Re: It was a dark and stormy night

[Guest guest]

The thing I notice is the dubious timing of the CDC propaganda. Whenever the CDC grabs a snort of the possibility of negative publicity for their products they crank out these neat little sausages from the grinder. Didn't they just have immunization week/month during autism awareness week/month? Am I wrong or did the same dozen or so CDC media scholars do the same pro-mercury containing vaccine propaganda saturation thing during the release of Kirby's book?

I do know CDC is trying to get their CAA bill out of the Senate. With this overwhelming saturation it makes one wonder how's it possible to effectively write the US Senate to reject CAA because Congress failed to include thimerosal and vaccine research in a bill to "combat" autism.

Gee, it's a good thing parents with vaccine-injured children started writing in to combat CAA several weeks in advance of this propaganda boom. With CDC working so hard for this bill....

Re: It was a dark and stormy night

As a matter of personal preference, I find our counter obsession withanything and everything vaccine to be counterproductive, if notboring. I personally I don't read most of them and very few wind up inthe SAR. Do people here really want EOHarm to be yet one more on topof a dozen anti-vaccine lists already out there?I don't know what else to suggest other than perhaps we can set up aspin-off anti-vaccine discussion list, where folks can post vaccinearticles and discuss them to their heart's content. We can let peoplevote with their feet what kind of list they want. Lenny>> and I am up ...I don't know which is scarier..the storm or all theseposts on vaccines.> > http://www.medadnews.com/News/Index.cfm?articleid=362215> TODAY ON PHARMALIVE.COM > > Houston Children's Vaccination Alliance Announced> > - The Partnership Fights to Raise Houston's LowImmunization Rates with Kick-Off Event at Children's Museum ofHouston, August 10 - > HOUSTON, August 02, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost 40 percent of young children in Houston lack immunizations that help prevent deadlychildhood illnesses like measles, mumps, pneumococcal disease and whooping cough. Today, the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HHDHS), the County Public Health and Environmental Services (HCPHES), the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Texas Children's Hospital, the Rotary Club of Houston, and thenational organization Every Child By Two (ECBT) announced a new partnership and campaign, "Immunize On Time, Every Time" to increase vaccination rates among Houston's infants and toddlers. > & lt;a & gt; & lt;img & gt; & lt;/a & gt; > "Houston's childhood immunization rates are below averagefor both Texas and the country, leaving our children -- and our widercommunity -- vulnerable to potentially life-threatening illnesses,"said Risha , RN, Chief, Immunization Bureau, Houston Departmentof Health and Human Services. "Our new partnership unites existingefforts to promote timely vaccinations for every child in Houston andencourage healthcare professionals to use an immunization registry totrack a child's vaccination history." > Even though U.S. immunization rates have climbed in recent years,many children are not up-to-date with their immunizations. Accordingto a recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report,only 76 percent of children younger than 3 years in the U.S. areimmunized for the combined recommended series of vaccines, whereas inHouston this figure is 62 percent. > The new partnership will work closely with health care professionals to assist them in avoiding missed opportunities for recommended immunizations by using immunization registries. These registries are confidential, computerized information systems that contain children's immunization histories and make them available to authorized providers. > "Immunization registries are a great tool for helping parents anddoctors ensure that children are immunized on time, every time," saidAmy Pisani, ECBT's executive director. "Every Child By Two is very excited to be working with these organizations in Houston and County as part of our 'Immunize On Time, Every Time' healthdisparities project this year." > Other cities participating in ECBT's effort are Newark, Las Vegasand Cleveland. > One reason for low immunization rates are missed opportunities atthe doctor's office to check a child's immunization status and then provide the needed vaccines. The partnership has two strategies to tryto change this: empowering parents to ask at every health careprovider visit if their children are up-to-date with theirimmunizations; and encouraging Houston health care providers to usethe registry so that children can stay up-to-date with immunizations. > During the coming months the alliance will work to link pediatricians and family practitioners in Houston with the registry sothat doctors can access that child's immunization records with the click of a button and send reminders to parents when their childrenare due for shots. Now families can feel secure knowing that their children's immunization histories can travel with them if they switchhealth care providers or move within Texas, explained. > Houston Initiative Begins at Immunization Night at Children'sMuseum of Houston > On Thursday, August 10, the Children's Museum of Houston will host a free immunization night focusing on infants and toddlers from 5-7 p.m. Parents can check their children's immunization status and enroll their children in the confidential immunization registry. Children who qualify may also receive free vaccines that bring them up-to-date with the recommended immunization schedule. No reservationsare necessary. > "Nurses from the County Public Health and Environmental Services will be on hand to provide immunizations and we strongly encourage all parents and guardians to bring their children's immunization records to this event," said Lois Austin, MSN, MPH, RN, Immunization Program Manager at the County Public Health and Environmental Services. County Public Health and EnvironmentalServices will be providing immunizations on August 10. Children whoseimmunization information is available and whose parents enroll themin the registry at the event can receive a free gift. Otherinformation regarding children's nutrition, health and safety, suchas lead poisoning prevention and Medicaid registration, will beavailable along with free entertainment for children. > Every Child By Two > Founded in 1991 by former first lady lynn and former first lady of Arkansas, Betty Bumpers, ECBT works to protect all children from vaccine preventable diseases by raising parental awareness of the critical need for timely infant immunizations, fostering the establishment of a systematic method to locate and immunize children, and providing convenient access to immunization services into the future. The "Immunize On Time, Every Time" health disparities project is sponsored by an unrestricted education grant from Wyeth Vaccines. > Houston Department of Health and Human Services > The mission of the Houston Department of Health and Human Services is to provide leadership in the promotion and protection of the health and social well being of the Houston Community through advocacy, education and community- based health services. > County Public Health and Environmental Services > County Public Health and Environmental Services is committed to promoting a healthy and safe community and preventing illness and injury. > Houston Department of Health and Human Services; > County Public Health and Environmental Services > > > > ---------------------------------> Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free.>

[Guest guest]

My thinking exactly. When this much pro vaccine stuff is printed

something is up.

