New York State Rescinds Mandatory H1N1 Vaccine for Healthcare Workers

New York State Rescinds Mandatory H1N1 Vaccine for Healthcare Workers

Richard Gale

Progressive Radio Network, October 22, 2009



People power is alive and well in New York State as evidenced by Governor
David Patterson's and his Health Commissioner's decision on October 22 to
immediately suspend the mandatory swine flu vaccine for the majority of New
York's healthcare workers. The official "imprint" is that the decision is
based on the shortages in vaccine lots; however, vibrant demonstrations in
Albany, massive letter writing campaigns, two separate lawsuits, and
blistering testimonies by vaccination critics before the state's health
committee in New York City clearly played a major role in the decision. See
Dr. Gary Null's testimony to the New York State Health Oversight Legislative
Committee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3XlJB7J5-o

While this is an important victory for health freedom, Peter Kauffmann, a
spokesperson for Governor Patterson, told the Times Union that the
government wants the supply to be available for "high risk groups," which
means small children, pregnant mothers, and the elderly. For this reason,
the struggle continue because the H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccines
remain to be proven clinically safe and effective for these groups.

Very recent and compelling independent research now shows that the swine flu
threat may peak much earlier than being predicted by the WHO and the US
health officials. The "high risk" groups, particularly children, will remain
unprotected. The Purdue University study published on October 15 in the
journal Euro Surveillance assessed the efficacy of the CDC's vaccination
program. The study concluded that swine flu infection "will peak so early
that the planned CDC vaccination campaign will likely not have a large
effect on the total number of people ultimately infected by the pandemic
H1N1 influenza virus." The study also found that the vaccination program
will likely achieve only a 6 percent reduction in the number of infected
people. More important, in children being targeted as "high risk," vaccine
immunity will not be achieved until "at least four weeks after vaccination
and would occur too late in the pandemic to make a significant difference in
the number of infected in that age group."[1]

Earlier, the Cochrane Database Collaboration's meta-analysis of all
available influenza studies conducted over several decades revealed that
there is "no convincing evidence that [flu] vaccines can reduce mortality,
[hospital] admissions, serious complications and community transmission of
influenza. In young children below the age of 2, we could find no evidence
that the vaccine was different from a placebo."[2]

And just yesterday, a CBS news exclusive reported on a three-month CBS
investigation from state-to-state flu test results revealing that the
government infection figures are erroneous and that those diagnosed with
"probable" or "presumed" H1N1 infection have slim chances that they
contracted the H1N1 virus.[3]

In 2004, the nation's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
issued its recommendations on influenza vaccination that have remained today's
standard policy. A critical review of the ACIP's document was published in
the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, deconstructing the
government health agencies' arguments to promote the campaign for the
vaccination of pregnant women. The study's authors, Drs. Edward Yazbak and
David Ayoub, unveil the very limited data the ACIP relied upon to make their
decision that thimerosal in vaccines is safe. In addition, the government's
data to claim vaccine effectiveness was poor. The ACIP ignores the many
clinical studies showing thimerosal's high toxicity to fetal development in
animal studies.[3] Dangers to vaccinated pregnant women and their
developing babies remain. Every inactivated H1N1 vaccine package insert
claims: no animal reproduction studies to observe potential fetal injury
have been conducted for H1N1 vaccines. It is unknown whether the vaccine is
excreted in human milk, and no studies have been completed to determine
whether or not the vaccines and their ingredients are carcinogenic or impair
fertility.

In the face of very limited, poorly designed and executed clinical trials
conducted by the vaccine makers, a separate lawsuit has been filed against
the FDA by health freedom attorney Jim Turner and plaintiff Dr. Gary Null.
That lawsuit is pending action and demands the FDA require independent
safety trials on the H1N1 vaccine and independent oversight with full public
disclosure.

[1] Towers S, Feng Z. "Pandemic H1N1 influenza: predicting the course of a
pandemic and assessing the efficacy of the planned vaccination program in
the United States" Euro Surveillance. 2009; 14(41).

[2] Reaney, Patricia. "No Evidence Flu Shots Work for Under-2s: Study.
Reuters, September 22, 2005; Jefferson, Tom. "Safety of influenza vaccines
in children." The Lancet, 2005. 366:803-804.

[3] CBS News: Swine Flu Cases Overestimated.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...n5404829.shtml

[3] Ayoub D, Yazbak E. "Influenza vaccination during pregnancy: a critical
assessment of the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices." Journal Amer Phys. and Surg. 11 (2): Summer 2006.



