Florida Congressman Bill Posey spoke before the House of
Representatives last week to plead with his fellow
representatives to be more open about the damage vaccines can
cause, and to investigate charges against the Centers for
Disease Control that they covered up data which changed the
results of an important study.
Last summer, a senior epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease
Control, admitted that he had helped the CDC hide data from a
study that linked the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine
to autism. Although the official study said no link was found,
Dr. William Thompson said the study actually found that giving a
child the vaccine before the age of 36 months increased the risk
of autism by 69 percent, and giving it to an African-American
child increased the risk of autism by 240 percent.
A year later, Congress has yet to act.
"While I support parents vaccinating their children, we hope
Members of Congress will not turn a deaf ear to this
revelation," Congressman Posey told Newsmax Health. "The public
has a right to hear the truth from their government. Parents
deserve the best information possible so they can make good
decisions regarding their children’s health."
Even though Representative Posey strongly believes in the
validity of vaccines, he thinks it is imperative that the CDC
answer the charges they hid data, and that the government make
other vaccine-related data more readily available to parents. "I
am absolutely, resolutely pro-vaccine," the Congressman stated.
"Advancements in immunization have saved countless lives and
have greatly benefited public health.
"That being said," he continued, "it's troubling to me that in a
recent Senate hearing on childhood vaccination, it was never
mentioned that our government has paid out over $3 billion
dollars through a vaccine injury compensation program for
children who have been injured by vaccinations."
Rep. Posey reminded the House that Dr. Thompson had provided his
office with documents related to the study. Thompson also
released a statement saying he regretted that he had omitted
"statistically significant information" in the article that was
published in the Journal of Pediatrics,
even though the differences they found, especially among black
children, were "huge."
According to a statement by Dr. Thompson that Rep. Posey entered
into the Congressional record, co-authors of the autism study
"all met and brought a big garbage can into the meeting room,
and reviewed and went through all the hardcopy documents that we
had thought we should discard, and put them into a huge garbage
can."
"Mr. Speaker," said Rep. Posey, "I believe it’s our duty to
ensure that the documents that Dr. Thompson provided are not
ignored. Therefore I will provide them to members of congress
and the house committees upon request.
"Considering the nature of the whistleblower’s documents, as
well as the involvement of the CDC, a hearing and a thorough
investigation is warranted. So I ask Mr. Speaker, I beg, I
implore my colleagues on the appropriations committees to
please, please take such action."
Holistic doctor David Brownstein agrees that vital information
shouldn't be hidden from parents, and he is outraged at how slow
Congress is acting. "If the CDC truly threw these documents into
the garbage, it's more than time for Congress to investigate
this mess," he tells Newsmax Health.
"If the accusations are true, heads need to roll at the CDC,"
said Dr. Brownstein, author of the newsletter
Natural Way to Health.
"I'm glad that at least one member of Congress has the courage
to confront his fellow members and demand answers," he said.
"This is one Congressman that isn't turning a deaf ear to the
situation and is putting the best interests of children and
parents above his own.
"It's time for all of us to speak up about this outrage," says
Dr. Brownstein. "We want hearings, and we want them now!"