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The Great Thimerosal
(Mercury) Vaccine Cover-up
By Dawn Prate
11-17-7

You have probably seen your nurse insert a syringe into a large vial,
extract some liquid, and then leave a substantial amount of vaccine in
the original container. If you've witnessed this seemingly benign
procedure, you've seen how vaccine manufacturers are saving money at the
expense of public health. In order to store larger amounts of vaccine at
a lower cost, companies began offering "multi-dose units" while adding
preservatives to prevent contaminations. That way doctors can open and
close a vaccine container, inviting germs into the once-sterile
solution, while assuring the public that those contaminants are quickly
killed by the preservative.

Sound familiar? It's the same story of corporate America's love affair
with preservatives. It saves them money, while posing an undue risk to
your health. But like many toxic preservatives found in food, a vaccine
preservative kills more than just bacteria and fungi; it can lead to
extensive neurological damage in your children, and has even been
implicated in autism.

Thimerosal

Thimerosal is the preservative of choice for vaccine manufacturers.
First introduced by Eli Lilly and Company in the late 1920s and early
1930s, the company began selling it as a preservative in vaccines in the
1940s. Thimerosal contains 49.6 percent mercury by weight and is
metabolized or degraded into ethylmercury and thiosalicylate. Mercury,
or more precisely, ethylmercury, is the principle agent that kills
contaminants. Unfortunately, mercury also kills much more than that.

The Department of Defense classifies mercury as a hazardous material
that could cause death if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the
skin. Studies indicate that mercury tends to accumulate in the brains of
primates and other animals after they are injected with vaccines.

Mercury poisoning has been linked to cardiovascular disease, autism,
seizures, mental retardation, hyperactivity, dyslexia and many other
nervous system conditions. That's why the FDA rigorously limits exposure
to mercury in foods and drugs. Some common sources of mercury include
dental amalgam fillings, various vaccines and certain fish contaminated
by polluted ocean waters.

The toxicity of mercury has never been in question. The real question is
precisely how much mercury-laced thimerosal is toxic, and what are the
possible consequences for our children at low doses?

Eli Lilly and Co. supposedly answered this question for us back in 1930.
Concluding thimerosal to be of "a very low order of toxicity . . . for
man," the company hired its own doctors to perform thimerosal
experiments in Indianapolis City Hospital on meningitis patients during
a severe outbreak in 1929. This 60-year-old evidence was still quoted on
the company's brochures as recently as 1990. Andrew Waters, who is
involved in a lawsuit against Eli Lilly, claims that most critical
studies on the toxicity of thimerosal were suppressed by the company
until now.

Banned Around The World - But Not In The US

That might explain why thimerosal was eliminated in many countries 20
years ago. In 1977, a Russian study found that adults exposed to
ethylmercury, the form of mercury in thimerosal, suffered brain damage
years later. Studies on thimerosal poisoning also describe tubular
necrosis and nervous system injury, including obtundation, coma and
death. As a result of these findings, Russia banned thimerosal from
children's vaccines in 1980. Denmark, Austria, Japan, Great Britain and
all the Scandinavian countries have also banned the preservative.

Eli Lilly stuck to its "scientific" facts, but the truth began slipping
between the cracks in 1999. After the number of immunizations rose to 12
to 15 per child, the public finally became privy to the possible dangers
of thimerosal. One 1999 study revealed that some infants, due to a
genetic or developmental factor, lack the ability to eliminate mercury.
Trace amounts of mercury in these infants, when accumulated over several
vaccines, could pose a severe health risk.

Some vaccines, such as vaccines for hepatitis B, contained as much as
12.5 micrograms of mercury per dose. That's more than 100 times the
EPA's upper limit standard when administered to infants.

Hepatitis B vaccines aren't the only immunizations under suspicion.
According to Burton Goldberg in Alternative Medicine, scientists are
finding stronger and stronger links between thimerosal and neurological
damage. One report by Dr. Vijendra Singh of the Department of
Pharmacology at the University of Michigan found a higher incidence of
measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) antibodies in autistic
children.