> >

> > and I am up ...I don't know which is scarier..the storm or all these

> posts on vaccines.

> >

> > http://www.medadnews.com/News/Index.cfm?articleid=362215

> > TODAY ON PHARMALIVE.COM

> >

> > Houston Children's Vaccination Alliance Announced

> >

> > - The Partnership Fights to Raise Houston's Low

> Immunization Rates with Kick-Off Event at Children's Museum of

> Houston, August 10 -

> > HOUSTON, August 02, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost 40 percent of

> young children in Houston lack immunizations that help prevent deadly

> childhood illnesses like measles, mumps, pneumococcal disease and

> whooping cough. Today, the Houston Department of Health and Human

> Services (HHDHS), the County Public Health and Environmental

> Services (HCPHES), the Texas Department of State Health Services

> (DSHS), Texas Children's Hospital, the Rotary Club of Houston, and the

> national organization Every Child By Two (ECBT) announced a new

> partnership and campaign, " Immunize On Time, Every Time " to increase

> vaccination rates among Houston's infants and toddlers.

> > & lt;a & gt; & lt;img & gt; & lt;/a & gt;

>

> > " Houston's childhood immunization rates are below average

> for both Texas and the country, leaving our children -- and our wider

> community -- vulnerable to potentially life-threatening illnesses, "

> said Risha , RN, Chief, Immunization Bureau, Houston Department

> of Health and Human Services. " Our new partnership unites existing

> efforts to promote timely vaccinations for every child in Houston and

> encourage healthcare professionals to use an immunization registry to

> track a child's vaccination history. "

> > Even though U.S. immunization rates have climbed in recent years,

> many children are not up-to-date with their immunizations. According

> to a recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report,

> only 76 percent of children younger than 3 years in the U.S. are

> immunized for the combined recommended series of vaccines, whereas in

> Houston this figure is 62 percent.

> > The new partnership will work closely with health care

> professionals to assist them in avoiding missed opportunities for

> recommended immunizations by using immunization registries. These

> registries are confidential, computerized information systems that

> contain children's immunization histories and make them available to

> authorized providers.

> > " Immunization registries are a great tool for helping parents and

> doctors ensure that children are immunized on time, every time, " said

> Amy Pisani, ECBT's executive director. " Every Child By Two is very

> excited to be working with these organizations in Houston and

> County as part of our 'Immunize On Time, Every Time' health

> disparities project this year. "

> > Other cities participating in ECBT's effort are Newark, Las Vegas

> and Cleveland.

> > One reason for low immunization rates are missed opportunities at

> the doctor's office to check a child's immunization status and then

> provide the needed vaccines. The partnership has two strategies to try

> to change this: empowering parents to ask at every health care

> provider visit if their children are up-to-date with their

> immunizations; and encouraging Houston health care providers to use

> the registry so that children can stay up-to-date with immunizations.

> > During the coming months the alliance will work to link

> pediatricians and family practitioners in Houston with the registry so

> that doctors can access that child's immunization records with the

> click of a button and send reminders to parents when their children

> are due for shots. Now families can feel secure knowing that their

> children's immunization histories can travel with them if they switch

> health care providers or move within Texas, explained.

> > Houston Initiative Begins at Immunization Night at Children's

> Museum of Houston

> > On Thursday, August 10, the Children's Museum of Houston will

> host a free immunization night focusing on infants and toddlers from

> 5-7 p.m. Parents can check their children's immunization status and

> enroll their children in the confidential immunization registry.

> Children who qualify may also receive free vaccines that bring them

> up-to-date with the recommended immunization schedule. No reservations

> are necessary.

> > " Nurses from the County Public Health and Environmental

> Services will be on hand to provide immunizations and we strongly

> encourage all parents and guardians to bring their children's

> immunization records to this event, " said Lois Austin, MSN, MPH, RN,

> Immunization Program Manager at the County Public Health and

> Environmental Services. County Public Health and Environmental

> Services will be providing immunizations on August 10. Children whose

> immunization information is available and whose parents enroll them

> in the registry at the event can receive a free gift. Other

> information regarding children's nutrition, health and safety, such

> as lead poisoning prevention and Medicaid registration, will be

> available along with free entertainment for children.

> > Every Child By Two

> > Founded in 1991 by former first lady lynn and former

> first lady of Arkansas, Betty Bumpers, ECBT works to protect all

> children from vaccine preventable diseases by raising parental

> awareness of the critical need for timely infant immunizations,

> fostering the establishment of a systematic method to locate and

> immunize children, and providing convenient access to immunization

> services into the future. The " Immunize On Time, Every Time " health

> disparities project is sponsored by an unrestricted education grant

> from Wyeth Vaccines.

> > Houston Department of Health and Human Services

> > The mission of the Houston Department of Health and Human

> Services is to provide leadership in the promotion and protection of

> the health and social well being of the Houston Community through

> advocacy, education and community- based health services.

> > County Public Health and Environmental Services

> > County Public Health and Environmental Services is

> committed to promoting a healthy and safe community and preventing

> illness and injury.

> > Houston Department of Health and Human Services;

> > County Public Health and Environmental Services

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Not personal preference here, but definitely related to the history of

stopping the truth by parents of thimerosal and MMR injured kids.

It is better to know their strategy and see the pattern as it unfolds.

> >

> > and I am up ...I don't know which is scarier..the storm or all these

> posts on vaccines.

