Poliovirus and Zika: What’s Past is Prologue
In December 2015, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue from two newborn babies and two miscarriages in Brazil diagnosed with microcephaly were provided by the Brazilian government to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for “histopathologic evaluation and laboratory testing” for “suspected Zika infection.”1 The newborns, which had been born at 36 and 38 weeks gestation, died within 20 hours of birth.
Children Should Not Be Required to Get Vaccinated to Attend School
Parents have the human right to exercise freedom of conscience and informed consent to medical risk taking on behalf of their minor children, and children have the civil right to a school education. Vaccine risks are not being borne equally by all, and vaccine laws without flexible medical, religious and conscientious belief exemptions are oppressive, inhumane and a violation of civil and human rights. Vaccines are pharmaceutical products that carry a risk of injury or death.
California Legislator Joins Big Pharma Via “Revolving Door”
In December 2015, Assemblyman Henry T. Perea publicly announced that he was resigning from the California Legislature and moving on to a new job with the pharmaceutical industrye. On Jan. 4, 2016, Perea began leading political operations in Arizona, California and Nevada for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), a trade group…
Media Struggles to Pin Stupid Label on Well-Educated Vaccine Dissenters
There have been numerous articles in mainstream newspapers and magazines with titles that disparage anyone who questions the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, disagrees (in part or in total) with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommended schedule of vaccines, or opposes the idea of forcing people to get vaccinated against their will.
Understanding the Rationale Behind Vaccines
Story Highlights The prevailing assumption within the medical, government, pharmacology and science communities is that vaccines are safe and effective. Those who question that foundation are said to be relying on quack science. To have a open conversation about the potential dangers of vaccination, we must understand the science behind vaccines. There is no doubt […]
Brazil at Odds With WHO and CDC on Zika-Microcephaly Link
Brazil’s Minister of Public Health Marcelo Castro, MD confirmed that the epidemic of microcephaly cases in his country during the past year are due to the Zika virus being transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. In an interview with the Associated Press on Feb. 12, 2016, Minister Castro…