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Swine Flu Jab Link To Killer Nerve Disease: Leaked Letter Reveals Concern Of Neurologists Over 25 Deaths In America
By Jo Macfarlane
www.dailymail.co.uk
15th August 2009

A warning that the new swine flu jab is linked to a deadly nerve disease has been sent by the Government to senior neurologists in a confidential letter.

The letter from the Health Protection Agency, the official body that oversees public health, has been leaked to The Mail on Sunday, leading to demands to know why the information has not been given to the public before the vaccination of millions of people, including children, begins.

It tells the neurologists that they must be alert for an increase in a brain disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), which could be triggered by the vaccine.

GBS attacks the lining of the nerves, causing paralysis and inability to breathe, and can be fatal.

The letter, sent to about 600 neurologists on July 29, is the first sign that there is concern at the highest levels that the vaccine itself could cause serious complications.

It refers to the use of a similar swine flu vaccine in the United States in 1976 when:

* More people died from the vaccination than from swine flu.
* 500 cases of GBS were detected.
* The vaccine may have increased the risk of contracting GBS by eight times.
* The vaccine was withdrawn after just ten weeks when the link with GBS became clear.
* The US Government was forced to pay out millions of dollars to those affected.

Concerns have already been raised that the new vaccine has not been sufficiently tested and that the effects, especially on children, are unknown.

It is being developed by pharmaceutical companies and will be given to about 13million people during the first wave of immunisation, expected to start in October.

Top priority will be given to everyone aged six months to 65 with an underlying health problem, pregnant women and health professionals.

The British Neurological Surveillance Unit (BNSU), part of the British Association of Neurologists, has been asked to monitor closely any cases of GBS as the vaccine is rolled out.

One senior neurologist said last night: ‘I would not have the swine
flu jab because of the GBS risk.’

There are concerns that there could be a repeat of what became known as the ‘1976 debacle’ in the US, where a swine flu vaccine killed 25 people – more than the virus itself.

A mass vaccination was given the go-ahead by President Gerald Ford because scientists believed that the swine flu strain was similar to the one responsible for the 1918-19 pandemic, which killed half a million Americans and 20million people worldwide.

The swine flu vaccine being offered to children has not been tested on infants

Within days, symptoms of GBS were reported among those who had been immunised and 25 people died from respiratory failure after severe paralysis. One in 80,000 people came down with the condition. In contrast, just one person died of swine flu.

More than 40million Americans had received the vaccine by the time the programme was stopped after ten weeks. The US Government paid out millions of dollars in compensation to those affected.

The swine flu virus in the new vaccine is a slightly different strain from the 1976 virus, but the possibility of an increased incidence of GBS remains a concern.

Shadow health spokesman Mike Penning said last night: ‘The last thing we want is secret letters handed around experts within the NHS. We need a vaccine but we also need to know about potential risks.

‘Our job is to make sure that the public knows what’s going on. Why is the Government not being open about this? It’s also very worrying if GPs, who will be administering the vaccine, aren’t being warned.’

Two letters were posted together to neurologists advising them of the concerns. The first, dated July 29, was written by Professor Elizabeth Miller, head of the HPA’s Immunisation Department.

It says: ‘The vaccines used to combat an expected swine influenza pandemic in 1976 were shown to be associated with GBS and were withdrawn from use.

‘GBS has been identified as a condition needing enhanced surveillance when the swine flu vaccines are rolled out.

‘Reporting every case of GBS irrespective of vaccination or disease history is essential for conducting robust epidemiological analyses capable of identifying whether there is an increased risk of GBS in defined time periods after vaccination, or after influenza itself, compared with the background risk.’

The second letter, dated July 27, is from the Association of British Neurologists and is written by Dr Rustam Al-Shahi Salman, chair of its surveillance unit, and Professor Patrick Chinnery, chair of its clinical research committee.

Halted: The 1976 US swine flu campaign

It says: ‘Traditionally, the BNSU has monitored rare diseases for long periods of time. However, the swine influenza (H1N1) pandemic has overtaken us and we need every member’s involvement with a new BNSU survey of Guillain-Barre Syndrome that will start on August 1 and run for approximately nine months.

‘Following the 1976 programme of vaccination against swine influenza in the US, a retrospective study found a possible eight-fold increase in the incidence of GBS.

‘Active prospective ascertainment of every case of GBS in the UK is required. Please tell BNSU about every case.

‘You will have seen Press coverage describing the Government’s concern about releasing a vaccine of unknown safety.’

If there are signs of a rise in GBS after the vaccination programme begins, the Government could decide to halt it.

GBS attacks the lining of the nerves, leaving them unable to transmit signals to muscles effectively.

It can cause partial paralysis and mostly affects the hands and feet. In serious cases, patients need to be kept on a ventilator, but it can be fatal.

Death is caused by paralysis of the respiratory system, causing the victim to suffocate.

It is not known exactly what causes GBS and research on the subject has been inconclusive.

However, it is thought that one in a million people who have a seasonal flu vaccination could be at risk and it has also been linked to people recovering from a bout of flu of any sort.