> >

> > http://www.medadnews.com/News/Index.cfm?articleid=362215

> > TODAY ON PHARMALIVE.COM

> >

> > Houston Children's Vaccination Alliance Announced

> >

> > - The Partnership Fights to Raise Houston's Low

> Immunization Rates with Kick-Off Event at Children's Museum of

> Houston, August 10 -

> > HOUSTON, August 02, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost 40 percent of

> young children in Houston lack immunizations that help prevent deadly

> childhood illnesses like measles, mumps, pneumococcal disease and

> whooping cough. Today, the Houston Department of Health and Human

> Services (HHDHS), the County Public Health and Environmental

> Services (HCPHES), the Texas Department of State Health Services

> (DSHS), Texas Children's Hospital, the Rotary Club of Houston, and the

> national organization Every Child By Two (ECBT) announced a new

> partnership and campaign, " Immunize On Time, Every Time " to increase

> vaccination rates among Houston's infants and toddlers.

> > & lt;a & gt; & lt;img & gt; & lt;/a & gt;

>

> > " Houston's childhood immunization rates are below average

> for both Texas and the country, leaving our children -- and our wider

> community -- vulnerable to potentially life-threatening illnesses, "

> said Risha , RN, Chief, Immunization Bureau, Houston Department

> of Health and Human Services. " Our new partnership unites existing

> efforts to promote timely vaccinations for every child in Houston and

> encourage healthcare professionals to use an immunization registry to

> track a child's vaccination history. "

> > Even though U.S. immunization rates have climbed in recent years,

> many children are not up-to-date with their immunizations. According

> to a recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report,

> only 76 percent of children younger than 3 years in the U.S. are

> immunized for the combined recommended series of vaccines, whereas in

> Houston this figure is 62 percent.

> > The new partnership will work closely with health care

> professionals to assist them in avoiding missed opportunities for

> recommended immunizations by using immunization registries. These

> registries are confidential, computerized information systems that

> contain children's immunization histories and make them available to

> authorized providers.

> > " Immunization registries are a great tool for helping parents and

> doctors ensure that children are immunized on time, every time, " said

> Amy Pisani, ECBT's executive director. " Every Child By Two is very

> excited to be working with these organizations in Houston and

> County as part of our 'Immunize On Time, Every Time' health

> disparities project this year. "

> > Other cities participating in ECBT's effort are Newark, Las Vegas

> and Cleveland.

> > One reason for low immunization rates are missed opportunities at

> the doctor's office to check a child's immunization status and then

> provide the needed vaccines. The partnership has two strategies to try

> to change this: empowering parents to ask at every health care

> provider visit if their children are up-to-date with their

> immunizations; and encouraging Houston health care providers to use

> the registry so that children can stay up-to-date with immunizations.

> > During the coming months the alliance will work to link

> pediatricians and family practitioners in Houston with the registry so

> that doctors can access that child's immunization records with the

> click of a button and send reminders to parents when their children

> are due for shots. Now families can feel secure knowing that their

> children's immunization histories can travel with them if they switch

> health care providers or move within Texas, explained.

> > Houston Initiative Begins at Immunization Night at Children's

> Museum of Houston

> > On Thursday, August 10, the Children's Museum of Houston will

> host a free immunization night focusing on infants and toddlers from

> 5-7 p.m. Parents can check their children's immunization status and

> enroll their children in the confidential immunization registry.

> Children who qualify may also receive free vaccines that bring them

> up-to-date with the recommended immunization schedule. No reservations

> are necessary.

> > " Nurses from the County Public Health and Environmental

> Services will be on hand to provide immunizations and we strongly

> encourage all parents and guardians to bring their children's

> immunization records to this event, " said Lois Austin, MSN, MPH, RN,

> Immunization Program Manager at the County Public Health and

> Environmental Services. County Public Health and Environmental

> Services will be providing immunizations on August 10. Children whose

> immunization information is available and whose parents enroll them

> in the registry at the event can receive a free gift. Other

> information regarding children's nutrition, health and safety, such

> as lead poisoning prevention and Medicaid registration, will be

> available along with free entertainment for children.

> > Every Child By Two

> > Founded in 1991 by former first lady lynn and former

> first lady of Arkansas, Betty Bumpers, ECBT works to protect all

> children from vaccine preventable diseases by raising parental

> awareness of the critical need for timely infant immunizations,

> fostering the establishment of a systematic method to locate and

> immunize children, and providing convenient access to immunization

> services into the future. The " Immunize On Time, Every Time " health

> disparities project is sponsored by an unrestricted education grant

> from Wyeth Vaccines.

> > Houston Department of Health and Human Services

> > The mission of the Houston Department of Health and Human

> Services is to provide leadership in the promotion and protection of

> the health and social well being of the Houston Community through

> advocacy, education and community- based health services.

> > County Public Health and Environmental Services

> > County Public Health and Environmental Services is

> committed to promoting a healthy and safe community and preventing

> illness and injury.

> > Houston Department of Health and Human Services;

> > County Public Health and Environmental Services

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Yes..and looking at the whole picture..look at key parts/phrases that

keep appearing:

-home-schooled kids (where has that been mentioned recently?)

-MMR/Wakefield

-BORN w/autism

-genes

-thimerosal/IOM

-herd-immunity

-HUGE increase in vaccine production/money being made

> >

> > and I am up ...I don't know which is scarier..the storm or all these

> posts on vaccines.