The National Vaccine Information Center in Vienna, Virginia, has noted a
strong association between the MMR vaccine and autistic features.
Reporting similar findings, the Encephalitis Support Group in England
claims that children who became autistic after the MMR vaccine started
showing autistic symptoms as early as 30 days after vaccination. The
diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine (DPT) given at two, four and
six months has triggered autistic symptoms, as well.

When the FDA finally formally released this information in 1999, the
news came too little too late for some parents. The damage had already
been done.

Links Betweem Autism And Thimerosal

Autism affects 500,000 to 1.5 million Americans and has grown at an
annual rate of 10 to 17 percent since the late 1980s. California found a
273 percent increase in autism between 1987 and 1998. Maryland reported
a 513 percent increase in autism between 1993 and 1998 and several dozen
other states reported similar findings. Some scientists say the
estimated number of cases of autism has increased 15-fold ­1,500 percent
­ since 1991, when the number of childhood vaccinations doubled. Whereas
one in every 2,500 children was diagnosed with autism before 1991, one
in 166 children now have the disease.

This increase in reported autism cases eerily parallels the increase in
the number and frequency of thimerosal-containing vaccinations
administered to infants. As of today, children are given as many as 21
immunizations in the first 15 months of life. After a number of
scientists and concerned activists noticed the correlation, an
investigation was launched to get to the heart of the matter.

Statistical evidence links thimerosal with nervous system disorders In
June 2000, federal officials and industry representatives were assembled
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to discuss the
disturbing evidence. According to Tom Verstraeten, an epidemiologist who
had analyzed the data on the CDC's database, thimerosal appeared to be
responsible for a dramatic increase in autism and other neurological
disorders. Verstraeten told those at the meeting that a number of
earlier studies indicate a link between thimerosal and speech delays,
attention-deficit disorder, hyperactivity and autism.

Verstraeten offered no possible cause for this correlation, but held
that the statistical evidence linking vaccines and neurological
disorders was strong. Dr. Bill Weil, a consultant for the American
Academy of Pediatrics, and Dr. Richard Johnston, an immunologist and
pediatrician from the University of Colorado, presented similar concerns
to the group. However, given no causal relationship, the CDC and
industry representatives were quick to discredit the evidence.

Consequently, the CDC paid the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct
another study on thimerosal. According to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., this
study was fixed in order to "whitewash" previous findings. In its 2001
report, the IOM's Immunization Safety Review Committee did conclude that
the link between thimerosal and neurodevelopmental disorders was
biologically plausible, though the evidence neither proved nor negated
it. The Committee stated that phasing out thimerosal from vaccines was
"a prudent measure in support of the public health goal to reduce
mercury exposure of infants and children as much as possible."

However, these findings offered no imperative. The data presented at the
2000 meeting was withheld from publication and the link between
thimerosal and autism remained "inconclusive."

But what does "inconclusive" mean? Well, that depends on who you talk
to. According to the FDA, these "inconclusive" findings negate the risk
of a causal relationship between thimerosal and autism. Even Tom
Verstraeten, one of the presenters of epidemiological evidence at the
CDC meeting, seemingly changed his tune a bit. In 2000, Verstraeten
vigorously campaigned against thimerosal based upon his "inconclusive"
correlation, but after he was hired by GlaxoSmithKline, the doctor
changed his position. The same evidence from 2000, in Verstraeten's
eyes, became "neutral" in 2003. After criticism for this apparent flip-
flop, Verstaeten wrote a letter to the editor of Pediatrics in 2004
backing the CDC's actions and his own research methods. Merck continues
selling vaccines with thimerosal.

Without an imperative to eradicate thimerosal immediately, vaccine
manufacturers like Merck & Co. seemingly took their time in reducing
thimerosal levels in vaccines. After a large public outcry in 1999,
Merck & Co. began decreasing or eliminating the amount of thimerosal in
its vaccines. In September 1999, Merck announced that its new line of
vaccines were preservative-free, but still continued to distribute the
remainder of thimerosal-preserved vaccines until 2001. Only after a
congressional inquiry in 2002 did they stop distributing their
stockpile. Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., called Merck's actions
"misleading."

