Autism Cases Still Going Up As Vaccine Mercury Removed Tuesday 8 January 2008 - 12am PST
Autism spectrum disorders continued to rise in the state of California, US, even after mercury-containing thimerosal was removed from childhood vaccines, suggesting that exposure to the compound is not a cause of autism, as claimed by some groups.
These are the findings of a study published in the January issue of the journal Archives of General Psychiatry that was carried out by Drs Robert Schechter and Judith K. Grether of the California Department of Public Health, based in Richmond. Diagnosed cases of autism spectrum disorders, which include autism and related conditions, have been rising steadily in the last few years, said the authors. Children usually receive their childhood vaccinations in the period leading up to the age range when the symptoms typical of autism start to become noticeable, explained Schechter and Grether.
Some groups have maintained autism is caused by or triggered by exposure to the mercury based preservative in the vaccine. Thimerosal contains nearly 50 per cent of ethylmercury by weight and was used to kill or prevent the growth of a range of pathogens. By 2001, Thimerosal was removed from most vaccines in North America and Europe. It was gradually replaced by other non mercury compounds, and some vaccines have been formulated so they don't need preservatives.
Schechter and Grether analysed data from the California Department of Developmental Services on childhood autism cases in California from 1995 to March 2007.
They found that:
The authors concluded that:
"Although our analysis of Department of Developmental Services data shows an increase in autism in California despite the removal of thimerosal from most vaccines, we support the continued quest for the timely discovery of modifiable risk factors for autism and related conditions."
They also cautioned that the evaluation of the trends needs to continue in order to confirm their findings for the children born more recently.
The study was supported by the the California Department of Public Health.
In an accompanying editorial, Dr Eric Fombonne, of the Montreal Children's Hospital, wrote that fears about childhood vaccines appear to persist even though the evidence does not warrant it.
"In the last decade, two hypotheses on autism-immunization links were raised that have had a profound impact in the field of autism research and practice and on public health at large," he wrote.
One fear was about the measles component of the triple measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and the other was about the mercury in thimerosal.
In 2004 the Institute of Medicine issued a report that favoured the rejection of both hypothesis, since when more studies have appeared that support this view, which has been "independently reached by scientific and professional committees around the world," wrote Fombonne.
Fombonne assured parents of autistic children that their children's autism did not come about as a result of childhood vaccinations.
"Their autistic children, and their siblings, should be normally vaccinated, and as there is no evidence of mercury poisoning in autism, they should avoid ineffective and dangerous "treatments" such as chelation therapy for their children," he wrote.
"Continuing Increases in Autism Reported to California's Developmental Services System: Mercury in Retrograde."
Robert Schechter, Judith K. Grether.
Arch Gen Psychiatry 2008 65: 19-24.
Vol. 65 No. 1, January 2008.
[Here's a question. Even though the quantity of mercury has decreased somewhat, they are giving more vaccines at earlier ages. And if you consider the body weight of the child at the time of vaccinatation... perhaps the quantity of mercury has actually been increased when you consider the mercury per pound of child? - bfg]
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/93217.php
Contrary to all the Vaccine Industry rhetoric & double-speak we’re forced to swallow as a community of a unilateral plan to completely phase-out its use, the truth reveals that Thimerosal Mercury is still being added, by design, “ostensibly” as a sterilant/preservative, in numerous vaccines on the standard immunization schedule.
Quantities/traces of Thimerosal (average 25-75 µg/micrograms) are currently found in the following vaccines:
a. Influenza Vaccine (multi-dose) – ‘Afluria‘, ‘Fluzone‘, ‘Fluvirin‘, ‘FluLaval‘
b. Hepatitis B Vaccine – ‘Engerix‘, ‘Twinrix‘
c. Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis Vaccine (series) – ‘Tripedia‘
d. Haemophilus Influenzae Type b Vaccine (multi-dose vials) – ‘ActHIB®‘
e. Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine – ‘Menomune‘
f. Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccine – ‘M-M-R II‘
g. Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine – No Trade Name/ manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur
‘For nearly ten years, Brian Hooker has been requesting documents that are kept under tight wraps by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). His more than 100 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests have resulted in copious evidence that the vaccine preservative Thimerosal, which is still used in the flu shot that is administered to pregnant women and infants, can cause autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Hooker, a PhD scientist, worked with two members of Congress to craft the letter to the CDC that recently resulted in his obtaining long-awaited data from the CDC, the significance of which is historic. According to Hooker, the data on over 400,000 infants born between 1991 and 1997, which was analyzed by CDC epidemiologist Thomas Verstraeten, MD, “proves unequivocally that in 2000, CDC officials were informed internally of the very high risk of autism, non-organic sleep disorder and speech disorder associated with Thimerosal exposure.”’