Richard Gale is the Executive Producer of the Progressive Radio Network and
a former Senior Research Analyst in the biotechnology and genomic industry.

john wrote:
New York State Rescinds Mandatory H1N1 Vaccine for Healthcare Workers

Richard Gale

Progressive Radio Network, October 22, 2009



People power is alive and well in New York State as evidenced by Governor
David Patterson's and his Health Commissioner's decision on October 22 to
immediately suspend the mandatory swine flu vaccine for the majority of New
York's healthcare workers. The official "imprint" is that the decision is
based on the shortages in vaccine lots;

It must be noted that the excuse is false: there is NO SHORTAGE of
SEASONAL vaccine. Also, the announcement does not mention that the
enforcement of the regulation is already put on hold pending
a hearing on Oct. 30. I think the commissioner is afraid of losing the
hearing and that was the reason for this temporary retreat.
Perhaps his next step will be an attempt to adjourn the hearing
and buy some time.

however, vibrant demonstrations in
Albany, massive letter writing campaigns, two separate lawsuits, and
blistering testimonies by vaccination critics before the state's health
committee in New York City clearly played a major role in the decision. See
Dr. Gary Null's testimony to the New York State Health Oversight Legislative
Committee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3XlJB7J5-o

While this is an important victory for health freedom, Peter Kauffmann, a
spokesperson for Governor Patterson, told the Times Union that the
government wants the supply to be available for "high risk groups," which
means small children, pregnant mothers, and the elderly. For this reason,
the struggle continue because the H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccines
remain to be proven clinically safe and effective for these groups.

Very recent and compelling independent research now shows that the swine flu
threat may peak much earlier than being predicted by the WHO and the US
health officials. The "high risk" groups, particularly children, will remain
unprotected. The Purdue University study published on October 15 in the
journal Euro Surveillance assessed the efficacy of the CDC's vaccination
program. The study concluded that swine flu infection "will peak so early
that the planned CDC vaccination campaign will likely not have a large
effect on the total number of people ultimately infected by the pandemic
H1N1 influenza virus." The study also found that the vaccination program
will likely achieve only a 6 percent reduction in the number of infected
people. More important, in children being targeted as "high risk," vaccine
immunity will not be achieved until "at least four weeks after vaccination
and would occur too late in the pandemic to make a significant difference in
the number of infected in that age group."[1]

Earlier, the Cochrane Database Collaboration's meta-analysis of all
available influenza studies conducted over several decades revealed that
there is "no convincing evidence that [flu] vaccines can reduce mortality,
[hospital] admissions, serious complications and community transmission of
influenza. In young children below the age of 2, we could find no evidence
that the vaccine was different from a placebo."[2]

And just yesterday, a CBS news exclusive reported on a three-month CBS
investigation from state-to-state flu test results revealing that the
government infection figures are erroneous and that those diagnosed with
"probable" or "presumed" H1N1 infection have slim chances that they
contracted the H1N1 virus.[3]

In 2004, the nation's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
issued its recommendations on influenza vaccination that have remained today's
standard policy. A critical review of the ACIP's document was published in
the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, deconstructing the
government health agencies' arguments to promote the campaign for the
vaccination of pregnant women. The study's authors, Drs. Edward Yazbak and
David Ayoub, unveil the very limited data the ACIP relied upon to make their
decision that thimerosal in vaccines is safe. In addition, the government's
data to claim vaccine effectiveness was poor. The ACIP ignores the many
clinical studies showing thimerosal's high toxicity to fetal development in
animal studies.[3] Dangers to vaccinated pregnant women and their
developing babies remain. Every inactivated H1N1 vaccine package insert
claims: no animal reproduction studies to observe potential fetal injury
have been conducted for H1N1 vaccines. It is unknown whether the vaccine is
excreted in human milk, and no studies have been completed to determine
whether or not the vaccines and their ingredients are carcinogenic or impair
fertility.

In the face of very limited, poorly designed and executed clinical trials
conducted by the vaccine makers, a separate lawsuit has been filed against
the FDA by health freedom attorney Jim Turner and plaintiff Dr. Gary Null.
That lawsuit is pending action and demands the FDA require independent
safety trials on the H1N1 vaccine and independent oversight with full public
disclosure.

[1] Towers S, Feng Z. "Pandemic H1N1 influenza: predicting the course of a
pandemic and assessing the efficacy of the planned vaccination program in
the United States" Euro Surveillance. 2009; 14(41).

[2] Reaney, Patricia. "No Evidence Flu Shots Work for Under-2s: Study.
Reuters, September 22, 2005; Jefferson, Tom. "Safety of influenza vaccines
in children." The Lancet, 2005. 366:803-804.

[3] CBS News: Swine Flu Cases Overestimated.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...n5404829.shtml

[3] Ayoub D, Yazbak E. "Influenza vaccination during pregnancy: a critical
assessment of the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices." Journal Amer Phys. and Surg. 11 (2): Summer 2006.



Richard Gale is the Executive Producer of the Progressive Radio Network and
a former Senior Research Analyst in the biotechnology and genomic industry.