A message from Dr. Wakefield...Response to Dr. Ari Brown and the Immunization Action Coalition.The true meaning of Informed Consent

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A Message From Dr. Wakefield - The Truth About Public Health's Promotion

of Vaccination

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The Meaning of true Informed Consent in Vaccination - “Response to Ari Brown and

the Immunization Action Coalition.”

 

" Response to Dr. Ari Brown and the Immunization Action Coalition "

 

Dear Concerned Parents:

As new parents we face decisions great and small; to inform them, our vocabulary

expands to include new ideas, new worlds and phrases such as “sippy cup”,

“Diaper Genie,” and “nasal syringe.” Open-minded, we spend hours researching car

seats, organic mattresses, day care, the benefits of sleep schedules, and

playgroups.

 

One of the most important decisions you’ll make is how to vaccinate your child.

Educating yourself on the risks and benefits of vaccination is the first and

most crucial step. Your baby’s doctor probably assumes that vaccines and the

CDC-recommended vaccine schedule are safe, but you’ve heard rumors that there

might be a connection to autism. Dr. Ari Brown has written an article called

“Clear Answers and Smart Advice about Your Baby’s Shots” that makes it sound as

if there is absolutely nothing to worry about.

 

What is the truth?

 

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family

Practitioners believe that vaccines are one of the most significant public

health measures of all time. We couldn’t agree more. But are there unnecessary

risks for the individual? Don’t forget that antibiotics were rightly greeted

with similar enthusiasm, but we now know that antibiotics can backfire, and that

more isn’t always better. Is it possible that the same could be true for

vaccines?

 

Vaccines are recommended, licensed, and assessed for safety by federal

authorities including the FDA and CDC, but how comprehensive are the safety

tests? We know from one large university study that early administration of the

DTP shot is implicated in the development of asthma. Is it true that serious

side effects are rare? Would the vaccine manufacturer’s safety testing methods

even reveal a link to autism, if there were one?

 

The vaccine-autism controversy persists because the appointed watchdogs are

willfully ignoring evidence concerning vaccine safety issues; the AAP’s response

to parents’ concerns has been to just insist more and more vociferously that

vaccines are safe. But denying it will not dispel the controversy. Shouldn’t

they be insisting instead on really good testing? The research to date is

inconclusive. No one can say yet with complete certainty that vaccines do or do

not cause autism.

Nothing is more important that than the health of our children. Please read this

article, print it out, and take it to your pediatrician. Share it with other

parents. It will take you about the same amount of time to read this as it takes

to research that car seat, and it will let you have a more thoughtful and

informed discussion about vaccines with your baby’s doctor.

Click Here to Download a PDF of the " Response to Dr. Ari Brown and the

Immunization Action Coalition " , by Dr. Wakefield et al.

Thank you for your time and continued interest.

 

Thoughtful House Center for Children

With

 

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FYI

Friday, February 6th National Vaccine Advisory Committee Meeting

[latest posting from the Coalition for Safe Minds]

BACKGROUND: During Monday's third stakeholder meeting by Institute of Medicine

to review priorities in the National Vaccine Plan, panel members Dr. Louis Z.

, (ex-head of the American Academy of Pediatrics) and Dr. Katz (one

of the principal architects of US vaccine policy) stated that more honesty in

communications with parents with regard to vaccines were needed. Dr.

added that communication should be coordinated and based on sound vaccine safety

science and noted that that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) spent $300

billion on the promotion of vaccines, while spending only $20 billion on vaccine

safety research. Dr. stated that this sound science had been " done on the

cheap " and was seriously deficient.

Many public comments at this meeting centered on parents concerns on lack of

information received from physicians on vaccine risks and the need for a

comprehensive study of vaccinated and unvaccinated populations to determine

total health outcomes, possible detrimental effects of current timeline of

immunization schedule and the number of vaccines given at any one time.

In sharp contrast, CDC's Glen Nowak, CDC's Media Director, response was " less is

more " in terms of information given to parents. During yesterday's Interagency

Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) meeting, NVAC's Dr. Gellin stated that

parent concerns were not limited to the autism community and the need to address

these concerns to restore the public's trust in the immunization program.

 

 

Andy Wakefield

Executive Director

Thoughtful House Center for Children

andy.w@...

 

 

 

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Thank you for this.

THis part:

" Many public comments at this meeting centered on parents concerns

> on lack of information received from physicians on vaccine risks

> and the need for a comprehensive study of vaccinated and

> unvaccinated populations to determine total health outcomes,

> possible detrimental effects of current timeline of immunization

> schedule and the number of vaccines given at any one time. "

Such a good solution, but one the CDC, AAP, and others complain about because

it's " unethical " to leave a child un-vaccinated to study this. Ludicrious!

