Just How Many Kids Does the U.S. Government Admit Were Killed or Injured by Vaccines in 2010? Became Autistic?

Of the 13,797 families petitioning the U.S. Government in 2010, through the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, for compenstation for injuries or deaths resulting from vaccines, 2,699 have so far been awarded to the tune of $110 mil tax dollars.

101 of those families were compensated for vaccine related autism.  In the past 23 years, the Program has recognized that 2,561 autism cases have been caused by vaccination.

What?  Hasn't that been dis proven?  Not according the government.

And these studies:

Marking the sixth major study in recent months to condemn the use of mercury in medicine, the new study reveals that mercury causes serious brain damage, and is linked to autism and other developmental diseases in children and Alzheimer's disease in adults.

Mercury, which is still in flu shots given to babies and pregnant women, is not the only culprit when it comes to the vaccine-autism link.  Other heavy metals, like aluminum, are also suspect as well as neurotoxions like MSG that vaccines contain.  Not to mention that the virus' and bacteria crossing the blood brain barrier and causing brain inflammation and gut disorders, which toxins leak into the bloodstream and affect the brain. 

The most dangerous vaccine according the the NVICP?

The most dangerous of the vaccines is the DTP (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis), which was the subject of 3,979 claims, including 696 deaths.

And this, moms and dads, is why the vaccine questions will not go away - because they shouldn't.  Despite the AAP's, the government's and your doctor's protests, by their own admissions vaccines kill or injure just as many - if not more - than they are claimed to 'save'.

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Vaccinate or Leave? Why Pediatricians HATE Discussing Vaccines With Parents

A new survey among pediatricians and family doctors reports that:

nearly 80% of doctors have at least one vaccine refusal a month. And 89% reported at least one request a month to spread out the administration of recommended immunizations rather than giving them all during the same visit.

About one in two doctors reported spending up to 19 minutes on the topic with parents who have substantial immunization concerns.

Is this a problem for them?  Apparently it is:

About one in three physicians said discussing the issue during office visits is affecting his or her job negatively.

"Everyone expects parents to have questions about vaccines. But what used to be a discussion that would last several minutes is now, for some parents, lasting a great deal of time," said Dr. Kempe, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora and director of the Children's Outcomes Research Program at The Children's Hospital in Aurora.

She said such conversations often prevent physicians from addressing additional health issues and can make doctors late to see other patients.

"Primary care physicians are already really taxed in terms of the short time they have to deliver a great deal of medical care. ... This is another additional burden," Dr. Kempe said.

Burden?  Doing their job is a burden. 

But should the doctors really be directing their frustration to the parents? 

Honestly, it's the vaccine manufacturers and the government who they should be frustrated with.  For many decades they have been overstated the benefits, while downplaying or ignoring the risks altogether, meanwhile demanding that every single child get multiple shots or suffer the consequences of not being allowed into school or other places.  Now that parents have gotten wise to the facts - that vaccines aren't a magic bullet to avoiding illness and that they can do some permanent harm or cause death, we are asking questions.  

Enter in the pediatrician - they are the middle men in all this and while it's understandable that they feel like parents are 'killing the messenger', the point is if they are going to choose to be that messenger, they've got to accept some responsibility and take more time to educate and answer hard questions.  

Many pediatricians are telling patients to leave their practice is they don't vaccinate.  Each pediatrician I suppose have their own reasons for this position.  Some may be just tired of patients who dare question them, and others may be in actual fear for their patient's health, but either way, is it ethical to deny and essentially bully parents into doing something they feel unsure of doing?  Are they violating their Hippocratic oath?

Yes, they are.  To force vaccines on us, not fully inform us and then deny us care or compensation when those vaccines harm us is insane and shows just how little they stand behind their product.  If they truly believed in their product, they would have no problem disclosing everything about it and being liable for when it is defective.

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Cesarean Rates: Where Does Your State Rank?

Let's call a spade a spade...

The 33% U.S. c section rate is abysmal, criminal, and cannot be defended.
Birth research suggests that cesarean surgery is only truly needed in about 3% of all cases of human birth, and should never surpass 10%, or we find that women's and babies' health suffers across the board as a result.
What are your odds when you step into that hospital?

