A letter from a Hep B vax-injured nurse

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A letter wrote to someone who wrote me.

Dear ,

I learned by way of Sheri Nakken that you became disabled immediately

following the hep B vaccine you were forced to receive as a condition of

employment in 1989. Your story is very sad and I feel compassion for

you and all that you've experienced.

My life has taken a turn also since being forced to receive the hep B

vax in nursing school in August 1990. The onset was slow and insidious,

and it wasn't until meeting a dental hygienist in 1994 who had an acute

reaction that I put the pieces of the puzzle together. She didn't want

the vax, but was forced to receive it on the job.. The night of her

first dose she lost bowel and bladder control. After the second dose,

she immediately became numb from the waste down and was diagnosed with

transverse myelitis. She went out on disability and probably has

multiple sclerosis, but she is so mistrusting of the medical system

that, last I heard, she would not allow them to run confirmatory tests.

Until very recently, the few times I had access to a computer and did a

search for other vax victims, I wasn't coming up with anything. Now the

" establishment " is thinking we're getting out-of-hand, telling our scary

stories on the internet. Thank goodness the truth is getting out! So

I've attached a very lengthy account of my history, (adapted from a post

I made on one of the many predominantly " pro-vax " sites) especially post

vaccination, in case there are any parallels you can draw to your

situation that may be helpful.

God bless you. Feel free to contact me, if you like. Sincerely,

Kreider, RN

's story...

Some folks feel that there are an abundance of

so-called anti-vax whackos dominating the

Internet with their scary tales. The reason for

this is simple: those of us who have had our

lives ruined as a result of vaccinations are

pretty ticked-off. We know that over 90% of

vaccine injuries are not reported or properly

diagnosed, and that journalists and the media are

being paid handsomely by the AMA and private

industry not to cover the story. The FDA acknowledges this underreporting.

This account is not to be construed as medical

advice. The decision to vaccinate -or not

-should be up to an individual and physician of their choice.

In the mid-to-late 1980s I donated blood at the

American Red Cross. My blood type, AB-negative,

is rare: I donated almost 3 gallons of blood

during these years. My blood is no longer

suitable for donation, per my immunologist,

because of its high concentration of antinuclear-antibodies.

In August 1990 I quit a full-time job to attend

the Abington Memorial Hospital School of

Nursing. It was a 3-year diploma program to

prepare me to become a registered nurse; I had

already earned a BS degree at Drexel

University. My employer was not happy when I resigned.

Prior to being accepted into the program, I was

required to provide a medical history and undergo

a physical examination by an AMH physician. I was

a normal healthy physical specimen, which should

have been no surprise considering I held a JKA

3rd degree black belt in Shotokan karate.

After I had become enrolled as a student, it was

necessary that I provide a full history of

vaccinations. The flu shot was strongly

recommended, and yet it was not recorded on my

official student immunization record. I assume

that it was the annual ‘garden variety.’ The

“tetanus” booster (likely a triple cocktail DPT)

was not recorded with more detail than “tetanus.”

I was forced to either take the Hepatitis B

vaccination series, or forego participation in

clinical practice, scheduled to commence mid-September.

My consent form states that following three shots

of Hepatitis B vaccine ‘85-96% of people will

develop antibodies to the virus.’ To the best of

my recollection, I never spoke to a physician

about the full gamut of possible adverse effects

to vaccines. A nurse reviewed the consent form with me.

On signing the consent form, I understood that

there are a group of people who receive the

vaccine who don’t develop antibodies after the

shots, and must have additional

shots. Presumably they are the unspecified

‘4-15%,’ I am led to believe. I never imagined

that there are an unknown number of

super-responders that may be as high as 10%.

It is standard procedure, I am assured, that a

titer will be evaluated following the 3rd

injection. Having heard nary a discouraging word

about vaccines, I acquiesced with the vaccination

recommendations according to a strict schedule:

the 2nd shot one month following the 1st shot,

with a 3rd shot 6 months later. Having a strict

schedule to follow to ensure vaccination

effectiveness gave me a sense that this standard

of practice was supported by extensive clinical

trials from a wide demographic sample.

I was never provided a manufacturer’s package

insert, nor offered so much as a peek into a

Physicians’ Desk Reference, (although that is not

something a 1st semester nursing school student,

generally speaking, can fully comprehend.)

The consent form didn’t list potential disastrous

outcomes of an acute or chronic nature. Several

benign conditions such as transient malaise,

low-grade fever ‘usually < 101 degrees F,’ and

inflammation at the site of the injection, etc., were listed.

