Autism is Linked to Child's Vaccines

http://www.vaccineclassaction.com/ ^ | Aug.21

[Bad~Rodeo]

On April 3, 2002 a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of three groups against the manufacturer of Thimerosal, a preservative containing mercury, and against the vaccine manufacturers that use or used Thimerosal in the manufacture and/or distribution of childhood vaccines.

Thimerosal is a preservative that was used in childhood vaccines that is approximately 50 percent mercury by weight. Mercury is one of the most toxic elements on earth and its exposure by humans has been linked to neurological, motor, sensory and autoimmune disorders, as well as behavioral dysfunction. Before the FDA recommended that Thimerosal be removed from all vaccines, American children had received 237 micrograms of mercury through vaccines alone by age two. This far exceeds current EPA ‘safe’ levels for mercury which are (one tenth) 0.1 mcg/kg. per day. On the date of birth children received 12 mcg's of mercury from the Thimerosal content in the hepatitis B vaccine which is over 30 times the safe level. The DTaP and HiB vaccines contained over 50 mcg of mercury, which is 60 times greater than the safe level. At six months the second Hep B and Polio vaccines are given, containing 62.5 mcg of mercury which is 78 times greater than safe level.

The class action is seeking compensation for three groups of plaintiffs. Plaintiffs and Plaintiff Class defined as Sub-Class One have been diagnosed with autism or neurological disorders, as well as other severe and permanent health consequences claimed to be the result of exposure to high levels of mercury contained in Thimerosal; Plaintiffs and the Plaintiff Class defined in Subclass Two claim an increased risk of developing autism, other serious neurological disorders, or other severe and permanent health consequences as a result of exposure to high levels of mercury contained in Thimerosal; Plaintiffs and the Plaintiff Class are defined in Subclass Three have claims based upon the injuries to their children as well as claims for medical monitoring of their children who have not yet developed an injury, but who must be continuously monitored due to their exposure to the high levels of mercury contained in childhood vaccines.

[TomB]

Gee, first they said MMR caused autism, and now it's mercury.

I wish they'd make up their minds.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

I have heard that there is a huge rise in the number of autistic kids today. A couple of weeks ago, Neal Boortz (Atlanta WSB Radio host)was blaming it on parents just looking for a reason to blame when their kids misbehave or are not perfect. Why else would there be so many cases popping up now, he said. Well, perhaps this is the reason??

[Maelstrom]

Required by law.

[hopespringseternal]

Well, perhaps this is the reason??

Kids are diagnosed with whatever is getting the most funding at the moment. ADD, autism, etc.

[Damocles]

He may have mistaken the rise in ADD or ADHD kids to lack of parental discipline, but trust me you cannot blame autism on lack of parenting.

It's a maddening disease with no apparent cause. Watching your child mentally disintegrate before your unbelieving eyes is not easily explanied away. If Boortz said this than he is either ignorant or an idiot.

[Incorrigible]

Gee, first they said MMR caused autism, and now it's mercury.

I know you've had your ongoing battle with the other guy about vaccines but the issue as far as I've know it has always been about the mercury in the Thimerosal.  This applies to more than just the MMR injection.  In Great Britain, the National Health only provides the MMR triple shot and it's very difficult to get separate injections what can be done in the US.  This is why there's so much hype around the MMR injection in England and not so much here.

My wife is a chemist and I tend to agree with you Tom that the direct link between vaccines and Autism is specious.  However, there needs to be more of an explanation for the exponential rise in Autism that goes beyond simply better diagnosis.  None the less, for the new parents who ask me, I recommend they push back their children receiving vaccinations by 6 months.

Yes, I am the father of a 4 year old Autistic boy.

[George W. Bush]

I hope you post more info on this topic. Please flag me.

I think the universal vaccination programs implemented in this country and the rise in various health and mental problems may be related. Look at how routinely they'll prescribe Prozac and other drugs to children, drugs never even tested in children. There's also a bad history of using ridiculously high doses of many medicines in general.

[Schnucki]

Class action lawsuits = lawyers milking the system (and the taxpayer).

[Severa]

My son had a horrible reaction to the MMR shot (I have pictures to show just how bad). After having doctors tell me his delays were just a sign of him being a 'late bloomer' he was diagnosed with high-functioning autism at age 4. I don't know what to think about the supposed link between vaccines and autism but I am trying to get all the information I can.

