never dawned on her Pediarix contains three polio strains. ‘He’s not making any noise!’ “ Walker that vaccines could actually be deadly Cluster of SIDS continued on page 22 VRAN Newsletter ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ Page 21 Cluster of SIDS continued from page 21 tion Program and Spokane pediatrician has a picture of Vance followed by a quote Bob Maixner. from Scripture (Ephesians 3:17-19) and a “It was the vaccines, wasn’t it?” Leading up to the showing of this short summary of her story. When Brian and Shelly were in news segment, Kalae Chock, also a new Shelly writes, “I hope and pray that the emergency room still in a state of mom, had added Vaccination Debate seg- this tragedy never occurs in your fam- shock, Shelly blurted out, “It was the ments to her ongoing internet blog. As of ily. With the knowledge I have acquired vaccines, wasn’t it? Was this from the this writing, there are nine Vaccination since his death I can fi rmly say that I will damn vaccines?” Debate blog spots that have allowed con- never vaccinate a child under the age of When her desperate plea for confi rma- cerned parents and others to voice their 24 months again, if at all. I lacked knowl- tion was met with denial and attempts to opinions in an open forum. For many edge to make the best choice. I hope this comfort her, a seed was planted that has parents, having this forum provided by empowers you to combat the darkness since grown into a force that has become our local news station is BIG news. and seek the knowledge necessary to public health’s worse nightmare – more In the meantime, Shelly Walker is one make the best decision.” and more parents speaking out as a result mom on a mission – sharing her story as We second Shelly’s sentiments and of their own tragic experience with the a means of alerting other moms to the pray that people will “investigate be- devastation caused by vaccines. real dangers inherent in all vaccines. She fore they vaccinate” since the only has made several copies of an article by “informed” choice is complete avoidance The Vaccination Debate Dr. Tedd Koren, “Crib Death or Vaccine and refusal. We are extremely grateful Death?” in which he cites that SIDS is for Shelly Walker for taking the tragic KXLY, a Spokane television station, the second most common cause of infant loss of her only child and sharing what publicized its airing of “The Vaccination death with 10,000 deaths annually. On she has learned with others, passionately Debate” for a week prior to the February top of the article she has links to the FDA and publicly. 5, 2008, short, fi ve-minute news broad- warning on the intravenous use of vita- Read the full article on the cast in which Shelly’s tragic experience min K injections for newborns followed February 2008 Idaho Observer at: was highlighted. by a link to Vaccination Liberation’s http://www.santacruzhousing.net/ News reporter Kalae Chock inter- Model Birth Plan letter. observer/20080214.htm √ viewed Shelly, their attorney in Virginia, Following this article she presents in- David Terzian, who fi led their case with formation on the national Vaccine Injury the national Vaccine Injury Compensa- Compensation Program. Her cover sheet

HPV Vaccine a Bust? by Susan Fletcher

The following letter has been posted at CMAJ online at http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/eletters/177/12/- 524-a#18422:

