-Caveat Lector- >From >http://www.irelandonsunday.com/current/news/article.tmpl$showpage?ps=318113417851855 Doctors call for vaccine damage compensation By: Cormac Bourke and Ruth O' Callaghan A COMPENSATION scheme for children damaged by vaccines has been proposed by doctors, who are also trying to give parents a full picture of the risks associated with vaccinations. The Irish Medical Organisation's submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children � which is investigating vaccination programmes � says that a "no fault" compensation system is required for the "small number of children" who suffer adverse reactions to vaccination. "It is important to accept that vaccines are not 100% safe," the submission says. "However, the benefits hugely outweigh the risks. A child is far more likely to suffer from a vaccine-preventable disease than from a vaccine." The risk of a serious adverse reaction from the combined MMR vaccine � for measles, mumps and rubella � is just one in every million children vaccinated, the submission indicates. A compensation scheme has been in place in Britain since 1979, though once-off payments to families affected were increased to �100,000 in June. Meanwhile, Dundalk doctor Mary Grehan has defended her comments on the risk associated with the meningitis C vaccine, currently being promoted by the Department of Health. A spokesperson for the Meningitis Research Foundation told Ireland on Sunday that calls from worried parents to their 24-hour helpline increased dramatically because of Dr Grehan's comments this week on Pat Kenny's radio show. "What she said on Pat Kenny's show caused untold damage," the spokesperson said. But Grehan says she is absolutely not against the vaccine. "All I said was: 'Give the information to the parents,'" she told Ireland on Sunday. She says she is worried that parents are too trusting of so-called scientific advances. "When haemophiliacs asked the blood transfusion service about factor 8 and 9 blood, if there were any side effects, they were told they were safe. The department's ad campaign gives the impression that this vaccine is compulsory. Not once during the ad does it mention possible side effects," Grehan said. But according to the Office for Health Gain, which is co-ordinating the public awareness campaign. "An ad is 30 seconds long, and its purpose is not to provide detailed information," "The vaccine is still quite young, nobody can give a 100% guarantee. The Irish Medicines Board, which approved the vaccine, is constantly monitoring it. If at any stage they felt there was a reason to be concerned, they would withdraw it." <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