> >

> > http://www.medadnews.com/News/Index.cfm?articleid=362215

> > TODAY ON PHARMALIVE.COM

> >

> > Houston Children's Vaccination Alliance Announced

> >

> > - The Partnership Fights to Raise Houston's Low

> Immunization Rates with Kick-Off Event at Children's Museum of

> Houston, August 10 -

> > HOUSTON, August 02, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost 40 percent of

> young children in Houston lack immunizations that help prevent deadly

> childhood illnesses like measles, mumps, pneumococcal disease and

> whooping cough. Today, the Houston Department of Health and Human

> Services (HHDHS), the County Public Health and Environmental

> Services (HCPHES), the Texas Department of State Health Services

> (DSHS), Texas Children's Hospital, the Rotary Club of Houston, and the

> national organization Every Child By Two (ECBT) announced a new

> partnership and campaign, " Immunize On Time, Every Time " to increase

> vaccination rates among Houston's infants and toddlers.

> > & lt;a & gt; & lt;img & gt; & lt;/a & gt;

>

> > " Houston's childhood immunization rates are below average

> for both Texas and the country, leaving our children -- and our wider

> community -- vulnerable to potentially life-threatening illnesses, "

> said Risha , RN, Chief, Immunization Bureau, Houston Department

> of Health and Human Services. " Our new partnership unites existing

> efforts to promote timely vaccinations for every child in Houston and

> encourage healthcare professionals to use an immunization registry to

> track a child's vaccination history. "

> > Even though U.S. immunization rates have climbed in recent years,

> many children are not up-to-date with their immunizations. According

> to a recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report,

> only 76 percent of children younger than 3 years in the U.S. are

> immunized for the combined recommended series of vaccines, whereas in

> Houston this figure is 62 percent.

> > The new partnership will work closely with health care

> professionals to assist them in avoiding missed opportunities for

> recommended immunizations by using immunization registries. These

> registries are confidential, computerized information systems that

> contain children's immunization histories and make them available to

> authorized providers.

> > " Immunization registries are a great tool for helping parents and

> doctors ensure that children are immunized on time, every time, " said

> Amy Pisani, ECBT's executive director. " Every Child By Two is very

> excited to be working with these organizations in Houston and

> County as part of our 'Immunize On Time, Every Time' health

> disparities project this year. "

> > Other cities participating in ECBT's effort are Newark, Las Vegas

> and Cleveland.

> > One reason for low immunization rates are missed opportunities at

> the doctor's office to check a child's immunization status and then

> provide the needed vaccines. The partnership has two strategies to try

> to change this: empowering parents to ask at every health care

> provider visit if their children are up-to-date with their

> immunizations; and encouraging Houston health care providers to use

> the registry so that children can stay up-to-date with immunizations.

> > During the coming months the alliance will work to link

> pediatricians and family practitioners in Houston with the registry so

> that doctors can access that child's immunization records with the

> click of a button and send reminders to parents when their children

> are due for shots. Now families can feel secure knowing that their

> children's immunization histories can travel with them if they switch

> health care providers or move within Texas, explained.

> > Houston Initiative Begins at Immunization Night at Children's

> Museum of Houston

> > On Thursday, August 10, the Children's Museum of Houston will

> host a free immunization night focusing on infants and toddlers from

> 5-7 p.m. Parents can check their children's immunization status and

> enroll their children in the confidential immunization registry.

> Children who qualify may also receive free vaccines that bring them

> up-to-date with the recommended immunization schedule. No reservations

> are necessary.

> > " Nurses from the County Public Health and Environmental

> Services will be on hand to provide immunizations and we strongly

> encourage all parents and guardians to bring their children's

> immunization records to this event, " said Lois Austin, MSN, MPH, RN,

> Immunization Program Manager at the County Public Health and

> Environmental Services. County Public Health and Environmental

> Services will be providing immunizations on August 10. Children whose

> immunization information is available and whose parents enroll them

> in the registry at the event can receive a free gift. Other

> information regarding children's nutrition, health and safety, such

> as lead poisoning prevention and Medicaid registration, will be

> available along with free entertainment for children.

> > Every Child By Two

> > Founded in 1991 by former first lady lynn and former

> first lady of Arkansas, Betty Bumpers, ECBT works to protect all

> children from vaccine preventable diseases by raising parental

> awareness of the critical need for timely infant immunizations,

> fostering the establishment of a systematic method to locate and

> immunize children, and providing convenient access to immunization

> services into the future. The " Immunize On Time, Every Time " health

> disparities project is sponsored by an unrestricted education grant

> from Wyeth Vaccines.

> > Houston Department of Health and Human Services

> > The mission of the Houston Department of Health and Human

> Services is to provide leadership in the promotion and protection of

> the health and social well being of the Houston Community through

> advocacy, education and community- based health services.

> > County Public Health and Environmental Services

> > County Public Health and Environmental Services is

> committed to promoting a healthy and safe community and preventing

> illness and injury.

> > Houston Department of Health and Human Services;

> > County Public Health and Environmental Services

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

It's also time for people to start thinking about "back to school"

A new notebook and a jab.

