cryptogon.com — The last time the government embarked on a major vaccine campaign against a new swine flu, thousands filed claims contending they suffered side effects from the shots. This time, the government has already taken steps to head that off. Vaccine makers and federal officials will be immune from lawsuits that result from any new swine flu vaccine.
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barackalypseJul 19, 2009
I'm surprised Congress didn't try to grant itself political immunity: "Should the vaccine prove to be problematic, all members of Congress up for election in 2010 automatically retain their seats".
Closed AccountJul 19, 2009
Again, I'm not anti-vac...just skeptical of swine flu vaccine and also, I believe that if there's a rush vaccine, it shouldn't be required.As far as federal research, I really wish/hope that we are exploring stronger anti-biotics.Drug companies don't have much impetus to explore, as these drugs are short-term prescriptions and I think we're all more likely to fall victim to a supervirus that is antibiotic resistant than a swine flu.
cowonwaffleJul 19, 2009
You know, I've seen that statistic everywhere, that more people died from that vaccine than from the actual virus. While that may be true, what bearing does a 30 year old vaccine have on this one, other than the fact that it's to prevent the same disease? I'd like to think that the medical field (namely vaccines) has improved greatly since that time.
puckJul 20, 2009
ammundsen,I'm not sure why you say it is inefficient. Do you know anything about how it works? The reality is that it has been a huge success and far more efficient that the normal legal system.
vagabond45Jul 28, 2009
So, you work for big pharma then?
echoukAug 4, 2009
"President Bush talks about contaminated vaccines in 2004. A PAST EUGENICS FAILED ATTEMPT!"<a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQPjTjYiIPM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQPjTjYiIPM</a>
dinsyAug 19, 2009
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dinsyAug 19, 2009
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dinsyAug 19, 2009
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card51shortOct 31, 2009
From the FDA's own website :"What is thimerosal?Thimerosal is a preservative that has been used in some vaccines since the 1930's, when it was first introduced by Eli Lilly Company. It is 49.6% mercury by weight and is metabolized or degraded into ethylmercury and thiosalicylate. At concentrations found in vaccines, it meets the requirements for a preservative as set forth by the United States Pharmacopeia; that is, it kills the specified challenge organisms and is able to prevent the growth of the challenge fungi. Prior to its introduction in the 1930's, data were available in several animal species and humans providing evidence for its safety and effectiveness as a preservative. Since then, thimerosal has a long record of safe and effective use preventing bacterial and fungal contamination of vaccines, with no ill effects established other than minor local reactions at the site of injection.As a vaccine preservative, thimerosal is used in concentrations of 0.003% to 0.01%. A vaccine containing 0.01% thimerosal as a preservative contains 50 micrograms of thimerosal per 0.5 ml dose or approximately 25 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 mL dose. The use of mercury-containing preservatives in vaccines has declined markedly since 1999.FDA is continuing its efforts toward reducing or removing thimerosal from all existing vaccines. Much progress has been made to date. FDA has been actively working with manufacturers, particularly those that manufacture childhood vaccines, to reach the goal of eliminating thimerosal from vaccines, and has been collaborating with other PHS agencies to further evaluate the potential health effects of thimerosal. In this regard, all vaccines routinely recommended for children 6 years of age or younger and marketed in the U.S. contain no thimerosal or only trace amounts (1 microgram or less mercury per dose), with the exception of inactivated influenza vaccine, which was first recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in 2004 for routine use in children 6 to 23 months of age."They state that mercury has been slowly decreasing from vaccines but still exist. It then states that they are trying to get rid of thimerosal even though they state it is safe. Why get rid of it then?"What progress has been made towards the goal of eliminating thimerosal from vaccines?Great progress has been made in removing thimerosal from vaccines. Manufacturers have been able to accomplish this goal through changing their manufacturing processes, including a switch from multi-dose vials, which generally require a preservative, to single-dose vials or syringes. Since 2001, all vaccines manufactured for the U.S. market and routinely recommended for children ≤ 6 years of age have contained no thimerosal or only trace amounts (≤ 1 microgram of mercury per dose remaining from the manufacturing process), with the exception of inactivated influenza vaccine. In addition, all of the routinely recommended vaccines that had been previously manufactured with thimerosal as a preservative (some formulations of DTaP, Haemophilus influenzae b conjugate (Hib), and hepatitis B vaccines) had reached the end of their shelf life by January 2003."There's tons of questions about getting rid of Thimerosal and how they are trying really hard to get rid of it. The FDA's own committee found this :"I understand that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has reviewed the issue of thimerosal in vaccines. What were the IOM's findings?In its report of October 1, 2001, the IOM's Immunization Safety Review Committee concluded that the evidence is inadequate to either accept or reject a causal relationship between thimerosal exposure from childhood vaccines and the neurodevelopmental disorders of autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and speech or language delay. At that time the committee's conclusion was based on the fact that there were no published epidemiological studies examining the potential association between thimerosal containing vaccines and neurodevelopmental disorders. The Committee did conclude that the hypothesis that exposure to thimerosal-containing vaccines could be associated with neurodevelopmental disorders was biologically plausible. However, additional studies were needed to establish or reject a causal relationship.The Committee believed that the effort to remove thimerosal from vaccines was "a prudent measure in support of the public health goal to reduce mercury exposure of infants and children as much as possible." Furthermore, in this regard, the Committee urged that "full consideration be given to removing thimerosal from any biological product to which infants, children, and pregnant women are exposed.""So even the committee thinks it's a "prudent measure" to get rid of the Thimerosal.But...nothing to see here...keep injecting your kids!!!