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« on: August 01, 2009, 10:52:15 AM » |
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Wake up folks, this is dangerous and Obama and Congress are going to try and force you to have this done. Legislation has already been passed to insue Martial Law to carry out this atrocity against us by Big Pharma. WAKE UP!!!!!! Inform yourself, become knowledgeable. >:(
SWINE FLU TIMELINE
The swine flu appeared this past spring and seemingly morphed into a worldwide contagion of global pandemic status overnight. Click HERE to see the timeline and recall the chronology of events. USA Today offers a U.S. map of confirmed swine flu cases by state.
H1N1 AND FLU VACCINE FACTS
FACT 1:
Swine flu is not deadly. Swine flu lacks the deadly genes which made the 1918 pandemic so deadly. It is mild and has resulted in fewer deaths in the U.S. and worldwide than the annual seasonal flu. The level six pandemic alert issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) is not related to virulence. It merely captures the spread, from human-to-human, with community-level outbreaks occurring in more than one WHO region. Our public health officials are planning an unprecedented, large-scale vaccination program, potentially targeted at almost half of the U.S. population, because they fear that the virus could mutate and become more deadly as it continues to transit through humans. [Note: if the virus does mutate, then it's not clear that the vaccine they've developed will work anyway.] States are being told to plan for the worst. Tom Jefferson, MD recently stated: "Sometimes you get the feeling that there is a whole industry almost waiting for a pandemic to occur."
FACT 2:
Effectiveness of the flu vaccine is questioned. It does not appear to reduce flu-related hospitalizations in asthmatic children. Some question whether we fully understand the long-term effects and the tradeoffs we are making by getting an annual flu shot.
FACT 3:
There is no evidence flu vaccine works in infants and young children. Hospitalization rates are higher in children who get flu shots. Yet the CDC announced that the highest priority targets for the vaccine include children 6 to 59 months of age. Children are first in line for the pandemic flu vaccine. And for the first time ever, we will be vaccinating children in schools. They are even coordinating with PTAs across the country with instruction to begin on the first day of school.
FACT 4:
Pregnant women are also a primary target for the swine flu vaccine. If you click on any flu vaccine package insert and search using the word "pregnant," you will see that flu shots are a Category C pharmaceutical for which safety and effectiveness have not been established.
FACT 5:
Flu vaccines have a controversial history. Many adults and health practitioners opt against the shot and claim to feel worse after getting it. Flu vaccine package inserts list a worrisome array of adverse events that occur in temporal association with the shot, including paralysis, anaphylaxis, convulsions, thrombocytopenia and others. Studies demonstrate a causal relationship between influenza vaccine and Guillain Barre Syndrome. The 1976 swine flu vaccine campaign was a big failure. The flu killed one person. The vaccine killed over two dozen people and sickened about 500.
FACT 6:
Safety testing cannot be rigorously and adequately performed. Results from clinical trials take a minimum of two months to be reported. U.S. H1N1 clinical trials will begin in early August in healthy adults first with children (as young as six months of age) to begin shortly thereafer. The National Biodefense Science Board is recommending that children be vaccinated starting in early- to mid-September, well before safety data will be available to guide protocol and dosing recommendations. And it is still not known whether one or two doses of the candidate H1N1 vaccine will be required to provoke immunity.
FACT 7:
Most H1N1 vaccine doses will likely contain thimerosal, the mercury-based preservative that was removed from most pediatric vaccines after a contentious and bitterly-fought battle pitting public health officials against parents and consumer safety activists. There is also significant concern regarding the possible use of squalene-based adjuvants ASO4 and MF59 which were both used in the anthrax vaccine given to U.S. soldiers. Adjuvants are used when we need more vaccine. It helps to make a smaller amount of antigenic viral material go a longer way by reducing the amount of vaccine needed per dose. Scientists know that adjuvants cause more injury so it's a troubling tradeoff. for those who believe that the vaccine will work. More vaccine = more are protected = more vaccine-related injuries? Less vaccine = fewer are protected = fewer vaccine-related injuries? Dr. Joe Mercola tell us more about squalene HERE.
FACT 8:
If you get H1N1, you will have either have lifelong immunity or you will be immune for a very long time. In fact, the elderly, who are usually a high priority target for the seasonal flu vaccine, are not for the swine flu vaccine. The elderly appear to have enhanced immunity due to prior exposure to a virus that is related to the one that we see now. This fall, how many of the one million Americans who now have or had H1N1 will be told that they should have their antibody levels titered before getting the vaccine?
