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Vaccines have long been touted as the savior of our children; however, researchers, scientists, some doctors, and angry parents of vaccine-damaged children are telling a different story. It’s the great debate of modern time. If you haven’t heard about the links of vaccines to autism and other neurological conditions, then you must be living under a rock.

Dr. Leo Cannon, at Johns Hopkins University, reported the very first case of autism in 1943. By the 1970′s, autism rates in America went up to 1 out of every 20,000 children. In the 1980′s, the rates rose to 1 out of every 2500. In 1991, the pharmaceutical industry, along with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), stepped up the pace of mandating vaccination in every state. By the mid-1990′s, autism rates hit new highs of 1 out of every 250 children. Today, 1 out of every 150 children in our country will develop autism. One out of 8 children is considered “special ed” (special education) or “LD” (learning disabled). The next data release is expected to show 1 in 5 (20%) being in special education. The CDC recently reported that 4 million children, between the ages of 3 and 17, have been diagnosed with ADHD. In 1997, ADHD was reported in only 1.6 million kids.

America, we have a surging epidemic in this country, and yet the debate goes on. One side insists that the sudden statistical rise is due only to better diagnoses, while the other side points a finger directly at a specific culprit – vaccines. So, what is the truth? Let’s take a closer look at two problems with vaccines and learn why they may not be the miracle drugs they are claimed to be.

The first problem is obvious if you look at the components of vaccines: formaldehyde (used in embalming), thimerosal (50% mercury), and aluminum phosphate (toxic and carcinogenic), antibiotics, phenols (corrosive to skin and very toxic), aluminum (neurotoxin), methanol (toxic), and isopropyl (toxic), 2-phenoxyethanol (toxic) live and killed viruses, and a host of unknown components considered off-limits as trade secrets. I could make my point by showing the effects that each one of these toxic elements has on your child, but I will simply focus for now on just one toxin – mercury, the second most toxic thing on planet Earth.

Congressman Dan Burton of Indiana, a long-time advocate of victims of autism, has a grandson who became autistic after receiving 9 vaccines in one day. Congressman Burton said, “There is no doubt in my mind that the mercury in vaccines is a major contributing factor in a growing number of neurological disorders among children, but, in particular, autism.”

By 1991, when we saw the greatest surge in autism, the CDC added 3 hepatitus B shots (each containing 12.5 mcg of thimerosal) and 4 hepatitus B shots (each with 25 mcg of mercury). With those additions, the number of shots containing mercury went up to 11, and the amount of mercury went to 237.5 mcg. This amount ridiculously exceeds all federal limits. According to the EPA, the average child can tolerate .3 mcg of mercury at one time. After multiple inoculations, the amount received in one day is 129 times more than the EPA limit.

How did this occur? Believe it or not, nobody did the math. Neither the FDA nor the CDC, our nation’s “watchdogs” for public health, never took notice until 1997, when Congress passed the FDA Modernization Act. Part of this act requires the FDA to investigate all drugs containing mercury and to determine their effects on humans. It only took about one year before the FDA called for the removal of all mercury from over-the-counter products; however, because of its ties with the drug industry, the FDA only urged the companies to remove it. Congressman Burton said, “One reason this isn’t getting the attention it needs is that the FDA and the Drug Administration have very close ties to pharmaceutical companies, as does the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control.”

Over 1500 FDA staff members are employed by the drug companies. Because of this, 50% of the vaccines still contain mercury. For example, the Rho-Gam shots received by an Rh-negative mom carrying an Rh-positive baby contain 100 mcg of mercury. I point this out because 50% of all autistic children have moms who received Rho-Gam shots during pregnancy. (See Dylan’s Story.) This 50% figure is absolutely stunning, considering the fact that only 10% of all babies are Rh-negative.

If this doesn’t convince you, then consider a study done by Dr. Amy Holmes, M.D.; Mark Blaxill, an analyst with Safe Minds, a non-profit group; and Professor Boyd Haley (University of Kentucky), a world leader in neurotoxicity and autism. The study, appearing in the August issue of The International Journal of Toxicology, compared mercury levels in the hair of autistic and non-autistic infants and determined that some infants are far more susceptible to the toxic effects of mercury than others. The autistic children showed remarkably lower levels of mercury in their hair than did the normal children, thus indicating an inherent and probable genetic inability to detoxify mercury. Blaxill said, “These reduced hair levels suggest that less mercury was being eliminated by these babies because mercury must be in the blood to be taken up by the hair, and it must be in the blood to be eliminated from the body. If it’s not in the hair, it’s not in the blood. And if it’s not in the blood to be eliminated, then it is retained and causes neurological damage in the infant.”

Obviously, the susceptibility is more important than the dose. In our office, we see a pattern of susceptibility when we X-ray the cervical spine. In most autistic children, we find a similar abnormal alignment which disrupts the immune system and leaves the child at a greater risk for toxic damage. When we correct this problem, the child starts to integrate at a higher level, thereby profoundly affecting his ability to detoxify and heal.

Further studies on susceptibility and genetics have also shown that some of these children have lower levels of glutathione, a substance which detoxifies things like heavy metals. With lower levels, a child or adult is vulnerable to toxicity. Whether this is due purely to genetics or because the body exhausts the levels while trying to clear itself is not known at this time.

Still other studies describe strong family histories of autoimmune disorders as another link to susceptibility. These studies also note that babies who died after multiple vaccinations were born prematurely, had difficult births, were underweight, or had histories of health problems. (Barbara Loe Fisher 909shot.com)

Remember, mercury is not the only neurotoxin in these shots. Adding to those listed above, I must now mention the retroviruses, from the MMR shot, that are turning up in the bowels of autistic children. Dr. Andy Wakefield, at the Royal Free Hospital in London, has proven that the retroviruses in measles are causing leaky gut syndrome which results in Crohn’s Disease, which, in turn, leads to a host of neurological problems. His study has now been duplicated two other times in the U.S.

Other viruses, such as the SV 40 which contaminated oral pelvic vaccines given to children until 1999, have been found in children and adults suffering from bone, brain, and lung cancers as well as from non-Hodgkins lymphoma. This fall (2004), the flu vaccine will be given in combination with other vaccines for the first time. The CDC has recommended this without a single safety study. Despite the lack of scientific knowledge regarding how viral and bacterial-containing vaccines given in combination act on the Central Nervous System, drug companies continue to advertise for more and more multiple vaccinations, the carrot being less visits to your doctor. As the carrot is dangled and parents take the bait, I fear the outcome of this foolishness.