CDC Vaccine Data Leads Scientists to Shocking Discovery, Possible Vaccine/Mercury/Autism Link

CDC Vaccine Data Leads Scientists to Shocking Discovery
Monday February 9, 9:20 am ET

CHILDREN 27-TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AUTISM WITH EXPOSURE TO MERCURY- CONTAINING VACCINES, FINDINGS REVIEWED AT TODAY'S IOM MEETING IN DC

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Institute of Medicine will hold a one-day meeting to review important new research on the link between thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative in vaccines, and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. One of the larger studies under review comes from the CDC's own Vaccine Safety Datalink. Under independent investigation, CDC's data concludes children are 27-times more likely to develop autism after exposure to three thimerosal-containing vaccines (TCVs), than those who receive thimerosal-free versions.

The findings are not only disturbing to government officials like U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon, M.D. (R-FL), who is also scheduled to speak before the IOM panel, they suggest autism via TCVs has a higher relative risk than that between lung cancer and smoking, which according to the American Cancer Society is only 22 for men and 11 for women. "This absolutely confirms what parents have been saying for years," says Jo Pike, President, National Autism Association. Like Pike, thousands of parents have reported sharp regressions in their children following a TCV and many of those children have gone on to receive a label of autism. An easy mistake to make since the symptoms of autism and mercury poisoning are almost identical.

Dr. Mark Geier is the lead investigator in the discovery. A medical doctor with a Ph.D. in genetics, he, along with fellow researcher, David Geier, will discuss their findings of the CDC data in front of an IOM panel. Among a host of other physicians and researchers presenting will be Dr. Jeff Bradstreet. He will discuss the results from his peer-reviewed study which concluded that urinary mercury concentrations were six times higher in children with autism vs. normal-age/vaccine-matched controls.

The presentations will begin at 8:00 AM at The National Academy of Sciences, Auditorium 2100 C Street NW. Dr. Mark Geier and David Geier are scheduled to present their findings at 12:15 PM. Weldon speaks at 8:00. Bradstreet at 4:00. For an agenda, go to: http://www.iom.edu/event.asp?id=17047. For information about the National Autism Association, go to www.nationalautism.org.

1 posted on 02/25/2004 11:31:27 AM PST by Coleus

This is just great. Here come the lawyers. Vaccine companies will be scared as hell to develop anything new.

2 posted on 02/25/2004 11:32:50 AM PST by vetvetdoug

Is all this the 'good science' or the borderline hysteria-based stuff?

3 posted on 02/25/2004 11:34:09 AM PST by _Jim ( <--- Ann C. and Rush L. speak on gutless Liberals (RealAudio files))

It's about time this was resolved one way or the other.

4 posted on 02/25/2004 11:35:12 AM PST by AuntB (Petition to reform SSdisability: http://www.PetitionOnLine.com/SSDC/petition.html)

It's about time this was resolved one way or the other.

I don't think anything conclusive is being shown here. It's *too soon* to make the claim that anything has 'been resolved'.

5 posted on 02/25/2004 11:36:48 AM PST by _Jim ( <--- Ann C. and Rush L. speak on gutless Liberals (RealAudio files))

"Is all this the 'good science' or the borderline hysteria-based stuff?

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It's good science. Apparently, these studies have shown a clear risk involving thimerisol in vaccines. Since some companies produce thimerisol-free vaccines, it appears that they'll be more popular in the future.

6 posted on 02/25/2004 11:40:58 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)

Gary Null, a well-known nutritionist and Ph.D in related fields has been talking about the vaccine-autism connection for years. See his website garynull.com for further information.

7 posted on 02/25/2004 11:43:23 AM PST by stanz (Those who don't believe in evolution should go jump off the flat edge of the Earth.)

This makes sense. I hope they can find definitive proof and solve this terrible problem.

8 posted on 02/25/2004 11:45:02 AM PST by Swede Girl

Wow... this is tragic news for so many affected individuals.

9 posted on 02/25/2004 11:45:04 AM PST by Integrityrocks

10 posted on 02/25/2004 11:46:06 AM PST by nunya bidness

11 posted on 02/25/2004 11:46:10 AM PST by Bikers4Bush (Flood waters rising, heading for more conservative ground. Write in Tancredo in 04'!)

Thanks, I've been listening to him for years, as a matter of fact, just heard him about an hour ago, I'm still not sure of his credentials but he does seem to make some sense.

12 posted on 02/25/2004 11:47:02 AM PST by Coleus (Help Tyler Schicke http://tylerfund.org/ Burkitt's leukemia)

It's good science.

I was referring more to the plethora of links that were posted just after the opening story; there doesn't seem to be a 'hard' conclusion that's drawn in the study results that are scheduled to be reviewed/released in their " a one-day meeting to review important new research" either though ...

13 posted on 02/25/2004 11:47:49 AM PST by _Jim ( <--- Ann C. and Rush L. speak on gutless Liberals (RealAudio files))

Very misleading title.

14 posted on 02/25/2004 11:48:23 AM PST by Moonman62

Does anyone have the symptoms of mercury poisoning?

15 posted on 02/25/2004 11:49:28 AM PST by Eva

Congressman Weldon is from my town...

..a fine, upstanding man with integrity.....and yes, he is a respected doctor here.

He would not give his name or speak on record about this if he didn't believe it.

Another well known doctor in town has been trying to prove this vaccination/autism link for years...

..as his own healthy son developed autism shortly after his series of shots.

16 posted on 02/25/2004 11:50:05 AM PST by Guenevere (..., .Press on toward the goal!)

17 posted on 02/25/2004 11:50:34 AM PST by Centurion2000 (Resolve to perform what you must; perform without fail that what you resolve.)

Is all this the 'good science' or the borderline hysteria-based stuff?>>

To tell you the truth we may never know. Let's face it, vaccines stopped major diseases and, most likely, have caused this autism epidemic and maybe have caused the ADD/ADHD epidemic. So, we will probably never know the truth. Nobody likes to admit they were wrong.

What is absolute, is that murdered/aborted babies where used to develop vaccines.

18 posted on 02/25/2004 11:50:47 AM PST by Coleus (Help Tyler Schicke http://tylerfund.org/ Burkitt's leukemia)

Is all this the 'good science' or the borderline hysteria-based stuff?

this is the worst kind of junk science. It will actually kill people.

19 posted on 02/25/2004 11:50:48 AM PST by js1138

To: nunya bidness

Ahem.>>

ah, starting a little flame war here, eh?

20 posted on 02/25/2004 11:52:06 AM PST by Coleus (Help Tyler Schicke http://tylerfund.org/ Burkitt's leukemia)

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