International Health News 10/03/2009
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Would you like to live to be 100? – The Guardian 2nd October 2009
“At least half the babies born in the UK in the year 2000 will reach their 100th birthday. Would you like to live to be a centenarian?”
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US begins rolling out swine flu vaccine – The Independent 3rd October 2009
“The United States said Thursday it has begun implementing a massive campaign to vaccinate millions of Americans against swine flu, with the first 600,000 doses to be distributed in coming days.
Anne Schuchat, deputy director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said 25 areas across the country — among the 50 states and four main metropolitan areas identified in the CDC program — placed their initial vaccine orders Wednesday and will receive them by Tuesday.”
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“Breast-fed babies receive a different milk drink depending on the time of day – the natural equivalent of cappuccino in the morning and Horlicks at night, say scientists.
Breast milk delivered in the morning gives infants a pick-me-up because it contains natural stimulants. “
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
H1N1 Vaccines and Your Children: The details are in the fine print! http://wp.me/pC1DX-34
WARNING: Safety and effectiveness of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine have not been established in pregnant women or nursing mothers or children <6 months of age. References included below from the CDC. Seeing is believing so take a look not only for yourself, but for your family as well. You will not believe what your own eyes tell you!
What this means to me:
I've received a surprising amount of heat from my colleagues, support and lot's o support from many, many areas for posting on swine flu vaccine dangers, and I honestly wonder if the professional smack-down will be delivered to me soon from the "powers that be". My twitter account has already been turned off and I can't access it or any of the addresses in there to get the word out. Sadly, given the current standards, statements regarding questions of vaccine safety are viewed by many as quite heretical and even dangerous. Up is down, and right is wrong!
For me this a question of: Can we as individuals make our own choices in this world? Can I as a man think deeply about an unclear situation (vaccines and H1N1) and choose what I feel is best for me and my family?
The REALLY big question is where are the studies documenting the safety of vaccines in Healthy Children? Seriously. Where are all of the safety studies of flu vaccines and children? We're going to be vaccinating millions of them and there are legitimate safety concerns. Nobody is promising families that this vaccination program is safe or won't harm their kids. Flu shots = money, not safety. Additionally, none of the patient inserts from the vaccine manufacturers claim the vaccine will prevent us from getting the H1N1 Swine Flu. Parents will be able to read this for themselves and see that there are no claims for either safety or effectiveness in the handout. This is not a conspiracy. Families want and need to know this information.
I personally do not plan to take the vaccine myself as nobody can promise me that it's safe and won't harm me. Vaccination is a medical intervention performed on a healthy person that has the ability to result in injury or death of that person. I do not want any medicine that could kill me, especially when I'm not sick. How does that make any sense? The flu at least I know is relatively safe and won't permanently damage me.
The dangers of vaccinations to us, or our children's long-term health and longevity far outweigh any potential benefits touted by the pharmaceutical industry for vaccines. Vaccines often don't work, plus they have very dangerous side-effects. I would at least think twice before getting one.
Many Physicians opposing swine flu vaccination. Flu shots = money, not safety. Don't believe the hype!
There is no way that these corporations can assure any one individual of the safety or effectiveness of H1N1 Vaccine. Nor are they doing it. Read the fine print! The evidence comes directly from the manufacturers in their own words (see CDC links below).
Novartis vaccine http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM182242.pdf
Directly rom the Novartis Patient Handout page 2:
USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
• Safety and effectiveness of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine have not been established in pregnant women, nursing mothers or children less than 4 years of age. (8.1, 8.3, 8.4)
• Antibody responses to the trivalent seasonal Influenza Virus Vaccine manufactured by Novartis (FLUVIRIN) were lower in the geriatric population
Sanofi Pasteur Vaccine: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM182404.pdf
Directly from the Sanofi Vaccine Patient Handout page 2:
USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
Information in this section is based on seasonal trivalent Influenza Virus Vaccine manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur Inc. (Fluzone vaccine).
- Safety and effectiveness of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine have not been established in pregnant women or nursing mothers or children <6 months of age. (8.1, 8.3, 8.4)
-Antibody responses to Fluzone vaccine were lower in the geriatric population than in younger adults.
CSL Biotherapeutics: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM182404.pdf
Directly from the CSL Biotherapeutics Vaccine Patient Handout, page 2:
USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS——-
Information in this section is based on seasonal trivalent Influenza Virus Vaccine manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur Inc. (Fluzone vaccine).
- Safety and effectiveness of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine have not been established in pregnant women or nursing mothers or children <6 months of age. (8.1, 8.3, 8.4)
- Antibody responses to Fluzone vaccine were lower in the geriatric population than in younger adults.
Medimmune LLC Live Nasal: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM182406.pdf
Directly from the Medimmune Live Nasal Vaccine Patient Handout, page 2
USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
• Safety and effectiveness of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine Live, Intranasal have not been studied in pregnant women or nursing mothers. (8.1, 8.3)