By Barbara Loe Fisher
On Aug. 27, 2014 a senior scientist at the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)1
publicly admitted2
that he and other CDC officials, including the current CDC’s
Director of Immunization Safety,3,
4 published a study about MMR vaccine safety in 20045
that “omitted statistically significant information” and “did
not follow the final study protocol. “He said the study “omitted
relevant findings in a particular study for a particular sub
group for a particular vaccine” and added that “there have
always been recognized risks for vaccination” and “it is the
responsibility for the CDC to properly convey [vaccine] risks.”
CDC: A History of Limiting Transparency
We couldn’t agree more. CDC officials should not be in the
business of deliberately withholding information from the public
about vaccine risks that may be greater for some children than
other children.6
Unfortunately, CDC officials have a long history of limiting
transparency7,
8 and being less than honest with the American people
about what it does and does not know about vaccine risks.9,
10
Last July, a RAND Corporation study commissioned and funded
by DHHS was published proclaiming that vaccines “are very safe.”11
What was not made clear to the public was that the study was
designed and peer reviewed by high-level CDC officials,
including the CDC’s Director of Immunization Safety.12
This is a big problem for parents being ordered to give their
children every government recommended vaccine – no exceptions
and no questions asked.13,
14
NVIC Calls on Congress to Take Action on DHHS Conflicts of
Interest
Today, the National Vaccine Information Center is renewing
our call for oversight of vaccine safety to be removed from the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).15
It is a conflict of interest for DHHS to be in charge of
vaccine safety and also license vaccines,16
and take money from drug companies to fast track vaccines,17
and partner with drug companies to develop and share profits
from vaccine sales,18
and make national vaccine policies19
that get turned into state vaccine laws20
while also deciding which children will and will not get a
vaccine injury compensation award.21,
22
That is too much power for one federal agency. That is
putting the fox in charge of guarding the chicken coop.
Vaccination Can Cause Brain Inflammation and Injury
Especially when it has been known since the first vaccine for
smallpox that vaccination can cause brain inflammation23,
24
25,
26,
27 and a wide spectrum of brain injury symptoms, like
developmental delays and disabilities.28,
29,
30
It is very telling that Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court
have declared that vaccines are “unavoidably unsafe” and
completely shielded drug companies from vaccine injury lawsuits.31,
32 In America, if you or your child gets hurt by a
vaccine, you can’t hold anyone who developed, regulated,
recommended, marketed, mandated, administered, or profits from
the vaccine accountable in a civil court of law in front of a
jury of your peers.
Parents Concerns About Vaccine Safety Legitimate
The recent statement by a CDC senior scientist admitting that
vaccine risk data is being withheld from the public is just one
more piece of evidence that parents’ questions and concerns
about vaccine safety are legitimate.
Congress should act now and take vaccine safety monitoring
away from DHHS.
The health of our children is at stake.
Contact Your U.S. Senator and Representative
Contact your U.S. Senator and Representative today and tell
them you want something done about conflicts of interest in the
nation’s vaccination system.33,
34 If your child’s health has been harmed by
vaccination, tell them about that too.
Go to NVIC.org and learn more about making informed vaccine
decisions and protecting your informed consent rights.
It’s your health. Your family. Your choice.