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PRINCIPLES TO WITHHOLD
INFORMED CONSENT FOR HPV
VACCINATION
5/25/2017
Over the last four years, one of the main points of contention has
been the officially ordered withholding of informed consent at the
educational level. An internal document sent to school principles in
February 2017 again ordered school officials to unethically
continue withholding informed consent from parents. The
instructions stated:
Please only distribute these HSE information materials about the
vaccination programme and do not forward any other non HSE
vaccine information to parents.
The coordinated attack on parents and their daughters in Ireland has reached
appalling and historically dangerous levels. Providing balance or exposing the
country's failing HSE and flawed secondary school HPV immunization program
has not been a priority for the Irish media. The concerning behavior of the media
in Ireland has been out shined by the steady authoritarian statements of Health
Minister Simon Harris. Instead of listening to the parents and daughters of his
country, Harris has sided with Big Pharma by attacking anyone who questions his
countrys failed HPV vaccine program. A program that has, in the absence of
transparency and truth, plummeted to under 50 percent uptake due directly to
the dishonesty and deceit of the HSE. Harris reply to families looking for answers
to the injuries caused by the countrys unethical HPV vaccine push is the
following:
If you want to give medical advice on vaccinations, become a doctor. If not, get
out of the way and stay away from our public health policy.
Harris reply to mounting facts and research pointing to the verified mechanisms
of injury and severe adverse reactions being caused by the HPV vaccine are,
There is no scientific evidence that the HPV vaccine causes any long-term
illness.
The Irish media gleefully amplifies Harris messaging by continuing to report only
one side of the story while abusing and attacking parents and their daughters at
every turn. In May, TheJournal.ie floated the idea that parents who dont get the
recommended vaccinations for their children should have their child benefit cut
in half. On May 16 The Irish edition of the UK Times flat out lied to its readers by
reporting "Misinformation about the side-effects of the [HPV] vaccine has
resulted in 520 preventable deaths over four years from 2010 to 2014." The
statistics reported by the Times could not be confirmed. The misinformation
mentioned by the Times is comprised of families, who have seen and are
currently experiencing the difficulties of vaccine injury first hand, attempting to
warn other families difficulties not being told about the risk of HPV vaccination.
I
MOpresidentDrAnnHoganblamedfakenewsandsocialmediaforasignificantdeclineintakeup
ofcancerprotectingHPVvaccinationamongstyounggirls.Photograph:JoeRaedle/GettyImages
MartinWall,PaulCullen
Sat,Apr22,2017,
Uninformednonsenseaboutthesafetyofthecervicalcancervaccineisinterferingwithmedical
effortstosavelives,accordingtoMinisterforHealthSimonHarris.
MrHarrissaiditwastimetotakeonthescaremongerswhoweremisinformingpeopleaboutthe
HPV(humanpapillomavirus)vaccineagainstthecancer.
Acknowledgingthereisaproblemwithfallingvaccinationrates,heurgeddoctorsattheIrishMedical
Organisation(IMO)annualconferencetocomeoutfightingbyprovidingclearandaccurate
informationaboutthebenefitsofvaccination.
HPVvaccinationratesamongyoungteenagegirlshavedroppedfrom87percentto50percentdueto
oppositionfromacampaigngroupthathaslinkedtheGardasilvaccinetoarangeofallegedhealth
harms.Scientificresearchhasfailedtoestablishedanylinkbetweenthevaccineandtheallegedside
effects.
MrHarrissaidhetookhismedicaladviceonvaccinationsfromhischiefmedicalofficer,theEuropean
MedicinesAgencyandtheWorldHealthOrganisationnotfromrandomsocialmediaaccounts.
Ifyouwanttogivemedicaladviceonvaccinations,becomeadoctor.Ifnot,getoutofthewayand
stayawayfromourpublichealthpolicy.
Wehavevaccinesinthiscountrythatcanpreventdeath.Wehaveavaccinethatcanpreventgirls
fromdyingofcancer.Andyetwehaveuninformednonsenseinterferingwithmedicaleffortstosave
lives.Shameonthem.
HisviewsechoedthoseexpressedearlierbyIMOpresidentDrAnnHoganwhoblamedfakenews
andsocialmediaforasignificantdeclineintakeupofcancerprotectingHPVvaccinationamongst
younggirls.
Inheraddress,DrHogansaid:UptakeratesfortheHPVvaccineamongstyounggirlsaredecliningto
aworryingextentonthebackoffakenewsstoriesaboutnonexistentrisksfromvaccinations.Asa
result,weareputtingthefuturehealthofyoungwomenatriskofcervicalcancerandotherailments.
Itisunfortunatethatwearelivinginanagewheretherehasneverbeensuchhostilitytoexpertiseand
facts.Thisantiexpertbiashasbeenarealissueinpoliticsinternationallyoverthepast12months.
ButareweinIrelandimmunefromthisphenomenon?Ithinkoftheattentiongiventoridiculousscare
mongeringaboutriskswithvaccinationandtheinsidiouscampaigningagainst,forexample,theHPV
vaccinewhichhasdirectlyimpactedonuptakelevelsforthisvitalcancerpreventingvaccineandI
wonderhowvulnerablewearetothisantiexperthysteria.
Inherspeech,DrHoganalsowarnedthattheworkingenvironmentintheIrishhealthcaresystemwas
literallymakingdoctorssick.
Shesaidtherealitywasthehealthserviceprovidedanunhealthyworkingenvironmentwith
insufficientresourcestoenablethefrontlineprofessionalstodothejobstheyweretrainedtodo.
ShesaidtheIrishhealthserviceitselfhadmovedintoastateofchronicillness.
Thehealthserviceisnotsufferingfromatemporaryillness.Itissufferingfromalongterm,persistent
andseverelydebilitatingillnesscausedbyunderresourcingoverdecadesandlikeanypatientwith
chronicillness,theoutlookisverydifficult.
DrHogansaidthatwhilevisionandreformswererequired,whatwasmuchmoreurgentlyneededwas
moneytoenablestotreatthepatientswaitingforourhelptoday,toresourceourhealthcentresandGP
surgeriestodealwiththeadditionalworkloadswhichhavebeenfoistedonusevenasthebudgetfor
respectiveserviceshavebeenslashed.
DrHoganisaspecialistincommunitymedicineandsaidbudgetsinthisarea,likeinotherpartsofthe
healthservice,hadbeensteadilyreduced.
Colleagueshaveleftwithoutbeingreplaced,promotionshavebeenwithheldfromothercolleagues
evenastheyhavebeentaskedwithdoingtheworkandcarryingtheresponsibilityofmoresenior
posts,shesaid.
Andatthesametimeoutworkloadshaveincreased.
Inawiderangingspeechtotheconferenceonhealthissues,MrHarrissaidthe10yearplanbeing
drawnupbytheDilfutureofhealthcarecommitteemustberealistic,andconsciousofcostand
timelines.
NegotiationsondrawingupanewGPcontractwilltakesometimebutrealprogresscouldbe
expectedthisyear,hesaid.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irishnews/uninformednonsenseabouthpvvaccineis
endangeringlives1.3058014?mode=amp
PARENTS
5/10/2017
In the case Planned Parenthood v. American Coalition of Life Activists, the en banc Ninth
Circuit court concluded that a true threat is a statement which, in the entire context and
under all the circumstances, a reasonable person would foresee would be interpreted by
those to whom the statement is communicated as a serious expression of intent to inflict
bodily harm upon that person. It is not necessary that the defendant intend to, or be able
to carry out his threat; the only intent requirement for a true threat is that the
defendant intentionally or knowingly communicate the threat.
The mainstream media, in the US and abroad, is now taking a dangerous, unethical, and
seemingly unlawful stance towards parents who exercise their health freedom. The
mainstream corporate media is also viciously attacking parents who openly question and
debate reality that happens to run contrary and outside of the few transparent and false
sales pitch talking points of pharmaceutical companies. What are we talking about here?
On May 8, The Boston Herald ran an editorial calling for the following:
"These are the facts: Vaccines dont cause autism. Measles can kill. And lying to
vulnerable people about the health and safety of their children ought to be a
hanging offense."
