The message forwarded by 'friends of great integrity' should be read with a very large
grain of salt, and it's claims considered sketically--it offers several false claims oand meaningless criticisms in the course suggesting that
immunizations are neither safe nor effective means to prevent and/or reduce the
incidence of viral infections.
"Strains of this vaccine have been bio-engineered by
the genetic
Engineering industry, namely Novartis and Aventis, in
collaboration with governments
And military organisations in the USA and involving GB and France.
The
corporations producing the majority of these vaccines are
Glaxo Smith
Kline and Baxter."
>>How is the fact that the enzyme was 'bio-engineered'
a problem, exactly? How is the fact that
it was produced by large biopharmaceutical companies working in collaboration
with governments and 'military irganizations' (i.e., the CDC) a problem? What would you suggest as an alternative to
this approach to production?
"Both have already been implicated in producing
dangerous vaccinations (such as Tamiflu) that have been the cause of serious
sickness, various side effects and even death to those treated with them."
>>Which is the reason why there's an ongoing review of the safety profile of Tamiflu, (which isn’t a vaccine, btw, but a small molecule antiviral: ethyl (3R,4R,5S)-5-amino-4-acetamido-3-(pentan-3-yloxy)cyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylate.) Note the deaths the authors reference appear to events seen to occur in Japan, whose health organization mandates a different dosing regimen than that recommended by the manufacturer and used in the US and Europe. Note also that the deaths are a consequence of individuals jumping or falling off buildings and one individual who leapt in front of a moving vehicle. Over 35 million people in Japan have been treated with Tamiflu since 1999--eight have died as the result of these actions. Despite extensive studies no causal link has been established between the taking of Tamiflu or it's generic competitors and these deaths.
"There is no evidence that flu vaccine are either
effective or safe."
>>This statement is false. While the seasonal flu vaccines
tailored annually to address that years anticipated strains exactly how
effective they are varies they’ve all been effective with respect to
prevention/improved recovery times/reduced severity of illness.
"The production of the H1N1 vaccination was ordered at
least a year before
The first 'swine flu' incidences were reported and the US
Secretary of
Health has granted the companies producing them complete
immunity from any
Lawsuits that may result."
>>Such protections against legal action is standard
practice; while one can argue whether or not it should it doesn't argue that
the H1N1 vaccines are being treated uniquely in any way.
“There is also a 'live attenuated viral vaccine' that has
been produced
By Astra Zenecca - another biotech corporation - which is
applied as a
Nasal spray. In clinical trials, it is reported that this
vaccine more than
doubled the severe adverse effects in children of less than
2 years in
comparison with the inactivated vaccine."
>>My understanding is that the FDA has not approved
the use of any nasal vaccine in children under the age of 2, adults over the
age of 49, or pregnant women. In any
case, until one knows how to parse the phrase “doubled the severe adverse
effects in children” one can’t determine the significance of this
observation. After all, 2 in 10 million
adverse events would represent doubling, if the frequency of adverse events
using inactivated vaccines was 1 in 10 million.
"A further element concerns the 'adjuvant' which is
added to the vaccine
To ensure its effectiveness. In this case there are 2 highly
risky elements involved: mercury (ethyl-mercury) and Squalene, an immune system
stimulant. There are
Other suspect ingredients besides these, such as
aluminium."
>>Squalene isn't a risky element—it's a molecule
that's naturally produced in pretty much all plants and animals, including
humans. Your liver manufactures
significant quantities of squalene daily and it circulates in our bloodstream
as we speak, regardless of whether we've recently been vaccinated or not. It's used as an adjuvant, but in the US at least
there are no plans to include adjuvants in vaccines during the 2009 flu season.
Thimerosal—the ethyl-mercury compound you note—will occur in
some multi dose formulations as a preservative.
It's one of the most exhaustively studied preservatives used in vaccine
formulation (due to a suggestion that thimersoal in vaccines was linked to
increased incidence of autism.) All
studies to date (by the CDC, NIH and DA in the US, as well as other nation's
regulatory boards and independent review organizations such as the NAS, ACIP
and AAP) have found no evidence that it's use in vaccines correlates with any
increased risk of adverse consequence. I'm unaware that any aluminum compounds
are being used in the H1N1 formulation, nor any evidence that doing so would
increase risk of adverse reaction.
We see a cross connection between biotech corporate attempts
to control
The food chain and their development of these vaccines. You
must work this
Out for yourselves; but it goes without saying that the same
level of
Resistance needs to be shown to both.
>>How is a drug company attempting to control the
development of the products they sell any more of a problem than companies
producing any other product—cars, films, snack-foods—attempting to control the
development of their products?
"They are both illegal operations and any attempt to
force them on citizens contravenes international human rights protocols and
basic civil liberties."
>>At what point, exactly did the development and
production of drugs and vaccines become a criminal enterprise? or are the authors arguing that a company attempting to exercise control over the
development of the products they produce and market represents an illegal
activity?