I signed and dated the consent form with each of

my presentations to Student Health for my

scheduled injections. The nurse who administered

the injections was not thorough with her

documentation. The manufacturer of the 1st dose

was Kline, product name Engerix, according

to my immunization record. No manufacturers were

listed for the 2nd and 3rd injections. Not one

lot number was documented for any of the three doses I received.

Within a few of days from the 3rd shot (March 18,

1991) my hands turned cadaver blue. An astute

nursing instructor encouraged me to visit the

rheumatology clinic. I had, since she mentioned

it, noticed a vague tingling in my right

hand. Because I was not expecting any neurologic

events and because the tingling was insidiously

vague, I was not especially alarmed about my

health status at this point. There were no grand

mal seizures, or gastrointestinal complications,

no fevers or outstanding psychiatric moments.

Ironically, it was April Fool's Day 1991, two

weeks after the third shot, that I was

evaluated. Most bizarre was my serum

anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) titer, positive at

1:2560. March 15, 1993 they were 1:5120.

Over the next few months and years I was

increasing ambulatorily- challenged. I lost my

reflexes, sensation to light touch, and

proprioception. I developed glove-and-stocking

paresthesias, which continue to this day. My

movements lost fluidity. I lost proficiency in

participating in step aerobics class.

While in nursing school I presented from time to

time to the Rheumatology Clinic as per their

recommendations. Both house staff and supervising

attending Pritchard, MD were inclined

towards a diagnosis of systemic lupus

erythematosis, but seemed less than

convinced. X-rays of my hands were done; my

hands were increasingly swollen and my ring

fingers changed from size 6-1/2 to 8-1/4. An EMG

was performed and verified sensory nerve damage.

Bio-feedback therapy was attempted a few times; I

was hooked up to a thermometer attempting to

raise the temperature in my cyanotic

‘sausage-like digits, but I felt little control

over the reduced temperature in my extremities.

The only medication offered to me was Procardia

XL 30. I was advised to wear gloves even in

moderate weather, although mittens prove to be

far superior. I was warned about the 2-cups

daily coffee habit I have. I was especially

warned regarding the fact that I smoked a pack of

cigarettes a week, although in one of the

progress notes my habit was significantly

over-reported as a pack a day. I quit this habit

in 1994 -becoming so spastic after smoking one

cigarette that I couldn’t take a few steps without falling.

Second semester I took a part-time job as a

nurse-extern at Chestnut Hill Hospital. They

evaluated my Hepatitis B antibodies; I wasn’t

given a booster. Despite vocalizing my concerns

about my massively elevated ANA, the employee

health nurse encouraged me to receive the MMR vaccine in May and June 1991.

I graduated May 1993, concerned about climbing

and descending bleachers, unassisted, as I became

more and more awkward and accident-prone. Jobs

for nurses were tight at this time; the majority

of my classmates didn’t have offers. I accepted

a full-time position as a graduate nurse at

Eagleville Hospital, providing care to drug

addicts and alcoholics. The pay was low, but it offered benefits.

During the fall of 1993 I experienced an acute

illness. I had a severe sore throat and could

see some kind of gray lesion on one of

tonsils. A culture was taken and I was given a

prescription for penicillin. I had no

appetite. After several days I was informed that

the penicillin would not be effective. I stopped

it. That night I had such intense vomiting that

I considered taking myself to the emergency

room. I even had a ‘black hairy tongue,’ which I

had only heard about. Somehow I survived, but I

was out of work two weeks and lost about 10 lbs.

(9% of my usual BW.) I continued to have no appetite.

My walking was getting worse and worse. I

started to panic. Instead of covering various

units and Detox on weekends, the supervisor moved

me to the PEP Unit (Program for Employed Persons)

full-time. They thought I would have less chance

of getting knocked down than on a volatile unit

such as Detox, where fights break out regularly

among patients who are miserable. The PEP Unit

Manager told me that I was a good role model;

many of our clients scammed to claim disabilities.

I saw another rheumatologist, Selby,

MD. He didn’t believe that I had SLE because my

cardiac, liver and renal functions were

intact. He suggested that I might have a limited

form of scleraderma, affecting only my hands and

feet, and described my ‘sausage digits’ in his

report. He rendered a diagnosis of

‘undifferentiated connective tissue disease.’ He

concurred with the prescription for Procardia.