The HPA said it was part of the Government’s pandemic plan to monitor GBS cases in the event of a mass vaccination campaign, regardless of the strain of flu involved.

But vaccine experts warned that the letters proved the programme was a ‘guinea-pig trial’.

Dr Tom Jefferson, co-ordinator of the vaccines section of the influential Cochrane Collaboration, an independent group that reviews research, said: ‘New vaccines never behave in the way you expect them to. It may be that there is a link to GBS, which is certainly not something I would wish on anybody.

‘But it could end up being anything because one of the additives in one of the vaccines is a substance called squalene, and none of the studies we’ve extracted have any research on it at all.’

He said squalene, a naturally occurring enzyme, could potentially cause so-far-undiscovered side effects.

Jackie Fletcher, founder of vaccine support group Jabs, said: ‘The Government would not be anticipating this if they didn’t think there was a connection. What we’ve got is a massive guinea-pig trial.’

Professor Chinnery said: ‘During the last swine flu pandemic, it was observed that there was an increased frequency of cases of GBS. No one knows whether it was the virus or the vaccine that caused this.

‘The purpose of the survey is for us to assess rapidly whether there is an increase in the frequency of GBS when the vaccine is released in the UK.

It also increases consultants’ awareness of the condition.

Panic over? The number of swine flu cases has fallen sharply in the past few weeks

‘This is a belt-and-braces approach to safety and is not something people should be substantially worried about as it’s a rare condition.’

If neurologists do identify a case of GBS, it will be logged on a central database.

Details about patients, including blood samples, will be collected and monitored by the HPA.

It is hoped this will help scientists establish why some people develop the condition and whether it is directly related to the vaccine.

But some question why there needs to be a vaccine, given the risks. Dr Richard Halvorsen, author of The Truth About Vaccines, said: ‘For people with serious underlying health problems, the risk of dying from swine flu is probably greater than the risk of side effects from the vaccine.

‘But it would be tragic if we repeated the US example and ended up with more casualties from the jabs.

‘I applaud the Government for recognising the risk but in most cases this is a mild virus which needs a few days in bed. I’d question why we need a vaccine at all.’

Professor Miller at the HPA said: ‘This monitoring system activates pandemic plans that have been in place for a number of years. We’ll be able to get information on whether a patient has had a prior influenza illness and will look at whether influenza itself is linked to GBS.

‘We are not expecting a link to the vaccine but a link to disease, which would make having the vaccine even more important.’

The UK’s medicines watchdog, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, is already monitoring reported side effects from Tamiflu and Relenza and it is set to extend that surveillance to the vaccine.

A Department of Health spokesperson said: ‘The European Medicines Agency has strict processes in place for licensing pandemic vaccines.

‘In preparing for a pandemic, appropriate trials to assess safety and the immune responses have been carried out on vaccines very similar to the swine flu vaccine. The vaccines have been shown to have a good safety profile.

‘It is extremely irresponsible to suggest that the UK would use a vaccine without careful consideration of safety issues. The UK has one of the most successful immunisation programmes in the world.’

I COULDN''T EAT OR SPEAK... IT WAS HORRENDOUS

Victim: Hilary Wilkinson spent three months in hospital after she was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. When Hilary Wilkinson woke up with muscle weakness in her left arm and difficulty breathing, doctors initially put it down to a stroke.

But within hours, she was on a ventilator in intensive care after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

She spent three months in hospital and had to learn how to talk and walk again. But at times, when she was being fed through a drip and needed a tracheotomy just to breathe, she doubted whether she would survive.

The mother of two, 57, from Maryport, Cumbria, had been in good health until she developed a chest infection in March 2006. She gradually became so weak she could not walk downstairs.

Doctors did not diagnose Guillain-Barre until her condition worsened in hospital and tests showed her reflexes slowing down. It is impossible for doctors to know how she contracted the disorder, although it is thought to be linked to some infections.

Mrs Wilkinson said: ‘It was very scary. I couldn’t eat and I couldn’t speak. My arms and feet had no strength and breathing was hard.

I was treated with immunoglobulin, which are proteins found in blood, to stop damage to my nerves. After ten days, I still couldn’t speak and had to mime to nurses or my family.

‘It was absolutely horrendous and I had no idea whether I would get through it. You reach very dark moments at such times and wonder how long it can last.

But I’m a very determined person and I had lots of support.’

After three weeks, she was transferred to a neurological ward, where she had an MRI scan and nerve tests to assess the extent of the damage.

Still unable to speak and in a wheelchair, Mrs Wilkinson eventually began gruelling physiotherapy to improve her muscle strength and movement but it was exhausting and painful.

Three years later, she is almost fully recovered. She can now walk for several miles at a time, has been abroad and carries out voluntary work for a GBS Support Group helpline.

She said: ‘It makes me feel wary that the Government is rolling out this vaccine without any clear idea of the GBS risk, if any. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone and it certainly changed my life.

‘I’m frightened to have the swine flu vaccine if this might happen again – it’s a frightening illness and I think more research needs to be done on the effect of the vaccine.’