It's basic Science 101 principles they are violating by NEVER having this done!

Lori

[Guest guest]

A message from Dr. Wakefield...Response to Dr. Ari Brown and the

Immunization Action Coalition.The true meaning of " Informed Consent "

A Message From Dr. Wakefield - The Truth About Public

Health's Promotion of Vaccination More Info

The Meaning of true Informed Consent in Vaccination - " Response to

Ari Brown and the Immunization Action Coalition. "

" Response to Dr. Ari Brown and the Immunization Action Coalition "

Dear Concerned Parents:

As new parents we face decisions great and small; to inform them,

our vocabulary expands to include new ideas, new worlds and phrases such as

" sippy cup " , " Diaper Genie, " and " nasal syringe. " Open-minded, we spend hours

researching car seats, organic mattresses, day care, the benefits of sleep

schedules, and playgroups.

One of the most important decisions you'll make is how to vaccinate

your child. Educating yourself on the risks and benefits of vaccination is the

first and most crucial step. Your baby's doctor probably assumes that vaccines

and the CDC-recommended vaccine schedule are safe, but you've heard rumors that

there might be a connection to autism. Dr. Ari Brown has written an article

called " Clear Answers and Smart Advice about Your Baby's Shots " that makes it

sound as if there is absolutely nothing to worry about.

What is the truth?

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of

Family Practitioners believe that vaccines are one of the most significant

public health measures of all time. We couldn't agree more. But are there

unnecessary risks for the individual? Don't forget that antibiotics were rightly

greeted with similar enthusiasm, but we now know that antibiotics can backfire,

and that more isn't always better. Is it possible that the same could be true

for vaccines?

Vaccines are recommended, licensed, and assessed for safety by

federal authorities including the FDA and CDC, but how comprehensive are the

safety tests? We know from one large university study that early administration

of the DTP shot is implicated in the development of asthma. Is it true that

serious side effects are rare? Would the vaccine manufacturer's safety testing

methods even reveal a link to autism, if there were one?

The vaccine-autism controversy persists because the appointed

watchdogs are willfully ignoring evidence concerning vaccine safety issues; the

AAP's response to parents' concerns has been to just insist more and more

vociferously that vaccines are safe. But denying it will not dispel the

controversy. Shouldn't they be insisting instead on really good testing? The

research to date is inconclusive. No one can say yet with complete certainty

that vaccines do or do not cause autism.

Nothing is more important that than the health of our children.

Please read this article, print it out, and take it to your pediatrician. Share

it with other parents. It will take you about the same amount of time to read

this as it takes to research that car seat, and it will let you have a more

thoughtful and informed discussion about vaccines with your baby's doctor.

Click Here to Download a PDF of the " Response to Dr. Ari Brown and

the Immunization Action Coalition " , by Dr. Wakefield et al.

Thank you for your time and continued interest.

Thoughtful House Center for Children

With

ACT Today!

CryShame

Age of Autism

International Chiropractors Association

Autism Action Network

A-CHAMP

Medical Veritas

The Autism File

National Vaccine Information Center

Autism One

National Autism Association

Autism Research Institute

NoMercury

Autism Today

SafeMinds

Autisme et troubles envahissants du developpement Montreal

Schafer Report

Center for Autism and Related Disorders

Unlocking Autism

Alan D. , M.D. Memorial Research Foundation

Birt Center for Autism Law and Advocacy

World Autism Association!

FYI

Friday, February 6th National Vaccine Advisory Committee Meeting

[latest posting from the Coalition for Safe Minds]

BACKGROUND: During Monday's third stakeholder meeting by Institute

of Medicine to review priorities in the National Vaccine Plan, panel members Dr.

Louis Z. , (ex-head of the American Academy of Pediatrics) and Dr.

Katz (one of the principal architects of US vaccine policy) stated that more

honesty in communications with parents with regard to vaccines were needed. Dr.

added that communication should be coordinated and based on sound vaccine

safety science and noted that that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) spent

$300 billion on the promotion of vaccines, while spending only $20 billion on

vaccine safety research. Dr. stated that this sound science had been

" done on the cheap " and was seriously deficient.

Many public comments at this meeting centered on parents concerns on

lack of information received from physicians on vaccine risks and the need for a

comprehensive study of vaccinated and unvaccinated populations to determine

total health outcomes, possible detrimental effects of current timeline of

immunization schedule and the number of vaccines given at any one time.

In sharp contrast, CDC's Glen Nowak, CDC's Media Director, response

was " less is more " in terms of information given to parents. During yesterday's

Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) meeting, NVAC's Dr. Gellin

stated that parent concerns were not limited to the autism community and the

need to address these concerns to restore the public's trust in the immunization

program.

Andy Wakefield

Executive Director

Thoughtful House Center for Children

andy.w@...

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