Educated Parents Respond to ER

[Guest guest]

Sorry this is off-topic, but it is something I feel very strongly about.

Question the value of vaccinations!

Patty

> from:

> http://www.mercola.com/2001/feb/21/er_controversy.htm

>

> Educated Parents Respond to " ER "

> DR. MERCOLA'S COMMENT:

>

> As you may know, on February 15th, 2001, NBC's television

> drama " ER " contained a highly controversial story line about

> a family who chose not to vaccinate their children, and one

> of the children contracts measles and dies from

> complications while the doctors on the show lash out at the

> mother and categorically deny any risks posed by the

> vaccine.

>

> NBC's lack of responsibility, compassion and sensitivity

> about a very real problem is highly disturbing. Measles

> containing vaccines do sometimes injure and kill children. A

> death or injury from a vaccine is just as awful as a death

> or injury from a disease.

>

> Although I have a home theater set up in my home it is not

> hooked up to receive any commercial television for the many

> reasons that I site. TV is far to addictice for me, and if

> it were connected I know that I would watch it. I do watch

> one TV show regularly though, ER.

>

> I am able to do this because my office manager tapes the

> show for me. I would have sent this message out this past

> Saturday if I had watched the show live, but I only saw it

> on Sunday.

>

> I have been gradually growing less fond of ER as their story

> lines are full of moral corruption and it seems like the

> main characters are always suffering from some major life

> trial. Not a very encouraging series.

>

> Anyway NBC went too far with this one. They dramatized one

> child dying from measles who had not been vaccinated. They

> were 100% clueless about what causes disease.

>

> Children do NOT get sick and die from some bad scary virus

> unless they have some predisposing factors. The major ones

> would be eating sugar and drinking soda and juice instead of

> water.

>

> I am absolutely certain that IF ANY child dies in the US

> from measles complications there are many more children who

> die from the disease who WERE vaccinated.

>

> It is true that measles can be fatal. Perhaps 1 in 1,000

> children who gets measles has complications, occasionally

> resulting in death. Measles is very rare these days, but

> vaccinated children can get it too. Of cases reported in

> Colorado between 1987 and 1998 (time interval probably

> chosen to include the epidemic of 1989-90), 45 were in

> " exemptors, " but 137 were in vaccinated children (see JAMA

> of 12/27/00). In most cases, the source of the infection was

> not known or stated, but it was probably not indigenous to

> the U.S.

>

> It would have been far more accurate to portray a child

> coming in with newly diagnosed autism after receiving the

> MMR vaccine or better yet portray the story of

> Belkin who regularly forwards me news stories and has

> testified before Congress for his experience of his young

> daughter dying in his arms hours after receiving a hepatitis

> B vaccine.

>

> Hepatitis B Vaccinations: Belkin Testimony to

> Congress

>

> Shots in the Dark

>

> Yes folks the truth is that vaccines can and do kill. Had ER

> portrayed with his daughter being rushed to the ER

> dying that would have been the truth which would have been

> far more powerful than the fantasy that NBC presented.

>

> BUT to add insult to injury NBC had the unmitigated gall to

> run an ad for Prevnar, the pneumococcal vaccine immediately

> after they showed the scene with the child supposedly coming

> down with measles from not being vaccinated.

>

> American Home Products is the manufacturer of Prevnar. It

> was American Home Products that brought us the failed

> rotavirus vaccine as well as the diet drugs Fen-Phen which

> has resulted in a multi-billion dollar proposed settlement

> due to heart valve damage that resulted in those taking the

> drugs.

>

> Today there are a few news articles related to recent

> studies that look at the health of those who were taking the

> drugs Fen-Phen. Both articles talked about the study and

> suggested that the health outcomes appear to look good for

> those that were affected by the drugs and that valve damage

> has not gotten worse.

>

> One article mentions the following: " American Home Products

> agreed last year to pay up to $3.75 billion in a proposed

> settlement that could cover all 6 million users of the

> drugs, sold under the brand names Pondimin and Redux. "

>

> The drugs were pulled from the market after a 1997 study

> found that patients who took fen-phen showed heart valve

> damage.

>

> If your paying attention (which they hope you aren't) you'll

> notice that American Home Products is the parent company of

> Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. The parent company funds the lab

> who funds the research which finds that the problems

> encountered " do not worsen " and heart damage is " seen

> improving " in those who took the drugs that are responsible

> for a " proposed " multi-billion dollar settlement.