Hotline staff given access to confidential records

Confidential NHS staff records and disciplinary complaints could be accessed by hundreds of workers manning the Government’s special swine flu hotline.

They were able to browse through a database of emails containing doctors’ and nurses’ National Insurance numbers, home addresses, dates of birth, mobile phone numbers and scanned passport pages – all details that could be used fraudulently.

And private and confidential complaints sent by hospitals about temporary medical staff – some of whom were named – were also made available to the call-centre workers, who were given a special password to log in to an internal NHS website.

It could be a breach of the Data Protection Act.

The hotline staff work for NHS Professionals, which was set up using taxpayers’ money to employ temporary medical and administrative staff for the health service.

The not-for-profit company runs two of the Government’s swine flu call centres – with 300 staff in Farnborough, Hampshire, and 900 in Watford, Hertfordshire.

Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley described the revelations as ‘disturbing’.

Anne Mitchell, a spokeswoman for Unison, said: ‘There’s no excuse for such a fundamental breach of personal security. Action needs to be taken as soon as possible to make sure this does not happen again.’

A spokeswoman for NHS Professionals would not confirm whether access to the confidential files had been granted.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1206807/Swine-flu-jab-link-kille...

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COMMENTS

At last, the truth is coming out...... and what about all the other vaccines that everyone has??? The best thing to do is to look after yourself by ensuring you eat a healthy balanced diet free from as many chemicals as possible and to start taking Vit D - essential to a healthy immune system, Lactoblend or other healthy bacteria for the gut and a good multi vitamin. If your gut is healthy then so will you be too. Your healthfood strore will be able to advise. All these and exercise and fresh air will hold you in good stead. I speak only from personal experience and also as a mother of a child who has been vaccine damaged and is detoxing of the 'toxins' contained in vaccines and thus had impaired his immune system, but now his immune system is stronger than most kids in his class. Sadly, the only time one begins to question is when one's own life has been touched by the damage that vaccines create. I too did not believe what I now know and understand about vaccines.

- Iwona, Bucks, UK, 1/9/2009 22:46

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You can develop Guillain-Barre syndrome following infection with all manner of bacteria and viruses...including Campylobater and the 'flu. The risk of developing the autoimmune response following a vaccine is tiny - more people are likely to develop the syndrome following exposure to bacteria or a virus.

That is apparently not a headline that will sell papers.

As somebody has already said above - all vaccines can lead to this autoimmune problem, as they lead to immune system manipulation.

I think that it is truely terrible that people who are most at risk from the sequale of 'flu (ie: pneumonia and death) because of pre-existing heath problems have been led to believe that they are more at risk from GBS than from the infection itself.

It is true that the vaccine can lead to Guillain-Barre syndrome, I just wish that articles like this would give the full story, in a clear manner.
Misleading people is wrong, I don't really understand the motivation for things like this.

- C Lawrence, UK, 1/9/2009 5:44

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I keep praying that people will wake up. My Grandmother had the Swine Flu Shot of 1976, and became paralyzed immediately, and it got worse. The reason why I know that my Grandmother is not one of the side effects is because the doctor said it was a coincidence. I wonder how many really were effected by the Vaccine given in 1976. I am so sorry for the gentleman that was in the Navy. They are going to give this to our troops, and I have written so many people to stop it, and I have been ignored by our elected officials. If you are in the service serving our country, take a stand and say you will not be anyone's guinea pig. You signed up to serve your country, and not to have poison shot into your body that may make you suffer the rest of your life. I am very patriotic. I do not think that sqalene which is an oil base has even been approved by the FDA, and yet the FDA is giving approval for the vaccination.

- Gail, USA, 31/8/2009 15:51

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I took that 1976 swine flu vaccine and lost the use of that arm for a while afterward. I later came down with multiple sclerois. MS is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system while GBS is a demyelinating disease of the peripheral nervous system. I wonder how many cases of MS were caused by the 1976 swine flu vaccine. MS would not be identified until years after the vaccine. I believe the many mercury fillings I have had already started damaging my nervous system--then the jolt of that swine flu vaccine followed by the hepatitis series caused the MS. I will not be taken the 2009 version!

- khills, Tupelo, MS UNITED STATES, 31/8/2009 11:08

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This is so off base, first off the risk of a GBS related death is astronomically smaller than the risk of death from the flu itself. Secondly this isn't a secret and it is not related to just the H1N1 vaccine (which I am vaccinated for), as every flu vaccine for the last 10 years has come with a warning that < 1 out of 100,000 may experience GBS related symptoms. Anyone with half a brain could figure this out. With all of todays technology it amazes me that natural selection is still out there weeding out all the paranoid SOBs who fail at this basic risk analysis. Believe it or not you're doing humanity a favor, keep up the good work.

- Greg Ray, Salt Lake City, Utah, 31/8/2009 6:16

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I find it very interesting that the vaccine does the opposite of what its supposed to do. Is any one open to the thought that this is intentional? That the people in power are using this is a means for population control? And the fact that governments are in the process of making this vaccine MANDATORY??

- david, Israel, 18/8/2009 20:27

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I enlisted in the US Navy when I was eighteen. While in boot camp we were given a multitude of vaccines and pills. When asked what some of these pills were. We were essentially told that "the government paid for them and had to find a use for them."