The piece was in response to a recent event in which Somali American families,
who have the highest rate of autism in the United States, voiced their concerns about the
vaccine injury they were experiencing. The Minnesota Somali community is being
aggressively targeted for rounds of MMR vaccines.
Who wrote the piece? The Herald's inciting piece didn't list names or authors. Instead,
the credit for the tough words was simply attributed to "Boston Herald editorial staff." The
"Boston Herald Staff" has been active lately touting the new zika virus vaccine being
developed right down the road at Boston's Center for Virology and Vaccine Research is
located within Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The shadowy editorial team also
runs such moving, investigative pieces like the recent "CDC Offers Recommendations for
Adult Vaccines." Readers visiting the Boston Herald's website to read its news and
'journalism' are greeted with pop-up ads like the one:
The trend of media being a simple pharmaceutical company propaganda arm and
gatekeeper has been clear to anyone watching. It wasn't long ago that Robert F.
Kennedy Jr., made this statement live on FOX news with Tucker Carlson:
"I'm called anti-vax all the time because the pharmaceutical industry is so powerful...both
with the media they give $5.4 billion dollars a year to the media. And they've gotten
rid of the lawyers so there's no legal interest in those cases. And they really have been
able to control the debate and silence people like me. I'm very grateful to you for having
the courage to allow me on the show and talk. This is the second show in 10 years that's
allowed me to talk about this, the other being Bill Maher, which doesn't take
advertising [from Big Pharma].
The elusive "Boston Herald editorial staff" and other parent-targeting media outlets, if they
were free to report truth, would have checked the insert sheet [which is denied to parents
effectively removing their full informed consent] of the Tripedia vaccine which states
autism as a documented adverse event.
http://hse.ie/eng/health/immunisation/infomaterials/pubs/schedulep
ostereng.pdf
The Vaccine Revolution for Truth
Posted: 4/19/2017
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We are advocating for the right to know the truth about the safety
of the food we eat, 9 the water we drink, 10 the drugs doctors
prescribe 11 12 13 and the vaccines Americans are forced to get to
attend school, 14 and receive medical care, 15 16 and hold a job. 17 18
And we are here to witness the suffering of our children, who have
no voice and have no choice except the one that we, their mothers
and fathers, give to them.
We want government officials to explain to us why our country,
which spends the most on health care 19 20 and has one of the
highest child vaccination rates in the world, 21 is crippled by a
chronic disease and disability epidemic that costs more than two
trillion dollars a year 22 and has created the sickest child and young
adult population in Americas history:
3 1 child in 6 learning disabled; 23
3 1 in 9 with asthma; 24
3 1 in 10 diagnosed with a mental disorder; 25
3 1 in 13 severely allergic to food; 26
3 1 in 20 epileptic; 27
3 1 in 50 developing autism; 28
3 1 in 400 with diabetes 29
and millions more struggling with other kinds of brain and immune
system damage marked by chronic inflammation in the body.
There is no price tag high enough to put on the costs that will
bankrupt our nation as these children grow up and many face a
lifetime of health care and housing needs. 30
What kind of jobs will they hold? Where are they going to live?
What happens when their parents die? 31
We will not be silent as the biological integrity of another
generation of children is destroyed in this bitter harvest that can
only continue if we allow it to continue.
I say this as a mother who witnessed my healthy, bright two and a
half year old child suffer a convulsion, collapse shock and brain
inflammation 32 33 within hours of his fourth DPT shot in 1980, that
left him with multiple learning disabilities and 12 years confined to
a special education classroom in the public school system. My son
did not die and he was not severely brain damaged like so many
children for whom the risks of vaccination turn out to be 100
percent.
Why was the 21st Century Cures Act created by Congress 46 and
signed into law last year so FDA licensing and informed consent
standards could be lowered even further? Now the skids have
been greased for the pharmaceutical industry the biggest lobby
on Capitol Hill - to experiment on people without their consent, and
to fast track drugs and vaccines to market even more quickly -
without proving they are safe and effective first.
And why did Congress create a federal vaccine injury system
administrative alternative to a lawsuit in the National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 - but take no action when the
Departments of Health and Justice systematically gutted that law
and turned it into a cruel joke? 47 Today, the majority of vaccine
injured children are denied compensation so government officials
do not have to admit just how many children are being brain
damaged and dying after vaccination in America. 48
In 2011, Congress never said a word when Big Pharma used that
law to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to effectively ban all
vaccine injury lawsuits in America by declaring that FDA licensed
vaccines are unavoidably unsafe. 49
The $3.6 billion dollars in federal vaccine injury compensation that
has been awarded to more than 5,000 vaccine victims since 1988
doesnt begin to pay for the damage done, not when two out of
three claims are denied, 50 and not when drug companies have no
incentive to make vaccines less harmful because all Americans are
legally required to purchase and use their liability free vaccine
products.
Every promise that Congress made to parents in 1986 was a lie.
And 30 years is long enough for parents to wait for that failed
experiment in tort reform to work.
The liability shield protecting Big Pharma must
come down.
No industry should ever be allowed to escape accountability in a
civil court of law in front of a jury of our peers when profit-making
products injure and kill people.
In 1962, American environmentalist Rachel Carson warned that
the alliance between industry and government was poisoning the
earth and human health. She said, If the Bill of Rights contains no
guarantee that a citizen shall be secure against lethal poisons
distributed either by private individuals or by public officials, it is
surely only because our forefathers, despite their considerable
wisdom and foresight, could conceive of no such problem. 51
Twenty years later, parents of vaccine injured children in the
Washington, D.C. area founded the educational charity known
today as the National Vaccine Information Center, and launched
the vaccine safety and informed consent movement in America, 52
while the environmental, 53 safe food 54 and holistic health 55 56 57
movements in the 1980s were also being powered by ordinary
people demanding the peoples right to know and freedom to take
control of their health.
These grassroots movements have been united by one truth:
government has betrayed the public trust by forging business
partnerships with the chemical and pharmaceutical industries that
put profits, not people, first. 58 59 60 61 62 63 64
And, now in the 21st century when everybody knows somebody
who was healthy, got vaccinated and was never healthy again, the
public-private partnership between industry and government is
moving to strip citizens of the human right to informed consent to
medical risk taking. Laws are being passed that eliminate the right
for Americans to exercise freedom of thought, conscience and
religious belief 65 so they can be blackmailed into using vaccines
with unacceptable risks that are also failing to work as advertised.
66 67
Albert Einstein, who risked arrest in Germany in the 1930s when
he spoke out against censorship and persecution of minorities,
said, Never do anything against conscience even if the State
demands it. 68
There is no liberty more fundamentally a natural, inalienable right
than the freedom to follow our conscience when choosing what we
are willing to risk our life or our childs life for.
While we are all born equal, with equal rights under the law, we are
not born all the same. Each one of us is born with different genes
and a unique microbiome influenced by epigenetics that affects
how we respond to the environments we live in. 69 70 71 72 We do not
all respond the same way to infectious diseases 73 - or to
pharmaceutical products like vaccines 74 - and doctors cannot
predict which of us will be harmed. 75
This means that vaccine risks are not being borne equally by
everyone in society, and forced vaccination is a de facto selection
of the vaccine vulnerable for sacrifice.
Why should the lives of those vulnerable to vaccine complications
be valued any less than those vulnerable to complications of
infections?
And why should people not be free to choose to stay healthy in
ways that pose far fewer risks? 76
These are legitimate scientific and ethical questions that should
not be ridiculed by government, medical organizations and
members of the mainstream media demonizing a growing number
of people who are wondering why they either have a child, or know
a child, who was born healthy and then suddenly regressed
physically, mentally and emotionally and joined the ranks of the
walking wounded. The people do not understand why government
refuses to fund or conduct methodologically sound scientific
studies to find out why the bodies of so many highly vaccinated
children and adults are on fire, riddled with chronic inflammation
that is common to most brain and immune system dysfunction 77 78
79doctors diagnose as:
ADHD; 80 81 82
epilepsy; 83
allergies; 84
autism; 85 86 87 88
inflammatory bowel, 89 90 thyroid 91 and metabolic disease; 92
rheumatoid arthritis; 93
obesity; 94
cancer; 95 96 97
schizophrenia, 98 99 and
depression 100
It was not always this way in America. I grew up in the 1950s and
60s and remember when every child got measles, mumps and
chickenpox before age 10, but there were no special education
classrooms in public schools to house legions of learning disabled,
autistic and emotionally disturbed children. I remember when it
was the rare child who could not learn and half of the students
were not carrying Epi-pens 101 and asthma inhalers 102 in their
pockets, and there was no need to store student supplies of Ritalin
and Prozac in the school nurses office. 103 I remember when we
ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch without being
afraid it would kill one of our classmates. 104 105
The biggest public health emergency in America is not a few
measles cases at Disneyland in a population of 320 million people,
106 107 108 where less than one percent of children are unvaccinated
109 and 95 percent of them have gotten two measles shots, and five
pertussis shots, 110 plus dozens of doses of other vaccines.
