12 babies died during clinical trials of a pneumonia vaccine in Argentina over the past year. The vaccine trial was sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and used children from poor families, who the Argentine Federation of Health Professionals claims were pressured into signing consent forms. Despite concerns about ethics and safety, the vaccine trial is still ongoing. Dr. Mercola questions the motives of pharmaceutical companies like GSK and whether vaccines are truly necessary or effective ways to prevent diseases like pneumonia compared to simple nutritional interventions.
12 babies died during clinical trials of a pneumonia vaccine in Argentina over the past year. The vaccine trial was sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and used children from poor families, who the Argentine Federation of Health Professionals claims were pressured into signing consent forms. Despite concerns about ethics and safety, the vaccine trial is still ongoing. Dr. Mercola questions the motives of pharmaceutical companies like GSK and whether vaccines are truly necessary or effective ways to prevent diseases like pneumonia compared to simple nutritional interventions.
12 babies died during clinical trials of a pneumonia vaccine in Argentina over the past year. The vaccine trial was sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and used children from poor families, who the Argentine Federation of Health Professionals claims were pressured into signing consent forms. Despite concerns about ethics and safety, the vaccine trial is still ongoing. Dr. Mercola questions the motives of pharmaceutical companies like GSK and whether vaccines are truly necessary or effective ways to prevent diseases like pneumonia compared to simple nutritional interventions.
At least 12 in#ants who were part o# a clinical stu$% to test a pneumonia &accine ha&e $ie$ in Argentina o&er the course o# the past %ear. The stu$% was sponsore$ b% 'la(oSmith)line an$ uses chil$ren #rom poor #amilies. Accor$ing to the Argentine *e$eration o# +ealth ,ro#essionals the #amilies are -pressure$ an$ #orce$ into signing consent #orms.. The &accine trial is still ongoing $espite the $enunciations. Sources: / Tra$ing Mar0ets Jul% 1! 2!!" Dr. Mercola Dr. Mercola's Comments: 'la(oSmith)line is counting on its e(pan$e$ &accines research to boost its bottom line wor0ing on 1protection. against a wi$e &ariet% o# the worl$2s most common $iseases. 3t2s un#ortunate that so man% people are still clueless about the ruthless &accine practices o# pharmaceutical companies li0e 'S) an$ the $angers an$ outright nee$lessness o# most o# these &accines. Accor$ing to a 'la(o spo0eswoman 14Sa#et% is alwa%s our primar% concern in the $e&elopment o# an% new treatment or &accine. All stu$ies are con$ucte$ accor$ing to the highest ethical an$ scienti#ic stan$ar$s an$ in compliance with international stan$ar$s o# 'oo$ 5linical ,ractice 6'5,7.. But the Argentine *e$eration o# +ealth ,ro#essionals claim it is being con$ucte$ 1without an% t%pe o# state control. an$ 1$oes not compl% with minimum ethical re8uirements.. 