Judith Bronstein MD was frankly uncomfortable

treating my neurologic damage. She stated that

it was not what she was used to seeing. She gave

me a referral to a neurologist at Germantown

Hospital, D. Silberstein who specializes

in headaches. He gave me one. He performed an

EMG, confirming sensory nerve damage. He

evaluated serum B12 and folate levels.

A month later I had a follow-up appointment with

this neurologist. He clearly hadn’t prepared for

this scheduled appointment. He sucked on his

soda straw, distractedly, like I was interfering

with his lunch break. My serum B12 and folate

levels were normal. He told me to come back in a

month because he had to ‘make some calls around

the world to people who specialize in these kinds

of things.’ Clearly, not him. I was so

disgusted with his attitude, I made a formal

complaint to my HMO provider a few days later

when I was in one of those kick-the-dog kind of moods.

Early 1994 a doctor who made weekly rounds on the

PEP Unit, Carroll, DO asked appropriate

questions regarding my obvious impairment and

need for treatment, ‘have they evaluated for

heavy metals?’ etc. I appreciated that she was

clearly concerned and thoughtful. I asked if she would manage my care.

With a competent and concerned medical

professional to manage my care, I was provided

numerous referrals to a variety of

specialists. A blood sample ruled out serum

metals toxicity. (I have since learned that

serum mercury tests are inconclusive one year

following a significant exposure.) An MRI of my

brain and cervical spine ruled out MS, but showed

that I had some herniated cervical disks.

I was evaluated by another neurologist,

Stern, MD known for his expertise in movement

disorders. He confirmed that while the disks are

herniated, they do not compress the spinal

cord. He referred me to Bird, MD a

neurologist at the Hospital of the University of

Pennsylvania for further work-up. I was

concurrently evaluated by a third rheumatology

practice, Bruce Freundlich, MD initially. It was

Kendra Kaye, MD who managed my care.

Another EMG confirmed sensory nerve damage and

ascertained that it was a non-demylenating

variety. Dr. Bird stressed to me how rare this

type of neuronopathy is. He said that only 4

things are known to cause this type of nerve

damage: (1) B6 toxicity, (2) Sjogren’s Disease, (3) Cancer, or (4) ideopathic.

Blood tests, MRIs, CT-scans, mammography, CXR,

minor salivary gland bx and other ophthalmic

tests ruled out these conditions. The minor

salivary gland bx confirmed a chronic

inflammatory process, but no attention was paid

to this finding to explore the cause.

One of the CT-scans revealed a suspicious 2 cm.

lesion in my RLL. A thoracotomy was performed. It was an enlarged lymph node.

A sural nerve bx. confirmed a diagnosis of

‘severe sensory neuronopathy of idiopathic origin.’

After the diagnostic tests were performed I was

prescribed 60 mg. Prednisone daily for two

months. I felt worse while on the steroids,

specifically more ambulatorily-challenged.

I was next prescribed a course of

pulse-steroids. I tolerated 3 days of IV

Solumedrol, and started another course of

Prednisone but soon weaned off of it, becoming

non-compliant because it wasn’t helping.

An Rx for methotrexate, a chemotherapy drug, was

offered by Dr. Kaye and declined. Childless, I

was afraid of this chemotherapy drug that can cause horrible birth defects.

In 1995 I had migraine headaches that occurred

monthly. Usually they did not last for more than

a day. A diagnosis of borderline HTN was also

made. I noticed that while taking a diuretic my

gait improved. I gave up the cane for a while.

For a few years (1994 - 96) I had painful

neuralgia in my toes. I tried a prescription for

Elavil and evening primrose oil, because I had

heard that it might be helpful with neuralgia

associated with diabetes. Nothing seemed to

alleviate the pain, intermittent in nature.

My neighbor, a licensed acupuncturist, provided a

few treatments but I was unable to support the

expense for the intensity of treatments I

suspected I would need for significant improvement.

The pain has since abated.

In late 1994 an administrator at Eagleville

Hospital referred me to the dental hygienist,

because " She walks like you do. She believes

that she was injured by the Hepatitis B vaccine. "

At that moment of cognitive association, I

realized that my profound decline in immuno /

neurologic status was at least temporally

associated with vaccinations I had received. I

attempted to gather complete medical records from

the AMH Department of Student / Occupational Health.

I filed with the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting

System. They contacted me twice, seeking lot

numbers and manufacturer names. The hospital

that had administered the shots couldn’t provide

the information. A nursing instructor who had

taught a class 'Legal Aspects in Nursing' refused

to respond to my phone calls / letter.