The real public health emergency in America is the one that is
being covered up by government agencies working overtime with
industry and mainstream media to distract, deceive, stonewall and
restrict the freedom of Americans to take control of their health.
The reaction by vaccine developers and others promoting no
exceptions forced vaccination laws is to label parents disagreeing
with them as selfish and to suggest they are child abusers. Or
to insist, like pediatrician Paul Offit, that vaccine injuries and
deaths are a myth and that children can safely receive 10,000
vaccines at once. 111 Or, like pediatrician Peter Hotez to call on the
U.S. government and the G20 to wage a war on American parents
defending exemptions in vaccine laws. 112
Dr. Hotez calls for parents disagreeing with him to be snuffed out
which means to "to extinguish, to suppress, to crush; to kill. 113
These federal vaccine advisory committees shape national vaccine policies and influence
state vaccine laws and policies. During 2016, each vaccine advisory committees
meetings were punctuated with discussions on topics such as an HPV vaccine series
dose reduction; discontinued use of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV); strategies
to insure the success of the National Adult Immunization Plan (NAIP); vaccine
development innovation; and the ever increasing vaccine injury caseload for attorneys in
the U.S. Department of Justice and Special Masters in the U.S. Court of Claims
adjudicating the federal vaccine injury compensation program (VICP).
Though these committees are advisory in nature, the reality is that their
recommendations and reports often get turned into state vaccine mandates and policies
that negatively impact the availability of vaccine exemptions, as well as threaten
consumer privacy and how vaccine exemption data is collected and shared across state
and federal databases and with third parties (interoperability). In recent years, many of
the recommendations made by these committees have resulted in an increase in the
introduction of state bills and policies to restrict voluntary vaccine decision-making.
The National Vaccine Information Center, now in our 35th year of working to prevent
vaccine injuries and deaths through public education, is an information clearinghouse on
vaccine science, policy, law and ethics. Among our commitments to the public are
providing public comment to and independent oversight on the actions being taken by
federal vaccine advisory committees.
This information can be used when action is needed to defend informed consent rights,
including protection of vaccine exemptions, but there is no substitute for citizen
participation in the law and policy making process.
If you havent already registered to be a user of NVICs Advocacy Portal so you can stay
up-to-date on vaccine bills moving in your state and receive email alerts on critical
actions that need to be taken, please sign up now. It is a free public resource that
provides analysis, talking points and puts you in contact with your own legislators. It is
important that you visit the Advocacy Portal often so you dont miss any vaccine-related
bill moving in your state legislature and can make your voice heard even before NVIC
issues an action alert.
In 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Acting Assistant
Secretary for Health (ASH) Karen DeSalvo M.D. reaffirmed support for the NAIP. Dr.
DeSalvo also reported the tripling of health care providers creating Electronic Health
Records (EHR), which are electronic versions of personal health/medical records created
by health care professionals. Use of EHRs under meaningful use provides the ability for
government health officials to target populations for vaccination when needed. During the
meeting the acting ASH stated that DHHS would use their bully pulpit to increase adult
vaccination for emerging diseases like Zika.4
Much like state vaccine registries, rules for state HIE databases
that contain personal medical information on Americans differ from
state to state.5 Your ability to opt-in or opt-out and/or place
restrictions on how your medical, inclusive of vaccine status, is
shared in EHRs with third parties and the government is largely
decided at the state level.
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One of the goals in the NAIP is to automate the transfer of vaccine
data from EHRs into state vaccine registries operated by state
health departments.6 Removing interoperability barriers that may
prevent the transfer of personal medical information, or prevent
vaccine data sharing in general is seen by the NVAC as a leverage
mechanism to compel all Americans to comply with federal vaccine
recommendations.7 This data automation means that any
information about your vaccine status that your doctor records in
your EHR may end up in your state health departments vaccine
registry and can be shared with third parties without your
knowledge or informed consent.
Patient Privacy Is Eroding
Health care providers were paid to create EHRs under the Health
Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of
2009 (HITECH).8 After 2015, health care professionals can be
penalized for not implementing EHRs for all patients. 9
However, the real danger of the continued erosion of patient
privacy posed by EHRs is that EHRs are attractive targets for
ransomware,10 11 security breaches,12 and changes to the 1996
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that
allow disclosure of your personal medical records to the
government and other third parties.13 The use of EHRs to leverage
vaccine compliance is only the latest example of erosions of
medical privacy.
NVIC recommends contacting your health care provider with any
concerns you have about how your EHR data or your childs EHR
data is shared so that you can take steps to protect your medical
privacy. You may also use the vaccine registry links NVIC provides
on its website in the Quick Facts box for each state to learn more
about how your states vaccine registry operates and whether you
have the right to opt-in or opt-out of participating in the registry.
Pregnant Women Reclassified for Research
Purposes
2016 NVAC meeting discussions also waded into the possible use
of existing maternal research data collected in various research
efforts to create a research data repository on pregnant women.
The repository would allow records collected with informed
consent from pregnant women for use in one research study to be
used in a different research studies without the womens additional
consent.
Another subject involving ethics that was discussed by the NVAC was whether or not to
redefine pregnant women as a scientifically complex population 14 instead of a
vulnerable population, which is the current definition and provides pregnant women and
their fetus special research subject protections.15
Redefining pregnant women in this manner would permit pharmaceutical companies to
recruit pregnant women for premarketing clinical research trials. One NVAC member
stated concern that pregnant women must be a part of the stakeholder process and
allowed input into any redefinition of their status for scientific research purposes.
However, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issued
an opinion supporting use of the new definition by arguing that pregnant women have the
ability to render informed consent and protect themselves and, therefore, are not a
vulnerable population.16
NVIC stressed to the committee during public comment that use of previously collected
data for repository purposes without the express permission of the research subject was
unethical, a violation of privacy and does require specific advance informed consent.
NVIC also affirmed the right of pregnant women to ultimately decide their participation in
any scientific research.17
RSV infects most children before their second birthday, with the
primary symptoms of RSV resembling those of the common cold,
and most RSV infections resolve without complications. However,
for a small percentage of children, RSV can cause bronchiolitis
and be life-threatening. Those at greater risk of severe infection
are premature infants, children born with heart or lung disease,
babies with weakened immune systems and children under eight
weeks of age.2
Safety Data on Maternal Tdap Vaccination Is Limited
Information on the safety of Tdap vaccine use in pregnant women was also presented to
the ACIP. The CDC recommends that all pregnant women receive a booster dose of
Tdap vaccine in the third trimester of every pregnancy and this is an off-label
recommendation, due to the fact that Tdap was never approved by the FDA for use in
pregnant women.21 Although the government maintains that no significant health
problems have been proven to be associated with use of Tdap by pregnant women,
accurately detecting adverse outcomes is compromised by the lack of valid comparative
data on pregnancy outcomes in women who do not get Tdap during pregnancy.22
The NVAC also solicited public comment on the draft report and draft recommendations
for overcoming barriers to vaccine uptake and identifying opportunities for developing
maternal immunizations.23 The report failed to recognize ethical issues and lack of pre-
licensure clinical data on vaccine safety and effectiveness in promoting vaccination of
pregnant women. Instead the report focused on how to increase Tdap and influenza
vaccine uptake among pregnant women.