Re: It was a dark and stormy night

My thinking exactly. When this much pro vaccine stuff is printedsomething is up.> >> > and I am up ...I don't know which is scarier..the storm or all these> posts on vaccines.> > > > http://www.medadnews.com/News/Index.cfm?articleid=362215> > TODAY ON PHARMALIVE.COM > > > > Houston Children's Vaccination Alliance Announced> > > > - The Partnership Fights to Raise Houston's Low> Immunization Rates with Kick-Off Event at Children's Museum of> Houston, August 10 - > > HOUSTON, August 02, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost 40 percent of > young children in Houston lack immunizations that help prevent deadly> childhood illnesses like measles, mumps, pneumococcal disease and > whooping cough. Today, the Houston Department of Health and Human > Services (HHDHS), the County Public Health and Environmental > Services (HCPHES), the Texas Department of State Health Services > (DSHS), Texas Children's Hospital, the Rotary Club of Houston, and the> national organization Every Child By Two (ECBT) announced a new > partnership and campaign, "Immunize On Time, Every Time" to increase > vaccination rates among Houston's infants and toddlers. > > & lt;a & gt; & lt;img & gt; & lt;/a & gt; > > > "Houston's childhood immunization rates are below average> for both Texas and the country, leaving our children -- and our wider> community -- vulnerable to potentially life-threatening illnesses,"> said Risha , RN, Chief, Immunization Bureau, Houston Department> of Health and Human Services. "Our new partnership unites existing> efforts to promote timely vaccinations for every child in Houston and> encourage healthcare professionals to use an immunization registry to> track a child's vaccination history." > > Even though U.S. immunization rates have climbed in recent years,> many children are not up-to-date with their immunizations. According> to a recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report,> only 76 percent of children younger than 3 years in the U.S. are> immunized for the combined recommended series of vaccines, whereas in> Houston this figure is 62 percent. > > The new partnership will work closely with health care > professionals to assist them in avoiding missed opportunities for > recommended immunizations by using immunization registries. These > registries are confidential, computerized information systems that > contain children's immunization histories and make them available to > authorized providers. > > "Immunization registries are a great tool for helping parents and> doctors ensure that children are immunized on time, every time," said> Amy Pisani, ECBT's executive director. "Every Child By Two is very > excited to be working with these organizations in Houston and > County as part of our 'Immunize On Time, Every Time' health> disparities project this year." > > Other cities participating in ECBT's effort are Newark, Las Vegas> and Cleveland. > > One reason for low immunization rates are missed opportunities at> the doctor's office to check a child's immunization status and then > provide the needed vaccines. The partnership has two strategies to try> to change this: empowering parents to ask at every health care> provider visit if their children are up-to-date with their> immunizations; and encouraging Houston health care providers to use> the registry so that children can stay up-to-date with immunizations. > > During the coming months the alliance will work to link > pediatricians and family practitioners in Houston with the registry so> that doctors can access that child's immunization records with the > click of a button and send reminders to parents when their children> are due for shots. Now families can feel secure knowing that their > children's immunization histories can travel with them if they switch> health care providers or move within Texas, explained. > > Houston Initiative Begins at Immunization Night at Children's> Museum of Houston > > On Thursday, August 10, the Children's Museum of Houston will > host a free immunization night focusing on infants and toddlers from > 5-7 p.m. Parents can check their children's immunization status and > enroll their children in the confidential immunization registry. > Children who qualify may also receive free vaccines that bring them > up-to-date with the recommended immunization schedule. No reservations> are necessary. > > "Nurses from the County Public Health and Environmental > Services will be on hand to provide immunizations and we strongly > encourage all parents and guardians to bring their children's > immunization records to this event," said Lois Austin, MSN, MPH, RN, > Immunization Program Manager at the County Public Health and > Environmental Services. County Public Health and Environmental> Services will be providing immunizations on August 10. Children whose> immunization information is available and whose parents enroll them> in the registry at the event can receive a free gift. Other> information regarding children's nutrition, health and safety, such> as lead poisoning prevention and Medicaid registration, will be> available along with free entertainment for children. > > Every Child By Two > > Founded in 1991 by former first lady lynn and former > first lady of Arkansas, Betty Bumpers, ECBT works to protect all > children from vaccine preventable diseases by raising parental > awareness of the critical need for timely infant immunizations, > fostering the establishment of a systematic method to locate and > immunize children, and providing convenient access to immunization > services into the future. The "Immunize On Time, Every Time" health > disparities project is sponsored by an unrestricted education grant > from Wyeth Vaccines. > > Houston Department of Health and Human Services > > The mission of the Houston Department of Health and Human > Services is to provide leadership in the promotion and protection of > the health and social well being of the Houston Community through > advocacy, education and community- based health services. > > County Public Health and Environmental Services > > County Public Health and Environmental Services is > committed to promoting a healthy and safe community and preventing > illness and injury. > > Houston Department of Health and Human Services; > > County Public Health and Environmental Services > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> > Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free.> >>

[Guest guest]

Well, sure, any news item that has the word vaccine in it can claim

relevance to the issue of those vaccine damaged, above and beyond

stories about thimerosal, measles-M-R and ginned-up studies that claim

no vaccine - autism connection, which are obviously about " evidence of

harm. " But obsessively going beyond that falsely focuses vaccines as

the culprit.

Pharma wants to make the issue about vaccines, not their negligence

and criminal behavior. If I could wave a magic wand and make all

vaccines disappear instantly, guess what, we still have a problem,

Houston. - there is still a mountain of non-vaccine iatrogenic drugs

out there to fill in.

Lenny

> > >

> > > and I am up ...I don't know which is scarier..the storm or all these

> > posts on vaccines.

> > >

> > > http://www.medadnews.com/News/Index.cfm?articleid=362215

> > > TODAY ON PHARMALIVE.COM

> > >

> > > Houston Children's Vaccination Alliance Announced

> > >

> > > - The Partnership Fights to Raise Houston's Low

> > Immunization Rates with Kick-Off Event at Children's Museum of

> > Houston, August 10 -

> > > HOUSTON, August 02, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost 40 percent of

> > young children in Houston lack immunizations that help prevent deadly

> > childhood illnesses like measles, mumps, pneumococcal disease and

> > whooping cough. Today, the Houston Department of Health and Human

> > Services (HHDHS), the County Public Health and Environmental

> > Services (HCPHES), the Texas Department of State Health Services

> > (DSHS), Texas Children's Hospital, the Rotary Club of Houston, and the

> > national organization Every Child By Two (ECBT) announced a new

> > partnership and campaign, " Immunize On Time, Every Time " to increase

> > vaccination rates among Houston's infants and toddlers.