While officials at the Center for Disease Control claim evidence is
lacking to support the possible risks of thimerosal, Dr. Mark Geier, a
Maryland geneticist and vaccinologist, along with his son and research
partner David Geier, says the CDC has chosen to ignore the science.
According to Dr. Geier, more than 5,000 articles have been published
that question the safety of thimerosal in vaccines.

The Geiers analyzed the data and determined that the more thimerosal a
child receives, the greater his or her chances are of being autistic.
The CDC says the Geiers misused information from a CDC database that was
not intended to help prove theories. Given no real causal mechanism
linking thimerosal and autism, the game seems to have become one of
slanting the data to suit the needs of government and industrial
interests. Even Verstraeten has admitted that these "inconclusive"
findings certainly don't rule out the possibility of finding a link in
the future.

Grassroots Action Against Vaccine Manufacturers

Given the dearth of health organizations owning up to the dangers of
thimerosal, many parents followed their gut instincts and took legal
action against vaccine manufacturers. More than 4,200 families have
filed lawsuits claiming thimerosal caused injuries to their children.
These lawsuits often have two goals: First, to seek reparations for the
loss of consortium (basically meaning that an autistic child creates
emotional and psychological burdens on their family life), and second,
to ensure that these companies exercise more concern for public health
and less concern for their own bottom line.

The lawsuits are slow in producing results. The first constraint on
these lawsuits is the National Childhood Vaccine Act of 1986. This act
stipulates that victims cannot seek redress in the courts without first
filing a claim for recovery in the federal Vaccine Court. The statute of
limitations for this is within three years of "the first symptom or
manifestation of onset or of the significant aggravation of a [vaccine-
related] injury."

In the cases of many thimerosal victims, the link between autism and
vaccines didn't appear until six years after the first vaccine was
administered. While this statute has stopped some claims against vaccine
manufacturers, including such big firms as Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline,
Merck and Johnson & Johnson, many judges are now allowing suits against
Eli Lilly, the maker of thimerosal, to stand. While the Vaccine Act
shields vaccine manufacturers, one judge reasons that the legislation
does not protect the production of thimerosal because it is a
"component."

The burden of proof in court is also extremely problematic for most of
these suits. Given the supposed lack of scientific data, lawyers are
hard-pressed to prove the link between thimerosal and autism. In what
seems like an underhanded move, the CDC sold its data to a private
company, ensuring that lawyers could not access it under the Freedom of
Information Act.

In the past five years, Congress has also aided vaccine manufacturers,
supposedly for "security" reasons. In 2002, a mysterious piggyback on
the 2002 Homeland Security bill freed drug companies of liability in
lawsuits regarding thimerosal. Called the "Eli Lilly Protection Act" by
outraged parents and activists, the then-House Majority Leader Dick
Armey told CBS News he snuck the amendment in to keep vaccine-makers
from going out of business. Armey claimed it was a matter of national
security. "We need their vaccines if the country is attacked with germ
weapons."

Ironically, foreign biological terrorism hasn't been a big problem for
American citizens, but those whose lives (and the lives of their
children) have been affected if not ruined by the harmful effects of
thimerisol would undoubtedly say these potentially harmful vaccines are
indeed a problem. Armey's piggyback bill was repealed in 2003, but that
didn't stop lawmakers from continuing to protect the vaccine industry.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is no stranger to the thimerosal
debate, having received $873,000 in contributions from the
pharmaceutical industry and $10,000 from Eli Lilly. Frist's position
allowed him to attempt to help the industry from the inside, according
to Kennedy. Kennedy reports that on five occasions, Frist tried to seal
the government's vaccine-related documents and shield Eli Lilly from
subpoenas. Frist also introduced a provision in the 2005 Senate Bill S-3
called the "Protecting America in the War on Terror Act," that would
effectively insulate the pharmaceutical industry from liability for
thimerosal poisoning. Pharmaceutical manufacturers, including Merck,
GlaxoSmithKline, Aventis, Weyeth and Eli Lilly, can basically get off
scot-free for their actions, even as more and more evidence suggests
that top company officials were aware of the possible dangers and did
nothing.

