Re: Enforced vaccinations

[Guest guest]

As the moderator noted, we need to stay on topic w/regard to enforced vaccinations, although I have benefited from the group's dialogue. Here in CO, Merck drug reps/lobbyists, funded legislation through 'Women in Gov't' a shell of an advocacy group formed to grant Merck its goal of mandating the Gardasil (HPV=help pay for Vioxx) aka the human papilloma virus vaccine. For a $100 fee, women legislators that were targeted for their easy stance on vaccine-related bills, were allowed membership in this group. Appx. $4 million was given to these advocacy groups across the country. We rallied against this mandate and were up against some formidable opposition from a packed room of designated doctors, lobbyists, 'health' dept. officials, etc. The bill was ultimately killed, but not before $1.5 million was taken out of a successful prevention, screening, and treatment program to be allocated to the state 'health' dept. to promote the use of Gardasil. Unbelievable transparency, but it was allowed and the drug lobbyists gloated w/glee. Most of the backroom negotiations had already taken place, so the hearing was mostly a formality to give the impression that the constituents' voices really mattered. Although if enough laypeople had packed the room and voiced their opinions via phone calls, letters and e-mails, the tide may have turned. I'm a big believer in making your voice/vote count and to be quoted in the paper has an effect on millions of people reading it. So for that, I am grateful. Most of the time, though, the news writers never get the story exactly right or the actual quotes, which they seem to miscon- strue. Oh

well... some press is better than no press. In the meantime, the drug cos. are working hard at eliminating our philosophical, medical and religious exemptions. We are fortunate to have all three, but the latter two are usually the ones most recognized. I have had to educate school nurses over the years who do the bidding of the state 'health' depts. agenda of innoculating as many students as possible. They all seem to have their own version of what they deem necessary. Random phone calls made on behalf of concerned parents show an unwillingness to disseminate correct info unless pressed. You have to know the right questions, otherwise, they'll tell you your child has to be vaccinated to enter school. I always counter w/the state statute on the books since '86 which states the only 'mandatory

requirement' is to fill out the immunization schedule, NOT to have vaccinations. They usually change course, but probably only for that phone call. I'm sure it's business as usual after I hang up. Parents need to know their rights, or they don't have any.

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