> > > & lt;a & gt; & lt;img & gt; & lt;/a & gt;

> >

> > > " Houston's childhood immunization rates are below average

> > for both Texas and the country, leaving our children -- and our wider

> > community -- vulnerable to potentially life-threatening illnesses, "

> > said Risha , RN, Chief, Immunization Bureau, Houston Department

> > of Health and Human Services. " Our new partnership unites existing

> > efforts to promote timely vaccinations for every child in Houston and

> > encourage healthcare professionals to use an immunization registry to

> > track a child's vaccination history. "

> > > Even though U.S. immunization rates have climbed in recent years,

> > many children are not up-to-date with their immunizations. According

> > to a recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report,

> > only 76 percent of children younger than 3 years in the U.S. are

> > immunized for the combined recommended series of vaccines, whereas in

> > Houston this figure is 62 percent.

> > > The new partnership will work closely with health care

> > professionals to assist them in avoiding missed opportunities for

> > recommended immunizations by using immunization registries. These

> > registries are confidential, computerized information systems that

> > contain children's immunization histories and make them available to

> > authorized providers.

> > > " Immunization registries are a great tool for helping parents and

> > doctors ensure that children are immunized on time, every time, " said

> > Amy Pisani, ECBT's executive director. " Every Child By Two is very

> > excited to be working with these organizations in Houston and

> > County as part of our 'Immunize On Time, Every Time' health

> > disparities project this year. "

> > > Other cities participating in ECBT's effort are Newark, Las Vegas

> > and Cleveland.

> > > One reason for low immunization rates are missed opportunities at

> > the doctor's office to check a child's immunization status and then

> > provide the needed vaccines. The partnership has two strategies to try

> > to change this: empowering parents to ask at every health care

> > provider visit if their children are up-to-date with their

> > immunizations; and encouraging Houston health care providers to use

> > the registry so that children can stay up-to-date with

immunizations.

> > > During the coming months the alliance will work to link

> > pediatricians and family practitioners in Houston with the registry so

> > that doctors can access that child's immunization records with the

> > click of a button and send reminders to parents when their children

> > are due for shots. Now families can feel secure knowing that their

> > children's immunization histories can travel with them if they switch

> > health care providers or move within Texas, explained.

> > > Houston Initiative Begins at Immunization Night at Children's

> > Museum of Houston

> > > On Thursday, August 10, the Children's Museum of Houston will

> > host a free immunization night focusing on infants and toddlers from

> > 5-7 p.m. Parents can check their children's immunization status and

> > enroll their children in the confidential immunization registry.

> > Children who qualify may also receive free vaccines that bring them

> > up-to-date with the recommended immunization schedule. No reservations

> > are necessary.

> > > " Nurses from the County Public Health and Environmental

> > Services will be on hand to provide immunizations and we strongly

> > encourage all parents and guardians to bring their children's

> > immunization records to this event, " said Lois Austin, MSN, MPH, RN,

> > Immunization Program Manager at the County Public Health and

> > Environmental Services. County Public Health and Environmental

> > Services will be providing immunizations on August 10. Children whose

> > immunization information is available and whose parents enroll them

> > in the registry at the event can receive a free gift. Other

> > information regarding children's nutrition, health and safety, such

> > as lead poisoning prevention and Medicaid registration, will be

> > available along with free entertainment for children.

> > > Every Child By Two

> > > Founded in 1991 by former first lady lynn and former

> > first lady of Arkansas, Betty Bumpers, ECBT works to protect all

> > children from vaccine preventable diseases by raising parental

> > awareness of the critical need for timely infant immunizations,

> > fostering the establishment of a systematic method to locate and

> > immunize children, and providing convenient access to immunization

> > services into the future. The " Immunize On Time, Every Time " health

> > disparities project is sponsored by an unrestricted education grant

> > from Wyeth Vaccines.

> > > Houston Department of Health and Human Services

> > > The mission of the Houston Department of Health and Human

> > Services is to provide leadership in the promotion and protection of

> > the health and social well being of the Houston Community through

> > advocacy, education and community- based health services.

> > > County Public Health and Environmental Services

> > > County Public Health and Environmental Services is

> > committed to promoting a healthy and safe community and preventing

> > illness and injury.

> > > Houston Department of Health and Human Services;

> > > County Public Health and Environmental Services

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > ---------------------------------

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>

[Guest guest]

I think it is more from CDC than pharma, or both. And IMO, it is a

pattern of what the media is being given to report. It has everything

to do with CAA, Weldon-Maloney bills..and of course our grassroots

effort... " We are Everywhere "

> > > >

> > > > and I am up ...I don't know which is scarier..the storm or all

these

> > > posts on vaccines.

> > > >

> > > > http://www.medadnews.com/News/Index.cfm?articleid=362215

> > > > TODAY ON PHARMALIVE.COM

> > > >

> > > > Houston Children's Vaccination Alliance Announced

> > > >

> > > > - The Partnership Fights to Raise

Houston's Low

> > > Immunization Rates with Kick-Off Event at Children's Museum of

> > > Houston, August 10 -

> > > > HOUSTON, August 02, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost 40 percent of

> > > young children in Houston lack immunizations that help prevent

deadly

> > > childhood illnesses like measles, mumps, pneumococcal disease and

> > > whooping cough. Today, the Houston Department of Health and Human

> > > Services (HHDHS), the County Public Health and Environmental

> > > Services (HCPHES), the Texas Department of State Health Services

> > > (DSHS), Texas Children's Hospital, the Rotary Club of Houston,

and the

> > > national organization Every Child By Two (ECBT) announced a new

> > > partnership and campaign, " Immunize On Time, Every Time " to

increase

> > > vaccination rates among Houston's infants and toddlers.