Here are some helpful websites and articles as you conduct your research:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
National Vaccine Information Center
Natural News
Mercola.com
60 Minutes - Swine Flu 1976 - November 4, 1979
The Washington Times - Editorial: Swine Flu Hysteria, April 29. 2009
The Washington Post - Officials Are Urged To Heed Lessons of 1976 Flu Outbreak, May 9, 2009
The Bill Moyers Journal - Health Care Reform - July 24, 2009
The Washington Post - Europe Fast-Tracking Swine Flu Vaccine - July 26, 2009
ABC News - Thimerosal and the Swine Flu Vaccine - July 29, 2009
The Associated Press - Pregnant Women Front of Line For Swine Flu Vaccine - July 29, 2009
PROTECTING YOUR FAMILY
Vaccines seem to be the only major toolkit in our public health officials' toolbox to combat the swine flu. Even though Flu Vaccine For Fall Won't Protect Against Swine Flu according to USA Today, Reuters reports that the First Defense against swine flu is the seasonal flu vaccine. Why is this? Why so much emphasis on vaccines?
Our prevailing model for understanding infectious disease morbidity, mortality and transmission is quite simple. It says that germs are static and cause disease. To deal with the disease, we must kill the germ. We use vaccines so our bodies will manufacture antibodies, dispatch the disease and develop immunity. There is one problem with the model, however. In every single epidemic, pandemic and plague, scientists have never been able to explain why some people contract the disease and die... and why others do not. The pat response that "some people are different" doesn't illuminate and certainly doesn't satisfy. Could it be that there are other mechanisms at work affecting the human immune system? If we understood them better, could it help arm us with safer, more effective and less costly tools to respond to all manner of infectious disease and of course the occasional global pandemic?
Here's what we do know about supporting the immune system naturally:
Eat Well. Your diet matters. Don't make your body slog through fast food burgers, fries and soda to hunt down the nutrition it needs. You know the drill. Start with lots of colorful fresh fruits and vegetables. Eat a good variety of them, don't forget the green leafy veggies, and steer towards organic produce to avoid the pesticides. When it comes to protein, go for high quality and non-animal when possible. This means a small amount of grass-fed and organic meat, wild-caught seafood and more nuts, seeds and beans. Drink a lot of pure spring water, about one ounce for each pound of body weight. If you use a reverse osmosis filter, add back minerals. If you drink tap water, try to filter out the chlorine and fluoride.
Get Up and Out. In moderation, exercise and sunshine are proven to be good for you.
Reduce Stress. Whether emotional or oxidative, our bodies experience stress the same way. It takes its toll on your immune system. Find out what works for you. Whether it's mediation and yoga or scrapbooking and photography, take your mind off your troubles and find a therapeutic outlet.
Snooze and Shower. A good night's sleep and consistent hygiene practices are also keys to keeping well. Your home is your castle but remember that staying clean and healthy isn't just about washing your hands and taking out the garbage. Take some time to learn about ways to reduce household toxicity, too. The products you bring into your home, from cleansers to furniture, might outgas or leave toxic chemical residues. Again, don't make your body work harder than it has to. If you are spending precious energy excreting toxins, you will have lowered reserves when the flu comes to town.
Supplement and Fortify. Beyond the basics of vitamin C and echinacea, we're learning more about the role of vitamins, herbs, nutritionals and homeopathy to support the immune system. Here's a short and incomplete list to consider researching for your family:
Vitamin D. Read about the work of John Jacob Cannell, MD and the Vitamin D Council. Pharmacological doses of vitamin D stimulates the body to make its own antimicrobial and antiviral peptides. It also plays a role in suppressing inflammation.
Probiotics and Transfer Factor. The role of probiotics in supporting gastrointestinal health is not new. Our GI tract represents about 70% of our entire immune system. New research points to a positive role for probiotic supplementation and the prevention of colds in children and can help those who are already ill with various conditions. Brands to consider include 4Life and Chisolm Biological Labs.
Precursors to Glutathione. Glutathione is described as the master antioxidant that assists the body in removing toxins. It is produced in the liver and plays a key role in intermediary metabolism, immune response and health. Supplementing with glutathione has been difficult because it is not well-absorbed through the GI tract. A new patented product called ProImmune contains the precursors to glutathione and help stimulate the body's production of intracellular glutathione.
WORRY NOW?
TAKE ACTION
If you're concerned about what you're hearing, join others who are banding together to collaborate and take action. Click HERE for the Swine Flu Letter Writing Campaign to President Obama. There are two versions of the letter; one for physicians and another for the rest of us. Check back regularly for updates and new campaigns.
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