Influenza Vaccine

Influenza is a specific syndrome, provoked by a specific viral agent, the influenza virus. The symptoms may be severe, or even lead to exitus in people with a weakened general condition. Two main families have been detected, influenza A and B. But there are many strains of influenza viruses, and, moreover, existing strains mutate all the time. It is, therefore, an extremely difficult task to 'foresee' the causative agent of a new influenza epidemic, and even more difficult to produce a corresponding vaccine in time. The constant mutation of the viruses, and the unpredictability of which virus will show up where and when, makes the whole influenza vaccination business into a giant poker game.

 

The most intriguing deception of the public, however, is the suggestion that the patient who gets an influenza-vaccination will not get the flu. What is generally known to the public as 'a flu' is an influenza-like syndrome, with symptoms like fever, chills, muscle - or joint pains, a headache, a runny nose, and general malaise. This disease, however, has got nothing to do with the real influenza, neither can it in any way be prevented by an influenza vaccination. Thus, if doctors guarantee their patients that they will not get the flu after they came in to get their jab, this is an unethical manipulation, the basis for which most probably is simply profit for both those who produce the vaccine and those who administer it.

 

Apart from this manipulation, questions have to be answered as to the efficacy and the safety of the vaccine.

 

Misconceptions about the Flu

The most common misconception about the "flu"(a generic term applied to almost anything that makes us feel unwell) , is that all flu-like illnesses are caused by influenza viruses. Laboratory confirmed tests conducted across Canada over the years have shown that the majority of flu-like illnesses experienced by people during the fall and winter season are NOT associated with influenza viruses.

 

Typical flu-like symptoms include fever and respiratory symptoms, such as cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, as well as headache, muscle aches, and often-extreme fatigue. Although most people who get the flu recover completely within 1-2 weeks, some people may develop serious medical complications such as pneumonia.⁽¹⁾

 

While Health officials squander millions of scarce health care dollars on the flu vaccine hype each year, they hide the fact that only a small percentage of flu-like illnesses are actually influenza.

 

Numerous circulating pathogens can precipitate flu like symptoms, and are most often not "influenza". Official medical sources like Health Canada reveal that only a small percentage of Influenza-Like Illnesses (ILI) - somewhere between 10-15%, are actually influenza. The rest, 85-90% of these Influenza-Like Illnesses are precipitated by other pathogens such as RSV virus, adenovirus, parainfluenza, and others.⁽²⁾

 

From August 28, 2005 to April 22, 2006, Health Canada received a total of 68,439 laboratory confirmed lab tests from across the country. Of these, 3,914 tested positive for influenza A and 2,676 tested positive for influenza B. A total of 6,580 tests confirmed the presence of influenza virus or 10.4%. The rest of the lab tests, a total of 61,849 or 89.6% involved other pathogens against which the vaccine is completely useless.

 

We see the same pattern year in and year out - a pattern clearly demonstrated by confirmed laboratory testing which plainly shows that the influenza virus is only present in a small percentage of the total ILI or influenza like illnesses people experience. Clinically, the symptoms experienced by people are the same, whether caused by the influenza virus or another bug.

 

Dr. Thomas Jefferson and his colleagues know very well from the research they have been doing these last few years, that influenza viruses are only a small part of the pathogens that are involved in seasonal outbreaks of Influenza Like Illnesses. But the reaction of the medical people with vested interests in promoting influenza vaccination won't hear of this truth - they just keep pushing those flu shots even if they are shown to be worthless. Now they are insisting that your babies, toddlers and young children get the shots every year as well as pregnant women. There are NO studies that demonstrate flu shots are safe for pregnant women or for the developing fetus.

Source: http://www.vran.org/vaccines/flu/flu-effectiveness.htm

 

Think Twice about the Flu Vaccine

There is growing evidence that the vaccine is not only innefective but also may be dangerous. One of the largest lobbying groups in Washington is that of the pharmaceutical manufactueres. The flu shot is sold to the public as a necessary vaccination.

 

In a recent study conducted by Dr. Hugh Fudenberg, one of the biggest names in immunology, suggests that thsose who repeatedly get flu shots dramatically increase their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. He suggests two ingredients in the vaccine, mercury and aluminum as the culprits. Mercury, is a unique poison in that it incapacitates numerous enzymes in cells, including those used to neutralize free radicals. Mercury has also been shown to block the removal of excess glutamate from the nervous system.

 

In addition the fall 2003 issue of The Journel of American Nutraceuetical Association explains another mechanism. It involves overactivation of the brain's immune system by the vaccines. Mercury and aluminum not only are directly toxic to brain cells, but also overstimulate the nrain's immune system. There is compelling evidence that this mechanism can trigger Alzheimer's dimentia, Parkinson's disease, Lou Gehrig's disease and autism spectrum disorders, as well as Gulf War Syndrome.

 

It is because of this mechanism that an unlimited number of vaccines cannot be given safely, and the more vaccines given, the greater the risk of substantial harm. It is safe to say that many of the children who died from complications after the flu vaccine died because of immune injury produced by excessive vaccination early in their lives combined with poor nutrition. There is substantial evidence in the scientific literature to back up this scenario. In addition, the murcury in childhood vaccines, as well as in adult vaccines, accumulates in the brain and is very difficult to remove.

 

There are alternatives to Vaccines. There is a stron connection between immune competence and nutrition. This is especially true with vitamin A, the carotenoids, Vitamin C, vitamin E, and the minerals selenium and Zinc. Overvaccination depletes these nutrients.