Unbelievably, VAERS informed me that the hospital

was not remiss by this lack of detail. The

official documentation provides vague information

about a PPD administration, aside from the aforementioned limited details.

VAERS assured me that my report was ‘among the most serious they have

received,’ and that the hepatitis B vaccine was not covered by the

National Vaccination Injury Compensation

Program. They cursorily corresponded once again

to evaluate complainant progress, to pretend to

be performing a service. That was years ago.

I spoke with the dental hygienist, Ann and

her husband on numerous occasions. We met with

Hugo, Esquire of Boston while he was

visiting Philadelphia. He said that he would

provide legal counsel. Months later, however, he

returned my medical records, explaining that he

was overwhelmed with breast implant litigation.

Ann became more angry and disabled. She went out

on total disability -the day of the OJ Simpson

verdict, coincidentally. We lost contact

sometime in 1995 because she didn’t feel that I was angry enough.

I expressed my concerns regarding my immunization

history, especially the hep B vaccine, to Dr.

Kaye. To her credit, she contacted the

CDC. They assured her that there were no

relationships between the hep B vaccine and

rheumatoid conditions and autoimmune disease.

By 1995 I had to have hand controls installed in

my car. I was having ‘panic attacks’ (self

diagnosed) while driving. If I gave myself

plenty of room for reaction time, cars cut me

off. Sometimes when I would go for the breaks, I

would wind up with my foot on the

accelerator. Sometimes my foot would end up

underneath the pedal. I became diaphoretic, my heart raced.

I maintained employment, working at least 4 hours over-time a week.

When he brushed me off, Hugo referred me

to a female lawyer in land. She stated that

she had handled one Hepatitis B vaccine injury

claim, but explained how difficult such

litigation was due to multiple factors. She

referred me to a neurologist who had provided testimony as an expert witness.

This neurologist was kind enough to return my

phone call. He stated that it is very difficult

to prove causation in such matters, and that he

wouldn’t be able to take me on as a client

because -coincidentally -he was retiring from

practice that very week and had most of his

professional belongings in moving boxes. He

added that he believed that there had been a

settlement in the case that he provided

testimony. He was, however, under a GAG ORDER not to discuss it!

I went on with my life. I took a desk job. The

pay was still lousy, but I could commute less,

avoid working weekends, use my medical knowledge, and learn a new skill.

HomeNurse, Inc. in Wayne, PA provided

supplemental employment opportunities. Despite

making full disclosure regarding my physical

limitations, occasionally to meet their

scheduling needs they would inappropriately

assign me. Once or twice I was removed from an

assignment because a client required care I was unable to provide.

Through networking I learned of an employment

opportunity at an Children’s Hospital. I

accepted the position at the end of January

1997. Because of the improved pay I was able to

lose the second job. I had earned additional

certification, and so pursued employment at the

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, my present employer.

In September 1998 I revisited Dr. Bird. I

was curious whether he thought it was plausible

that the Hepatitis B vaccine caused my

injury. He stated, “We know of no toxins that

can cause the kind of nerve damage you have.” He

added, ”It could have been caused by a

virus.” He reiterated how rare the type of nerve

damage I have is: “My colleagues at s Hopkins

University and I see 20 cases of sensory

neuropathy a week. We may see a case like yours once every 3 months.”

In late 1998 my PMD treated me for a polysystemic

yeast infection that I probably had had for a

number of years, especially considering that the

Hepatitis B vaccine contains DNA from some and

the fact that I had been on steroids for a

prolonged period. Finally, a persistent fungus

under my thumbnail led to treatment with a strong

oral medication, Lamisel. I took the medicine as

prescribed for two months. These symptoms abated.

In November 1998 I participated in a research

study looking for subjects with borderline HTN,

funded by the NIH, for a period of 14 months. It

was to evaluate the effects of exercise on blood pressure.

As a condition of the study, I had to give up the

diuretic and calcium channel blocker. As I

suspected, my walking deteriorated again. The

long-term benefits of exercise outweigh the

temporary disadvantage of increased difficulty

with ambulation due to giving up the diuretic, I reasoned.

The only other prescription medicine that I take

regularly is Flonase nasal spray for relief of

seasonal allergies May through October. Thanks

to this steroid spray I suffer from far fewer headaches.

At least twice a year since approximately 1996 my

back goes into spasm. In addition to alternating

wet heat compresses and ice packs, I use Skelaxin

400 mg. t.i.d. with ibuprofen 600 mg. for a few

days. When evaluated by the ED for one of these

incidents, they agreed that they are likely a result of my gait irregularities.