> > > > & lt;a & gt;

& lt;img & gt; & lt;/a & gt;

> > >

> > > > " Houston's childhood immunization rates are below average

> > > for both Texas and the country, leaving our children -- and our

wider

> > > community -- vulnerable to potentially life-threatening illnesses, "

> > > said Risha , RN, Chief, Immunization Bureau, Houston

Department

> > > of Health and Human Services. " Our new partnership unites existing

> > > efforts to promote timely vaccinations for every child in

Houston and

> > > encourage healthcare professionals to use an immunization

registry to

> > > track a child's vaccination history. "

> > > > Even though U.S. immunization rates have climbed in recent

years,

> > > many children are not up-to-date with their immunizations.

According

> > > to a recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report,

> > > only 76 percent of children younger than 3 years in the U.S. are

> > > immunized for the combined recommended series of vaccines,

whereas in

> > > Houston this figure is 62 percent.

> > > > The new partnership will work closely with health care

> > > professionals to assist them in avoiding missed opportunities for

> > > recommended immunizations by using immunization registries. These

> > > registries are confidential, computerized information systems that

> > > contain children's immunization histories and make them

available to

> > > authorized providers.

> > > > " Immunization registries are a great tool for helping

parents and

> > > doctors ensure that children are immunized on time, every time, "

said

> > > Amy Pisani, ECBT's executive director. " Every Child By Two is very

> > > excited to be working with these organizations in Houston and

> > > County as part of our 'Immunize On Time, Every Time' health

> > > disparities project this year. "

> > > > Other cities participating in ECBT's effort are Newark, Las

Vegas

> > > and Cleveland.

> > > > One reason for low immunization rates are missed

opportunities at

> > > the doctor's office to check a child's immunization status and then

> > > provide the needed vaccines. The partnership has two strategies

to try

> > > to change this: empowering parents to ask at every health care

> > > provider visit if their children are up-to-date with their

> > > immunizations; and encouraging Houston health care providers to use

> > > the registry so that children can stay up-to-date with

> immunizations.

> > > > During the coming months the alliance will work to link

> > > pediatricians and family practitioners in Houston with the

registry so

> > > that doctors can access that child's immunization records with the

> > > click of a button and send reminders to parents when their children

> > > are due for shots. Now families can feel secure knowing that their

> > > children's immunization histories can travel with them if they

switch

> > > health care providers or move within Texas, explained.

> > > > Houston Initiative Begins at Immunization Night at Children's

> > > Museum of Houston

> > > > On Thursday, August 10, the Children's Museum of Houston will

> > > host a free immunization night focusing on infants and toddlers

from

> > > 5-7 p.m. Parents can check their children's immunization status and

> > > enroll their children in the confidential immunization registry.

> > > Children who qualify may also receive free vaccines that bring them

> > > up-to-date with the recommended immunization schedule. No

reservations

> > > are necessary.

> > > > " Nurses from the County Public Health and Environmental

> > > Services will be on hand to provide immunizations and we strongly

> > > encourage all parents and guardians to bring their children's

> > > immunization records to this event, " said Lois Austin, MSN, MPH,

RN,

> > > Immunization Program Manager at the County Public Health and

> > > Environmental Services. County Public Health and

Environmental

> > > Services will be providing immunizations on August 10. Children

whose

> > > immunization information is available and whose parents enroll them

> > > in the registry at the event can receive a free gift. Other

> > > information regarding children's nutrition, health and safety, such

> > > as lead poisoning prevention and Medicaid registration, will be

> > > available along with free entertainment for children.

> > > > Every Child By Two

> > > > Founded in 1991 by former first lady lynn and former

> > > first lady of Arkansas, Betty Bumpers, ECBT works to protect all

> > > children from vaccine preventable diseases by raising parental

> > > awareness of the critical need for timely infant immunizations,

> > > fostering the establishment of a systematic method to locate and

> > > immunize children, and providing convenient access to immunization

> > > services into the future. The " Immunize On Time, Every Time " health

> > > disparities project is sponsored by an unrestricted education grant

> > > from Wyeth Vaccines.

> > > > Houston Department of Health and Human Services

> > > > The mission of the Houston Department of Health and Human

> > > Services is to provide leadership in the promotion and

protection of

> > > the health and social well being of the Houston Community through

> > > advocacy, education and community- based health services.

> > > > County Public Health and Environmental Services

> > > > County Public Health and Environmental Services is

> > > committed to promoting a healthy and safe community and preventing

> > > illness and injury.

> > > > Houston Department of Health and Human Services;

> > > > County Public Health and Environmental Services

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ---------------------------------

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> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I think vaccines should be taken completely out of MD hands, and out of government hands and left entirely to consumer choice. A Korean study indicated that an Asian form of sauerkraut fed to them cured 11 out of 13 bird flu victims (the victims with feathers) within a week.

Put all vaccines in the grocery store right on the HBA (health and beauty aids) aisle. You know what? They'll collect dust until they go out of date if you can find somebody willing to even put them on the shelf.

Some people like Cheerios, but the government doesn't shove them down our throats nor do they inject them into infants and toddlers. The vaccine laws are all about making lots and lots of money.