Source: The Blaylock Wellness Report May 2004.

 

Pneumococcal Vaccine

When did pneumococcal vaccine become available?

There are two types of pneumococcal vaccine, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

 

The first pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine was licensed in the United States in 1977. In 1983, an improved pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine was licensed, containing purified protein from 23 types of pneumococcal bacteria (the old formulation contained 14 types). This pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine is commonly known as PPV23 or PPV. The PPV vaccine is licensed for use in adults and persons with certain risk factors who are age two years and older.

 

The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was licensed in early 2000. It is recommended for use in preventing pneumococcal disease in infants and young children (from age six weeks to the 5th birthday). It is commonly known as PCV7 or PCV.

 

What kind of vaccines are they?

Both pneumococcal vaccines are made from inactivated (killed) bacteria. The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) contains long chains of polysaccharide (sugar) molecules that make up the surface capsule of the bacteria. The 23 types of pneumococci that are included cause 88% of invasive pneumococcal disease.

 

The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) includes purified capsular polysaccharide of seven types of the bacteria "conjugated" (or joined) to a harmless variety of diphtheria toxin. The seven types of purified bacteria included account for 86% of bacteremia, 83% of meningitis, and 65% of acute otitis media (ear infection) among children younger than age six years in the United States.

 

How is this vaccine given?

The polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) can be given as a shot in either the muscle or the fatty tissue of the arm or leg. The conjugate vaccine (PCV) is given as a shot in the muscle.

Source:http://www.vaccineinformation.org/pneumchild/qandavax.asp

 

Gimmick or Godsend?

Prevnar vaccine (PPV) contains seven of the most antibiotic-resistant pneumococcal strains, although there are more than 80 strains of the organism, which live harmlessly in the noses and throats of most people and rarely cause disease. Why some people go on to develop serious pneumococcal disease is unknown but those with dysfunctional immune systems are thought to be at highest risk. In 2001, the CDC told America that pneumococcal infections cause approximately 700 cases of meningitis, 17,000 cases of blood stream infections and 200 deaths in American children under age five every year, with 35 of these deaths being caused by pneumococcal meningitis (Centers for Disease Control. Dec. 10,2001 press release: ACIP Votes to Temporarily Revise Recommendations for Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine).

 

Even before Prevnar was licensed by the FDA in February 2000 and the CDC immediately recommended all babies under two get four doses, drug company officials heavily promoted it as an "ear infection" vaccine. They did this even though their own clinical studies demonstrated a less than 7 percent efficacy for preventing ear infections (Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. Sept. 25, 1998 press release: New Investigational Vaccine Demonstrates High Efficacy Against Pneumococcal Disease in Children; Kaiser Permanente. May 4, 1999 press release: Investigational Vaccine Is First To Show Effectiveness Against Childhood Ear Infections).

 

Prevnar's safety was not scientifically well established, either. In the clinical trials that Wyeth conducted with the help of Kaiser Permanente, the experimental pneumococcal vaccine was compared against an experimental meningococcal vaccine. This meant the trial had no true placebo as the reaction profile was unknown for both experimental vaccines, fundamentally compromising the scientific validity of the safety trial. Children in the Prevnar group suffered more seizures, irritability, high fevers and other reactions. There were 12 deaths in the Prevnar group but they were dismissed by trial investigators as "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome." (Wyeth- Lederle Product Manufacturer Insert Pneumococcal 7- Valent Conjugate Vaccine (PREVNAR). Issued February 2000).

 

Wyeth remains the sole source for pneumococcal vaccine for American children today. Because company officials deliberately targeted the lucrative ear infection market, Prevnar became the best selling new pharmaceutical in 2000 and generated $461M for Wyeth that year. This spring, a Wall Street report entitled "Wyeth profit rises 12%, helped by vaccine sales" reported "First-quarter revenue for Prevnar, Wyeth's vaccine to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease in infants and young children, rose 43% to $617 million. U.S. net revenue increased 16% due to improvement in compliance rates, the addition of 250,000 doses to the CDC vaccine stockpile, as well as price increases."

(http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/wyeth-profit-rises-12-vaccine/story.aspx?guid=%7B75FA93B9-7CFF-4AE3-AB99-38C7CD1809CE%7D)

 

Bottom Line

The pneumococcal vaccine was developed because doctors had over-prescribed antibiotics for four decades and the most serious cases of pneumoccocal disease were no longer responding to antibiotics.

There is always a big price to pay when doctors fool around with Mother Nature. The Prevnar vaccine that was developed by doctors to solve a problem with antibiotic resistance created by doctors has now created another monster: a vaccine-resistant virulent strain of strep that is causing ear infections in children that cannot be treated with any known antibiotic safe for use in children. This week doctors in Rochester, NY report Prevnar vaccine is becoming "less effective" as vaccinated children are coming down with a new and really nasty type of pneumococcal disease.

An Associated Press article reporting on the new vaccine-induced and vaccine resistant pneumococcal strain of strep said "Because these bacteria easily swap gene components to become even more hardy, "new types may emerge that can both escape containment by vaccine and spread throughout the world," Dr. Daniel Musher of Baylor College of Medicine wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine last year."

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ikSAE-746aflWJZc32diXfBsde9A

 

Currently, 13 states mandate Prevnar vaccine for daycare entry: Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia. How many of the politicians who listened to doctors and voted for vaccine mandates in those states, knew that their action would contribute to creation of a "superbug" that may end up killing many more than the 200 children under five the CDC said died from pneumococcal infection every year when Prevnar was licensed?