7 weeks into bootcamp I developed weakness in my arms and legs. I was diagnosed with Guillian-Bare Syndrome. I was the only surviving case in the hospital. The 2 other sailors who were previously diagnosed with the symptoms, died. Yes, I received the swine flu shot.

Case in point. The government was supposed to have had the vaccine re-formulated to prevent any life threatening side affects. I guess that was not a priority.

- Bernie, Vero Beach Fl - USA, 18/8/2009 18:58

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Hooray for scare tactics. 500 cases and 25 deaths out of 40,000,000 applications is a very small risk for a person getting the vaccine, and pales into teeny-tiny insignificance compared to what happens if a pandemic is not controlled. Right now, this strain of swine flu is extremely contagious, but fortunately is only moderately dangerous. But each person that gets it presents an opportunity for a mutation to occur, and one small mutation could make it much more dangerous to have, in which case many people could die.

I will be happy to get the vaccine if it is recommended for my demographic in my area.

- Philip Boncer, San Diego, USA, 18/8/2009 17:20

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And im sad to say that here in finland the test subjects for this vaccine are all children... from 6months up. It sickens me to even think of the parents letting the un-tested vaccine to be injected to their children just to see "If it works"... i could never subject my 3 boys to this kind of terrible labrat role...

- Matti-Pekka Saari, Seinäjoki, Finland, 18/8/2009 15:47

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I got the Chronic version of GBS in 2004 from a flu shot. I have CIDP. I was in remission for a while but just found out I am having a relapse. I don't wish this on anybody. I am stuck with it the rest of my life.

- Monique Ashby, Cornwall Ontario Canada, 18/8/2009 11:45

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People please educate yourselves. ALL vaccines are dangerous and can cause numerous LIFE-LONG health problems. I am unable to take any vaccines as I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and I do believe that vaccines as a child and tetanus as an adult contributed to my failing immune system my whole life.

Please go to http://www.novaccine.com/vaccine-risks/ This site has information on ALL vaccines and their dangers as well as their ingredients and all of their dangers individually. Lots of articles too! Educate yourselves for the well-being of yourself and your families!

God Bless!

- OhioGirl, Akron, Ohio, 18/8/2009 10:28

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My husband came down with Miller-Syndrome, a variation of GBS, in 1997 a few weeks after receiving a flu shot. He eventually made a complete recovery. His doctor will not let him take a flu shot again and has advised against our children receiving any flu shots. Our pediatrician checked with the flu shot vaccine manufacturerer and they advised him against giving them the shot because enough research has not been done. The possibility is real, but for some people it appears to be related to flu shots in general. For people who do not have other health complications recovering from the flu is easier than recovering from GBS.

- Mila Thomas, Placentia, USA, 18/8/2009 8:20

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The first moment I learned the US govt was pushing the anit-swine flu injection I smelled a rat! There is something insidious going on behind all the swine flu hype. There are no jobs left here in America, so they want everyone sick and everyone else working in a medical field to keep up the charade that people are working. It almost seems as though if one does not end up with the deadly version of deteriorating to a ventilator, the latency of the injection might later show itself in the form of a Parkinsons disease or something similar erroding one's nervous system.

- Gabrielle, West Palm Beach, Florida, 18/8/2009 8:20

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I have been aware of the 1976 debacle for months (from my own research). How is it that GP's don't know. Wouldn't you assume that people in a position to diagnose and prescribe would be better informed than a member of the public..
I haven't believed a word of the official line about swine flu since the very beginning. Sadly there a many thousands who will go like lambs to the slaughter still believing that the "powers- that-be" (very dark powers too) care one jot about them or their children. It is time to wake up.

- Carole, Swindon, Wilts, 18/8/2009 8:10

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RE: Letter reveals concerns, NOW??
The article above makes it sound like the medical community knows nothing, or little about this issue.They've all known about this for years.

Sense 1976 MANY of the flu vaccines have been suspect of being carriers of GBS and other things,as most are pushed out the door and implemented with little or no testing. So why is it ALL of the HPA vaccine phamplets given out before taking a flu vaccine state that you can not have the vaccine if you've ever had GBS. Hmm..

I came down with GBS in 1999, one week after my first and only flu vaccine, with an even more extreme case than the woman above and I am still partially disabled to to this day.

With no clinical proof, as GBS is so rare and so little money is spent on research, MOST of the Medical community will not consider their flu vaccines to be part of the GBS problem.

- Craig Nelson, Salem, Oregon USA, 18/8/2009 7:59

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Do you go to your physician for vague recommendations or for scientific ones?

Science: H1N1 kills. The southern hemisphere has been hit pretty hard.

Science: GBS was associated with the last swine flu vaccine. Over 20 years have passed and this a different strain of flu. There is no evidence that GBS will be associated with this vaccine. Testing for the vaccine is ongoing. How can anyone predict GBS at this point? Nothing is being witheld from the public; GBS was a well known problem with the last vaccine. Sure pass on the vaccine but as someone who had full-blown influenza, I recommend doing so at your own peril. Approx 2500 people have died of H1N1 so far. If 25 out of millions get GBS, maybe that is acceptable to prevent many more deaths.