NVIC submitted written public comment for consideration by the NVAC, which was critical
of maternal vaccination promotion in the absence of baseline data. NVICs public
comment also was critical of the NVACs support of metrics that compel health care
providers to vaccinate pregnant women according to federal vaccine policy rather than
acknowledging a professional obligation to respect an individuals informed consent
rights, values and beliefs, medical history and individual susceptibilities that increase
risks for vaccine harm.24
ACIP affirmed the current recommendations for use of inactivated, injectable influenza
vaccine.
The ACIP voted during their October 2016 meeting to approve a two-dose HPV vaccine
schedule for adolescents, which is reflected in the CDCs 2017 recommended childhood
vaccine schedule.26
During public comment, NVIC echoed Commissioner Kraus' concerns and renewed its
request to the ACCV to revisit the recommendations made by the Altarum report to create
a process that would measure VICP petitioner satisfaction. Such an effort could identify
why petitioners are dissatisfied and potentially provide incentive to the VICP to take steps
to assure that adequate compensation is awarded to vaccine injured victims. 32
Sanofi Pasteur and MSD will end their vaccines joint venture in
Europe, to independently manage their product portfolios and
pursue their own vaccine strategies in Europe. Modern Slavery
Statement
http://www.msd-uk.com/static/pdf/Modern%20Slavery
%20Statement.pdf
http://www.msd-uk.com/static/pdf/MSD%20Vaccines%20Stock
%20Status%205th%20May%202017%20%282%29.pdf
Not so long ago, being informed you were HIV positive, or had
contracted hepatitis C, meant your entire future was thrown into
grave doubt if you had a future at all.
Over the last 35 years, however, AIDS has gone from a virtual death
sentence to a perfectly manageable condition. Indeed, my Uncle
Professor of Immunology, Anthony Pinching reflected that the
HIV/AIDS model of research had become the standard bearer for
other diseases.
Chance of a lifetime
Estimates suggest that about 17,000 people with HIV are as yet
undiagnosed and at least a third of people newly diagnosed have
advanced infection, making expanded HIV testing a crucial
intervention.
We now have the wherewithal to ensure long life for people with HIV
but, as economic constraints deepen we must not allow the
phenomenal progress of the past 30 years to stall. The next few
years are crucial in ensuring that treatment evolves to effectively
meet the changing needs of an increasing and ageing population.
Measures that improve quality of life in particular, through reducing
stigma and discrimination, need to be implemented.
In recent years more people are becoming aware of their HCV status
and seeking treatment. As HCV is usually asymptomatic, however, it
can be a challenge to identify infected people the number of
people in England diagnosed was five times greater in 2015 than in
1996[2], but half of HCV patients are estimated to be undiagnosed[3].
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provedProducts/UCM285015.pdf
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http://www.pfizer.com/system/files/presentation/2014_Pfizer_Finan
cial_Report.pdf
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MSD to create 200 new jobs in Carlow, Cork and Tipperary . ... The company is known as
Merck & Co., Inc., in the United States and Canada.
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MSD is leading the way to a healthier future with products that
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Ourambitionistobetheundisputedleaderforvaccines,knownforourinnovation,expertise,ethics
anddedicationtoprotectingthelivesofchildrenandadults.Everychild,womanandmandeservesto
befreefromvaccinepreventablediseases.
MSDhasplayedanimportantanddefiningroleinthehistoryofvaccines.Weareproudofourrich
biotechnicalheritagethatspansoveracentury,andofourproventrackrecordinsupplyingwell
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Vaccinesareoneofthemostcosteffectiveachievementsinpublichealth,significantlydecreasing
costsrelatedtohospitalizations,treatments,disabilities,diseaseoutbreaks,andproductivityloss.They
havehelpedtopreventmorethan30commoninfectiousdiseases2andsaveapproximately3million
livesayearglobally.3
MSDscientistshavebeendiscoveringanddevelopingvaccinestohelpprotectchildren,adolescents
andadultsfromanumberofseriousdiseasesformorethan100years.Inthattime,MSDhasbeen
hometosomeoftheworldsgreatestvaccinologists,includingthelateDr.MauriceHilleman,the
scientistandvisionarywhodevelopedmorethan30vaccinesoverthecourseofhisremarkablecareer.
Everyday,weareinspiredbyourtrackrecordindeliveringeffectivevaccinesthathavetransformed
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ImprovingImmunizationCoverageinEurope
AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,preventable,infectiousdiseasesstillposesignificant
threatsinEurope,wheretherehavebeenoutbreaksofvaccinepreventablediseasesinrecentyears.In
2013alone,31,685casesofmeaslesand39,367casesofrubellawerereported.4
Eventhoughgeneralimmunizationcoverageintheregionishigh,largepopulationgroupsremain
unprotected.Ofthe11.2millionchildrenborninEuropein2012,nearly554,150didnotreceivethe
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more.
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everywhereintheworld.MSDVaccinesisattheforefrontoffindinginnovativesolutionstohelp
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Today,wearedevelopingvaccinesagainstnewinfections,improvingexistingvaccinationsand
exploringwaysofmakingourvaccinesevenmoreacceptableforexample,bymaximizingthe
numberofvaccinesinasingleinjection.
VaccinesEuropeThevaccineindustryinfigures,
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State of the Worlds Vaccines and Immunization: Unprecedented
Progress
http://who.int/immunization/fact_sheet_progress.pdf?ua=1
10 facts on immunization
UpdatedApril2017
http://who.int/features/factfiles/immunization/en/
Global Vaccine Action Plan 20112020
http://who.int/immunization/global_vaccine_action_plan/SAGE_GVAP_
Assessment_Report_2016_EN.pdf?ua=1
Vaccination Week in the Americas celebrates 15 years
Alba Maria Ropero, Elizabeth Thrush, and PAHO Vaccination week team
http://who.int/immunization/GIN_April_2017.pdf?ua=1
FEBRUARY24,2017UPDATE
ToourAFairShotsupporterswonderinghowtheprogressisgoingwithGSKandPfizer,wehavean
updateforyou!InSeptemberandNovember2016,GSKandPfizer(respectively)madecommitments
toofferhumanitarianorganizationsworkinginemergenciesthelowestglobalpriceforthepneumonia
vaccine.Morethan3monthshavepassedsincethecompaniesmadetheirannouncements.Asoflate
February2017,negotiationswithbothcompaniesarejustbeginning.WehopethatPfizerandGSKwill
deliverontheirpromisesandmakethepneumoniavaccineavailabletochildrenlivinginemergency
contextsassoonaspossible.
NEWYORK,14November2016TheinternationalmedicalhumanitarianorganisationMdecins
SansFrontires/DoctorsWithoutBorders/(MSF)welcomesPfizersdecisiontolowerthepriceofits
pneumococcalconjugatevaccine(PCV)forchildrencaughtinhumanitarianemergencies.Forseven
years,MSFurgedPfizerandGSKtheonlytwomanufacturersproducingthepneumoniavaccineto
offerthelowestglobalpricetohumanitarianorganizations,buttheyrefuseduntilSeptember,when
GSKannouncedthatitwasfinallyreducingthepriceofitspneumoniavaccineforhumanitarian
situations.NowwithitsannouncementonFriday,PfizerisfollowingGSKsfootsteps.
ItsgoodtoseethatPfizerisnowfinallyreducingthepriceofitslifesavingvaccineforchildrenin
emergencies,saysDrJoanneLiu,MSFsinternationalpresident.WithPfizerandGSKsprice
reductions,humanitarianorganizationswillbebetterabletoprotectchildrenagainstthisdeadly
disease.
Pneumoniaistheleadingcauseofchildmortalityworldwide,killingnearlyonemillionchildrenevery
year.Crisisaffectedchildren,suchasthosecaughtupinconflictorinhumanitarianemergencies,are
particularlysusceptibletopneumonia.MSFmedicalteamsoftenseethedeadlyeffectsofpneumonia
avaccinepreventablediseaseinthevulnerablechildrentreatedinourhealthfacilities.