A secret memo leaked to the Los Angeles Times reportedly implicates one
vaccine manufacturer, Merck & Co., for knowing that thimerosal could
pose serious threats to infants. Allegedly, Dr. Maurice Hilleman, one of
Merck's top scientists, warned the president of Merck of a possible
threat as early as 1991. Dr. Hilleman told executives that six-month-old
children receiving regular immunizations frequently received mercury
doses 87 times higher than guidelines for the maximum consumption of
mercury. Given today's more prudent mercury standards, those thimerosal
doses would be 400 times that of safe levels.

Dr. Hilleman recommended in the memo that thimerosal be discontinued.
Not only do government and industry officials seem to be trying to
downplay the possible harms of thimerosal; the media is also denying the
issue coverage. Just recently, ABC flip-flopped on whether it will air
interviews with Robert Kennedy Jr., a leading critic of thimerosal. ABC
has been accused of suppressing the interviews because of its ties to
the pharmaceutical industry.

The Thimerosal Debate Continues

Along with the enormous amount of controversy surrounding this issue,
the five-year-old plea for "more research" may have finally produced
some results. Burton Goldberg notes that a defect in the myelinization
process (insulation of nerve fibers) could explain mercury's propensity
to cause autism and neurological damage. This may also account for the
frequent development of epilepsy in older autistic children.

Scientists are also working on biological links that support the strong
correlations. Researchers at Northeastern University, working with
scientists from the University of Nebraska, Tufts and Johns Hopkins
University, may have recently found the mechanism by which thimerosal
interferes with brain activity. If these researchers are right, vaccine
manufacturers could do little to keep the damaging effects of thimerosal
hidden.

Pharmacy professor Richard Deth and colleagues found that exposure to
thimerosal potently interrupts growth factor signaling, causing adverse
effects on the transfer of carbon atoms. These carbon atoms play a
significant role in regulating normal DNA function and gene expression
and are critical to proper neurological development. Additionally, the
scientists recently obtained more insight into the mechanism by which
thimerosal interferes with folate-dependent methylation. The mechanism
inhibits the biosynthesis of the active form of vitamin B12
(methylcobalamin), a vitamin now being administered to autistic
children.

The Experts Speak On Mercury, Vaccines And Thimerosal

All childhood vaccines now have at least one mercury-free version, and I
urge parents to ask for those versions if they choose to vaccinate their
children. Injecting mercury into children, especially infants whose
immune systems are still underdeveloped (hepatitis B shots are typically
given at birth, before the immune system has developed), can be an
assault to the immune system.


What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Autoimmune Disorders

By Stephen B Edelson MD
page 65

In 1999, studies began to surface showing that multi-dose vial vaccines,
such as the MMR and hepatitis B vaccines, contained enough thimerosal to
expose vaccinated children to 62.5 ug of mercury per visit to the
pediatrician. This is one hundred times the dose considered safe by the
Federal Environmental Protection Guidelines for infants! Worse yet, some
infants will receive doses even higher; because thimerosal tends to
settle in the vial. If it is not shaken up before being drawn, the first
dose will contain low concentrations of mercury and the last dose will
contain enormously high concentrations. If your baby is the unlucky one
that gets the last dose, serious brain injury can result


Health And Nutrition Secrets

By Russell L Blaylock MD,
page 166

Thousands of families say they can demonstrate with videotapes and
photos that their children were normal prior to being vaccinated,
reacted badly to the vaccines, and became autistic shortly thereafter.
The number of vaccines given before age two has risen from 3 in 1940,
when autism occurred in perhaps one case per 10,000 births, to 22
different vaccines given before the age of two in the year 2000.