Thank you to the Unnecessarean for compiling these numbers

Percent of babies born by cesarean delivery, each state: preliminary 2009

1	Louisiana	39.6
2t	New Jersey	39.4
2t	New York	39.4
4	Florida	38.1
5	Mississippi	37.8
6	West Virginia	36.0
7	Kentucky	35.9
8	Delaware	35.7
9t	Alabama	35.6
9t	Connecticut	35.6
11t	South Carolina	35.3
11t	Texas	35.3
13t	Arkansas	34.6
13t	Oklahoma	34.6
15	Virginia	34.3
16t	Nevada	33.8
16t	Tennessee	33.8
18	Georgia	33.6
19	Maryland	33.5
20	Massachusetts	33.4
21	California	33.0
22	Rhode Island	32.8
23	Michigan	32.1
24	Pennsylvania	31.8
25t	Missouri	31.7
25t	Nebraska	31.7
27	Illinois	31.5
18	North Carolina	31.2
19	Ohio	31.1
30	New Hampshire	30.8
31	Indiana	30.5
32	Iowa	30.3
33	Kansas	30.1
34t	Maine	29.6
34t	Montana	29.6
36	Oregon	29.4
37	North Dakota	29.3
38	Washington	29.2
39	Wyoming	28.1
40	Vermont	27.9
41t	Arizona	27.4
41t	Minnesota	27.4
43	Hawaii	27.0
44	Colorado	26.4
45	South Dakota	26.3
46	Wisconsin	25.8
47	Idaho	24.5
48	Alaska	23.8
49	Utah	22.9
50	New Mexico	22.8
United States		32.9

SOURCE:  National Vital Statistics System

 

From Births: Preliminary Data for 2009 (pdf):

The cesarean delivery rate rose to 32.9 percent in 2009, an increase of 2 percent and another record U.S. high.  The percentage of births delivered by cesarean has been rising steadily for over a decade, and is up nearly 60% since 1996.  

Between 2008 and 2009 cesarean delivery rates rose among women of all age groups 20 years and older, and all race and ethnicity groups.  The largest increase was among  non-Hispanic black women (up 3 percent); rates rose 1-2 percent among non-Hispanic white, Hispanic, AIAN and API women. In 2009, women 40 years and  older were as likely to have a cesarean as a vaginal delivery, that is, ½ of all births to women in this age group were in a cesarean delivery (data not tabulated).

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What's In This Anyway? New Vaccine Ingredient Calculator

Whenever my family sits down to dinner (which is practically every night - I'm a stickler for homemade family dinner time), it's almost without fail someone asks, "What's in this?"

Can't say as I blame them, I think it's my fault they do that because before I eat or take anything internally I always ask that same question.

It was no different when the question of vaccination first landed in my lap.  What is in this shot anyway?

Now you have a great new tool to help you know....

The Vaccine Ingredient Calculator

Find out which vaccines were harvested on aborted fetus', pigs blood, or monkey brain.

Which vaccines have MSG, aluminum, or still have mercury.

As far as what side effects are associated with each vaccine?  I wish there was a calculator for that.  But one insightful blogger Shawn Seigel wrote:

What a Vaccine TV Ad Might Sound Like
You seen the ads for pharmaceuticals....they all end with a pretty disturbing warning about possible side effects.  What if vaccines followed suit?  What would their warning look like?

"Some people experience nausea immediately following vaccination, or within a few hours.

The aluminum adjuvant in the vaccine, used to stimulate the immune system, may leave a hard lump at the injection site, which may be hot to the touch – this will typically dissipate in a few days, but has been known to effect muscle pain and chronic fatigue, and, though rare, may trigger development of autoimmune disease, such as multiple sclerosis (MS) or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease); consult with your doctor at the first sign of any such reaction.

The vaccine recipient may issue a high-pitched shriek sometime within the twenty-four hours following vaccination, which may indicate brain inflammation, and may be followed by a lengthy period of regression – consult with your doctor.

The DTaP may cause bulging fontanelle in infants – this typically subsides after a few days, but may indicate brain damage; be alert for unusual behaviors, and call your doctor should you detect any.

Also in infants, reports associate SIDS with the vaccine; for a period of about three weeks following vaccination, do not place your infant face-down.

And, you may experience any combination of the following reported reactions, some of which may require hospitalization: abdominal pain, anaphylactic shock, apnoea, autism, bacterial/viral infections, convulsions, disintegrative disorder, coma, abnormal EEG, blood disorders, diabetes, eye movement disorder, hearing loss, trouble walking, narcolepsy, paralysis, pneumonia, impairment of psychomotor skills, screaming, and speech disorders.

This vaccine has not been evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential, or for impairment of fertility. Please; educate before you vaccinate. Check with your doctor – the vaccine is contraindicated in some circumstances; for instance, if you’ve had a prior adverse reaction to the DTaP vaccine, or are immunocompromised."

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May 5 is More Than Cinco De Mayo....

May is Midwifery Month, but May 5 is the Virtual Day of the Midwife!

To celebrate you can:

1.  Interview a midwife!  For an article, blog post, school project or as a potential caregiver.
2.  Send a midwife a thank you card or gift.
3.  Participate in this online conference.
4.  Read this great 1970's interview with the Modern Mother of Midwifery, Ina May Gaskin
5.  Help sponsor to train and Afghan Midwife here

Even if you haven't hired a midwife, supporting midwifery in your community is an important step to keeping childbirth safe overall.  Please do your part to support midwifery!

Check out this cool video:

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