Military, vaccines, autism

January 8, 2009

The Pentagon - A Voice of Reason on Vaccines and Autism?

by Kirby

on Huffington Post

When it comes to fighting autism, maybe we should send in the Army.

Autism and the military have a deep history together. Children of service

members are reportedly almost twice as likely to have autism (1-in-88) than

those in the general population (1-in-150). Meanwhile, the Department of

Defense quietly spends millions in taxpayer dollars researching the possible

causes of autism at far-from-the- spotlight centers around the country.

Recently, several documents have been brought to my attention which, when

viewed together, suggest that the Department of Defense has legitimate

concerns about vaccine injuries and their possible connection to autism,

perhaps more so than other branches of the Federal Government.

These documents raise several questions that I am currently trying to get

answered from DOD officials:

1) Autism may be an " adverse event " of Tripedia (DTaP) use

According to the website of the Vaccine Healthcare Centers Network, run by

DOD and CDC, autism is listed as an " adverse event " associated with use of

the Tripedia triple vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis.

My questions are: Why does autism appear here? Does VHC consider autism to

be a possible adverse event of DTaP use, or has it simply been reported that

way by parents?

2) Patients who have bad vaccine reactions should avoid multiple vaccines in

the future

According to this VHC slide, any patient who has a " Systemic Event "

following immunization - defined as " symptoms and signs of illness after

vaccination " and " any reaction that does not involve the injection site " -

should avoid multiple vaccines in the future, if possible.

My questions are: Is that standard DOD policy? Is there an alternative

schedule for these patients? Does this advice apply to children of service

members as well? Why is this information not shared with civilian doctors

and pediatricians?

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