Thepricereductionsareasignificantstepforwardinprotectingvulnerablechildrenwhoarereachedby
humanitarianorganizationslikeMSF.From2009to2014,MSFconductednegotiationswithPfizer
andGSKtoaccessafairandsustainablepriceforthepneumoniavaccine,beforemakinganotable
exceptiontoourpolicygoverningdonationsfrompharmaceuticalcompanies.Inagreeingtothe
limitedtermdonations,bothPfizerandGSKassuredMSFthattheywouldworkonalongerterm
solutiontoimproveaffordability.Sincethen,inabsenceofsuchasolution,MSFandother
humanitarianorganizationsstruggledtopurchasepneumoniavaccinesatanaffordableprice;earlier
thisyear,MSFpaid60Euros(US$68.10)foronedoseofthePfizerproducttovaccinaterefugee
childreninGreece20timesmorethanthelowestpriceofferedbyGSKandPfizer.
OnethirdoftheworldscountrieshavenotbeenabletointroducePCVbecauseofitshighprice.
MillionsofchildrenlivingincountriessuchasJordan,Thailand,andthePhilippinesareleftout.In
2015,all193countriesattheWorldHealthAssemblypassedalandmarkresolutiondemandingmore
affordablevaccinesandincreasedtransparencyofvaccineprices.BothPfizerandGSKshouldnow
redoubleeffortstoreducethepriceofthevaccineforthemanydevelopingcountriesthatstillcant
affordtoprotecttheirchildrenagainstpneumonia,saidDr.Liu.
PfizersannouncementonFridayindicatedthatthepricereductionwasanewandspecificpricingtier
forcivilsocietyorganizations(CSOs)includingMSF.WenowhopethatPfizerwillextenditsprice
reductioneffortstoalldevelopingcountriesandacceleratetheregistrationprocesstorapidlyincrease
accesstothepneumoniavaccineforallwhoneedit.
Background
Itisnow68timesmoreexpensivetovaccinateachildthanin2001,accordingtoa2015MSFreport,
TheRightShot:BringingdownBarrierstoAffordableandAdaptedVaccines.Thepneumoniavaccine
accountsforalmosthalfthepriceoftheentirevaccinationpackageforachildinthepoorestcountries.
Afteryearsofunfruitfulnegotiations,in2015,MSFlaunchedAFairShot,apubliccampaignasking
PfizerandGSKtheonlytwomanufacturersofthepneumoniavaccinetoreducethepriceofthe
vaccine.Earlierthisyear,onApril27th,MSFdeliveredthenamesofmorethan416,000peoplefrom
170countrieswhosignedapetitionaskingPfizerandGSKtoreducethepriceofthepneumonia
vaccinetoUS$5perchild(forallthreedoses)forcrisisaffectedpopulationsandforalldeveloping
countries..InSeptember,GSKannouncedthatitwasfinallyreducingthepriceofitspneumonia
vaccineforhumanitariansituations.NowwithitsannouncementonFriday,PfizerisfollowingGSKs
footsteps.
https://www.afairshot.org/articles/2016/11/15/pfizer-drops-the-
price-for-humanitarian-organizations
HELP DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS #ASKPHARMA TO
LOWER THE PRICE OF THE PNEUMONIA VACCINE.
Open letter to Pfizer employees: We need allies
November11,2016
Dear Pfizer employees,
Thank you.
https://www.afairshot.org/articles/2016/11/15/open-letter-to-pfizer-
employees-we-need-allies
GSK lowers the price of the pneumonia vaccine for some of the
world's most vulnerable children
September22,2016
MSFcallsonPfizertomatchGSKsmoveandofferthehumanitariancommunityaccesstothe
lowestpriceavailableglobally
NEWYORK/LONDON,20September2016Theinternationalmedicalhumanitarianorganisation
MdecinsSansFrontires/DoctorsWithoutBorders/(MSF)welcomesthedecisionby
GlaxoSmithKline(GSK)tolowerthepriceofitspneumococcalconjugatevaccine(PCV)for
humanitarianorganisationsthatserverefugeeandcrisisaffectedchildren.Forsevenyears,MSFhas
beenindiscussionswithGSKandPfizertheonlytwomanufacturersproducingthepneumonia
vaccineforaccesstoamoreaffordableprice.GSKspricereductionisasignificantstepforwardin
protectingvulnerablechildrenwhoarereachedbyhumanitarianorganisationslikeMSF.MSFnow
hopesthatPfizerwillmatchGSKsoffer,andthatbothcompanieswilladditionallyreducethepriceof
thevaccineforgovernmentsofdevelopingcountrieswhichstillcantaffordtoaddthePCVvaccineto
theirstandardchildhoodimmunisationpackage.
GSKhastakenacriticalstepforwardforchildreninemergencies,saysDrJoanneLiu,MSFs
internationalpresident.Withthispricereduction,ourteamswillfinallybeabletoexpandtheirefforts
toprotectchildrenagainstthisdeadlydisease.GSKshouldnowredoubleeffortstoreducethepriceof
thevaccineforthemanydevelopingcountriesthatstillcantaffordtoprotecttheirchildrenagainst
pneumonia.
Pneumoniaistheleadingcauseofchildmortalityworldwide,killingalmostonemillionchildrenevery
year.Crisisaffectedchildren,suchasthosecaughtupinconflictorinhumanitarianemergencies,are
particularlysusceptibletopneumonia.MSFmedicalteamsoftenseethedeadlyeffectsofpneumonia
avaccinepreventablediseaseinthevulnerablechildrenweserve.
Untilnow,neitherMSFnorotherhumanitarianorganisationshavebeenabletopurchasepneumonia
vaccinesatanaffordableprice;earlierthisyear,MSFpaid60Euros(US$68.10)foronedoseofthe
PfizerproducttovaccinaterefugeechildreninGreece20timesmorethanthelowestpricethatGSK
andPfizeroffer.
InMay,MSFdeliveredthenamesofmorethan416,000peoplefrom170countrieswhosigneda
petitionaskingPfizerandGSKtoreducethepriceofthepneumoniavaccinetoUS$5perchild(forall
threedoses)forcrisisaffectedpopulationsandforalldevelopingcountries.
Withits19Septemberannouncement,GSKhasnowpledgedtoofferhumanitarianorganisationsa
priceofaboutUS$9perchild(US$3.05perdose).WhileGSKsannouncementremovesone
significantbarriertohumanitarianaccesstothepneumoniavaccine,Pfizerspneumoniavaccine
(PCV13)isstillanindispensabletoolinmanycountrieswhereMSFandotherorganisationsprovide
assistance,yetPfizercontinuestorefusetoofferanaffordablepriceforitspneumoniavaccineto
humanitarianorganisations.
PfizershouldnowmatchGSKsmoveandhelpbuildabroadersolutionforthehumanitarian
communitybyalsoofferingthelowestglobalprice,saysLiu.Insteadofloweringthepriceforthe
humanitariancommunity,Pfizerhasofferedonlyadonationprogramme.MSFpreferstohaveaccess
toaffordableandsustainablypricedvaccinessothatthehealthofvulnerablechildrendoesnotrelyon
thevoluntarygoodwillofcompanies.
October10,2016
ByJasonCone,ExecutiveDirectorofDoctorsWithoutBordersintheUnitedStates
IrecentlyhadthedifficulttaskoftellingIanRead,PfizersCEO,thatDoctorsWithoutBorders/
MdecinsSansFrontires(MSF)isrejectingthecompanysoffertodonateasignificantnumberof
pneumoniavaccine(PCV)dosesforthechildrenweserve.Thisisnotadecisionthatwetooklightly,
sinceourmedicalteamsworkinginthefieldwitnesstheimpactofpneumoniaeveryday.
Pneumoniaclaimsthelivesofnearlyonemillionkidseachyear,makingittheworld'sdeadliestdisease
amongchildren.Althoughthere'savaccinetopreventthisdisease,it'stooexpensiveformany
developingcountriesandhumanitarianorganizations,suchasours,toafford.Astheonlyproducersof
thepneumoniavaccine,PfizerandGlaxoSmithKline(GSK)areabletokeepthepriceofthevaccine
artificiallyhigh;since2009,thetwocompanieshaveearned$36billiononthisvaccinealone.For
years,wehavebeentryingtonegotiatewiththecompaniestolowerthepriceofthevaccine,butthey
offeredusdonationsinstead.
Youmightbewondering,then,whywe'dratherpayforthevaccinethangetitforfree.Isn'tfree
better?
