Like I said- the vaccines are contaminated
Mort Zuckerman
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Subject: Like I said- the vaccines are contaminated
Date: Mar 22, 2010 8:27 PM
You heard it here, first, folks:
http://www.actionlyme.org
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/718941
"[Real] scientists are *fiercely* independent. That's the good
news."-- NIH's Top Fool, Anthony Fauci
Greegor
> Subject: Like I said- the vaccines are contaminated
>
> Date: Mar 22, 2010 8:27 PM
>
> You heard it here, first, folks:http://www.actionlyme.org
>
> http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/718941
>
> "[Real] scientists are *fiercely* independent. That's the good
> news."-- NIH's Top Fool, Anthony Fauci
Could you please post the full story?
I don't generally like joining every news source out there.
It is my sincere belief that posting news stories here
is exempt from copyright laws under the FAIR USE
exception, since this is for DISCUSSION purposes
and not posted for profit.
The newspapers and services of course
do not like the FAIR USE exception, but
isn't that just too bad?
Additionally, I would argue that no news story
about contamination of vaccines should be
restricted in ANY WAY by ANYBODY.
Mort Zuckerman
Sure, Greg:
http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=FDA+rotarix
http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/PublicHealth/19161
WASHINGTON -- The FDA is recommending that clinicians temporarily stop
using Rotarix rotavirus vaccine because of contamination with viral
DNA.
The agency emphasized that the contaminant -- porcine circovirus 1
(PCV1) -- may actually pose no danger. "There is no evidence at this
time" of a safety risk associated with PCV1, according to the FDA's
announcement.
It is unclear whether the vaccine contains fragments or intact virus,
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, MD, said on a conference call
with reporters.
"FDA is recommending that healthcare practitioners temporarily suspend
use of the Rotarix vaccine for rotavirus immunization in the U.S.
while the agency learns more about components of an extraneous virus
detected in the vaccine," the announcement said.
Hamburg emphasized the importance of continuing rotavirus vaccination
with the other product approved in the U.S., RotaTeq, although it is
not known whether there will be a shortage without using Rotarix.
Rotarix is given in two doses and RotaTeq is given in three. Children
who have received just one dose of Rotarix should be given two
additional doses of RotaTeq for optimal protection, Hamburg said.
Because there is believed to be no safety concern, she said, the FDA
is not recommending any special follow-up procedures for children who
have received Rotarix.
The agency explained that an independent U.S. academic research group
had identified the "extraneous virus" in the Rotarix vaccine using a
novel molecular diagnostic method.
The virus is not known to cause illness in humans, swine, or other
animals.
The agency also pointed out that the vaccine showed no safety issues
in extensive testing before and after its 2008 approval.
Researchers at the FDA and the product's manufacturer,
GlaxoSmithKline, have confirmed that PCV1 components have been present
in the vaccine since the early stages of its development, including
the registration trials.
The virus does not seem to be present in another rotavirus vaccine,
RotaTeq, the agency said, adding that most children in the U.S.
receive RotaTeq.
"We are making clinicians aware of information recently received by
FDA about the Rotarix vaccine," Hamburg said in a statement.
"There is no evidence at this time that there is a safety concern. FDA
is recommending that clinicians temporarily suspend use of Rotarix
until we can learn more about the situation. We will keep the public
and the clinical community updated on our findings."
Hamburg said the FDA will convene an advisory committee in four to six
weeks to make recommendations regarding rotavirus vaccination.
Both approved rotavirus vaccines are given orally to young infants to
prevent rotavirus disease, which can cause severe diarrhea and
dehydration and is deemed responsible for the deaths of more than
500,000 infants around the world each year, primarily in low- and
middle-income countries.
Before the introduction of vaccines, rotavirus infection resulted in
more than 50,000 hospitalizations and several dozen deaths in the U.S.
each year. The FDA licensed RotaTeq in 2006 and Rotarix in 2008.