Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 http://www.staffnurse.com/nursing-news-articles/new-vaccine-row-1731.html New Vaccine Row A fresh controversy over childhood vaccines was brewing yesterday after the government added a new meningitis shot to the cocktail. According to the Sunday Telegraph, a secret government report details cases of 18 deaths of infants following vaccination during the last four years. Four deaths followed MMR vaccination. An additional vaccine against the pneumococcus bug is to be added to the childhood schedule, it was announced last week. Some six deaths followed meningitis C vaccination and seven deaths followed the diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough vaccine. In total some 800 complications were identified under the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency yellow card scheme. Doctors submit reports of incidents that may be linked to vaccines - although there may be no proof of such links. The paper obtained the report under the Freedom of Information Act and said that Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation decided no action should be taken. The paper argues that the number of reports could understate the total number of deaths and complications. But it quotes Professor Openshaw, of Imperial College, London, as saying: " A lot of vaccine reactions are just inexplicable. " It may be that someone had an infection before they got a jab, it may be something in their genetic make-up or sometimes there are allergic reactions. But vaccines are extraordinarily safe compared to the diseases they prevent. " And in the Observer, experts launched a pre-emptive strike against the new claims - rejecting the idea that extra vaccines could cause " immune overload " . Professor Goldblatt, director of clinical research and development at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, London, said: " The idea of vaccine overload damaging our immune defences is rubbish. It is a myth, and those who spread it are doing immense harm. The public is beginning to doubt the worth of vaccines and that has deeply worrying implications for their health. " Date: February 13th 2006 -------------------------------------------------------- Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK $$ Donations to help in the work - accepted by Paypal account earthmysteriestours@... voicemail US 530-740-0561 (go to http://www.paypal.com) or by mail Vaccines - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm Vaccine Dangers On-Line course - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccineclass.htm Homeopathy On-Line course - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/homeo.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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