“We must ensure that this and other evidence of CDC malfeasance are presented to Congress and the public as quickly as possible. Time is of the essence. Children’s futures are at stake. Our elected officials must be informed about government corruption that keeps doctors and patients in the dark about vaccine risks.” Dr. Brian Hooker, PhD, PE
Original, uncensored version of CDC Report, never before seen by the public, subsequently watered down to remove any connection between Thimerosal-containing vaccines & Autism:
‘Concern has risen on the presence of Ethyl Mercury-containing preservative Thimerosal...The relative risk (RR) of developing a neurologic development disorders was 1.8 (95% confidence intervals [CI] = 1.1-2.8) when comparing the highest exposure group at 1 month of age (cumulative dose > 25 ug) to the unexposed group...Within this group we also found an elevated risk for the following disorders: autism (RR 7.6, 95% CI = 1.8-31.5), nonorganic sleep disorders (RR 5.0, 95% CI = 1.6-15.9), and speech disorders (RR 2.1, 95% CI=1.1-4.0).‘ Dr. Thomas M. Verstraeten M.D., Division of Epidemiology & Surveillance Vaccine Safety & Development Branch/1999
Note: ‘This analysis suggests that high exposure to ethyl mercury from Thimerosal-containing vaccines in the first month of life increases the risk of subsequent development of neurologic development impairment.‘
’The most likely maximum amount of ethyl mercury that an infant may be exposed to from the routine vaccination schedule has been reduced by 60%, from 187.5 µg to 75 µg.‘ CDC
Children have been betrayed by those “health officials” sworn (ostensibly) to protect them; who outlined a gradual phase-down plan, leading to an eventual outlawing of Thimerosal in vaccines. Mainstream Media sold the public with celebratory banner headlines. Case closed. Regrettably, behind the scenes, evidence of a “shell game” type double cross in the offing; with virtually no change in global policy on use of Thimerosal,
‘They actually did just a show removal, taking Thimerosal out of only 3.48 percent of those vaccines – and all of that was in the US, attempting to mollify, and mislead, American parents of damaged children. About 104 million childhood vaccines are administered, worldwide, each year, and only about 4 million have a preservative other than Thimerosal.’ Bolen Report
Think about it. Vaccine Resistance Movement http://vaccineresistancemovement.org/?p=12642
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Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim
Bolen
Monday, August 8th, 2011
Despite a massive campaign the vaccine industry is floundering, very likely
near death - and that's a very good thing. It may well be that, almost
singlehandedly, Mark and David Geier, father and son, will provide the
mechanism facilitating it's demise.
What's that mechanism? The Geiers, and a very large team surrounding them, have focused on the vaccine industry's continued use of Thimerosal (deadly mercury) as a so-called preservative in vaccines. It has become obvious to parents of millions of American children that vaccines are causing neurological damage (ADD-ADHD, Asthma, Autism, and more), to their young, and that the vaccine industry, working with its public counterparts: the Center for Disease Control (CDC), State Public Health units, and schools, is totally, and completely, responsible for this massive damage. The Geiers say that Thimerosal is the primary culprit.
More, the vaccine industry, part of the also floundering Big Pharma complex, has used its gargantuan financial war chest to outright buy the US Congress, by lobbying to get a law passed removing all vaccine producers from any legal liability.
Wait a minute? Didn't the vaccine industry claim that they took
Thimerosal out of childhood vaccines? Yes, they claimed that - and
they lied. They actually did just a show removal, taking Thimerosal
out of only 3.48 percent of those vaccines - and all of that was in the US,
attempting to mollify, and mislead, American parents of damaged children.
About 104 million childhood vaccines are administered, worldwide, each year,
and only about 4 million have a preservative other than Thimerosal.
More, despite massive cover-up by the vaccine industry, it is becoming
obvious throughout the world that the childhood vaccine schedule is the
worst disaster foisted on the human population in Earth's history.
After the US government attacked Iraq, and Afghanistan, we forced, at
gunpoint, Iraqi and Afghan children into the vaccine program - and the
results were predictable. All of those vaccines were jam-packed with
mercury.
Think of this - ONE vaccine contains 25 times the amount of mercury allowable in the average human body. The childhood vaccine schedule requires 38 vaccines during the first year of life - 950 times the safe levels for mercury in the average human body - and these are children - much smaller than the "average" human....
Tim Bolen - Consumer Advocate- See more at: http://www.bolenreport.com/Mark%20Geier/UN%20Mercury2.htm#sthash.MiFcTKXB.dpuf
Flu Vaccinations Still Contain Mercury
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8cUxiaAsw&feature=share&list=PLBT2eVdIGz8nWXsO0UmUGfF_u1OVWG9HV