Not science: Let fear get in the way of protecting yourself.

- James Zachary MD, Austin, Texas, USA, 18/8/2009 7:57

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I have had GBS. It is a horrific illness and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy if I had one. I was in a wheel chair for almost 2 years, used a walker for almost another year and a cane for 6 months before I could walk on my own. I had to have someone take care of my every need from bathing to being fed for the first 2 months. I was humiliated that it had to be my husband. I thought he was going to resent me for it. It actually made our relationship stronger.

My opinion is, there have been vast improvements in taking care of GBS patients. Getting the vaccination is up to the patient. As long as they are made aware of the risk, it is up to them. I can't even get a flu shot. I did 2 years ago and it cause a relaps in my GBS. If a regular flu shot can do that, what is the difference in the swine flu shot? Flu, pneumonia and menengitis vaccines all have warnings for GBS also. Will you still get these vaccines?

- Teressa, Oxford, WI USA, 18/8/2009 6:51
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And what the report didn't mention was that US pharmas have virtually insulated themselves with congress from any legal recourse. So if you develop GBS, you CANNOT sue Glaxo-Kline-Smith for any reason.

- SSB, California, 18/8/2009 6:47

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Why are AMERICANS scared????

We do not even HAVE a swine flu vaccine yet. It is being worked on as we speak and is seeking FDA approval, but has NOT been released.

Are we such ninnies, or Chicken Little's that we freak over the slightest little
thing??? This "Pandemic" has not even approached TYPICAL FLU SEASON DEATHS.

Why the fuss?

Come on people...grow a pair!!!

This is simply a Brit fear-mongering article. They are ticked at and scared of their GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE.

Amercicans - take notice!!!!!

- Charles, EAST HAMPTON, USA, 18/8/2009 6:43

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Over 40 million people took the vaccine yet there were only 25 deaths and 500 cases of CBS. The figures speak for themselves, they're scaremongering.

- Unimpressed, Leeds, UK, 17/8/2009 6:46

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Sounds like not enough animal testing was done first.

- Peter, Rockville, USA, 16/8/2009 20:42

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The vaccine is really being developed in case the Swine Flu mutates into something much more dangerous - like the 1918 Spanish Flu. That flu infected 30% of the world population and had a 10-15% death rate (50x the current flu).

Believe you me, if the current flu becomes THAT dangerous, people will be fighting for a jab, despite any risks of GSB (which are very low).

It's all about relative risk.

- Mike, NYC, NY, 16/8/2009 20:39

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The influenza vaccines are not the only vaccines which cause GBS.

The United States government has paid out MILLIONS and MILLIONS of dollars to people who got GBS from a variety of vaccines, including the meningococcal vaccine.

- Vaccine Free, USA, 16/8/2009 20:36

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What a disgusting scam this vaccination program is. The corporations have entirely too much power in the gov't, and the people have entirely too little. This is jsut disgusting.

- Mike S, Santa Cruz, CA, 16/8/2009 20:32

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A week or two ago I was listening to Coast to Coast and a woman from India was very concerned about the same vaccine be distributed and administered all over the world in a very short time frame. What if something is wrong with the vaccine and we find out only after millions of doses have been injected?

WHOA!

- Jim, Fishers, USA, 16/8/2009 14:26

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ANY form of flu can lead to Guillain-Barre Syndrome, particularly if symptoms are treated with Aspirin. If the vaccination is not given, people still get Swine Flu, some will also get Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

Polio was originally prevented with a vaccine made from dead virus. (Salk). That was followed by an "attenuated" or live virus. The latter is used today. Oftentimes, a child will get a shot of an attenuated virus. The child's parents, for one reason or the other, never had a shot. Sometimes, the parent can get polio from their vaccinated child.

Using the Daily Mail's "logic," children should not be vaccinated against polio either. If a vaccine, or any other medication for that matter, were 100% safe, it would be ineffective. If the Daily Mail wants to perform a real public service, it would be to advise their readership NOT to take aspirin when they have flu-like symptoms, because that can lead to Reye's Syndrome, which can be deadly, where Guillain-Barre usually is not.

- Ed Boyle, Philadelphia USA, 16/8/2009 14:13

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The information is all on the net for those that have the will to look for it.

Sadly, not many do.

- Nick, Dubai, 16/8/2009 14:08

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I am 70 yrs old and do not plan to have this flu vaccine. I believe that practicing good hygiene, washing hands frequently, eating propery and getting proper rest will provide better protection than a questionable injection. If you have symptoms, see a medical practicioner. Hopefully, that's not a problem in the UK. It's not a problem here yet! Stay healthy!

- Lynn, Suwanee, GA, 16/8/2009 13:37

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This is horrible! They had better know the public about this danger. I will let as many of my family and friends know about this problem. Thank you for your report. Also, you are in a position to disseminate information; please stay alert and continue to keep us posted, OK?