>

> As an aside, many enjoy ER due to its accuracy which is

> helped by its many physician consultants. The one glitch

> though is they make their doctors look too good. It is hard

> to imagine ANY new ER attending being able to diagnose

> measles like super doc without ever having seen

> the disease in his life.

>

> Anyway, it is not too late to voice your concerns to NBC.

> You can get an idea of how some have already responded by

> looking at some comments below.

>

> Go to www.nbc.com, and on the right side there is a scroll

> box where you can select " your favorite show " . Click on " ER "

> and then scroll to the bottom section entitled " Contact Us " ,

> and click on " Email ER " . There is an online form where you

> can let the producers know what you think about this

> episode.

>

> ------

> Anyone wanting to read some of the MMR vaccine adverse event reports can

do

> so at http://www.fedbuzz.com/vaccine/vac.html.

> ------

>

> ER Viewers Responses

>

> I've been a faithful ER fan for years. It's the ONLY show I

> have ever been able to say that about. Last night was my

> last viewing. I was actually watching the show in my

> daughter's hospital room. She was admitted suffering from

> yet another side effect from one of the horrible treatments

> she received for her autoimmune disease.

>

> An autoimmune disease caused by the MMR vaccine.

>

> I'm thankful she was so sedated from her pain medication

> that she missed the whole show. We usually watch it

> together.

>

> I found it sadly ironic that in the same show you showed

> such compassion for the man suffering from lupus, the

> disease that my daughter's hematologist believes she is

> developing. Are you even remotely aware of the connection

> between the vaccine and autoimmune diseases? You could have

> at least had the sensibility to catch that sad insult. After

> your condescending and reprehensible treatment of the

> parents, you cut immediately to a vaccine commercial. You

> left me spinning with nausea. Now I leave your viewing

> audience.

>

> Shame on you.

>

> Sara __________

>

>

> As a pediatric physician in the alternative health care

> field, I am becoming increasingly alarmed by the growing

> incidence of chronic, debilitating auto-immune and

> immunodeficiency diseases in my pediatric patients. It is

> not merely coincidental that the disease symptoms presented

> by these helpless children, whose ages vary from six months

> to seventeen years old, either started or became severely

> aggravated shortly after a vaccination or series of

> vaccinations.

>

> It is very frustrating, if not infuriating, to witness such

> a biased and obviously unethically promoted view of

> vaccination in a recent ER. You people have not done your

> homework. If, at a minimum, this promotion was a public

> service message courtesy of a government regulatory agency

> in need of more regulatory control over the lives of its

> people, your message is little more than propaganda for the

> sake of " the end justifies the means " .

>

> If, on the other hand, this advertisement was an attempt to

> educate your audience about the benefits of vaccination,

> your message will end up benefiting the pharmaceutical

> industry far more than it will the millions of children who

> are at high risk for adverse reactions and/or long term

> consequences from our very reckless mandated vaccine policy.

>

>

> For your information, there is not only plenty of measurable

> scientific evidence to suggest that our reckless vaccine

> policy is dangerous; there also exists a number of ethical

> premises upon which the very notion of health is predicated

> (such as: " Doctor, do no harm " ) that lead intelligent people

> to question whether the application of our reckless vaccine

> policy is flawed.

>

> Without considering or weighing the pros and cons of

> vaccination, one need only understand that the fundamental

> issue of importance in this vaccine controversy is the right

> of consent. You have not only done a disservice to people by

> insulting our collective intelligence with your biased view

> (and incomplete facts) of this controversial medical

> procedure, you have succeeded in leading us further down the

> slippery slope towards political expedience and moral decay

> by condoning the repression of our constitutional freedoms.

>

> This particular ER program was another example of ignorance

> on display in the media and another reason why more and more

> rational people are turning television off and looking for

> news in other places.

>

> Toni Krehel __________

>

>

> I am a long time fan of ER but I was shocked last night by

> the inaccuracy of the measles story line. First of all to

> portray the parents in the light that you did is

> unconscionable. This is 2001. Not only do parents have a

> right to make an informed decision for their child it is

> their responsibility. Did the people who wrote this story

> have any idea that there are children being injured every

> day in the United States from vaccine reactions.

> In

> 1986 Congress passed a law to compensate these individuals.

>

>

> This government program has paid out over $1 billion to

> children who have been injured and killed by mandated

> childhood vaccines, including the measles vaccine.

>

> To flat out say there is no connection between autism and

> vaccination is a lie and disservice to your audience.