I still use a cane in bustling places such as at

work. My coworkers assist me when we go to the

cafeteria; I am unable to walk while balancing a

tray of food. Highly polished floors look

slippery and this increases my nervousness,

adding to my spasticity. Once a month or so I fall. I usually don’t get hurt.

At my 8 month medical check-up for the HTN study

I qualified to be taken off the Vasotec 2.5 mg.

I consulted a registered pharmacist about my

condition. Vitamin and herbal supplements have

cost me in excess of $100 per month.

VAERS didn't call me, although I 'should have

known,' in August 1997 when the Hepatitis B

vaccine was added to the NVICP. Likewise, they

did not inform me about a statute of limitations

August 6, 1999 for folks like myself.

January 22nd 1999 a neighbor lady / friend called

me to alert me to the fact that she had heard

'out the corner of her ear' that ABC’s “20/20”

was featuring a story about Hepatitis B vaccine,

airing concerns about public health. I learned

of victims other than the dental hygienist and

myself. I became aware of the National Vaccine

Information Center and Bonnie S. Dunbar, PhD of

Cell Biology at Baylor College of Medicine, whose

brother was injured by the hepatitis B vaccine.

I attended the May 18th Congressional Hearings of the Subcommittee on

Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources of the Committee on

Government Reform, and submitted written testimony to the Chairman

Congressman Mica (Rep., Fl.)

I have learned that there have been some 25,000

VAERS report in the 1990s. Of adults, 77% are

females, predominantly of European

lineage. The CDC claims nurses 'over-report'. The FDA admits that 9

out of 10 doctors are reluctant to report these suspected temporal

events.

I am enrolled as one of 100 subjects in Dr.

Dunbar’s study " Mechanisms of Adverse Reaction to

Hepatitis B Vaccine, " and contributed blood

samples to each of the three laboratories. At

the August 3rd hearings I heard Dr. Dunbar’s

colleague report that a 3rd grant proposal has been rejected by the NIH.

In September 1999 I was evaluated by an

immunologist who confirms that my autoimmune

disorder was likely caused by the hep B vax. I

learned that my IgE immunoglobulins are 2,041.2

indicative of a severe allergic event.

In February 2000 I was evaluated by Harold

Buttram, MD, FAAEM of Quakertown, PA. I had

heard him speak on the radio about

vaccine-related injuries. He noted that an

analysis of my hair demonstrates an elevated

mercury level. Reading the “comments” provided

by Great Smokies Laboratory, I realized that I

had many of the health problems associated with

chronic mercury toxicity. I remembered meeting

Anne Ferreira at the two congressional hearings I

had attended. She had given me information about

mercury in dental amalgams, and I reviewed the

information carefully, although > 6 months

later. I became very concerned about all of the

dentistry I had had in my life.

In April 2000 I completed the HTN Study, and was

found not to require medication.

Dr. Buttram advised me to see a biologic

dentist. I consulted Brockman, DDS in

March 2000. We were surprised when the mercury

vapor reading registered “0.” She noted that I

have amalgam tattoos on my gums, and what appears

-on xray- to be a cavitation in my alveolar

bone. There was galvanic energy as a result of

juxtaposition of dissimilar metals, e.g. a crown

with -150 charge next to a filling with a charge

of +6 fcreating a battery effect.

The day I saw her my back was in spasm. Dr.

Brockman eyes were wide when I told her that I

ate fish a couple of times a week. I had had

broiled filet of salmon stuffed with crabmeat,

two nights consecutively. That night my spasm

got worse. I was out of work the whole week, unable to straighten up.

Since giving up seafood entirely for three months

my back hasn’t gone into spasm.

Dr. Brockman also made me aware that when I had

allergy desensitization shots, weekly for two

years in the mid-1980s, there is a strong chance

that these shots also contained thimerosal.

In April 2000 a Cliffords Materials Reactiviy

Test confrimed sensitivity to 16 of the 83

chemical groups and families of compounds

evaluated, including: aluminum, formaldehyde and

mercury. I noted that 71% of the orthodontic

materials on the market are considered “not

suitable” for me. I suspect that the fact that I

wore braces for 4 years in the early 1970s with

materials that were (likely) biologically

incompatible contributed to the fact that I had

required such extensive dental work in the 1980s.

