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Legal Immunity Set for Swine Flu Vaccine Makers
Department of Health and Human Services SecretaryKathleen Sibelius has not only given immunity to themakers of Tamiflu and Relenza for injuries stemmingfrom their use against swine flu, she has grantedimmunity to future swine flu vaccines and “anyassociated adjuvants”.The last time the government embarked on a majorvaccine campaign against a new swine flu, thousandsfiled claims contending they suffered side effects fromthe shots. This time around, they will have no recourse.The 2006 Public Readiness and EmergencyPreparedness Act (the PREP Act) allows the DHHS Secretary to invoke almost complete immunity fromliability for manufacturers of vaccines and drugs used to combat a declared public health emergency.The PREP Act removes the right to a trial jury unless a plaintiff can provide clear evidence of willfulmisconduct that resulted in death or serious physical injury --
and
gets permission to sue from the DHHSSecretary.But once the PREP Act is invoked to shield manufacturers from liability, the pharmaceutical firms have nofinancial incentive to make the safest product, and have a negative incentive to test it for safety. As long asthey do not deliberately harm consumers of the product, they will not be liable for damages.Meanwhile, while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hoping to have 120 million doses ofH1N1 swine flu virus vaccine ready before flu season this fall, some are raising concerns over what they seeas an effort to rush the drug through safety trials.The source of many of these concerns is the probability that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosalwill be an ingredient in some of the doses of the new vaccine.Groups opposed to current vaccination practices condemn thimerosal as a toxin responsible for thedevelopment of autism and related ailments in children. Additionally, the possibility that the swine flu vaccinecould also contain an adjuvant, an ingredient that would allow more doses to be created from existingsupplies of the vaccine, has also worried these groups.
Sources:
Anthrax Vaccine July 27, 2009ABC News July 30, 2009Prisonplanet.com July 30, 2009
Dr. Mercola's Comments:
As I’ve stated before, I’m not anti-vaccine, but rather pro-vaccine safety and choice. Both of theissues above – vaccine makers being inoculated against lawsuits, and the fast-tracking ofvaccines that contain documented dangerous ingredients – are surefire ways to ensure that
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.Add to that the potential for mandatory swine flu vaccinations and theprobability for disasterskyrockets.
A Show of Political Power and Greed, at the Cost of Human Lives
Prior to October 1, 1988, if you or your child were injured by a childhood vaccine you wereallowed to file a lawsuit against a vaccine manufacturer to receive compensation.Because of such lawsuits, vaccines turned out to be a costly venture for pharmaceuticalcompanies, who threatened to pull out of the vaccine business altogether.This led to the creation of The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP), theso-called “vaccine court.” This program has boosted vaccine sales growth immensely since itsinduction, largely because manufacturers now have zero liability for the products they produce.If your child becomes seriously injured or dies after receiving a childhood vaccine, the vaccinemaker is completely shielded from liability. Even if you’re actually awarded compensationthrough NVICP, it is the taxpayers who pay, NOT the vaccine makers.But that was for childhood vaccines.What we’re looking at now is the complete removal of liability for so-called pandemic vaccines,all adjuvants, and antiviral medications such as Tamiflu and Relenza.In fact, ANY product used to fight "an epidemic" is protected under this law, and the governmentdecides what drugs fit the bill.It is a blatant demonstration of just how powerful the corporate drug interests have become.Indeed, with the largest political lobby in Congress, their influence is so great they have beenable to manipulate numerous laws that now insulate them from any responsibility in harming orkilling people in their relentless drive to earn profits, without regard to human health orwell-being.Think about it… They can now release a vaccine (or any other pandemic drug for that matter)that has not passed any kind of rigorous safety testing, and not be held liable for any damagethat occurs as a result.How can this possibly be in the best interest of the people?
Why Vaccine Makers Now Have ZERO Incentive to Ensure Safety
Drug manufacturers got a major boost in protection and were granted unprecedented powers toexperiment on the population with the passing of the 2006 Public Readiness and EmergencyPreparedness Act (the PREP Act).This law allows the DHHS Secretary to invoke almost complete immunity from liability formanufacturers of vaccines and drugs used to combat a declared public health emergency.The PREP Act removes your right to a trial jury unless you can provideclear evidence of
willful misconduc
that resulted in death or serious physical injury. But that’s not all.First you must apply for and be
granted permission
to sue by the DHHS Secretary.The most problematic aspect of the PREP Act is that it removes all financial incentive to make asafe product.In fact, vaccine makers now have a
negative incentive to test it for safety
, because if they are
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aware o proems, en ey cou poenay e e ae or wu msconucAs long as they can prove they “didn’t know” of any problem, they willnot be liable for damages.Hence it’s in their best interest to know
as little as possible
about the adverse reactions it mightcause.It seems unimaginable, but you and your children are now being enlisted as an unpaid humantrial subjects for experimental, fast-tracked vaccines.As GlaxoSmithKline stated earlier:
"Clinical trials will be limited, due to the need to provide the vaccine to governments as quickly as possible. Additional studies will therefore be required and conducted
after
the vaccine is made available.
[Emphasis mine].This means that any time you get vaccinated you essentially agree to be a human guinea pig,and if your health suffers you have virtually no legal recourse whatsoever.
Do You Know What’s in That Flu Shot?
Most seasonal flu vaccines contain dangerous levels of mercury in the form of thimerosal, adeadly preservative that is 50 times more toxic than regular mercury. Most of the swine fluvaccines will also contain thimerosal, although they will reportedly make a limited number ofdoses available that are thimerosal-free.If taken in high enough doses, thimerosal can result in long-term immune, sensory, neurological,motor, and behavioral dysfunctions.Disorders associated with mercury poisoning include:AutismAttention deficit disorderMultiple sclerosisSpeech and language deficienciesIt can also predispose adults to neurological problems such as Alzheimer’s disease anddementia.The Institute of Medicine has warned that infants, children, and pregnant women should not beinjected with thimerosal, and yet the majority of flu shots contain 25micrograms of it, and thisyear you and your children may be exposed to as many as FOUR flu shotsin quick succession.Meanwhile, the EPA “safe” level of mercury is only 0.1 mcg/kg per day.But an overdose on thimerosal is not the only concern when it comes to flu vaccines. Other toxicsubstances found in various flu vaccinesinclude:Ethylene glycol (antifreeze)Triton X100 (detergent)Formaldehyde – a known cancercausing agentResin and gelatin - known to cause allergic reactionsNeomycin and streptomycin(antibiotics)Phenol (carbolic acid)Aluminum -- a neurotoxin linked toAlzheimer’s diseasePolysorbate 80 (Tween80™) – which can cause severeallergic reactions, including anaphylaxis
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