If you live in the UK or US and have been relying on the mainstream media for information about the swine flu vaccine you may be surprised to learn that there is a question about whether it will, in fact, be a matter of choice. But if you've been following what independent online sources are saying on this subject you will know the internet is abuzz with rumours the vaccine will be mandatory.

We decided to look into the issue and we found that while many of the scare stories circulating seem to have little in the way of foundation, it is indeed the case that on paper this novel, fast-tracked and virtually untested vaccine is mandatory in the UK and the rest of the European Union, the United states, Canada, Australia and many other countries.

Shocking, isn't it?

Now, the step from this vaccine being mandatory on paper to governments attempting to force it on those who don't want it is a big one, and at this point it seems unlikely it will be taken. Nonetheless, the legal framework does appear to be in place for authorities to take just that step, should they wish to. In the following report, we present the facts we have discovered regarding the mandatory vaccination risk, and our analysis of those facts.

Mandatory vaccination risk: the facts

* In July, after declaring swine flu a "level 6 pandemic", the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a "binding recommendation" that all 194 member states implement mandatory swine flu vaccination programmes. On paper this means the member states are now obliged to vaccinate their entire populations. Whether they will do this, and if so how, is another matter.   * The government of Greece recently announced a programme of mandatory swine flu vaccination for all of its citizens and residents, and its health minister has stated that there will be "no exceptions".  * There are unconfirmed reports that the French government will implement a similar policy, backed up by martial law.  * The Massachusetts State Senate recently passed a "Pandemic and Disaster Preparation and Response Bill" that gives state authorities the power to order citizens to be vaccinated or quarantined, among other things. The bill still needs to be passed in the State House. If that happens, some believe it may be used to enforce mandatory vaccination. Penalties for those who refuse to comply with an order are reportedly up to 30 days in jail per day of refusal and/or a fine of up to $1,000 per day.    * A law introduced in the UK in January of this year puts a body called the "Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation" in charge of all decisions regarding vaccination. The law appears to give the JCVI higher authority than the UK government when it comes to such decisions. According to the UK-based Vaccine Awareness Network, "JCVI members have financial and professional associations with drug manufacturers. No action has been taken to curb this."

Before we go any further, let's look at the vaccine itself. Beyond the reasons any vaccine is risky, this one has special risk factors. First, it will not undergo the usual safety testing prior to being made available. The various versions of the new vaccine (each contracted pharmaceutical giant is producing its own proprietary cocktail) are currently undergoing perfunctory testing on human volunteers, but as the full effects on health may not be known for months or even years, the fact these tests will run for around six weeks before the mass vaccination programmes begin offers little reassurance.

Glaxo SmithKline is the main supplier to the UK government, having been contracted to provide 60 million doses, with the first batches set to arrive next month. It has been reported that the GSK swine flu vaccine contains thimerosol - that's mercury to you and me. GSK is not the only company said to be adding thimerosol to its swine flu vaccine. Worse still, GSK's vaccine will also contain squalene, and it isn't alone in that, either.

Squalene is an adjuvant (a substance added to exaggerate the immune system's response to the viral material in a vaccine) of extremely dubious track record. Another way to describe an exaggerated immune response is "autoimmune disease" and squalene has already been implicated in causing just that. It is believed to be the main culprit behind Gulf War Syndrome (which shows up as arthritis, chronic fatigue, multiple sclerosis and/or many other debilitating autoimmune conditions and symptoms), after it was included in experimental anthrax vaccines given to soldiers in the early 1990s. Even the pro-vaccination mainstream media is reporting that this new vaccine sounds like an insanely dangerous experiment.

The current official word from the UK government is that the vaccination programme will begin when the first deliveries arrive next month. The vaccine will first be offered to:

* frontline health and social workers plus members of the public aged six months to 65 years in at-risk groups, including people with asthma, diabetes, heart disease, renal disease and anyone with a compromised immune system  * pregnant women  * people living with patients who have compromised immune systems  * anyone over 65 in an at-risk group

The government has stated that all within these groups who want the vaccine will have it by December and then it will be offered to healthy adults under the age of 50, then to healthy children, then to healthy older adults.

The US government has announced its own, different, order of priority for vaccinating its population, and while there are stronger rumours the US vaccination programme will be mandatory, they remain just that.

Let's take a moment here to reflect that while mandatory vaccinations are a travesty that may come to pass, it seems unlikely that anything will now stop the mass vaccination of the hundreds of millions around the world who will choose to have it because they don't understand the risks, as well as those who are unable to make the choice for themselves, including millions of babies and children.

The extent to which the vaccine is made mandatory will depend partly on the "pandemic" itself. Many believe this new flu - which has been no worse than seasonal flu until now - will re-emerge in a more virulent form as winter draws in. This could well happen, not least because this is when most of the population is most chronically deficient in vitamin D, which is crucial for proper immune functioning. But - good news - the Southern Hemisphere has had its winter flu season since the supposed pandemic broke, and it was no worse than any other flu season.

If the swine flu continues at this level, governments are substantially less likely to enforce mandatory vaccination policies. After all, every country would have objectors, and countries like the US and UK would have hundreds of thousands, if not millions. The Vaccine Awareness Network reports that 5% of the UK population does not vaccinate at all, and another 15% selectively vaccinates. The experimental swine flu vaccine is - to say the least - not a vaccine for anyone who is selective about the vaccines they receive. In fact, many people who would ordinarily line up for every recommended vaccination are saying they would not have the swine flu vaccine, which suggests that well over 20% of the UK population - i.e. more than 12 million people - may say no to this vaccine.

But what will happen if this flu mutates into something that justifies the term "pandemic"? That's the scenario where the vaccine is most likely to be made compulsory. The Canada-based Vaccine Resistance Movement summed the situation up well: "Regardless of what the laws or the charter presently state, or politicians are saying, a declaration of "emergency" in regard to the alleged H1N1 pandemic could change everything overnight, and we have to face this possibility NOW. Based upon the constant pronouncements by the WHO, various levels of government and their agencies, the media and their so-called "experts" on H1N1 and the vaccine pushers, we must accept an emergency declaration (essentially martial law) with forced vaccinations as a real possibility and realize what such a declaration might entail."

The question is, in a scenario such as this, how far will governments actually go in attempting to force the vaccine on those who don't want it? The Vaccine Resistance Movement mentions martial law - i.e. military-backed mandatory vaccination - as a possibility, and there appear to be provisions for exactly this in the WHO's pandemic legislation. As mentioned earlier, some believe that legislation pending in the State of Massachusetts will be used to impose fines and prison sentences on those who refuse the vaccine.

However, it is much more likely that the furthest most governments will go in their attempt to force the vaccine on people will be withholding certain rights from those who don't have it. For example, it is quite possible that before long (and until the pandemic is deemed over), any travel requiring a passport will also require a certificate proving you have received the swine flu vaccine.
 

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