For what it's worth, my son is in the SECEP program for autistic children here in VA and doing wonderfully.

[ko_kyi]

I bet large amounts of the vaccine are also hydrogen and oxygen. Together those things are explosive, man!

[kapn kuek]

I bet large amounts of the vaccine are also hydrogen and oxygen. Together those things are explosive, man!

Why would you ridicule something this serious? Have you never seen an autistic child? I feel that whoever recommended the mercury preservative should be publicly hanged!

Thimerosal is a preservative that was used in childhood vaccines that is approximately 50 percent mercury by weight. Mercury is one of the most toxic elements on earth and its exposure by humans has been linked to neurological, motor, sensory and autoimmune disorders, as well as behavioral dysfunction.

[dd5339]

When my daughter was born we made sure that there was no Thimerosal in any of the vaccines that she was given. We also did not allow her to be vaccinated with the Hep B vaccine. The hospital did not seem to comprehend that we did not want her vaccinated at birth against a lifestyle or sexual behavior disease.

Semper Fi

[equus]

I don't think the link is specious. There is great genetic variability among us all, and all you need is a slight variation genetically--perhaps in a detoxifying enzyme in the case of sensitivity to mercury, or perhaps a case of molecular mimicry where the vaccine throws off the immune system--to create autism in a small but significant group of kids. The majority don't get it--but we shouldn't be so sanguine about vaccines. Some of the polio virus vaccines were contaminated with SV-40 a monkey virus now implicated in several cancers.

The human immune system is actually set up to learn by getting infections and combatting them. It is exquisitely tuned. We've now found that kids who were allowed to be exposed to dirt and not living in hygienic environments have less allergies. So we've coopted the immune system by vaccines. We shouldn't have done it in infections that were not life threatening, as the result is that some kids are permanently damaged. Mumps may be unpleasant, but it passes.

[equus]

Also--there seems to be some indication that the mercury settles to the bottom of the vial--so that kids who get the vaccine doses at the beginning of the use of a vial are exposed to much less mercury--while the stuff at the end is much more toxic.

[doc30]

I think the universal vaccination programs implemented in this country and the rise in various health and mental problems may be related.

I have agree with you that over-medication of children is a serious issue - especially with antidepressants and with Ritalin. However, I view vaccinations in an entirely different category. By using vaccines, there has been an unimaginable drop in life-threatening diseases in children. The odds of a bad reaction are orders of magnitude less than the odds of getting a deadly disease. The crux of the matter is this: should vaccinations be mandatory for the greater good of the population, or should they be made optional and put the health of society at a real risk? Without these vaccinations, how many kids would be dead today, or severely disabled, for each child spared the side effects of a vaccine?

[sonserae]

If you had an autistic child that was caused from a mandatory vaccine and the child was costing thousands of dollars in medical bills plus all the heartache, you would feel something needs to be done to prevent it from happening to someone else. ....thus, class action suits.

[sonserae]

I think many of the hyperactive, A.D.D. cases in children has to do with food allergies and parenting skills. We have friends who have a 3 year old son who's uncontrollable. When we are there, we see right away that the parents have created this monster by their lack of parenting skills. I also think that when you feed children too many things with refined sugars and white flour, they become very anxious and agitated, etc...
Autism is another issue all together....that is a serious illness and if it is linked to vaccines, something needs to be done right away to prevent it from happening.

[JMJ333]

Another downside to the polio vaccine is that much of it was developed using the lung tissue of aborted babies.

Vaccines, abortions, and stem cells

Polio: Tainted Version: Poliovax (Connaught/Aventis-Pasteur)
Untainted Version: IPOL (Connaught/Aventis-Pasteur) Orimune Oral Dosage (Wyeth-Ayerest)

[George W. Bush]

Without these vaccinations, how many kids would be dead today, or severely disabled, for each child spared the side effects of a vaccine?

Well, parents of affected children would have a much more personal view on this matter. If there is a link between other problems and these vaccines, we need to know. And the vaccine companies should at least be required to help meet the costs of caring for affected children at a minimum. Naturally, I would expect a very strong scientific link before any awards are made.

I think we are too casual about what we feed and medicate children with. Their health is so delicate and variable.