Book On Polio Vaccine and SV 40

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Book On Polio Vaccine and SV 40

THE VIRUS AND THE VACCINE

http://www.thevirusandthevaccine.com

In their stunning new book, THE VIRUS AND THE

VACCINE (St. 's Press; May 2004), Debbie

Bookchin and Jim Schumacher uncover a frightening

and largely untold government secret that affects

almost every American over age 40 and some of

their children and grandchildren as well: In the

1950s and 1960s, the polio vaccine used to

inoculate millions of Americans carried within it

a monkey virus called SV40, one of the deadliest

carcinogens known to man. Even worse, Bookchin

and Schumacher discover that the U.S. government

- fearful of the public's reaction -

systematically covered up and disregarded the

danger that SV40 poses to humans.

The revelation that this medical blunder

occurred, and that a cover-up has been in place

for decades, marks a huge breach of trust between

the public and the government-sponsored medical

agencies that are supposed to be looking out for

our welfare. It also asks the question: Just what

kind of safeguards are in place to prevent

similar mishaps from occurring in the many other

inoculations that are routinely administered to Americans?

In THE VIRUS AND THE VACCINE, Bookchin and

Schumacher reveal that SV40 has been linked to

such cancers as mesothelioma, lymphoma and a

variety of brain and bone tumors. They also

unearth some startling facts, including:

The U.S. government used its influence to try to

thwart the work of researchers who attempted to

expose the link between SV40 and cancer. In the

1960s, the U.S. government knowingly allowed

SV40-contaminated polio vaccine to be

administered and maintained that SV40 was

harmless to humans, even as the evidence pointed

to the contrary. There is evidence that SV40 is

present in some blood samples taken from children

today, indicating that the virus is spreading

even beyond the original 100 million Americans

who received widely contaminated vaccine back in

the 1950s and 1960s. There is evidence that more

modern polio vaccine may, at times, have been

contaminated right through the 1990s, decades

after it was supposedly cleaned up.

Consumer fact-sheets prepared by the Centers for

Disease Control and other government agencies

contain misleading and inaccurate information

downplaying the dangers of SV40 despite the substantial data to the contrary.

The Virus and the Vaccine follows the dramatic

story of how SV40 came to taint America's most

famous vaccine - from the early search for a

polio cure in the 1950s - to the heartbreak of

family members watching loved ones dies of cancer

caused by the virus 40 years later.

In a book that critics have hailed as

" meticulously researched, levelheaded, and

well-written " and a " gripping, " " page-turning

narrative, " that " reads like a novel, " Bookchin

and Schumacher present a meticulous,

well-documented investigation into this largely

unknown story in medical history, detailing the

disturbing government efforts to keep the link

between SV40, cancer and the polio vaccine quiet.

Likewise, they follow the recent struggles of a

group of prominent cancer researchers led by an

enterprising doctor named Michele Carbone, whose

persistence in linking SV40 to cancer has finally

brought this issue to light. Carbone and other

scientists familiar with SV40 maintain that it is

imperative to understand how the virus may spread

among humans, how to prevent it from causing

cancer, and what therapies might be available for

those who already have SV40-related cancers. This

is especially true because SV40 is now showing up

in pediatric brain and bone tumors, not just in

tumors of the elderly and Baby Boom generation.

In the era of SARS, Avian Flu virus, West Nile

virus and other animal-to-human transmitted viral

diseases, the story of how a carcinogenic monkey

virus contaminated America's " miracle " vaccine

offers important lessons, especially when parents

across the country are looking for reassurance

that their government is doing its best to

guarantee the safety of vaccines used today.

Debbie Bookchin is a prize-winning journalist who

has written for numerous newspapers and magazines

including the New York Times and The Boston

Globe. Jim Schumacher has written science

articles for periodicals including the Atlantic Monthly and Boston Magazine.

