60 Minutes: Mixed Reviews Coming in From East Coast

[Guest guest]

FEAT DAILY NEWSLETTER Sacramento, California http://www.feat.org

" Healing Autism: No Finer a Cause on the Planet "

______________________________________________________

November 12, 2000 60 Minutes Extra

60 Minutes: Mixed Reviews Coming in From East Coast

-----Original Message-----

From: RAYMOND GALLUP

Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 4:36 PMs

I think 60 Minutes did an excellent job on letting parents know there is

a problem with the MMR vaccine and autism. Dr. Wakefield's words,

the Wildman family (the video of a normal child before the MMR

vaccine)and the parents out in CA had an effect, not withstanding

Katz's propaganda that it isn't an epidemic and that parents are playing

roulette not getting the MMR shot.

I think this will generate more news stories on this subject down the

line and create enough doubt that parents will investigate on their

own.I will let 60 Minutes know that CBS should do more stories like

this.

Ray

-----Original Message-----

From: Larry

Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 4:34 PM

I watch the piece on the MMR vaccine and the possible

relationship with autism. I was disappointed. It did

not include the more recent research by Wakefield

(that was independently verified) that indicated a

definite concern.

Also, they failed to ask the pro-vaccine doctor

whether the people impacted by the recent measles

outbreaks were vaccinated (which the majority where).

Thanks,

Larry

-----Original Message-----

From: De Leo

Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 4:48 PM

This letter is in reaction to the 60 Minutes show " Vaccines and Autism "

Please forward to 60 minutes

Dear Sirs:

I am horrified at the way the MMR vaccine controversy was presented

tonight. It seems to me that you left out MOST of the story and MOST of the

facts! Had you attended any of the Autism Conferences for more than a few

minutes you would realize that this controversy is real!!! The argument

that autism is diagnosed around 16 months doesn't say anything to many of

the parents whose child became autistic within 24 hrs. of the MMR vaccine.

Are you saying that exactly at 16 months children normally become autistic?

Don't you think that it is more than a coincidence that it is occurring

within 24 hrs after receiving a vaccine?

What about the study that was just published from Ireland that backed Dr.

Wakefield's work? What is the British government afraid of? Another BSE

outbreak again? Wake up...

If you have ever attended these conferences, you would see the real science

that is involved. I have laboratory tests that show many of the abnormal

metabolites etc. that exist in my child's body. What about all of the other

vaccines that contain thimerasol? Maybe you should look at the recently

published articles that were presented this past summer in Congress that

show the similarities between autism and mercury poisoning - THEY ARE

IDENTICAL! I am in the process now of proving that my child's autism is the

result of the many doses of mercury that was given to him in vaccines.

There has be NO SAFETY STUDY DONE ON THIMEROSAL SINCE 1930's!!! Wake up!

We're trying to help children here, not harm them. Don't you think as

reporters that it's more than a coincidence that this rise in autism

occurred shortly after the introduction of vaccines in our country?? I have

been teaching for more than twenty five years and I don't care that it was

said that " the diagnosis has improved " . If there was a child in my

classroom twenty five years ago that was spinning and flapping his/her hand,

I think I would notice it no matter what the diagnosis was!!

I truly feel that this portrayal of autism and the possible connection to

vaccines was very poorly done and one-sided. You DID NOT DO YOUR RESEARCH!

Sincerely,

Ginny DeLeo - Mother of a 7yr old autistic boy

-----Original Message-----

From: Murray and Gloria Dollinger

Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 5:26 PM

Just want to thank CBS (60 Minutes) for their program on Autism which was

aired Sunday evening (Nov.12th) but thought it should have been a longer

segment and a bit more informative.

No doubt, Autism is spreading very quickly but before it gets MUCH worse

we should start working on individual shots now.

More programs as the one 60 Minutes presented tonight would be in the

best interests of future generations and in the best interests of our

infants today before the MMR shots are given to them.

Thanks again to 60 Minutes and a special thanks to FEAT and to Lenny

Schafer (Editor of FEAT).

-- Gloria Dollinger

We have a seven year old son that has autism. before he had the MMR shot. he

was very normal as a boy can be. he spoke words, never waved his hands in

the air and got a good nights sleep. always had eye contact, cried very

little. at almost three years of age we were told that he had to have his

MMR shot. about three weeks later we did not know who he was. he crien out

in anger. could not speak was on the move from the time he got up to the

time he went to bed. would not make eye contact. ever since the MMR shot we

have been living in hell because our little boy has autism. and yes. we do

believe that the MMR shot did it. I have videos of him before and after and

anyone can see the difference.

We would like to thank CBS for theur story but I don't feel that they went

far enough. just my opinion. Lester Starnes

Take Some Mystery out of Autism

>> SUBSCRIBE <<

Emailed to you Daily no cost:

http://www.feat.org/FEATNews

_____________________________________________________

Send Your United Way Contributions to FEAT

Put " 16106 " on your Donor Card

Combined Federal Program Number is " 3180 "

Or: FEAT PO Box 255722 Sacramento CA 95865

______________________________________________________

LETTERS to the EDITOR: | NEWS EDITOR: | NEWS SEARCH:

FEATBack@... | FEAT@... | www.feat.org/search/news.asp

* JOIN News Talk LIST: FEATBack-subscribe-request@... *

_____________________________________________________

Editor: Lenny Schafer | Eastern Editor: | News Wire: Ron Sleith

schafer@... | PhD | News: Kay Stammers