In the first two weeks of May 2000 I had my

dental fillings and crowns removed. It cost

almost $12,000 because my dentist used hi-tech

precautions to prevent me from further mercury

exposure. After the removal of each quadrant I

visited Dr. Buttram’s office to receive IV

vitamin C in case any mercury was inadvertently released into my bloodstream.

The fillings and crowns had been manufactured and

installed using approximately 7 - 9 grams of

mercury (for the sake of reference, it takes only

½ gram of mercury in a 10-acre lake to warrant

posting a fishing hazard warning.) Dr. Brockman

suspects that nickel was also removed.

My new friends at DAMS (Dental Amalgam Mercury

Syndrome support group) advised me not to take

the urine challenge test recommended by Dr.

Brockman. They said that it can cause permanent

injury. Dr. Buttram agreed, when I conveyed

their concerns. In fact, he refused to order the

test for me after the amalgams had all been

removed. He said the results would be

“academic.” He stated that there was enough

physical evidence of mercury toxicity, and that

the test would be unnecessarily dangerous. In

fact, he refused to order IV chelation therapy

for me for the same reason. Instead he has

prescribed: chlorella, methylsulfonyl methane,

zinc, and selenium to help me detoxity slowly and

deliberate. He explained that the sulfur changes

the form of the mercury from solid to gas, so

that it is more easily excreted in feces.

On my first visit for the IV vitamin C therapy,

the nurse drew a blood sample for a detailed

analysis of my red blood cell essentials fatty

acids by BodyBio in New Jersey. It cost $300. I

received the results at my June visit. They

indicated severe metabolic dysfunction and were

supportive of a diagnosis of heavy metals

toxicity. In particular, arachidonic acid is

164% deficient. (The brain is 60% lipid, and

arachidonic acid should make up 12% of

these.) Conditions associated with an

arachidonic acid deficiency include: chronic

fatigue syndrome, metal toxicity, schizophrenia,

and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity

disorder.) Arachidonic acid is critical for

cognitive function, mental stability, cell

membrane fluidity, and other important metabolic

functions. In fact, the decreased fluidity index

explains to me, on a cellular level, why I lost

reflexes and experience stiffness in movement.

Dr. Buttram explained that good dietary sources

of arachidonic acid are butter and eggs, and that

I should really load up on these things. The

report gave me a variety of specific suggestions

for my optimal rehabilitation, such as: venison,

thyme oil, kiwi, avocado, venison, parsley,

nutmeg, hearts of palm, mushroom and

papaya. Since Dr. Buttram advised me to stay

away from shellfish, especially -he says moderate

size fish are okay once in a while -I cannot take

BodyBio’s suggestion to eat lobster and shrimp.

DARN!! The report stated that I should avoid

peanut butter and canola oil, but encourages me

to eat raw pecans, almonds, pistachios, etc. This is a diet I can follow!

Dr. Buttram also prescribed trace minerals and

electrolytes, based on my specific BodyBio

findings. It is a relief having dietary

suggestions specific to my needs; I plan to

repeat the study in 6 months, per Dr. Buttram’s recommendation, of course.

I have since learned that many newborns have an

elevated mercury level proportionate to the

number of their mother’s ‘silver’ dental

fillings. To say that these fillings are stable

while the scraps are treated as hazardous wastes

is absurd. The Lorsheider-Vimy experiments

conducted on pregnant sheep in Calgary in the

late 1980s using xrays of radiographically-tagged

‘silver’ dental fillings proved that in only 29

days the mercury does indeed travel throughout

the respiratory and digestive tracts. When the

experiment was challenged, using pregnant

primates, the results were confirmatory. The

fetuses had significant mercury exposures.

It is likewise absurd to include mercury,

aluminum, formaldehyde and MSG in vaccines

whether they are used in the manufacturing

process to deaden an antigen, used as an

adjuvant, or added as a cytotoxin to prolong

shelf-life. In 1990 the World Health

Organization declared that there are no

acceptable levels of mercury exposure. How can

the pharmaceutical manufacturers assure us that

this “cytotoxin” is only going to prevent mildew

from forming in the vials, and will have no

untoward effects on tissues in the neonate’s central nervous system?

Instead of just manufacturing new vaccines that

contain less mercury (aka thimerosal,) old

vaccines in stock should be recalled and trashed

-in a manner such as one would dispose of other biohazardous wastes.

Likewise, with all the stronger, more

aesthetically pleasing biologically compatible

dental materials now available, there is no place

for amalgams with high mercury content in the

market. What’s the financial difference of $20

of so, compared to preserving one’s health?