The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the federal agency that oversees the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recently conceded the first vaccine- autism case.
This case was filed in the no-fault National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program as part of the Autism Omnibus proceedings in the U.S. Federal Court of Claims. It was one of the first three cases chosen that alleged Thimerosal in childhood vaccines significantly contributed to a child developing autism.
Clifford Shoemaker, of Shoemaker and Associates of Vienna, Virginia, is the attorney of record in the Hanna Poling v. Secretary of HHS (case: 02-1466V). Experts filing on behalf of the petitioner, Hanna Poling, included pediatric neurologist, Dr. Andrew Zimmerman of Johns Hopkins University, and Maryland geneticist and epidemiologist, Dr. Mark Geier of the Genetic Centers of America.
This concession shows the dishonesty of the continual media spin coming from public health officials and others who maintain there is no evidence that Thimerosal, or any other part of any vaccine, has ever caused autism or, for that matter,has harmed anyone in any way.
The facts are that the Vaccine Compensation Act has already compensated over 2,000 individuals who proved that they were harmed by vaccines, resulting in settlements of nearly two billion dollars.
Additionally, hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific/ medical articles from some the world's best universities have long implicated Thimerosal in vaccines as a causal factor in neurodevelopmental disorders including autism.
Furthermore, in 2003, the U.S. House of Representatives' Government Reform Committee, after a 3.5- year investigation, concluded that Thimerosal caused the autism epidemic and that the FDA and health authorities were guilty of ``institutional malfeasance'' in covering it up.
Evidence supporting the connection between mercury and autism include:
1. Published studies from the US and France showing that urinary porphyrins, a biomarker for body-burden of mercury, are elevated in patients diagnosed with autistic disorders (http://www.mercuryfreedrugs.org).
2. A published study by researchers at Harvard University that found twice as much mercury and oxidative stress in the brains of those with an autism diagnosis as found in the brains of those who were normal.
3. A study from the US showing a significant relationship between increasing blood mercury levels and an increased risk of a diagnosis of an autistic disorder.
4. Numerous papers by independent researchers showing a link between increasing mercury exposure from childhood vaccines and the risk of a child developing an autistic disorder.
5. Several papers showing that adding low levels of Thimerosal to certain blood, brain, eye, immune, liver and/or muscle cells poisons their cellular mitochondrial pathways and can induce cell death.
Today, despite being banned in Europe and restricted in 7 U.S. states, Thimerosalcontaining flu vaccines are still recommended for routine administration to pregnant women and infants, with little or no warning of the presence of this known poison in these and other vaccines.
Vaccines have and will continue to save many lives. However, an immediate ban and recall of vaccines and other drugs containing mercury compounds used in their production must be instituted immediately to stop the epidemic of developmental disorders, including autism, caused by the unsound use of mercury in medicine.
Posted by Stacyb (Member # 13084) on :
Hi Al,
Thanks for posting this. The attorney mention in the article is our sons. We have had a suit filed since he was 3 years old. So far there has only been that one case that has won for autism but that is a start. It was that girl who because of a genetic flaw she had with her genes --- the vaccines caused autism. The compensation act only conceded to that b/c of her genetic make up. There are many cases waiting to go to trial and I am glad at least one case has won. But there needs to be more....
There is a vacine compensation act that has been signed by our president since Regan was in office.
A great book for people to read is Evidence of Harm. It shows all the gov't cover ups about this whole situation.
Austims has been linked to Lyme as well. When I visited Dr J. from Conn. he mentioned that all children should have been tested for 2 genetic markers before vacination of any child. He said the gov't and medical community knew that an auto-immune response could be triggered by this lack of a simple test.
Stacy
Posted by johnnyb (Member # 7645) on :
THE doctor J, Stacy?
Can you tell us what gene tests should be done? Or just PM me to confirm its the Doctor J I am thinking it is, so I can call him and ask what to test for.
Thanks.
Posted by Al (Member # 9420) on :
I don't think lyme can cause Autism but can cause a condition identical to Autism which is a brain infection from lyme/co . It Should resolve with effective ABX. treatment whereas true autism would not.
Posted by SForsgren (Member # 7686) on :
I believe there is absolutely Lyme-induced autism. Autism is toxins/infections/genetics. Lyme is toxins/infections/genetics. It likely has more to do with toxins/infections/genetics being a problem during development vs. adults who have already had more normal neuro development and then become ill later.
Posted by lymie_in_md (Member # 14197) on :
There a lot of information on it.
Posted by Al (Member # 9420) on :
By definition lyme can cause Autism
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1. Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment.
Posted by Stacyb (Member # 13084) on :
Hello again,
Ok Johnny yes Dr J the Ped. Lyme spec. in Conn. That is who I was speaking of. I just saw him 2 weeks ago. He was talking so fast and I did not catch the tests he said should have been done with every child before ever vacinating. I will have to ask again too. But I do not give my kids shots any more and have not for a very long time. There are many ways around it too in many states you just have to know the laws. There is so much in the vaccines such as additives and preservatives ect... You can google a search and find so much too.
I know my child was injured by the vaccines. But many still do not believe that it is possible. You can PM me too and I can talk to you more....
Dr J says that Lyme can induce Autism too. He says he sees 3 types of autistic children. Those that are severely autistic and the Lyme makes their autistic symptoms so much worse and they do get some improvement with tx with their autism but not completely. Then there are those like my son who have autism and tx helps clear the lyme but does not affect the autism diag. Then he said there are kids that with abx tx loose the autism diag as it was induced by Lyme.
My son has improved on tx with other symptoms and it has only been 3 months but his autism is not gone. He is mild compared to many. Many symptoms of autism are many symptoms that Lyme infected folks have too. Dr J says that Autism that starts later in life after the age of 3 can be may times Lyme induced.
Stacy
Posted by Stacyb (Member # 13084) on :
Remembered another thing that Dr J had said regarding Autism/Lyme in kids.
Dr J said that most kids with Autism have Bartonella too.