Guest guest Posted January 12, 1999 Report Share Posted January 12, 1999 Just a word about formalin. Formalin, the liquid form of formaldehyde, is used in vaccines as a germacide/disinfectant. Other uses include: fungicides, insecticides, explosives and emblaming fluids. Formaldehyde is poisonous if ingested and can cause tissue damage (e.g. lung), cellular mutations, vomiting and diarrhea. Ingestion can also cause: severe stomach pain, GI bleeding, increased protein in urine, reduced urine production, overaccumulation of acids (effects depend on region effected), dizziness, coma and death. Formaldehyde can also cause skin irritation, corrosive damage to the stomach and circulatory collapse. As formalin, this has been used for years in vaccines. As a disinfectant, formalin is somewhat inadequate and may not neutralize all vaccine antigens (e.g. viruses or bacteria). This has been known for decades and has been the cause of some vaccine " accidents " - e.g. the " Cutter Incident " where many recipients of the IPV (inactivated polio vaccine) actually contracted polio from the vaccine. (there are other incidents like this as well). The reason formalin is inadequate as a disinfectant is because the virus in suspension may be partly clumped and surrounded by gelatinous debris of protein material. Formalin hardens this so that the virus particles inside are actually protected from the formalin's disinfecting ability. Inside the body, the coating is digested by enzymes and the virus particles are set free. Fully virulent particles are now free to reproduce within the vaccinee. There is a book entitled " The Hazards of Immunization " , written by Sir Graham S. (London: The Athelone Press, 1967) which describes formalin-related problems quite well. It is an older book but still relevant. P.S. To my knowledge, there really have been no adequate long term studies done on the effects of chemicals used in vaccines. Toxicology manuals seem to be the best avenue for further research. Most university libraries will have these available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 1999 Report Share Posted January 13, 1999 >> >>Just a word about formalin. >>Formalin, the liquid form of formaldehyde, is used in vaccines as a >>germacide OR disinfectant. Other uses include: fungicides, insecticides, >>explosives and emblaming fluids. >> >>Formaldehyde is poisonous if ingested and can cause tissue damage (e.g. >>lung), cellular mutations, vomiting and diarrhea. Ingestion can also >>cause: severe stomach pain, GI bleeding, increased protein in urine, >>reduced urine production, overaccumulation of acids (effects depend on >>region effected), dizziness, coma and death. Formaldehyde can also cause >>skin irritation, corrosive damage to the stomach and circulatory >>collapse. >> >>As formalin, this has been used for years in vaccines. As a >>disinfectant, formalin is somewhat inadequate and may not neutralize all >>vaccine antigens (e.g. viruses or bacteria). This has been known for >>decades and has been the cause of some vaccine " accidents " - e.g. the >> " Cutter Incident " where many recipients of the IPV (inactivated polio >>vaccine) actually contracted polio from the vaccine. (there are other >>incidents like this as well). >> >>The reason formalin is inadequate as a disinfectant is because the virus >>in suspension may be partly clumped and surrounded by gelatinous debris >>of protein material. Formalin hardens this so that the virus particles >>inside are actually protected from the formalin's disinfecting ability. >>Inside the body, the coating is digested by enzymes and the virus >>particles are set free. Fully virulent particles are now free to >>reproduce within the vaccinee. >> >>There is a book entitled " The Hazards of Immunization " , written by Sir >>Graham S. (London: The Athelone Press, 1967) which describes >>formalin-related problems quite well. It is an older book but still >>relevant. >> >>P.S. To my knowledge, there really have been no adequate long term >>studies done on the effects of chemicals used in vaccines. Toxicology >>manuals seem to be the best avenue for further research. Most university >>libraries will have these available. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 National Vaccine Information Center Newsletter e-NEWS " The study published this month in Nature Medicine, shows how formalin, used in the manufacture of over half of all vaccines, can alter the vaccine's effect on the immune system. ...In many cases, deliberately adding carbonyls to a vaccine can improve the body's immune response, such as with hepatitis A vaccines. However, in others, the presence of carbonyls can mean that the immune system overreacts once infection occurs and attacks the body in a damaging way. " - Imperial New College, London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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