"Perhaps the greatest evil of immunization lies in its diversion of public attention from true methods of disease prevention. It encourages public authorities to permit all kinds of sanitary defects and social problems to remain undressed, particularly in schools. It ignores the part played by food and sunlight and many other factors in the maintenance of health. It exaggerates the risk of [disease] and works upon the fear of parents. The more it is supported by public authorities, the more will its dangers and disadvantages be concealed or denied." M. Beddow Bayly, M.R.C.S., 1944

Re: It was a dark and stormy night

Well, sure, any news item that has the word vaccine in it can claimrelevance to the issue of those vaccine damaged, above and beyondstories about thimerosal, measles-M-R and ginned-up studies that claimno vaccine - autism connection, which are obviously about "evidence ofharm." But obsessively going beyond that falsely focuses vaccines asthe culprit. Pharma wants to make the issue about vaccines, not their negligenceand criminal behavior. If I could wave a magic wand and make allvaccines disappear instantly, guess what, we still have a problem,Houston. - there is still a mountain of non-vaccine iatrogenic drugs out there to fill in.Lenny > > >> > > and I am up ...I don't know which is scarier..the storm or all these> > posts on vaccines.> > > > > > http://www.medadnews.com/News/Index.cfm?articleid=362215> > > TODAY ON PHARMALIVE.COM > > > > > > Houston Children's Vaccination Alliance Announced> > > > > > - The Partnership Fights to Raise Houston's Low> > Immunization Rates with Kick-Off Event at Children's Museum of> > Houston, August 10 - > > > HOUSTON, August 02, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost 40 percent of > > young children in Houston lack immunizations that help prevent deadly> > childhood illnesses like measles, mumps, pneumococcal disease and > > whooping cough. Today, the Houston Department of Health and Human > > Services (HHDHS), the County Public Health and Environmental > > Services (HCPHES), the Texas Department of State Health Services > > (DSHS), Texas Children's Hospital, the Rotary Club of Houston, and the> > national organization Every Child By Two (ECBT) announced a new > > partnership and campaign, "Immunize On Time, Every Time" to increase > > vaccination rates among Houston's infants and toddlers. > > > & lt;a & gt; & lt;img & gt; & lt;/a & gt; > > > > > "Houston's childhood immunization rates are below average> > for both Texas and the country, leaving our children -- and our wider> > community -- vulnerable to potentially life-threatening illnesses,"> > said Risha , RN, Chief, Immunization Bureau, Houston Department> > of Health and Human Services. "Our new partnership unites existing> > efforts to promote timely vaccinations for every child in Houston and> > encourage healthcare professionals to use an immunization registry to> > track a child's vaccination history." > > > Even though U.S. immunization rates have climbed in recent years,> > many children are not up-to-date with their immunizations. According> > to a recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report,> > only 76 percent of children younger than 3 years in the U.S. are> > immunized for the combined recommended series of vaccines, whereas in> > Houston this figure is 62 percent. > > > The new partnership will work closely with health care > > professionals to assist them in avoiding missed opportunities for > > recommended immunizations by using immunization registries. These > > registries are confidential, computerized information systems that > > contain children's immunization histories and make them available to > > authorized providers. > > > "Immunization registries are a great tool for helping parents and> > doctors ensure that children are immunized on time, every time," said> > Amy Pisani, ECBT's executive director. "Every Child By Two is very > > excited to be working with these organizations in Houston and > > County as part of our 'Immunize On Time, Every Time' health> > disparities project this year." > > > Other cities participating in ECBT's effort are Newark, Las Vegas> > and Cleveland. > > > One reason for low immunization rates are missed opportunities at> > the doctor's office to check a child's immunization status and then > > provide the needed vaccines. The partnership has two strategies to try> > to change this: empowering parents to ask at every health care> > provider visit if their children are up-to-date with their> > immunizations; and encouraging Houston health care providers to use> > the registry so that children can stay up-to-date withimmunizations. > > > During the coming months the alliance will work to link > > pediatricians and family practitioners in Houston with the registry so> > that doctors can access that child's immunization records with the > > click of a button and send reminders to parents when their children> > are due for shots. Now families can feel secure knowing that their > > children's immunization histories can travel with them if they switch> > health care providers or move within Texas, explained. > > > Houston Initiative Begins at Immunization Night at Children's> > Museum of Houston > > > On Thursday, August 10, the Children's Museum of Houston will > > host a free immunization night focusing on infants and toddlers from > > 5-7 p.m. Parents can check their children's immunization status and > > enroll their children in the confidential immunization registry. > > Children who qualify may also receive free vaccines that bring them > > up-to-date with the recommended immunization schedule. No reservations> > are necessary. > > > "Nurses from the County Public Health and Environmental > > Services will be on hand to provide immunizations and we strongly > > encourage all parents and guardians to bring their children's > > immunization records to this event," said Lois Austin, MSN, MPH, RN, > > Immunization Program Manager at the County Public Health and > > Environmental Services. County Public Health and Environmental> > Services will be providing immunizations on August 10. Children whose> > immunization information is available and whose parents enroll them> > in the registry at the event can receive a free gift. Other> > information regarding children's nutrition, health and safety, such> > as lead poisoning prevention and Medicaid registration, will be> > available along with free entertainment for children. > > > Every Child By Two > > > Founded in 1991 by former first lady lynn and former > > first lady of Arkansas, Betty Bumpers, ECBT works to protect all > > children from vaccine preventable diseases by raising parental > > awareness of the critical need for timely infant immunizations, > > fostering the establishment of a systematic method to locate and > > immunize children, and providing convenient access to immunization > > services into the future. The "Immunize On Time, Every Time" health > > disparities project is sponsored by an unrestricted education grant > > from Wyeth Vaccines. > > > Houston Department of Health and Human Services > > > The mission of the Houston Department of Health and Human > > Services is to provide leadership in the promotion and protection of > > the health and social well being of the Houston Community through > > advocacy, education and community- based health services. > > > County Public Health and Environmental Services > > > County Public Health and Environmental Services is > > committed to promoting a healthy and safe community and preventing > > illness and injury. > > > Houston Department of Health and Human Services; > > > County Public Health and Environmental Services > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> > > Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free.> > >> >>