>

> There is evidence and studies are ongoing at the National

> Institutes of Health, the Institute of Medicine and the

> M.I.N.D. Institute to name a few. You have done a great

> disservice to your viewers by presenting such a biased

> story. About the only thing that was accurate were the way

> doctors treat parents on this issue. Many parents are

> berated by health care providers for exercising their

> informed consent rights on the vaccination issue which

> pushes parents away from their health care providers.

>

> I would like to know why your producers would think that the

> life of a child that dies from a disease is more valuable

> than the life of a child who dies or is permanently injured

> by a vaccine?

> As a viewer I have to wonder who brought

> this storyline to ER. I'm sure it was only a coincidence

> that the first advertisement was for a new childhood

> vaccine, Prevnar. You sold out and you should be ashamed of

> yourselves.

>

> Kathi

>

>

> Co-Founder and Director National Vaccine Information Center

> Vienna, VA

>

> __________

>

>

> You've gone too far.

>

> As a registered nurse, disabled with an 'undifferentiated

> connective tissue disease' and severe peripheral sensory

> neuron disease because of multiple vaccines including:

> influenza, DPT, hepatitis B and MMR series - mandated as a

> condition for clinical practice - I have a " desk job " which

> affords me the option of working flexible shifts.

> Uncharacteristically, I was home to see the 'ER' episode

> February 8, 2001, including previews for February 15th

> promising something outrageous in the way of infectious

> diseases.

>

> 'Lordie, what now?' I pondered. 'Small pox?' It was obvious

> that the Vaccine Machine had reached into their deep pockets

> and bought an episode of 'ER.' I chose to work my usual

> preferred evening shift and avoid watching the exaggerated

> infectious disease scenario, to miss this episode that

> promised further insult and condescension to vaccine

> casualties like myself.

>

> It was my responsibility to do professional fee abstraction

> for the ER at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in 1997,

> and for 15 months reviewed an average of 150 pediatric' ER

> medical records per day, 5 days a week.

>

> I never read of one incident of death from wild measles

> virus presenting to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's

> Emergency Room.

>

> On the other hand, there were countless, daily reminders of

> the pervasiveness of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity

> Disorder, Autism, Asthma, Diabetes, metabolic and other

> chronic disorders in this generation of vaccine mutated

> children. Are we going to tamper and promote chronic

> disabling conditions in our society by terrifying them with

> horror stories of infectious disease epidemics when we've

> barely shaken hands with human genome prototypes? Your ties

> to your sponsors, the promoters of Prevnar, were shamelessly

> transparent.

>

> May I suggest, as a way of making amends with the

> increasingly large autoimmunity and otherwise

> vaccine-injured community - how about a story line about Dr.

> Green's pathology report, owning up to the fact that his

> malignancy is seeded with SV40? That Dr. Green was one of

> the hundreds of millions of citizens, 100 million in the

> U.S. alone, infected +/- 40 years ago from the polio vaccine

> that was contaminated by Simian Virus 40. You might win back

> a few of us, your Former Fans that you've offended.

>

> If it is sensationalism you're after. Give credit that a few

> of us out here can still appreciate subtlety in ethical

> issues.

>

> Disappointed RN, CPC _________

>

>

> I have been wondering over the years why ER and other

> medical shows haven't gone near this issue regarding the

> vaccination controversy. You have chosen to air one side of

> the controversy. Why not go to the Vaccine Adverse Events

> Reporting System and select 1 of the thousands of reports of

> children who have reacted to a vaccination, been rushed to

> the ER in full blown tonic/clonic seizures, brain swelling,

> projectile vomiting, edema, rash all over the body, fever,

> etc. Have the ER crew valiantly try to save the child but

> fail.

>

> Then {the doctors would} console the parents saying that

> most children that survive this sort of vaccine reaction are

> left severely damaged and maybe this outcome was best for

> all.

>

> And as the parents slowly leave the hospital,

> Corday does a little research and finds that same lot of

> vaccine given to the child that died had 136 other reports

> of vaccine reactions, of which: 68 were rushed to the ER, 2

> had life threatening conditions, 19 were hospitalized, 1 was

> immediately and permanently disabled, 19 had unknown

> recovery, 3 had no recovery, and 5 died, and the FDA new

> this, but didn't recall the vaccine. Then Corday

> would throw down her stethoscope in outrage and say " those

> bastards " .

>

> Barbara Loe Fisher of the National Vaccine Information

> Center could be your medical consultant/expert.

>

> Framson __________

>

>

> I am writing to you today because of the ER episode in which

> a non-vaccinated child died on your show. My suggestion to

> you is that you do your homework on vaccines.