Building Wellness With DMG

By Roger V Kendall PhD
page 104

We know that certain forms of mercury, such as methylmercury and
phenylmercury, are highly lipid soluble, which makes the brain
especially susceptible to mercury accumulation. These forms of mercury
are found in vaccines as the preservative thimerosal. Once in the brain,
it tends to attach itself to protein structures, especially to the cell
membrane, where it can disrupt membrane functions.23 By binding to the
cell membrane, mercury changes the membrane's fluid-like quality, making
it stiffer and causing the cell to age faster.24 The brain is unique in
that neurons depend on special microscopic tube-like structures within
the cell, appropriately called neurotubules, for their function. These
neurotubules are manufactured by the cell from a substance called
tubulin. We know that mercury interacts with tubulin causing it to
unravel. Studies in rats have shown that doses of mercury corresponding
to those seen in humans can cause a 75 percent increase in tubulin
inhibition.


Health And Nutrition Secrets

By Russell L Blaylock MD
page 53

In the case of the susceptible newborn infant and toddler, multiple
exposures to mercury-containing and multiple antigen vaccines are highly
suspect in the causation of multiple organ injury (Bernard et al. 2000).
The GI tract, the liver, the pancreas, the kidneys, the immune system,
and the brain are major sites of mercury absorption. Researchers have
clearly shown a chronic inflammatory bowel disease due to vaccine strain
measles in a subset of children with autism (Thompson et al. 1995;
Wakefield et al. 1995, 1999, 2000a,b; Kawashima et al. 2000; Pardi et
al. 2000; Uhlmann et al. 2002).


Disease Prevention And Treatment

By Life Extension Foundation
page 153

Studies of autistic children have frequently shown very high levels of
mercury, with no other source but vaccines found for the exposure. These
levels are equal to those seen in adults during toxic industrial
exposures. Several autism clinics have found dramatic improvements in
the behavior and social interactions in children from whom the mercury
was chelated. Results depended on how soon the mercury was removed
following exposure, but permanent damage can be caused if the metal is
not chelated soon enough. Still, even in cases of severe damage, because
of the infant brain's tremendous reparative ability, improvements are
possible. The problem of autism involves numerous body systems including
the gastrointestinal, immune and nervous systems; as a result we see
numerous infections and magnified effects of malnutrition. Intrepid
workers in the shadows, that is outside the medial establishment, have
worked many miracles with these children using a multidisciplinary
scientific approach completely ignored by the orthodoxy. Some children
have even experienced a return to complete physiological normalcy.


Health And Nutrition Secrets

By Russell L Blaylock MD
page 166

Mercury and autism mercury toxicity is a suspected cause of a steep
rise-a tenfold increase between 1984 and 1994-in diagnosed cases of
autism in children around the world, according to some scientists.
Specifically, the culprit is thimerosal, a mercury-based compound used
as a preservative in vaccines commonly administered to babies and
infants. thimerosal-free vaccines are available. If you have a child who
will be receiving vaccinations, ask for and make sure thimerosal-free
vaccines are used. Kelp, with its essential minerals (especially calcium
and magnesium), helps remove unwanted metal deposits.


Prescription For Dietary Wellness

By Phyllis A Balch
page 198

The pertussis vaccine (DPT) may cause 45,000 cases of autism per year in
America, affecting 15 cases out of 10,000 vaccinations; also caused by
the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) that causes mental impairment,
gastrointestinal damage, and increased mortality in 6-12 months from
impaired immunity; 9 out of 10 cases were not breast-fed; eating dairy
products caused parasites in the autistic (take Vermex; contact Dr.
Nelson in Mexico for control of parasites in children with autism).
There are now over 500,000 victims of autism residing in the United
States, in 1994. The pertussis vaccination is not used in Sweden, which
has virtually 0 cases of autism, as does Holland.

This mental illness afflicts environmentally and socially non-reactive
persons, of withdrawn personality; with inability to speak,
violenttantrums, insomnia, actions such as bolting across aroad with no
regard for the dire consequences. May be caused infant antibiotic use in
ear infections with subsequent yeast overgrowth, by cumulative genetic
Brain damage, Vitamin deficiencies, or milk and additives allergies.
Immune disorders in autism include white blood cellneutrophil
Myeloperoxidase enzyme deficiency for insufficient hypochlorite ions to
kill yeast - genetic type from Chromosome 17 mutation or biotinidase
deficiency, or acquired type from lead poisoning, Folic acid or B-l 2
deficiency, infection or leukemias


Anti-Aging Manual

By Joseph B Marion
page 450

Multiple vaccinations, especially in newborns, are another major source
of childhood mercury exposure because of the mercury-containing
thimerosal preservative. Over twenty-two vaccinations are now
recommended for children before the age of two!