FDA licensing applications for HPV vaccine showed a possible increased risk of cervical cancer in trial subjects who had been tested immediately prior to initial vaccination and found to be infected with any of the four HPV types in the vaccine. A negative effi cacy, -44.6%, against HPV 6/11/16/18 CIN 2/3 [precancerous conditions] or worse was found. As well as females who are sexually TURE I Study. In an attempt to de-value that it’s still unknown if HPV vaccine can active, females of any age may be infect- this result, Merck analyzed a second increase the risk of cervical cancer. ed with HPV and therefore at risk from subgroup and found a lower increased And, although health offi cials mislead- the HPV vaccine. risk of—33.7%. But it was likely due ingly declare it to be a “cancer vaccine”, HPV may be transferred mother to to the fact that this subgroup included it’s highly unlikely we’ll ever know if it daughter at birth; through sexual mo- females without vaccine-type HPV at can prevent cancer. lestation; and through other skin-to-skin initial vaccination. In fact, no trials could prove effi cacy contact (eg during innocent genital ex- The FUTURE I subgroup studies were against cancer since it would be unethical ploration between children). said to be statistically insignifi cant but to continue them to that endpoint. Health Regardless of age, only those females their results certainly raised questions. Canada states: “the median time from who have been recently tested using high- The FUTURE II Study had greater power acquisition of infection to the develop- ly accurate testing methods and found to than FUTURE I since it had many more ment of cervical cancer is greater than 20 be free of infection with any of the four participants overall. years.” vaccine-type HPVs should be considered Nevertheless, FUTURE II showed At most, HPV vaccine trials have only candidates for vaccination with HPV only a very minor positive effi cacy of been running 6 ½ yrs. If it hasn’t hap- vaccine. 1.2% in pre-infected subjects against pened already, with pressure from the The 44.6% effi cacy (i.e. 44.6% in- precancerous conditions similar to those vaccine, the relative predominance of vi- creased risk) was the result found in an considered in the subgroup analysis dis- ral strains will likely be entirely different analysis of a small subgroup of subjects cussed in my CMAJ letter. Drs Lippman, 14 yrs from now than when the vaccine from the Gardasil pre-licensure FU- Sawaya and Suba have all acknowledged strains were chosen. √ Page 22 ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ VRAN Newsletter Newsclips continued from page 19 from mad cow disease to cat scratch fe- signifi cant morbidity and mortality.” diorespiratory events overall. ver. Finally, a humane, brave neurologist ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ • In another study looking at risks for diagnosed vaccine adverse event. Bob Harmon, director of the local Health Dept, diabetes found that children with ele- Vaccines, drugs and suicide vated CRP level, had an increased risk nonchalantly declared, “parents should not of developing Type 1 (insulin-depen- be concerned”. Alan Pickert, the Hoiberg In the last newsletter, we reported an dent) diabetes in childhood. family’s attorney, thinks otherwise. “There alarming number of prescriptions for atyp- REF: Pourcyrous, M., et al. Primary Immuni- are multiple people out there who have ical antipsychotic drugs being handed out zation of Premature Infants with Gestational vaccine-injured children,” he said. “They to Canadian parents for children as young Age <35 Weeks. J of Pediatrics, Vol. 51, Is- don’t know they’re vaccine-injured. They as 3 yrs. A Feb 5/08 National Post article sue 2, Pages 167-172. August, 2007. Second haven’t connected the dots.” stated: “Thomas Morahan (R-Rockland), study: Chase HP, et al. Elevated C-reactive protein levels in the development of type 1 The U.S. Justice Department settled chairman of the senate’s Committee on diabetes. Diabetes. 2004 Oct;53(10):2569-73. the case for about $337,000 plus two Mental Health and Developmental Disabil- annuities in Caitlyn’s name that will be ities, said he was stunned…that the state ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ awarded according to her future needs Medicaid program spent $82.8 million on and lifespan and will amount to millions powerful antipsychotics, anticonvulsants Vaccine trials on pregnant women of dollars. If the Hoibergs lived in Can- and antidepressants for children under ada (outside of Quebec), Caitlyn would 18 in 2006—a sum up nearly $15 million Sanofi Pasteur has announced a dona- have received nothing. since 2004.” tion of $3.8 million to Nova Scotia’s IWK ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ The article continued, “The drugs Health Centre, toward the construction of a have serious possible side effects, in- unit to study new vaccines, and a program Vaccines increase superbug risk cluding diabetes caused by weight gain, to vaccinate expectant moms against in- Parkinson’s-like movement disorders fant infections. The vaccination challenge An Oct 17, 2007 JAMA study states and breast growth in boys. Several of the unit, which will expose trial volunteers to that, following the introduction of ‘Prev- drugs carry FDA “black box” warnings infections such as infl uenza, the common nar’ in the US, there has emerged a strain that the medication may cause young- cold and diarrheal infections, will be the of S pneumoniae which has caused chil- sters to become suicidal.” only one of its kind in Canada. dren’s ear infections and is resistant to all In a Mar 6/08 Vancouver Sun article On Feb 8, 2008, hfxnews.ca quoted 18 FDA-approved antibiotics that might by Y. Oliviera, Brian Mishara, president IWK researcher Scott Halperin as say- otherwise be used against it. The study of the International Assn for Suicide Pre- ing, “We estimate in Nova Scotia, only found the new genotype in 9 children, vention, is quoted as saying, “There are 6 to 10 per cent of women are getting 15% of all who had been vaccinated more than one million people who die immunized during their pregnancy.” His with Prevnar and become infected with S by suicide each year in the world, which wife and co-researcher, thinks pregnant pneumoniae between Sept 2003 and June is more people than those who die from women and their foetuses would ben- 2006. 4 of the children required tube war, terrorist attacks and homicides ev- efi t from vaccinations against infections insertions and the other 5 were given ery year.” According to the WHO, over like pertussis. Considering that pertussis Levofl oxacin, a fl uorinated drug not ap- the last 50 yrs, worldwide suicide rates vaccine has been given en masse for 60 proved for children due to the possibility have increased by 60%. One wonders yrs and researchers such as Halperin are of joint damage. how much vaccinations have contributed still trying to control whooping cough, The Oct 16 Washington Post reported to this increase. one wonders about her logic as well that the study’s co-author, Dr Michael ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ as her lack of concern regarding risk. E Pichichero said, “The use of the vac- ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ cine created an ecological vacuum, and Manslaughter investigation into that combined with excessive use of an- French vaccine Court rules DTaP maimed toddler tibiotics to create this new superbug.” Strangely, a front-page article in the Sanofi Pasteur MSD, a joint venture The US Vaccine Court has ruled that a Oct 17 Vancouver Sun denied involve- between Sanofi Aventis and Merck, is Jacksonville toddler suffered permanent ment of the vaccine. It stated: “Prevnar being investigated for manslaughter in brain damage due to a DTaP shot she re- didn’t cause this bacteria, Pichichero relation to a Hep B vaccination campaign ceived at 19 mos. Caitlyn Hoiberg was says, suggesting the problem stems from carried out in France between 1994 and healthy and had been developing normal- the overuse of antibiotics for coughs and 1998. The investigation includes two ly when vaccinated. The morning after colds that were not necessary.” drug company managers. the shot, she began having seizures and A multi-centred Canadian study pub- According to a Feb 1, 2008 report from slipping in and out of consciousness for a lished Nov 2007 in Pediatric Infectious medscape.com, almost two thirds of the week. Now, two years later, she remains Disease Journal states: “Haemophilus French population and almost all new- speechless, has a partially paralyzed left infl uenzae type b (Hib) immunization born babies were vaccinated at the time. arm and still walks like a toddler. has changed the epidemiology of pe- It has been alleged that full disclosure of According to a March 11/08 report diatric bacterial invasive disease.” and possible adverse events was not given. from ‘The Florida Times-Union’ online, concludes “In 1996-2001, two-thirds of Now, “Some 30 plaintiffs have launched doctors ignored the obvious and subjected H. infl uenzae invasive disease in the 12 a civil action in the case, including the Caitlyn to a barrage of tests for everything IMPACT centers was caused by non-b families of fi ve people who died after serotypes, which were associated with vaccination.” √ VRAN Newsletter ¤ Spring 2008 ¤ Page 23 VRAN MEMBERSHIP AND ORDER FORM Suggested Annual Membership—$35 or $75 professional Includes Newsletter 3X a year & ongoing support of vaccination risk education P.O. 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