No.Freeisnotalwaysbetter.Donationsofteninvolvenumerousconditionsandstringsattached,
includingrestrictionsonwhichpatientpopulationsandwhatgeographicareasareallowedtoreceive
thebenefits.Thisprocesscandelaystartingvaccinationcampaigns,whichwouldbeanuntenable
situationinemergencysettings,orgrosslylimitwhoyoureabletoreachwiththevaccine.
Donationscanalsounderminelongtermeffortstoincreaseaccesstoaffordablevaccinesand
medicines.Theyremoveincentivesfornewmanufacturerstoenteramarketwhenitsabsorbed
throughadonationarrangement.Weneedcompetitionfromnewcompaniestobringdownprices
overallsomethingwedonthavecurrentlyforthepneumoniavaccine.
Donationsareoftenusedasawaytomakeotherspayup.Bygivingthepneumoniavaccineawayfor
free,pharmaceuticalcorporationscanusethisasjustificationforwhypricesremainhighforothers,
includingotherhumanitarianorganizationsanddevelopingcountriesthatalsocantaffordthevaccine.
Countries,whichcontinuetovoicetheirfrustrationatbeingunabletoaffordnewandcostlyvaccines
suchasPCV,needlowerpricesaswelltoprotectchildrenshealth.
Critically,donationofferscandisappearasquicklyastheycome.Thedonorhasultimatecontrolover
whenandhowtheychoosetogivetheirproductsaway,riskinginterruptionofprogramsshouldthe
companydecideitsnolongertotheiradvantage.Forexample,Ugandaisnowfacinganationwide
shortageofDiflucan,anessentialcrytpococcalmeningitisdrug,inspiteofPfizerscommitmentto
donatethedrugstothegovernment.Thereareothersimilarexamplesofcompaniesdonation
programsleavinggovernmentsandhealthorganizationsinalurchwithoutthemedicaltoolstheyneed
totreatpatients.
Toavoidtheserisksandtolimittheuseofinkindmedicalproductsdonations,theWorldHealth
Organization(WHO),andotherleadingglobalhealthorganizationssuchasUNICEFandGavi,the
VaccineAlliance,haveclearrecommendationsagainstdonationoffersfrompharmaceutical
corporations.
Therearetimes,however,whenoverwhelmingpragmaticneedsdemandashorttermsolution.Such
wasthecasein2014,when,afterfiveyearsofunsuccessfulpricenegotiations,MSFagreedtoaccepta
onetimedonationfromPfizerandGSKoftheirpneumoniavaccines.Thiswasanotableexceptionto
ourprohibitiononinkindcorporatedonationpolicythatwasmadewithgreatconsideration,sothat
childrenwouldnotgounvaccinatedwhileissuesofaffordabilityandsustainabilitywereunder
discussion.Butinagreeingtothedonation,bothPfizerandGSKassuredusthattheywouldworkona
longertermsolutionforchildrencaughtincrisisanddevelopingcountries.
Finally,justlastmonth,inasignificantshiftandafteryearsofnegotiationsandmonthsofpublic
campaigningGSKannouncedthatitwouldofferitspneumoniavaccinetohumanitarianorganizations
atthelowestglobalprice(currently$3.05perdoseor$9.15perchildforallthreedosesneededforfull
vaccination).Thisisanimportantsteptowardsasustainablesolutionforhumanitarianorganizations
thatwishtoextendthebenefitsofpneumoniavaccinationtochildrencaughtincrisis.Incontrast,
Pfizerhasnotmadeanypricingconcessions,andhasyettoannounceanymeaningfulsolutions.They
continuetoofferdonationsthatgivePfizerataxbreakratherthanofferasustainablesolutionby
loweringthepriceofthevaccineoverall.AcceptingPfizersdonationtodaywouldnotdoanythingfor
themillionsofchildrenlivingincountrieslikeIraq,Jordan,Philippines,Romania,andThailand,
amongmanyothers,whereneithertheirparentsnortheirgovernmentscanaffordtheexpensive
vaccine.
Wecannolongerliveinaworldwhereavaccinethatprotectschildrenagainstpneumoniaisaluxury;
toomanyyounglivesareatstake.DoctorsWithoutBordersdoesnotbelievethatourmedicalwork,
northeworkofotherhumanitarianorganizationsorgovernmentstryingtoservetheirpeople,should
beatmercyofthevoluntarygoodwillofpharmaceuticalcorporations.
Pfizershouldlowerthepriceofitslifesavingpneumoniavaccineforhumanitarianorganizationsand
alldevelopingcountriesto$5perchild.Onlythen,willwehaveameaningfulsteptowardssaving
childrenslivesbothtodayandinthefuture.
ToMr.Read,IhopetohearsoonfromyouthatPfizerisreducingthepriceofthevaccineforthe
millionsofchildrenwhostillneedit.
https://www.afairshot.org/articles/2016/10/10/there-is-no-such-
thing-as-free-vaccines-why-we-rejected-pfizers-donation-offer-of-
pneumonia-vaccines
MSF calls on GSK and Pfizer to slash pneumo vaccine price to $5 per
child for poor countries ahead of donor meeting
In July 2014, MSF held the first of three rounds of a mass vaccination campaign in Adjumani district of
northern Uganda to protect children from deadly respiratory infections. Sydelle WIllow Smith
Thepneumococcalvaccinealoneaccountsforabout45%ofthetotalcosttovaccinateachildtodayin
thepoorestcountries(thefullpackageincludesprotectionagainst12diseases).GSKandPfizerhave
collectivelyreportedover$19billioninsalesgloballyforthepneumococcalvaccinesinceitslaunch.
MSFisthereforeurgingGSKandPfizertoreducethepneumococcalvaccinepriceto$5perchild
(inclusiveofallthreedoses),whichisonlyslightlylessthanthe$6pricetarget($2/dose)announced
bytheIndianmanufacturerSerumInstituteforaversionitplanstobringtomarketinthenextfew
years.
MSFsreportoneoftheonlysourcesofcomparativepricingonvaccinesavailableshinesalighton
thesecretivevaccineindustryandthestrikinglackofdataonvaccineprices.Countryhealthbudgets
arestretchedbyhighpricesbecausethereislimitedinformationtoinformnegotiationswith
companies,industrypurposelyconcealsprices,thereisalackofmarketcompetition,and
pharmaceuticalcompanieschargewildlydifferentpricesindifferentmarketsforthesameproduct.
WehaveanirrationalsituationwheresomedevelopingcountrieslikeMoroccoandTunisiaarepaying
moreforthepneumococcalvaccinethanFrancedoes,saidKateElder,VaccinesPolicyAdvisorfor
MSFsAccessCampaign.Becauseoftheastronomicalcostofnewvaccines,manygovernmentsare
facingtoughchoicesaboutwhichdeadlydiseasestheycanaffordtoprotecttheirchildrenagainst.
MorethanaquarterofthecountriescurrentlyeligiblefordonorsupportthroughGavi,theVaccine
Alliancewillloseitstartingnextyear,afterwhichtheywillbelefttopayabout$10perchildforthe
pneumococcalvaccine,whichisunaffordableformanycountries.Gaviestimatesthatwhencountries
loseaccesstoGavis$10perchildprice,theycouldenduppayingsixtimesasmuchforthe
pneumococcalvaccine.
Angolaisonecountrythatwilllosedonorsupportinlessthanayearin2014,morethanhalfofGavi
supportfornewvaccinesinthecountrywenttopayforthepneumococcalvaccinealone.Oncethe
countrylosessupport,itsbillfornewvaccineswillrisebyover1,500%.Similarly,over60%ofGavis
supporttoBoliviaiswrappedupinthecostofthepneumococcalvaccine,andtheBolivian
governmentspaymentwillincreasebyover700%whenitlosessupport.Indonesiaspaymentwill
increaseby1,547%.
