Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms in New Primate Study by University of Pittsburgh Scientists

Before i post the article... is has been an ongoing debate for many many years, and whether you agree or not, IMO i like to be informed on both sides of the argument.... with that said...

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Contact: Lyn Redwood, +1-404-932-1786; or Theresa Wrangham, +1-404-934-0777, both of SafeMinds

Routine Safety Study That Government Scientists Refused To Do Illustrates Vaccine Program And Mercury Health Risks Says SafeMinds

ATLANTA, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Findings released Friday showed that infant monkeys given vaccines officially recommended by the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) exhibited autism-like symptoms. Lead investigator Laura Hewitson of the University of Pittsburgh and colleagues presented study results at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) in London. Safety studies of medicines are typically conducted in monkeys prior to use in humans, yet such basic research on the current childhood vaccination regimen has never before been done.

The abstracts presented at IMFAR, the worlds top autism science conference, describe biological changes and altered behavior in vaccinated macaques that are similar to those observed in children with autism. Unvaccinated animals showed no such adverse outcomes. The vaccines given were those recommended for U.S. infants in the 1990s, including several with the mercury preservative thimerosal and the Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine. Rates of autism spectrum disorder among children born in the 1990s surged dramatically, from about 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 150 children.

This research underscores the critical need for more investigation into immunizations, mercury, and the alterations seen in autistic children, stated Lyn Redwood, director of SafeMinds. SafeMinds calls for large scale, unbiased studies that look at medical conditions associated with autism and the effects of vaccines given as a regimen.

The groups request for research echoes that of Dr. Bernadine Healy, Former NIH Director, in a CBS interview earlier this week. She asserted that public health officials have been too quick to dismiss an autism-vaccine connection when the research has been insufficient. The government recently conceded a federal vaccine court case which agreed that a child regressed into autism as a result of 9 vaccines given on one day.

The full implications of this primate study await publication of the research in a scientific journal, noted Theresa Wrangham, president of SafeMinds. But we can say that it demonstrates how the CDC evaded their responsibility to investigate vaccine safety questions. Vaccine safety oversight should be removed from the CDC and given to an independent agency.

More information about SafeMinds (including neurodevelopmental disorders, autism and mercury exposure) may be found at www.safeminds.org

CONTACT:
Lyn Redwood
404/932-1786

Theresa Wrangham
404/934-0777

SOURCE SafeMinds

Re: Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms in New Primate Study by University of Pittsburgh Scientists

"The vaccines given were those recommended for U.S. infants in the 1990s, including several with the mercury preservative thimerosal and the Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine."

But since 2001 they removed preservatives and mercury from vaccines and kids are still being diagnosed autistic.

I am still very speculative of that research.

Re: Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms in New Primate Study by University of Pittsburgh Scientists

Thank you for posting, very interesting article.

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Re: Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms in New Primate Study by University of Pittsburgh Scientists

Thanks for the information.
Any information is good information and it's up to us to decide what's best for our families.

Re: Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms in New Primate Study by University of Pittsburgh Scientists

I'm planning on following this "research", but in the meantime, I found some interesting stuff about the Dr. who conducted the study...

http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=827

She has a child with autism, and is currently suing on her son's behalf, and accusing the vaccines for the cause.... a bit too biased, IMO...

I'm also trying to dig into the research to find out the details of what she found, how many were in the study, etc, etc. I'm not dismissing it yet, but I'm a bit apprehensive about the results, and want to find out more about it.

Re: Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms in New Primate Study by University of Pittsburgh Scientists

Why are they doing research with outdated vaccine parameters? Why not with the current standards? I don't think this should influence anyone's decision whether or not to vaccinate their child in today's environment as the standards are very different.

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Re: Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms in New Primate Study by University of Pittsburgh Scientists

just remember- my sister teachers extremely Austic kids in Maryland

and most of her class has NOT been vacinated

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Re: Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms in New Primate Study by University of Pittsburgh Scientists

Re: Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms in New Primate Study by University of Pittsburgh Scientists

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Re: Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms in New Primate Study by University of Pittsburgh Scientists

There's also the test that they can discover the earliest signs of autism at 9 months.


What test are you referring to?

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Posted by Lillykat

Posted by smdl

Posted by LuvMy2Girls

"The vaccines given were those recommended for U.S. infants in the 1990s, including several with the mercury preservative thimerosal and the Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine."

But since 2001 they removed preservatives and mercury from vaccines and kids are still being diagnosed autistic.

I am still very speculative of that research.

Actually Thimerosal is still found in some vaccines like the flu vaccines.

This is correct - but they do make the flu vaccine without thimerosal - it is the only one my ped will carry. But the regular mandated shots (the flu is an elective one) doesn't have Thimerosal any more

This is correct also! but I feel some people are not aware that thimerosal is STILL on some vaccines. You do have the choice to ask for thimerosal free but you have to know to ask.

Re: Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms in New Primate Study by University of Pittsburgh Scientists

Posted by Lillykat

Posted by smdl

Posted by Lillykat

Posted by smdl

Posted by LuvMy2Girls

"The vaccines given were those recommended for U.S. infants in the 1990s, including several with the mercury preservative thimerosal and the Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine."

But since 2001 they removed preservatives and mercury from vaccines and kids are still being diagnosed autistic.

I am still very speculative of that research.

Actually Thimerosal is still found in some vaccines like the flu vaccines.

This is correct - but they do make the flu vaccine without thimerosal - it is the only one my ped will carry. But the regular mandated shots (the flu is an elective one) doesn't have Thimerosal any more

This is correct also! but I feel some people are not aware that thimerosal is STILL on some vaccines. You do have the choice to ask for thimerosal free but you have to know to ask.

That is SOOO true! They should make handout for all the shots with questions and list what is in them (thimerisol etc) and the possible side effects.

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Re: Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms in New Primate Study by University of Pittsburgh Scientists

the part that bothers me is the association/correlation of the monkey behavior to autistic like behaviors in humans.

I find that to be WAY TO VAGUE to draw any real conclusions as to the effects of the thermerisol (SP?)/shots.

Making the whole experiment IMO invalid

Re: Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms in New Primate Study by University of Pittsburgh Scientists

Many vaccines STILL do have themerisol in them. It is a common misconception that there are only mercury free shots out there now. This is not true. If you ask for the lot number of the shot your child is given you can look for yourself.

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