>

> You see, my son is vaccine injured. He is one of the victims

> of vaccination. We should all be allowed to do our homework

> and decide what is best for our children and protect them

> the best way we know how. The way you portrayed the family

> was wrong. I am an educated person from the medical field.

> The condescending tone you used to the family was

> disgusting.

>

> My son is severely and permanently brain injured. He had

> many complications following his vaccinations. He eventually

> had an aneurysm rupture in his brain, he died three times

> and was resuscitated, his aneurysm ruptured a 2nd time 10

> days later. He was only 4 months old. He was hospitalized

> for over 4 months and he was not expected to live many, many

> times during this stay.

>

> No one can understand the pain that this can cause. Since

> this happened to my son I have done extensive research and

> have been sickened by what I have uncovered. My son will

> never receive another vaccine. I will not play Russian

> Roulette with his life again.

>

> I suggest that you do your homework, read the package

> inserts, and hopefully you will never need to deal with

> vaccine injury personally. I also noticed that you ran an ad

> for Prevnar during this show. You can view a 33 page

> research paper on this which shows all the conflicts of

> interest in getting this vaccine approved. I would be happy

> to supply you with this research paper. It has killed

> children already. No child should be expendable in the name

> of the public good.

>

> When one child died from getting locked inside a trunk of a

> car the world was mortified and made changes in automobile

> manufacturing. The result was a release latch inside the

> trunk. One child's death was one too many. Why does this

> rule not apply to my child? To the millions of vaccine

> injured children?

>

> Because shows like yours mislead people about the truth.

>

> I am shocked that you would run something like this and I am

> never going to watch your show again. I truly believe that

> you owe the entire vaccine injured community (there are

> millions of them out there) an apology.

>

> Tammy Carrington __________

>

>

>

> How much research did the writers for this script do on

> MMR's & Autism? The actor, who plays Dr.

> Mark Green - (CAN - Cure Autism Now Board Member) was he

> ever asked about Autism? Does anyone on one's staff have a

> child who has suffered from receiving a vaccination or even

> died from receiving one?

>

> I have a child who was born without traces of Autism. He

> developed " normally " ; however, after receiving his MMR shot

> at 14-15 months of age - within a few amount of weeks, he

> started to lose speech and as time went on - he developed

> Autistic Traits. Fortunately, today (3 1/2 years later), he

> still is weak in the speech area but has dramatically

> improved in other areas due to our intense therapy

> approaches, supplementations, testing, gluten/free -

> casein/free diet and other approaches as well.

>

> He has had a colonoscopy and an endoscopy - he is currently

> having tests run in Ireland which is a Measles Virus

> Detection Analysis Report. He has had DMSA (heavy metals

> detoxification) treatments to remove the vaccine parts of

> Mercury that is in the MMR shot.

>

> I understand that TV scripts cover only a short version of

> the truths. However, though my thoughts will more than

> likely be overlooked - I do feel that how one portrayed the

> family on the show which aired (Feb. 15, 2001) regarding MMR

> vaccination truly did an injustice to families regarding

> their decisions not to vaccinate. If one really wants to

> pass judgment - then I suggest that one does an episode on

> Merck Industries the makers of vaccines and other drugs.

>

> Check on the legal levels of Mercury and other toxins that

> go into vaccines (aborted fetus tissue is in some vaccines).

>

>

> I assure NBC that the network will be receiving numerous

> comments regarding the airing of ER and MMR-Vaccines.

> - please help to educate in this area. I'm

> sure you are aware of the effects and possibilities

> regarding vaccines.

>

> Though I'm not totally against vaccines, I'm against all of

> the additives that are going into them and the increasing

> amount of vaccines that one feels forced to give to such

> small children.

>

> To let one know, I felt somewhat offended due to one's true

> lack of knowledge regarding vaccines - today. The toxin

> levels of heavy metal encased in a vial and injected into an

> innocent child who doesn't understand what is happening.

>

> As days go by this child could develop high fevers,

> seizures, lose speech, or begin living a life of dazed looks

> and withdrawing from the world. This is AUTISM. My son lives

> it and so does his family. We are doing everything in the

> world to make his world a better reality. He will not ever

> receive another MMR vaccine. His levels of MMR in his blood

> system (Titer's Test) are extremely above normal - meaning

> that his body had a reaction to that vaccine - the tainted

> MMR shot.

>

> Please ask one's self this question, what if this were my

> child? What would I do to make a difference in his world?

> Educate people about vaccines and the effects that vaccines

> could cause.

>

> Contact me for info. I am an advocate, consultant, and an

> educator regarding Autism, vaccines, and disabilities.

>

> Darlene Carl

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