9ho $o %ou belie&e: The local health pro#essionals or the $rug giant citing compliance with some #orm o# international stan$ar$: Is a Pneumonia Vaccine Even Necessary? ,neumonia is a se&ere #orm o# acute lower respirator% in#ection that speci#icall% a##ects %our lungs. As a result pus an$ #lui$ can collect in the al&eoli o# %our lungs which inter#eres with o(%gen absorption an$ ma0es breathing $i##icult. Danger signs o# pneumonia inclu$e cough an$ #ast or $i##icult breathing. Accor$ing to the 2!!; <=35>* report ,neumonia: The *orgotten )iller o# 5hil$ren pneumonia 0ills more chil$ren than ai$s malaria an$ measles combine$. An estimate$ 2 million chil$ren $ie #rom pneumonia each %ear accounting #or almost 1 in ? $eaths o# chil$ren un$er the age o# #i&e worl$wi$e with South Asia an$ sub@Saharan A#rica bearing the bur$en o# more than hal# o# the total number o# pneumonia cases. That pneumonia is a serious a##liction is not un$er $ebate. Anl% the 8uestion o# what the most appropriate pre&ention metho$ is. Accor$ing to <=35>* the most e##ecti&e #orms o# pre&ention o# pneumonia inclu$e: / >(clusi&e breast #ee$ing / ,romoting a$e8uate nutrition an$ Binc supplementation / Ce$ucing in$oor air pollution / >(pan$ing &accine co&erage =ow to highlight an$ compare the e##ecti&eness le&el that a pneumonia &accine can o##er compare$ to simple an$ ine(pensi&e nutritional inter&ention consi$er this: A#ter re&iewing a total o# 1! stu$ies in&estigators at Johns +op0ins <ni&ersit% in Baltimore Mar%lan$ an$ the 9orl$ +ealth ArganiBation 69+A7 reporte$ that Binc supplementation alone re$uces the ris0 o# pneumonia b% D1 percentE 5ompare that to another recent 'S) &accine trial in 'ambia that boaste$ about a 3F percent re$uction in pneumonia cases4 An$ in an ironic twist a $rug re&iew b% the *DA recentl% #oun$ that 'S)2s rota&irus &accine 6Cotari(7 is associate$ with a signi#icant increase in pneumonia@relate$ $eaths in chil$ren compare$ to a placebo. 3n essence 'S) is contributing to the &er% problem the%2re suppose$l% tr%ing to resol&e with %et another &accine. How Many Deaths Due to Vaccines are Acceta!le? An interesting stu$% publishe$ in the American Journal o# >pi$emiolog% calle$ Cota&irus Vaccine an$ 3ntussusception: +ow Much Cis0 9ill ,arents in the <nite$ States Accept to Abtain Vaccine Bene#its: gi&es a glimpse into how much planning an$ orchestrating goes into the mar0eting o# an% $rug or &accine G $own to the e(act number o# 1acceptable $eaths. that parents will put up with an$ still get their chil$ &accinate$ an$ how much the%2re willing to pa% #or the &accine base$ on its state$ ris0s. The stu$% rea$s: 1As the proportion o# the population protecte$ #rom pre&iousl% common chil$hoo$ $isease has increase$ concern has shi#te$ to possible &accine@associate$ si$e e##ects4 Despite the ob&ious bene#its o# &accination no &accine is completel% sa#e. The impact o# ris0 on parental acceptance o# new &accines is important to ascertain. 1 The% #oun$ that the higher the e$ucation an$ income brac0et o# the parents the lower the acceptable ris0. 3n or$er to achie&e a H! percent acceptance rate 6a t%pical target #or recommen$e$ chil$hoo$ &accines7 the% #oun$ that parents woul$ accept no more than 1FHD cases o# &accine@relate$ intussusception 6a problem with the intestine in which one portion o# the bowel sli$es into the ne(t7 cause$ b% the rota&irus &accine per %ear. This inci$ence rate correspon$s to 3?H surgeries an$ 1D $eaths 11 o# which coul$ be relate$ to the rota&irus &accine. +owe&er this an$ other stu$ies o# parental attitu$es towar$ &accination ha&e repeate$l% $emonstrate$ that parents still pre#er their chil$ $%ing #rom an actual $isease than $%ing #rom si$e e##ects associate$ with &accination. "ou#re $ein% &loo'e' !y Nee'less Vaccines Iast month 3 wrote an article about the +,V &accine 'ar$asil at which time the VA>CS $atabase containe$ ;F;! a$&erse e&ents inclu$ing 1; $eaths. To$a% less than a month later 3 ha&e the $istinct $ispleasure to report that the situation with 'ar$asil is onl% getting worse. The Ju$icial 9atch Special Ceport >(amining the *DA2s +,V Vaccine Cecor$s $ate$ June 3! 