- Arctic Lion, Tucson, Arizona USA, 16/8/2009 13:31

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No Thanks to the vaccine. I'll deal with the swine flu the natural way.

- Dubya, Denver,USA, 16/8/2009 13:03

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I am not going to get the Swine flu shot. YIKES!!!

- Barbara, Sagamore Hills, OH USA, 16/8/2009 12:59

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WE are SOOOOOOOO screwed!

If this vaccine causes adverse effects, it will make controlling the flu epidemic it even harder.

Furthermore, whether it is in Europe, UK, or the US, many people will have even more angry-and protests- if they are forced by government mandate to take the vaccine.

Analysis of antigen antibody reactions SHOULD have been done BEFORE the government (US or UK) approved this vaccine. Rushed work IS shoddy work.

WHO's head must roll for this stupidity?

WE all need to pray-now!

- Lawrence, Ludlow, MAssachusetts-USA, 16/8/2009 12:18

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As a teacher I am always getting cold from my kids. I usually get the normal flu shot, but I will not risk the Swine Flu Shot. Government Science is just too risky.

- Ellery, Bakersfield, USA, 16/8/2009 12:07

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This should put all the controversy about trust in the US Govt and our Illustrious Pharmaceutical Companies to rest, I think we all stand a better chance of avoiding the Flu with treatment by a Witch Doctor!

- Boomer, Mattawan, Michigan USA, 16/8/2009 12:05

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Thanks for this article. I've thought from the very start that the flu was a scaremongering event for the CDC and the UN WHO and that the whole thing was only a way to give some rather shady pharmaceutical companies a chance to make a lot of money from making these shots. The only time I've ever gotten the flu over the last 40 years was when I got a flu shot, which is why I haven't had the flu or a flu shot in over 30 years--and this includes the SARS business in China when I was there. The CDC and WHO should be charged with inciting panic and being public nuisances and prohibited from their never-ending attempts to use questionable medical procedures to "protect" the health of populations. It would be better just to let people get the flu, develop immunity, and some will die, so be it.

- Derek, Aberdeen, USA, 16/8/2009 11:47

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Don't worry - your government determining your health needs will protect you. No need to leave such decisions up to qualified medical personnel. Your government health care at work for you.

- Darrel, Chicago IL USA, 16/8/2009 11:44

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Yes, it's called population control, or 'you can't make an omlette without breaking a few eggs'.

Of course our children are going to be the guinea pigs, what do labour care.

I'm sure none of them will be getting themselves or their families vaccinated.

I think everyone in the labour party and their families should be vaccinated first and on live tv with proven vaccines, then we can wait awhile and see the results.

I will not allow my children to take this poison, but good luck to anyone who still believes labour know what their doing and put their families in harms way.

- Michelle, hertfordshire, 16/8/2009 11:25

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My mother in law died from it she got Guillain-Barre and was not able to move.
In Hospital for 3 months. The Red Cross came to the Hospital and exchanged her blood i think it was 3 times and she improved. She was told she would never walk again but with daily help from me she was able to walk again but it took a year. It was about 10 years later that it came back were she could not eat or drink. After what my mother in law went trough i think anybody getting a shot is nuts. She was a healthy and strong woman before that shot.

- John, 0xford usa, 16/8/2009 11:22

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When a senior neurologist states that he will not have the H1N1 swine flu shot administered to him, the public should sit up and take notice. Clearly. it is unacceptable that this medicine will be given to millions of people without proper clinical trials to sort out the risk vs, benefits. After reading this article and the comments made by Dr. Richard Halvorsen and others, I am very skeptical as to the necessity of this vaccine. Perhaps I will just take my chances with the flu instead of getting the jab as you say. More importantly, t really concerns me that government would prefer to keep this information under wraps instead of making it public right away. I will be watching Canadian health officials to see what there response is to this situation. My thanks to the Daily Mail for going public with this information.

- Monty A. Stewart, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, 16/8/2009 11:12

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With vaccinations, the Public Health Services realize that there will be some people who have tragic side effects. This is true for all vaccinations. However, it must be balanced by the real risk of tens, or even hundreds of thousands of un-vaccinated people dying from the disease to be vaccinated against.

But there is *no* serious alternative to public vaccination. Either a small number of people will die, or a by far much larger number will die. And for those who seek to evade vaccination, hoping that other people will stop the disease by being vaccinated, it is still far more likely that they will die from the disease than the rare chance the vaccine will injure them.

- Bradley A. Massa, Deerfield, IL, USA, 16/8/2009 11:05

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My grandfather died from GBS in 2004...the symptoms of which became manifest only a day or two after receiving a flu shot. These pharmaceutical companies know the risks their half-cocked potions can pose, but for them, these risks do not outweigh the profit. It should be noted that the paralysis accompanying GBS does not kill the pain receptors, and death can be prolonged and excruciating...over five months in a hospital bed feeling as if his skin was burning for my grandfather. The whole time his only means of communication was for my mother to read his lips and translate for for him while he was at Barrow Neurological.

