NEW STRONG EVIDENCE LINKS AUTISM TO VACCINE

Scientists have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that the three-in-one Measels-Mumps-Rubella(MMR) vaccine plays a clear role in the development of autism.

Earlier this year British expert Dr Andrew Wakefield and molecular pathologist Professor John O'Leary established a possible link between the measles virus, autism and a related bowel disorder. They found fragments of the measles virus from the MMR jab in the guts of autistic children who also suffer a rare form of bowel disease.

Now scientists at Utah State University, have reported finding a strong association between the MMR vaccine and an autoimmune reaction which is thought to play a role in autism.

The team led by Dr Vijendra Singh analysed blood samples from 125 autistic children and 92 children who did not have autism. Dr Singh, is an acknowledged expert with more than 20 years experience of immunology research.

In 75 of the 92 autistic children they found antibodies showing there had been an abnormal reaction to the measles component of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. Nine out of ten of those children were also positive for antibodies thought to be involved in autism.

These are incredible statistics. The antibodies attack the brain by targeting the basic building blocks of myelin, the insulating sheath that covers nerve fibres. This stops the nerves developing properly and may affect brain functions. Dr Singh has suggested that an abnormal immune response may be the root cause of many cases of autism.

Not one. Not any. Zero. Nil. What a damming statistic. Read that sentence again and consider it well.

But incredibly, the UK Government's Chief Medical Officer and the British Medical Association, both still insist there is a wealth of scientific evidence that the triple jab is the safest way to protect children.

And Peter Lachmann, Emeritus Professor of Immunology at Cambridge, said that the conclusions drawn by Vijendra Singh and his team did not make for a direct link between MMR and autism.

“In my view the associations that Dr Singh makes do not follow. His hypothesis does not show causality; he is drawing unjustifiable conclusions from the antibody data he has collected. I do not think such conclusions can be drawn.”

As these comments reveal, the new evidence has the Government and the BMJ fighting a rearguard action to keep the lid on the vaccine/autism disaster.

Dr Singh's team report their findings in the latest issue of the Journal of Biomedical Science. The news of their findings is unreported as of this date in the US media.

They sensibly conclude: 'Stemming from this evidence, we suggest that an inappropriate antibody response to MMR, specifically the measles component thereof, might be related to pathogenesis of autism.'

I never said that autistic children are stupid. If you read ALL of my posts, you will find that I firmly believe that children who are simply stupid (Oh! How dare I say that? How politically incorrect of me!) are being diagnosed with 'learning disabilities' just so that schools can get more money. Just as college should be reserved for those with the intelluctal capacity to take advantage of it, so should our tax dollars be spent on those who are MOST likely to benefit from them, not least.

Public schools have become a place where, in order to not offend the sensitive liberals, 'no child is left behind', never mind that no child gets ahead. Should the taxpayers be required to provide at least 13 years of education for people who cease to learn anything new after the 5th grade?

Your high school diploma means essentially nothing because the functional illiterate who stayed in high school to keep his driver's license gets the exact same piece of paper declaring that they know precisely the same as the valedictorian.

I wouldn't say having a daughter with cerebral palsy is funny. I don't think autism is funny either. I'm well aware of the problems of having a special needs child.

I also don't see the research that says that vaccines are the cause of autism. Currently, there is a lot of speculation. I know someone that had a child with autism they thought was caused by the MMR vaccine. On their second child, they did not vaccinate that child. The second child is also autistic.

I'm very thankful for vaccines. I recently went to an old graveyard (the first one in Dallas, Texas). There were so many babies and children that were buried in that graveyard. It was heart-breaking! We are very lucky to have vaccines or many of our children would be dieing.

My husband puts it this way. He says that vaccines are the lesser of two evils. They are risky, but the alternative is riskier.

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