2!!" re&iews recor$s obtaine$ #rom the *DA un$er the pro&isions o# the *ree$om o# 3n#ormation Act. Those recor$s paint an e&en grimmer &ersion o# this $angerous &accine whose si$e e##ects now inclu$e: / A total o# "";D reporte$ a$&erse e&ents / A minimum o# 1" but possibl% 2! reporte$ $eaths. 11 occurre$ less than one wee0 a#ter &accination an$ F within two $a%s / D? cases o# miscarriages an$ spontaneous abortions / F" outbrea0s o# genital warts plus a$$itional cases o# #acial warts an$ warts on han$s an$ #eet e&en in patients who ha$ teste$ negati&e #or +,V an$ genital warts prior to &accination A$$itionall% Merc0 correspon$ence inclu$e$ in these recor$s state that 'ar$asil has =AT been e&aluate$ #or its potential to cause carcinogenit% or genoto(icit% A=D the% were permitte$ to use an aluminum@containing placebo instea$ o# a stan$ar$ saline placebo. Since 'ar$asil contains 22? mcg o# aluminum using an aluminum@containing placebo ma% paint an entirel% inaccurate picture o# its le&el o# sa#et%. But 0eep in min$ #ol0s that stu$% a#ter stu$% has shown that onl% about 1 to 1.? percent o# all si$e e##ects are e&er reporte$E An$ the statistics #or reporting more serious si$e e##ects inclu$ing $eath is not much better. The =V35 3n&estigati&e Ceport on the Vaccine A$&erse >&ent Ceporting S%stem #oun$ that in =ew Jor0 onl% 1 o# about D! $octorKs o##ices 62.? percent7 con#irme$ that the% ha$ reporte$ a $eath or inLur% #ollowing &accination. Jet the go&ernment an$ the me$ical communit% C>IJ on these #igures which are up to HH ,>C5>=T 3=A55<CAT>E Can Pneumonia $e E((ectively Prevente' an' )reate' *ithout a Vaccine? As 3 mentione$ earlier e##ecti&e pre&ention metho$s inclu$e e(clusi&e breast #ee$ing #or the #irst si( months o# li#e re$ucing in$oor air pollution an$ proper nutrition inclu$ing appropriate amounts o# Binc. This is a great remin$er o# the therapeutic &alue o# Binc. The loBenges are e(cellent #or col$s an$ upper respirator% in#ections but %ou shoul$ also consi$er it #or more se&ere problems li0e $iarrhea or pneumonia. Bear in min$ howe&er that it is &er% eas% to become Binc o&erloa$e$. 3# %ou get nauseous shortl% a#ter ta0ing the Binc it is highl% li0el% that %ou alrea$% ha&e enough Binc an$ shoul$ hol$ o## on ta0ing an% more. Another little@0nown pneumonia@buster is goo$ ol$ #ashione$ essential oils. Cesearchers ha&e #oun$ that some essential oils @@ oregano th%me an$ rosewoo$ oils in particular @@ create an autol%tic reaction in organisms inclu$ing Streptococcus pneumonia. Spra%ing these essential oils in the laborator% simpl% ma$e the pneumonia cells #all apartE The best results occurre$ with oregano th%me an$ rosewoo$ an$ interme$iate inhibition o# the pathogens was achie&e$ with cinnamon oil an$ clo&e oil. Dr. +orne the lea$ author o# the stu$% pointe$ out that the oils also showe$ e##icac% against >. coli an$ se&eral species o# #ungi. This is goo$ news #or an% o# %ou who are culti&ating a gar$en. Aregano is a har$% perennial that returns %ear a#ter %ear an$ can pro&i$e %ou with a natural ine(pensi&e wa% to sta% health%. 3 woul$ recommen$ the 'ree0 oregano which onl% grows about 1" inches tall. A&oi$ the taller D #oot plants 6Aregano &ulgare7 as the% $o not ha&e as much o# the e##ecti&e essential oils. Jou can also purchase pure oregano oil in %our local health #oo$ store. 9hate&er %ou $o please please $o %our homewor0 be#ore subLecting %our chil$ren to an% &accine. A great wa% to get starte$ is to simpl% use the Search *eature at the top o# each o# m% web pages an$ search m% site as it contains a litan% o# research on &accine sa#et% an$ the lac0 thereo#.