Health And Nutrition Secrets

By Russell L Blaylock MD
page 64

In addition, there is some anecdotal evidence that autism may be tied to
diet. One theory is that, in very rare cases, a child's immune system
could be weakened by the measles-mumps-rubella vaccination (MMR), which
is usually administered before a child turns 2. As a result of this
weakening, the theory goes, the child's digestive system is unable to
break down certain food proteins, leading to abnormal brain development.
Proponents of this theory believe that putting the child on a diet that
eliminates certain foods, such as wheat and dairy products, could in
certain cases reverse the course of the disease. This theory remains
speculative, however, and research needs to be done to determine its
validity. In fact, a 2001 report issued by an Institute of Medicine
committee examining studies about the health effects of the MMR vaccine
in young children suggests that there is no proven link between the
vaccine and autism. The committee recommends that there be no change in
immunization practices that require children to be immunized during
early childhood.


The Immune Advantage

By Ellen Mazo and Keith Berndtson MD
page 292

Rather than calling for an all-out immediate ban on thimerosal-
containing vaccines, they suggested that parents continue to have their
children vaccinated with mercury-contaminated vaccines until new stocks
of uncontaminated vaccine could be made available. Here are two
doctors' unions that had to be beat over the head with an overwhelming
amount of data that mercury-contaminated vaccines were harming children
far worse than the actual diseases against which the vaccine was
intended to protect them, only to have them suggest that parents
continue to harm their children just to satisfy their vaccination
obsession.

Are you surprised to discover that recent investigations have found that
several doctor-members of vaccine boards were either receiving grants
from vaccine manufacturers or held stock in the companies? They were
willing to sacrifice the health of millions of children just to fill
their pockets with cash. These people should be looking through bars,
not serving on boards.


Health And Nutrition Secrets

By Russell L Blaylock MD
page 167

Vaccines may afflict 45,000 cases of autism per year in America, which
afflicts 15 victims in every 10.000 births: there are now 5 00,000 of
these victims in the U.S. In Sweden not using the pertussis vaccine,
there is virtually no autism (and likewise in Holland).


Anti-Aging Manual

By Joseph B Marion
page 600

Many symptoms of autism are similar to those of mercury poisoning.
Immune dysfunction, visual disturbances, and motor dysfunction are seen
in both. Treating autistic children for removal of mercury and other
heavy metals has shown significant improvement in their autistic
symptoms. Most autistic individuals have poor liver detoxification, low
antioxidant levels, and low levels of glutathione. Vaccines are
effective, but the production and use of vaccines should proceed more
cautiously. Currently manufactured vaccines still contain harmful
substances like mercury. The link between vaccines and autism is far
stronger than the medical community is willing to admit, and more
research in this area should be an urgent priority.


Building Wellness with DMG

By Roger V Kendall PhD
page 105

Studies indicate that autism may be the result of adverse reactions to
childhood vaccinations. Dr. Alan Cohen, an environmental physician from
Connecticut, notes that high levels of autism and attention deficit
disorder (ADD) did not occur until the mandatory use of childhood
vaccinations, and suggests that there may be a connection between
certain vaccines and the onset of these conditions.