Notestoeditors:
MoroccopaysUS$63.70andTunisia$67.30forthepneumococcalvaccine(PCV),whileFrancepays
$58.40.MoroccoandTunisiapricesarethosepaidinhospitalsandpublicinstitutions;Francespriceis
themanufacturerprice(beforeitentersthewholesaleandretaildistributionnetwork).Pricesquotedare
forPfizersPCV13.ThisdataispublishedinMSFsnewreport,TheRightShot:BringingDown
BarrierstoAffordableandAdaptedVaccines,alandscapeanalysisofvaccineaccessibility,now
availableonlineat:www.msfaccess.org/rightshot2
Eachyear,MSFteamsvaccinatemillionsofpeople,largelyasoutbreakresponsetodiseasessuchas
measles,meningitis,yellowfeverandcholera.MSFalsosupportsroutineimmunisationactivitiesin
projectswhereweprovidehealthcaretomothersandchildren.In2013alone,ourprogrammes
deliveredmorethan6.7milliondosesofvaccinesandimmunologicalproducts.MSFisscalingupits
vaccinationactivitieswithaparticularfocusonimprovingitsworkinroutineimmunisation,aswellas
extendingthepackageofvaccinesusedinhumanitarianemergencies.Intheyear20122013,MSFhad
a60%increaseinthenumberofdosesadministeredinitsprojects.
https://www.msfaccess.org/about-us/media-room/press-
releases/msf-calls-gsk-and-pfizer-slash-pneumo-vaccine-price-5-
child-poor
The Right Shot: Bringing down barriers to affordable and adapted
vaccines
Fullreport:VAC_report_TheRightShot2ndEd_ENG_2015.pdf
FullreportFrenchversion:VAC_report_TheRightShot2ndEd_FR_2015.pdf
FullreportTurkishversion:VAC_report_TheRightShot2ndEd_TUR_2015.pdf
Individualproductcards:
Productcardsummaryandintroduction:VAC_report_ProductCardSummary_ENG_2014.pdf
HumanPapillomavirusVaccines(HPV):VAC_report_ProductCardHPV_ENG_2014.pdf
InactivatedPoliovirusVaccines(IPV):VAC_report_ProductCardIPV_ENG_2014.pdf
MeaslescontainingVaccines(Measles,MR,MMR):
VAC_report_ProductCardMeaslesMRMMR_ENG_2014.pdf
MeningococcalVaccines:VAC_report_ProductCardMeningococcal_ENG_2014.pdf
PentavalentVaccines(DTPHepBHib):VAC_report_ProductCardPentavalentVax_ENG_2014.pdf
PneumococcalConjugateVaccines(PCV):VAC_report_ProductCardPCV_ENG_2014.pdf
OralCholeraVaccines(OCV):VAC_report_ProductCardOCV_ENG_2014.pdf
RotavirusVaccines(RV):VAC_report_ProductCardRV_ENG_2014.pdf
TetanusToxoidVaccines(TT):VAC_report_ProductCardTT_ENG_2014.pdf
AnnexesandReferences:VAC_report_AnnexReadySetSlodown_ENG_2014.pdf
Credit is deserved where credit is due. Up until the recent Tucker Carlson moment, only
rare glimpses of airtime on corporate media were allowed for individuals who questioned
settled science and the official talking points of captured regulatory agencies such as the
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Thursday evening Robert F.
Kennedy Jr, the public face of The World Mercury Project, appeared on FOX news for an
interview with host Tucker Carlson.
In the last month, Kennedy Jr has been extremely active appearing as the keynote
speaker in Washington, D.C. at The Revolution For Truth rally, snagging a large portion of
airtime on the recently aired 7-part docu-series The Truth About Vaccines, and speaking
at fundraisers. However, the fact that Kennedy Jrs was even allowed to appear on FOX
symbolized a big win for the growing mass of families who have been shut out of the
discussion not only by the corporate media, but largely by legislation and establishment
medicine.
Tucker opened his segment with a pre-taped introduction that was carefully read off a
teleprompter. It went as follows [with commentary by author]:
Well the vast majority of medical experts insist that vaccines are
generally [generally?] safe [over 3.6 billion paid out through a severely flawed National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program] and that there is no link between vaccines and
autism [one major study proving that link was authored by a fugitive currently on the
run for 13 counts of wire fraud and 9 counts of money laundering. The other study
proving that link had its lead author, Dr. William Thompson, admit to research
fraud]. That is widely accepted [except for the parents who saw their child regress into
autism immediately after vaccination] but not universally.
It is at this point in the interview that Tuckers on-air education began as Kennedy Jr.
stated:
"What you have to understand is that the vaccine regime changed dramatically
around 1989. The reason it changed, Tucker, is that congress drowning in
pharmaceutical industry money did something theyve never done for any other
industry. They gave blanket legal immunity to all the vaccine companies.
Over the recent years, Big Pharma has revised their strategy as their flimsy 'safe and
effective' talking point has been continually shredded to pieces by facts, truth, research
and reality. The vaccine industry PR has retreated to their Alamo. That Alamo is called
'herd immunity.'
At this point in the interview, the exchange between Carlson and Kennedy Jr symbolized
perfectly the transparent ideology of not only Big Pharma, but also of the classically-
flawed lunacy of the greater good:
RFK Jr: "Mercury has been taken out of three vaccines in this country. But it
remains in the flu vaccine 48 million flu vaccines and it's in vaccines all over
the world. And it is the most potent neurotoxin known to man that is not
radioactive. How can we inject that into a child? If you take that vaccine vial and
break it, you have to dispose of that as hazardous waste; you have to evacuate the
building. Why would we take that substance and inject that into a little baby?"
Carlson: "So the argument is, as you know, that group immunity, herd immunity, is
what you're searching for and yes there are downsides but in the big picture
everybody benefits."
Towards the end of the interview Carlson appeared to have his ah-ha moment, or at least
as close as we have seen revealed on-air from corporate media up until this
point. Kennedy Jr explained that, according to a Danish study that looked at kids
vaccinated with DPT vaccine (the most widely distributed vaccine in the world) verses
unvaccinated kids, those who were DPT-vaccinated were ten-times more likely to die
within the next two months. Kennedy Jr. continued by adding "they [the
researchers] said that that vaccine is killing more people than diphtheria, pertussis
and tetanus combined."
And like a collective bell ringing in the heads of viewers, Carlson said it. He knowingly, or
unknowingly, exposed the wizard behind the curtain. It was the Achilles heel that cuts
through decades of Big Pharma propaganda, lobbying, and funded [biased] research.
When confronted with the simple, common sense facts and truth, Carlson replied, "Why
has the point that you're making, that doesn't seem crazy, been so discredited?"
This article will close with Kennedy Jr's reply to Carlson:
"I'm called anti-vax all the time because the pharmaceutical industry is so powerful...both
with the media they give $5.4 billion dollars a year to the media. And they've gotten
rid of the lawyers so there's no legal interest in those cases. And they really have been
able to control the debate and silence people like me. I'm very grateful to you for having
the courage to allow me on the show and talk. This is the second show in 10 years
that's allowed me to talk about this, the other being Bill Maher, which doesn't take
advertising [from Big Pharma].
TheyarefromFloridaandWisconsin,TexasandTennessee,NewMexico,NewZealandand
Australia.
TheresSavannafromOhio,KahliafromNewZealand,andKristynfromWashingtonState.They
arejustahandfulofthegirlswhoseprettysmilingfacespeerbackfromthewebsiteSanevax.org.
Whatbindsthemtogether?Suspectedseriousadversereactionstocervicalcancervaccine
Gardasil,andthefactthattheywereallperfectlyhealthypriortoreceivingthevaccine.
Savannawas12whenshegotthevaccine.Sincethenherlistofsymptomshasincludedvision
problems,twitching,numbness,memoryloss,troubleconcentrating,confusion,brainfog(cant
findtherightwords),troublebreathing,sleepparalysis(cantmoveuponfirstwaking)andhair
loss.
Hermotherspendsalmosteverywakingmomenttryingtowarnpeople.Hermissionistomake
surenooneelsehastowatchtheirchildgothroughthetraumatic,lifechangingeventsher
daughterhasexperienced.
AndtheresKristynAllen.OnMarch2009,thedayafterher16thbirthday,shereceivedher
secondGardasilinjection.Shortlyafter,shestartedcomplainingaboutoddsymptomsand
eventuallyendedupintheemergencyroom.Shewashavingseverepaininbothlegs,tingling
sensationsinbothlegsandonearm,andterribleweakness.MultiplebloodtestsandaCTscan
coulduncovernoreasonforthesymptoms.
