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ABC 7 Medical: Vaccine and Mercury Concerns

RSS Feeds From ABC 7 Tuesday July 19, 2005 5:02pm

Reporter: Kathy Fowler

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Anchor:

FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS WENT ON THE OFFENSIVE

TODAY, TRYING TO REASSURE PARENTS THAT CHILDHOOD

VACCINES ARE SAFE.

IT'S NOT VACCINES THEMSELVES, BUT MERCURY USED TO

PRESERVE VACCINES THAT HAVE BEEN LINKED TO ADD,

LEARNING DISABILITIES AND AUTISM.

MEDICAL REPORTER KATHY FOWLER WAS AT THE PRESS

CONFERENCE.

Kathy Fowler on-set:

IT WAS A RARE GATHERING OF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS:

THE CDC (website - news) , THE FDA, THE NIH AND THE

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCATION AT A HASTILY-ARRANGED NEWS

CONFERENCE.

PUBLIC HEALTH SHOWED A UNITED FRONT RESPONDING TO

GROWING CRITICISM AGAINST THE USE OF MERCURY IN

VACCINES.

Story:

HUNDREDS OF PARENTS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN WHO ARE

HOLDING A RALLY TOMORROW ON CAPITAL HILL WERE

SURPRISED WHEN THEY WERE NOT PERMITTED TO ATTEND A CDC

NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT AUTISM.

THE PARENTS WANT THIMEROSAL - OR MERCURY - TO BE

REMOVED FROM ALL VACCINES. THEY DIDN'T LIKE WHAT THE

HEAD OF THE CDC HAD TO SAY TODAY.

Dr. Gerberding, CDC Chief: " The predominance of

evidence does not reveal an association between

thimerosal and autism. "

PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ADMITTED TODAY THEY HAD NO NEW

INFORMATION TO RELEASE ON AUTISM AND MERCURY... THEY

JUST WANTED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.

THEY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF VACCINES TO SAVE

CHILDREN'S LIVES FROM DISEASE, AND THEY ALSO

REITERATED THAT THIMEROSAL HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF MOST

CHILDHOOD VACCINES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF INFLUENZA.

Lyn Redwood, parent of autistic child: " I think this

is a huge step, but it's a little late. They were

aware of this issue back in 1997. "

JUST LAST WEEK, A NEW STUDY OUT OF CALIFORNIA MADE

HEADLINES. IT SHOWED THE RATE OF AUTISM HAS BEEN

DECREASING IN CALIFORNIA SINCE THE THIMEROSAL HAS BEEN

TAKEN OUT OF THE VACCINES. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THIS

STUDY, THEY DISPUTED THE FINDINGS.

Dr. Gerberding: " The most recent data is that the

rates are increasing, that they haven't declined. "

CONGRESSMAN DAVE WELDON SAID TODAY'S NEWS CONFERFENCE

WAS PURELY A POLITICAL MOVE TO UPSTAGE TOMORROW RALLY.

Rep. Dave Weldon: " There was no new information and we

were kind of curious of the timing of this, becasue

there are 11 different groups coming to the Capitol

Wednesday to get thimerosal out of all vaccines. "

Kathy Fowler on-set:

THE ONE THING THAT BOTH PARTIES AGREE ON IS THE

IMPORTANCE OF CHILDHOOD VACCINES IN THE PREVENTION

AGAINST DISEASE. NO ONE IS SUGGESTING THAT CHILDREN DO

NOT GET VACCINATED... THEY JUST DON'T WANT VACCINES

WITH MERCURY IN THEM.

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