- Rick, Prescott, USA, 16/8/2009 11:04

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No real shock here. Vaccinations are a mega-billion dollar industry. The number of immunizations forced upon American children is unwarranted and indefensible. It is no wonder that the huge increase in mandatory vaccinations has been followed by a corresponding spike in cases of autism and SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome. The unsuspecting populace has been brainwashed to think that vaccinations are the answer to so many health threats; accordingly, people line up to receive shots when the testing is inadequate and the development is rushed to get those dollars rolling in to cover the research. Forget this swine flu shot and any other flu shot for that matter.

- Rich G, Brandon, Florida, USA, 16/8/2009 10:47

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There's no way I'm going to allow this government give my daughters ununtested drug. Does no one remember thalidomide and how we were told it was perfectly safe?

- jon, market weighton, 16/8/2009 10:36

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This is the reason why I won't get a swine flu shot or any other type of flu shot. I'm still convinced that the swine flu shot is the way that the New World Order is going to use to decrease the world's population. The big problem is that there are too many stupid people who will believe anything that their government tells them. I don't.

- sparkey, Hattiesburg MS, USA, 16/8/2009 10:17

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suprises me not
Look at the MMR

- bill, lincoln, 16/8/2009 10:17

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The Government is rushing through this Swine Flu jab to make it look like they are doing something, without proper tests. Gordon Brown and co haven't got the bottle to tell the truth on anything so why believe them on this?

It looks like an excuse to shovel £millions of taxpayers money to the Pharmeuctical companies for no real benefit. More incompetence.

- Simon Tapp, London, 16/8/2009 10:15

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Only government could get away with promoting/mandating a product, have it kill 25 times the number that were killed from the disease it was supposed to prevent, then come back year after year promoting even more.

Peer-reviewed published studies have already shown that mortality is not decreased in any of the targeted groups for flu vaccination, yet each year governmental agencies with pharmaceutical conflicts-of-interest continue to promote them with no shame. A recent study has even shown that children vaccinated against seasonal influenza are three times more likely to be hospitalized with flu than children opting out. Now they are targeting kids and expectant moms with a new shot that has never been tested on children or pregnant moms-to-be, much less animals?

- R.S. Bell, Florida, U.S., 16/8/2009 10:12

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My son, who has a kidney transplant went down with Swine Flu a couple of weeks ago. He was authorised to get Tamiflu (I know, not the jab) but declined it. He treated it as he would any other type of flu. Stayed in his bedroom, kept warm, drank plenty and took paracetamol to keep his temperature down. He did not want to risk vomiting and losing his vital immunosuppressants and possibly end up losing his transplanted kidney. Guess what. He's fine now.

Anyone risking an untested vaccine with the potential to cause a devasating illness or even death, frankly needs to see a psychiatrist.

There's been far too much scaremongering about this Swine Flu. I wonder why?

- Grouse, Somewhere in England, 16/8/2009 10:03

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But the Government has committed to buying all these expensive vaccines now. And doctors still stand to make small fortunes out of vaccination programs. It would be criminal not to use them now (notwithstanding it may well be criminal to use them too!!). Ssshhh! Just keep quiet and hope it won't be too bad! Either that or admit all those freaks warning against the vaccine were right after all (can't have that can we!).

- Cllr Chris Cooke, Tamworth, UK, 16/8/2009 9:53

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RESIST THE VACCINE!!!

- SupAJIM, Kent, UK, 16/8/2009 9:49

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at last some truth, and rather watered down too.

better late than never !

- Ed123, Surrey, 16/8/2009 9:39

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I rather take my chances battling it out with the swine flu virus (as mother nature has given me a fighting chance) rather than take a vacine or tamiflu which the governments tell me is safe.

I will never believe a capitalistic and greedy government or organisation that makes these medication.

Rest, Soup and TLC is far safer and a better bet than Tamiflu or the vacine.

- mutal bilah, uk, 16/8/2009 9:36

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This really is dreadful, the government don't seem able to inform us with enough data to make informed choices. It's getting to the point where I don't know what to worry about first. Swine Flu, Vaccination or no vaccination,side effects, the economy, Afghanistan.......etc etc. Everything seems so gloomy right now and I can't see it improving for ages.

- Nadia, London, 16/8/2009 9:21

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At last the truth is coming out and supported at the highest level.

The governments and pharmaceutical companies have made a huge mistake and completely under estimated the power of the internet for its ability to spread the truth - this information has been in public knowledge on the internet for months now and I'm so glad to see it has now reached the media.

Hopefully the vaccine will be banned completely before any damage is done.

- Sarah Diggins, London, UK, 16/8/2009 9:21

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Dont take the vaccine,.

Less than 50 people have died of Swine flu in the UK and our population is 60m.

So why does the government order 132m doses?

Why? It doesn't make sense! And it even hasnt been tested properly

Simple - they want to control us.

The vaccine also contains Squalene - do your research on google!

- David Ift, Manchester, England, 16/8/2009 9:13

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I'd already made my mind up before this that neither my son or I would be having this vaccination. Now I know I've come to the right decision.

- Di, Northants, 16/8/2009 9:03

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Nothing new there. GB has always been possible with the regular flu vaccine.

