Mr. Barve: I beg to differ. Swine flu has demonstrated its pandemic potential. Pandemics are a serious concern for everyone. The WHO as do all Public Health Orgs. in the world contend that vaccines effectively can prevent morbidity and reduce mortality.
Here is the WHO link to pandemic A:HINI http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/h1n1_safety_vaccines_20090805/en/index.html GBS is of concern. Haber at al. in their review paper [Drug Safety:2009;32(4):309-23. doi: 10.2165/00002018-200932040-00005 ] could not conclusively find associations of GBS and vaccines. Read abstract at:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19388722 For more information on GBS read: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/gbs/detail_gbs.htm I. Nunes --- On Sun, 8/16/09, SHRIKANT BARVE <[email protected]> wrote: From: SHRIKANT BARVE <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] More people died from taking the vaccine than those who died from the actual swine flu. To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 12:24 AM The swine flu vaccination linked to fatal disorder August 16, 12:46 AMUtah County Libertarian ExaminerDevin Rees http://tinyurl.com/ktxj9m http://www.examiner.com/x-18173-Utah-County-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m8d16-The-swine-flu-vaccination-linked-to-fatal-disorder For quite some time, swine flu news has been all over the news. Even though the illness has only killed a handful of Americans, the media has blown this into a major calamity. The regular flu kills thousands every year, but for some reason, the swine flu has been played up as an extremely dangerous killer. There has been a lot of talk about potential mandatory vaccinations in order to prevent any widespread epidemic as the swine flu might evolve into a more deadly strain this fall. Since school starts up again this month in most places, there will probably be a push to have your children vaccinated so that the swine flu will not spread among school children. The only problem with this idea is that the swine flu vaccination itself has been linked to a deadly condition known as Guillain-Barre Syndrome. This brain disorder can lead to paralysis and even death in some cases. A recent letter from the Health Protection Agency details the concerns that hundreds of neurologists have with the vaccine. Only a few decades ago, in 1976, there was an outbreak of swine flu. A vaccination was used to combat that outbreak; however, over 500 cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome were reported. More people died from taking the vaccine than those who died from the actual swine flu. In addition, the U.S. government had to pay millions of dollars to the victims and their families. The vaccine was pulled after about a week and a half of use after so many problems were reported. There are some other sources that question whether or not the vaccination is a good idea. According to this article, a 2006 law makes it impossible for American citizens to sue for medical complications that come out of a declared pandemic situation. In other words, if the government declares an official pandemic, all bets are off if you take the swine flu vaccine and end up with Guillain-Barre or any other condition. At the very least, you might want to wait and see if anything develops if the vaccine becomes widely-used or even mandatory. Then again, you might just want to avoid it completely. According to Dr. Robert S. Mendelsohn, "The greatest threat of childhood diseases lies in the dangerous and ineffectual efforts made to prevent them through mass immunization......There is no convincing scientific evidence that mass inoculations can be credited with eliminating any childhood disease." Just something to think about... Shrikant Vinayak Barve Convener: We Love Ayurved 9403175973 See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Yahoo! Buzz. http://in.buzz.yahoo.com/