Herlistofsymptomsnowincludesbackpainfromhernecktoherfeet,terriblepressureinher
head,involuntarymusclespasms,nausea,diarrhoea,weightloss,severefatigue,chestpains,rib
pain,rapidheartbeat,dizziness,visionproblems,difficultybreathing,brainfogandhairloss.
Theresalso17yearoldKahlia,whosaysherfamilyhavesuggestedGardasilasacauseforher
illnessestothedoctors.Theywillnotsayitis100%thecause,becausetheycannotproveit.On
theotherhand,theycantsayitsnot100%thecause,becausetheycannotprovethateither.
JessicaEriczonwasoneofthefirstrecordedGardasilassociatedfatalities.Untilreceivingher
thirdinjectionofHPVvaccine,Jessicawashealthy,happy,active,neversmokedortookdrugs.
OnFebruary20,2008,lessthan48hoursafterherlastGardasilshot,herparentsfoundherdead
onthebathroomfloor.Shewasonly17.Accordingtohercoroner,thedeathwasunexplainable.
SpeakingtotheIrishExaminer,ScottishpoliticalactivistandSanevax.orgcofounderFreda
Birrellsaiditwasimperativepeoplewereawareoftherisks,eveniftherewerenotbeingtaken
seriouslybypoliticiansandthedrugcompany.
BirrelltoldtheIrishExaminerthatpoliticiansherewereclosingtheirearstotheothersideof
thestoryinrelationtothevaccine.MsBirrell,whohaswrittentoMinisterforHealthMary
Harney,saidiftherearenoseriousadversereactionsassociatedwiththevaccinesuseinIreland,
itwillbetheonlycountryinwhichithasnothappened.
InMarch,Birell,whoisworkingforaformalinvestigation,alongwithfiveothercampaigners,
addressedtheUSFoodandDrugAuthority(FDA).DuringtheteleconferencewithseveralFDA
officials,thewomenpresenteddocuments,chartsanddiscusseddetailsofthecasestheyhave
collectedfromvariouscountriesinhopesofconvincingtheagencytotakeatougherlookatthe
Merckproduct.
However,theFDAremainssatisfiedtheseeventsarerare,coincidentalandprobablynotrelatedto
HPVvaccines.Itinsistsunderlyingconditionsmusthavecausedthereactions.
Moreworryingly,nooneinthiscountryseemstobeawareofthepossiblesideaffectsofGardasil,
andnooneiswarningparentsofthepossibledangerssotheycanmakeaninformeddecisionon
theissue.
ForthosewhomightbescepticalabouttheclaimsoftheGardasilgirlsandcampaignerslike
Birrell,itisworthlookingatanextraordinaryturnofeventsinIndiathisyear.
InApril,theIndianCouncilofMedicalResearch(ICMR)orderedthenationsHealthMinistry
immediatelytosuspendacervicalcancervaccinationprogrammeafterreportsoffourdeathsand
120complicationsingirlsreceivingMercksGardasil.ThemovecameafterconcernedNGOsand
activistssubmittedamemotothehealthministerclaiming:Itisbeyonddoubttheworstcaseof
humanrightsviolation,whereyounghealthygirlshavetodieforbeingpartofastateendorsed
experiment,initiatedbyaprofitmakingprivatecompany.
Allofthosegiventhevaccinewerefrompovertystrickenregions.Thegirlscomplainedof
stomachdisorders,epilepsy,headachesandearlymenstrualcycles.But,whileadministrationof
thevaccinehasbeensuspendedasaprecautionarymeasure,theICMRinsistthegirlsdiedof
extraneousreasons,notduetothevaccine.
DrDianeHarper,whocarriedoutsafetyandeffectivenessstudiestogetGardasilapproved,and
hasbeenapaidspeakerandconsultanttoMerck,wroteabouttheincidentinaDiscovery
Medicinearticle.Themostdisquietingobjectiontotheprogramme,voicedbyover70civil
societygroups,publichealthorganisations,medicalprofessionals,humanrightsorganisations,
womensgroupsandothers,wasthelackofinformationprovidedtothepublicsothateach
participantcouldbeaffordedtheopportunityforinformeddecisionmakingabouttheircervical
cancerprotection.
ThisdesireforinformationisnotlimitedtoIndia.Withthevaccinesettoberolledoutfullyin
Irishschoolsnextmonth,DrHarpersarticle,whichreviewsthecurrentinformationoncervical
cancerprevention,issurelyamustreadfortheDepartmentofHealth,theHSE,parentsand
schools.Thereareveryrealconcernsandtakingthewordofthedrugcompanywhomade,tested
andmarketedtheproductisnotgoodenough.
Noonecanprovewhyalltheseyounggirlsaregettingsickandworsedying,buttheyandtheir
families,andsometimestheirdoctors,believeitcouldbebecauseofthevaccine.
Birrellmaintainsthedenialwillgoonbecauseofthepowerbigpharmaceuticalcompanieshave.
ThesimpletruthiswedontwanttheretobeanyIrishstoriestellingofmoreyounggirlsbeing
harmedbyGardasil,shesaid.Howmanymoredeathsandhowmanymoreseriousillnesseswill
theyignorebeforetheyaskforaninvestigation?Theseyounglivesarepreciousandshouldbe
protected,notignored.
MsBirrellsaysthewomenhaverequestedasecondmeetingwiththeFDA,whichshesays,treats
themwithrespect.Shemaintainsthatalongwiththereportedadversereactions,theremustbea
raftwhicharegoingunreported.AswetoldtheFDA,itisnotnormalforyounghealthy
teenagerstogetsickorjustdropdead.Iftherearenoseriousadversereactionsassociatedwiththe
vaccineinIreland,itwillbetheonlycountrywithoutanysideeffects.
Indeed,itisestimatedVAERSreportsonlymakeupasmallpercentageofactualbadreactions.
HereaHIQAreport,muchmisquotedasithasbeen,clearlystates:VaccinationagainstHPV
infectiondoesnotgetridoftheneedforroutinecervicalcancerscreening,asthevaccinesonly
targetthetwoHPVtypesthatcausesevenoutoftencasesofcervicalcancer.
Also,thevaccinesmaynotbe100%effective,theirlongtermefficacyhasnotyetbeen
establishedinclinicaltrialslongerthanfiveyears,andthevaccinesarenoteffectiveinwomen
alreadyinfectedwiththosespecifictypesofHPV.
AccordingtoDrHarper,11to12yearoldsarenotpromisedprotectionuntiltheyleavetheage
rangeforhighestacquisitionofhighriskHPVinfections,whichis36.So,eveniftherewasa
chanceitwouldlast15yearswhichishighlyunlikelygirlsvaccinatedat12stillwouldnotbe
fullyprotected.Asthingsstand,thereisnoevidenceshowingitremainseffectivebeyondfive
years.
ThismakesGardasilveryexpensivewithverylimited,ifany,clinicalbenefit,DrHarpersaid.
Indeed,suchisthemisinformationaroundthemarketingofthesevaccines(thereisanother
CervarixwhichBritainoptedfor)therearefearswomenwillbelievetheyarefullyprotectedfrom
cervicalcancerbygettingit,andsowillnotcontinuewithessentialscreenings.
Officially,Gardasilisdeemedtobesafebyalltheregulatorybodies.Thecurrentpostmarketing
commitmentbetweenMerckandtheFDAistorecognisearateofseriousadverseeventsthat
exceedtwoin10,000womeninacohortof44,000womenwhohavereceivedallthreedosesof
Gardasil.Thismeansanyseriousreactionswhichdonotsatisfythisclausewillnotbeactedupon
eveniftheyareassevereasdeath.
Inheryetunpublishedsurveyassessingallpublishedresearchrelatingtothesafetyofthevaccine,
DrHarperstressesthatindependentscientistsandcliniciansreportsofbadreactionsareavalid
sourceofinformation,andareofgreatvalueforsafetyissues.
WhattheendresultofwhatDrHarpercallsapublichealthexperimentwillbenooneknows.
Butonethingisclear,theHPVvaccineisunnecessaryasitdoesnotpreventcervicalcancer.
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warning-129227.html