Complete Encyclopedia Of Natural Healing

By Gary Null PhD
page 46

Almost from the inception of vaccination programs, manufacturers added a
mercury preservative called thimerosal to vaccines. The practice
continued until recently, and was stopped only because of the outcry
from thousands of concerned parents and numerous experts in the field.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family
Practice did not warn parents or pediatricians that the mercury was
dangerous until they were forced to. That mercury was toxic to cells had
been known for over sixty years, but manufacturers apparently were more
worried about lawsuits


Health And Nutrition Secrets

By Russell L Blaylock MD
page 165

In fact, a 2001 report issued by an Institute of Medicine committee
examining studies about the health effects of the MMR vaccine in young
children suggests that there is no proven link between the vaccine and
autism. The committee recommends that there be no change in immunization
practices that require children to be immunized during early childhood.
Another disorder affecting the brain, Alzheimer's disease, may also have
an immune connection. Alzheimer's is a degenerative disease that slowly
attacks nerve cells in the brain. It eventually results in the loss of
all memory and mental functioning. Scientists are currently
investigating the role that the immune system plays in producing an
overabundance of the amino acid glutamate, a powerful nerve-cell killer.
Another immune connection that researchers are investigating is the idea
that Alzheimer's might be triggered, in part, by a virus.


The Immune Advantage

By Ellen Mazo and Keith Berndtson MD
page 292

In the past 10 years, the number of autistic children has risen between
200 and 500 per cent in every state in the U.S. This sharp increase in
autism followed the introduction of MMR vaccine in 1975. Representative
Dan Burton's healthy grandson was given injections for 9 diseases in one
day. These injections were followed by autism.


A Physicians Guide To Natural Health Products That Work

By James Howenstine MD
Page 267

"Probably 20% of American children, one in five, suffers from a
"development disability'," according to Harris Coulter, Ph.D., Founder
and Director of the Center for Empirical Medicine, in Washington, D.C.
"This is a stupefying figure and we have inflicted it on ourselves.
'Development disabilities' are nearly always generated by encephalitis.
And the primary cause of encephalitis in the U.S. and other
industrialized countries is the childhood vaccination program. To be
specific, a large proportion of the millions of U.S. children and adults
suffering from autism, seizures, mental retardation, hyperactivity,
dyslexia, and other branches of the hydra-headed entity called
'development disabilities' owe their disorders to one of the vaccines
against childhood diseases."

Alternative Medicine

By Burton Goldberg
page 1101

Martin noted that the increased incidence of chronic fatigue syndrome,
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, and other behavior-
linked illnesses "may be an inadvertent consequence of stealth virus
vaccine contaminants."


AIDS And Ebola

By Leonard Horowitz PhD
page 493

Just for perspective if we go back to 1971 up to 1980, we see that
California consistently added 100 to 200 new cases a year; but in the
year 2002, California added 3,577 new cases. Since 1980, the documented
start of California's autism epidemic, the number of new cases has
steadily increased. If we break down those statistics it means that from
1994 to 1995, California only added on average 2 new autistic children a
day into its system. In 2001, it was a rate of 8 new autistic children
added a day; in 2002, it jumped up to 10 children a day. mercury-
containing vaccines are still in use today, including the most recently
recommended addition to the childhood immunization schedule, 2 shots of
flu vaccine for infants, bringing the total number of vaccines up to 41
in California that a child will receive before the age of two. It will
take a few years to start seeing the effect of the phasing out of the
mercury-containing preservative thimerosal from childhood vaccines on
this autism epidemic.

Many symptoms of autism are similar to those of mercury poisoning.
Immune dysfunction, visual disturbances, and motor dysfunction are seen
in both. Treating autistic children for removal of mercury and other
heavy metals has shown significant improvement in their autistic
symptoms. Most autistic individuals have poor liver detoxification, low
antioxidant levels, and low levels of glutathione.


Building Wellness with DMG

By Roger V Kendall PhD
page 105

Since the 1990s, there has been a tenfold or 1000-percent increase in
autism, an increase which has been linked by some researchers to the
organic mercury preservative commonly found in baby vaccines. A greatly
increased incidence of juvenile diabetes has been correlated to specific
vaccination sequences and to the number of vaccines given. In some
Australian Aboriginal communities, every second child died shortly after
vaccination.

The Natural Way to Heal

By Walter Last page
309

The best current estimates are that autism occurs in 40 to 67 children
per 10,000 live births. This means that the prevalence of autism has
increased 1,000 percent in the last decade. According to the latest
figures just released in January 2003 by the California Department of
Developmental Services, California experienced an astounding 31 percent
increase in the number of new children