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| In a study published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics were findings that supported three previous studies on the same subject. This study reviewed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which was conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics from 1988 to 1994. Parents of 13,944 infants, children and adolescents from 2 months through 16 years old, were interviewed to check their history of asthma and allergies in relationship to the children receiving the DPT (diphteria-tetanus-pertussis) vaccine. The results showed a significant increase in the likelihood of children to get allergies and asthma after having received the DPT shot. The following numbers are the increase in chance that a child will have these problems if they are vaccinated with DPT. Asthma - 2.0 times more likely. Severe allergic reaction - 1.5 times more likely. Sinus problems - 1.81 times more likely. Wheezing - 1.23 times more likely. Nose and eye problems - 2.22 times more likely. Respiratory problems - 1.68 times more likely. The authors of the study were quick to point out that their findings were not unique, and did in fact reproduce findings of other studies. "Six studies have recently addressed the association between pertussis or DTP immunizations and allergy-related disease. Our results are similar to findings reported from three retrospective cohort studies." |
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| The issue of mass vaccination programs has been questioned more recently than ever before. In a front page headline article in the August 3rd 1999 USA Today, the issue was brought to the American public stronger than ever. The headline read “Now Parents Fear Shots”, and asks the question, “Are vaccines safe for our kids?” The article points out that children born today in the U.S. will get 21 shots before they reach the first grade. The article goes on to report that several consumer advocacy groups such as the National Vaccine Information Center, (www.909shot.com ) have raised concerns about data linking childhood shots to diseases such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, allergies, and death. According to the article, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System received 11,000 complaints about adverse reactions from vaccinations last year alone, with 15% being considered serious. These numbers are sobering considering that many authorities believe that adverse reactions are extremely underreported. The article also reported that on July 15th federal health officials suspended the use of the rotavirus vaccine after receiving 15 reports of babies suffering from life-threatening bowel obstruction as a result of the vaccine. Also reported was the fact that only a week earlier the Food and Drug Administration asked vaccine makers to phase out vaccines that contain the preservative thimerosal because of concerns of toxic mercury. In June, the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics began advising doctors to use injected, instead of oral, polio vaccine, because the oral vaccine contains live virus. This resulted in about eight cases of polio a year, which represents the only cases of polio occurring in the USA, all of which were caused by the oral vaccine. In conjunction with this article, USA Today is conducting a survey on vaccination safety. They have put a survey on the web to judge public opinion on the confidence of the public in the vaccination process. Please take a moment and hit the link below to register your vote www.usatoday.com/life/health/child/lhchi046.htm . In a related issue, a study was performed and published on the Effects of Diptheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTP) or Tetanus Vaccination on Allergies and Respiratory Symptoms Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, by L.Hurwitz D.C., Ph.D. and Hal Morganstern, Ph.D. UCLA School of Public Health and the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. In this study 13,612 babies and children ages 2-months through 16-years old were studied. Two hundred eighty four (284) children did not receive DTP or tetanus vaccinations. The study results showed, “Subjects who had been vaccinated were more likely to have histories of asthma, severe allergic reactions, and any allergy or allergic reaction. Vaccinated subjects were also more likely to have had sinusitis or sinus problems, or allergy related nose and eye symptoms in the past year.” The study conclusions were, “DTP or tetanus vaccination in children is associated with a lifetime history and 12-month prevalence of many allergies and related respiratory symptoms. Vaccinations may be partly responsible for the increase of asthma and other allergic hypersensitivity disorders." Recently the Hepatitis B vaccine has come under extreme criticism. In a recent appearance before the House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform, Jane Orient, M.D., Executive Director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), testified, “For most children, the risk of serious vaccine reaction may be 100 times greater than the risk of hepatitis B.” Adding fuel to this fire the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), contains reports of 25,000 hepatitis B vaccine reactions, 8,000 of which involved hospital emergency room visits. VAERS list of side effects and adverse reactions include prolonged screaming, agitation, difficult breathing, visual disturbances, convulsions, tremors, twitches, spasms, paralysis and more. To this list Dr. Orient adds, “Even more alarming is the huge increase in reports of autism and attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder with devastating life long effects.” |
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| The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, (AAPS), on November 2, 2000 issued a press release calling for a moratorium on all government mandated vaccines. This release was based on a resolution passed unanimously by the group at their 57th annual meeting. Jane M. Orient, MD, AAPS Executive Director stated, "Our children face the possibility of death or serious long-term adverse effects from mandated vaccines that are not necessary or that have very limited benefits." Orient went on to say, "This is not a vote against vaccines. This resolution only attempts to halt blanket vaccine mandates by government agencies and school districts that give no consideration for the rights of the parents or the individual medical condition of the child." According to the AAPS press release -- Forty-two states have mandatory vaccine policies, and many children are required to have 22 shots before first grade. On top of that, as a condition for school attendance, many school districts require vaccination for diseases such as hepatitis B -- primarily an adult disease, usually spread by multiple sex partners, drug abuse or an occupation with exposure to blood. And yet, children under the age of 14 are three times more likely to suffer adverse effects, including death, following the hepatitis B vaccine than to catch the disease itself. The press release also mentions numerous cases where parents were threatened by local health officials with having their children taken from them for abuse if they refused to vaccinate. In response to this situation Dr. Orient of the AAPS concluded by saying, "It is obscene to threaten to seize a child just because his parents refuse medical treatment that is obviously unnecessary and perhaps even dangerous. The AAPS believes that parents, with the advice of their doctors, should make decisions about their childrens medical care, not government bureaucrats. This resolution affirms that position." |
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