Infant Primates Given Vaccines On U.S. Children's Immunization Schedule Develop Biomedical And Behavioral Symptoms Of Autism

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*Infant Primates Given Vaccines On U.S. Children's Immunization Schedule

Develop Biomedical And Behavioral Symptoms Of Autism*

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Article Date: 20 May 2008 - 0:00 PDT

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A primate model for autism using the U.S. children's immunization schedule

was unveiled at the International Meeting For Autism Research (IMFAR) this

weekend. The research underscores the critical need for studies into vaccine

safety and the immune and mitochondrial dysfunction of autistic children.

The National Autism Association (NAA) questions why the government hasn't

undertaken these vital studies and why researchers have had to depend on

private money to perform this critical science that will surely impact the

health of millions of children worldwide.

Using infant macaque monkeys, University of Pittsburgh's Dr. Hewitson,

Ph.D., described how vaccinated animals, when compared to unvaccinated

animals, showed significant neurodevelopmental deficits and " significant

associations between specific aberrant social and non-social behaviors,

isotope binding, and vaccine exposure. "

Researchers also reported, " vaccinated animals exhibited progressively

severe chronic active inflammation whereas unexposed animals did not " and

found " many significant differences in the GI tissue gene expression

profiles between vaccinated and unvaccinated animals. " Gastrointestinal

issues are a common symptom of children with regressive autism.

NAA calls for the NIH to conduct large scale, non-epidemiological studies

into the biomedical symptoms surrounding young children and all vaccines,

including those containing the mercury-based preservative thimerosal and

other additives like aluminum.

This request for further research echoes that of Dr. Bernadine Healy, Former

NIH Director in a CBS interview earlier this week. " I think public health

officials have been too quick to dismiss the hypothesis as 'irrational,'

without sufficient studies of causation...without studying the population

that got sick, " Healy said. " I have not seen major studies that focus on 300

kids who got autistic symptoms within a period of a few weeks of the

vaccines. "

Recently the government's vaccine court conceded the case of Hannah Poling,

admitting that vaccines triggered her regression into autism by exacerbating

mitochondrial dysfunction. " The recent Poling case and this new research

provide further evidence that the CDC has fallen down on their job to

protect children from harm. The biomedical research to date suggests that

parental reports of regression following vaccination is not only plausible,

but likely in certain individuals, " said Bono, NAA Chairman. " To date,

the CDC has conducted no safety testing on the possible harmful effects of

simultaneously administering multiple vaccines to infants, and has

steadfastly refused to state a preference for mercury-free vaccines to be

given to children and pregnant women. It's time for HHS and Congress to step

in and take vaccine safety away from the CDC. "

On June 4th, parents of vaccine-injured children will rally for toxin-free

immunizations in Washington, DC. For more information about the " Green Our

Vaccines " rally or the new primate study visit http://www.nationalautism.org

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National Autism Association

http://www.nationalautism.org