- Eileen, Glos, 16/8/2009 8:58

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I had mild GBS after taking the ordinary flu vaccine. Recovered completely but was advised never again to take the flu vaccine. There are other cases. A search through Google should give you more information.

- David, London, UK, 16/8/2009 8:55

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This story from 1976 is well known. So why the scare story? And the highlighting of someone who suffered badly from GBS - probably from aninfection (flu maybe?).

The problems of impure vaccine - better production and QA - have been solved. Monitoring has never been better. Otherwise wouldn't this story come up every winter when millions are encouraged to take the existing flu vaccines?

- Jack Walker, Milton Keynes, UK, 16/8/2009 8:46

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There are so many points raised in this article it's hard to know where to start. The disastrous US vaccination campaign is general knowledge. The information is freely available. Squaline has been connected with Gulf War Syndrome. The new vaccine WILL contain thimeresol (mercury). It will also contain diseased cells of African Green Monkeys (the incubation material).

This vaccine is unnecessary. Tamiflu is unnecessary and very dangerous (banned in Japan for causing teen suicides).

Logging and monitoring cases of GBS will be too late for those who contract it.

Think long and hard before allowing yourself and your children to submit to this poison.

- Interested Observer, UK, 16/8/2009 8:42

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I dont care how bad this sounds, but I hope that those who tried to cheat the systen now pay the price !

- Fred Steele, Hinckley Leicestershire, 16/8/2009 8:41

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People have the right to medication if they want to get pain and suffering. what concerns me is the freedom of those who prefer health. which political party will safeguard our health? Medication should not be compulsory.

- Robert Kimberley, Tamworth, United Kingdom, 16/8/2009 8:35

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"Hotline staff given access to confidential records"
Further proof that once the state has been given personal information, it is regarded as open access available to all without any sort of privacy consideration at all.

Thos "pandemic" is an official scam designed to instil further fear into the population and apply more population control measures.

- Jeffrey, Reading, England, 16/8/2009 7:50

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The government's main priority is that the drug companies benefit from the 'flu panic. Everything from HRT to Methadone brings them a fortune, but God help you if you need drugs because you're actually ill. The NHS has finite resources don't forget. They'd rather spend said resources on supplying patients who are likely to take the drug for years, or as now, supply tens of millions of doses for a one off event. Thank you so much Mail on Sunday, your people have more interest in public health than those with a financial interest.

- Max Davies, Aberdeen, 16/8/2009 7:48

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Anyone would think we were dealing with the Plague.

I'd much rather suffer KNOWN effects of swine flu than UNKNOWN effects of the vaccine.

Sounds like another Thalidomide to me.

- Mike Hunt, London, 16/8/2009 7:46

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If these symptoms were known about in 1976 how come it wasn't mentioned 33 years later, when everyone was told they had to be vaccinated?
Is this the reason children are having convulsions due to Tamiflu?

- bonnythescouser, liverpool, 16/8/2009 7:41

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Well then, let us say NO to the swine flu vaccine. Not just that either....
Let's say NO to greedy capitalist international corporate companies like the pharmaceuicals who are planning to make a killing (in more ways than one perhaps?) from 'Swine Flu' and all the hype that has surrounded it. NO to fat cat bankers and usurers. Let's say NO to greedy politicians selling the country down the river for personal profit. NO to snooping and surveillance. NO to unwanted mass immigration and 'Multiculturalism'. NO to the EU....I am enjoying myself!......NO to the totalitarian fascist New World Order coming soon...

- David Moon, Seaford, UK, 16/8/2009 7:36

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So finally this information has made it to the general public! I thought that it would have been suppressed for longer than this. Well done Daily Mail for putting it out there so that people can see just how true this whole lie has been fed to the media just so that Big Pharma can make more millions out of it. There's a whole lot more on this still not seen in the dailies but maybe the Daily Mail would like to dig a little deeper and get that out too.

- Lanzalady, Canary Islands, 16/8/2009 7:35

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The mask does nothing. A virus is of such a size that it will go through the mask with no problem. That said, I don't know which is worse - the hat or the mask.

The very fact that these letters were 'confidential' means that the Government knew about the risks and were trying to hide it from the very people who need to know - the public. This is another scandal and another reason why I for one will NOT be having any vaccinations.

- jillian, inverness, 16/8/2009 7:26

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I firmly believe that the panic over 'swine flu' was hugely over rated and that this was, in large degree, caused bythe Governments warnings and the statements by Liam Donaldson. I had swine flu, and it was no more than a bad cold for a few days. I took only paracetamol and lemsip. I am tempted to believe that the huge overhype was this governments attempt to distract us away from the terrible things they are doing to this country. The papers were full, for many days, of the threat of 'swine flu', and very little else was reported!

To offer Tamiflu, on the basis of web site or phone diagnoses seems risky in the extreme. Those I know, who took Tamiflu, were much more badly affected than those without it, and to mass vaccinate when there are such awful risks as GBS is criminal! Our poor children are being pumped full of so much risky material, and so much of it is unecessary. Please, do not blindly believe, or follow, the recommendations of this discredited government!

- Catherine, East Grinstead, 16/8/2009 7:25

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