For more information about The Virus and the

Vaccine, (ISBN: 0312278721) or to read an

excerpt, go to www.thevirusandthevaccine.com

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Press Release

http://www.thevirusandthevaccine.com/pressrelease.html

THE VIRUS AND THE VACCINE

The only thing I know about this vaccine is that

it starts with a monkey's kidney and it ends up

going into a child's arm. Could you explain a

little to us the process in between?

— R. Murrow, to Dr. Jonas Salk,

See it Now, CBS Television, February 22, 1955

In the spring of 1954, Jonas Salk launched the

massive field trials of his polio vaccine that

signaled the end of polio in the Western

Hemisphere. Now, on the 50th anniversary of this

seminal event, St. ’s Press unveils THE

VIRUS AND THE VACCINE, a provocative new book

which examines the dark side of this medical

miracle. In THE VIRUS AND THE VACCINE, authors

Debbie Bookchin and Jim Schumacher uncover a

frightening and largely untold government secret

that affects almost every American over age 40:

In the 1950s and 1960s, the polio vaccine used to

inoculate millions of Americans carried within it

a monkey virus called SV40, one of the deadliest

carcinogens known to man. Even more alarming,

Bookchin and Schumacher discover that the U.S.

government -- fearful of the public’s reaction --

systematically covered up and disregarded the danger that SV40 poses to humans.

In THE VIRUS AND THE VACCINE, Bookchin and

Schumacher reveal that SV40 has been conclusively

linked to such cancers as mesothelioma, bone

tumors and a variety of brain tumors; it has also

been associated with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Together, these deadly cancers afflict more than

60,000 Americans a year. They also unearth some startling facts, including:

The U.S. government used its influence to try to

damage the careers of researchers and doctors who

attempted to expose the link between SV40 and cancer.

In the 1960s, the U.S. government allowed

SV40-contaminated polio vaccine to be

administered and maintained that SV40 was

harmless to humans, even as the evidence pointed to the contrary.

There is evidence that SV40 is present in some

blood samples taken from children today,

indicating that the virus is spreading even

beyond the original 100 million Americans who

received widely contaminated vaccine back in the 1950s and 1960s.

There is evidence that more modern polio vaccine

may, at times, have been contaminated right

through the 1990s, decades after it was supposedly cleaned up.

Bookchin and Schumacher present a meticulous,

well-documented investigation into this unknown

story in medical history, detailing the

disturbing government efforts to keep the link

between SV40, cancer and the polio vaccine quiet.

Likewise, they follow the recent struggles of an

enterprising Loyola University Medical School

doctor named Michele Carbone, whose persistence

in linking SV40 to cancer has finally brought

this incredible story to light. In a page-turner

in the tradition of The Hot Zone, this powerfully

written account takes readers on a side-by-side

journey with some of today’s most prominent

cancer researchers as they explore exactly how

SV40 causes cancer and what might be done to stop it.

In the era of SARS, bird flu virus and other

animal-to-human transmitted viral diseases, the

story of how a carcinogenic monkey virus

contaminated America’s polio vaccine is one that

needs to be told. This is essential reading for

anyone who has received polio vaccine. THE VIRUS

AND THE VACCINE brings the full story to the

attention of the national public for the first time.

About the Authors

Debbie Bookchin is a prize-winning journalist who

has written for numerous newspapers and magazines

including The Atlantic Monthly, Boston Magazine,

The Nation, Utne Reader, The New York Times and

The Boston Globe. Jim Schumacher has written

science articles for periodicals including The

Atlantic Monthly and Boston Magazine.

Both Bookchin and Schumacher, as well as Dr.

Michele Carbone and other scientists, are

available for interviews to discuss this important story.

For more information about how to contact the authors for an interview contact:

Kahan

860-435-4884

nancy@...

or

Lee

212-674-5151, ext. 531

.Lee@...

© 2004 Debbie Bookchin & Jim Schumacher. All

rights reserved. Published in the United States of America by St. ’s Press