US Govt. Admits, Child Vaccines Significantly Aggravated And Caused Autistic Symptoms

US Govt. Admits, Child Vaccines Significantly Aggravated And Caused Autistic Symptoms
March 22, 2008



Please Share This Article: For some unknown reason the most vocal and seemingly best protectors of our health are most often branded as “alternative health” practitioners, “health nuts” and so on. The advocates for Americans and other citizens of the world like Dr. Mercola (see his article below), Dr. William Campbell Douglass II, Mike Adams, Jon and Kristin Barron, Jenny Thompson at HSI Baltimore and a host others, are here to report the real goings on with the pharmaceutical companies, the FDA, vitamin/herbal supplements, “organic” foods, food additives, healthy lifestyles, etc. The aforementioned small group of “alternative” health “nuts” are today’s true mainstream medical heroes and reporters of truth with a smattering of opinion thrown in for good measure.

As the title above indicates, the long held belief that, “thimerosal, a preservative that is 49.6 percent ethylmercury is a contributing factor in many cases of autism” is something that the alternative health crowd has been saying for years. Dr. Mercola’s brief article below is informative, troubling, but most of all….it should make you angry.


U.S. Government Concedes That Mercury Causes Autism

The U.S. government has concluded that childhood vaccines contributed to symptoms of autism in 9-year-old Hannah Poling. The unprecedented concession was in response to one of three test cases that allege the mercury-containing vaccine preservative thimerosal caused autism in children.

According to the case, the child was healthy and developing normally until her 18-month well-baby visit, where she received vaccinations for nine diseases, two of which contained thimerosal. Within 48 hours of the shots, Hannah become ill, refused to walk and could not sleep through the night. Within three months, she began showing signs of autism.

According to U.S. Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation, the shots “significantly aggravated an underlying mitochondrial disorder” and resulted in a brain disorder “with features of autism spectrum disorder.”

Although federal officials continue to say there is no link between autism and vaccines, this concession says otherwise.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has determined that Hannah’s family is entitled to compensation from a federal vaccine injury fund in an amount that is still being determined.

There are currently 4,900 autism cases pending in Federal “Vaccine Court.”

Sources:

* Organic Consumers Organization February 25, 2008

* The Atlanta Journal-Constitution March 6, 2008

Dr. Mercola’s Comments:

This is an unprecedented admission by the U.S. government, which, until now, has clung to their statement that vaccines do not cause autism. Though they are still saying this, they have now conceded that the vaccines “significantly aggravated” an underlying disorder and caused autistic symptoms in at least one child.

It will be interesting to see how the other 4,900 cases waiting to be heard will turn out. No doubt many of these cases will report similar stories to Hannah Poling’s, where a healthy infant receives vaccinations and then suddenly becomes withdrawn and unable to communicate as they did before.

There is little doubt that thimerosal, a preservative that is 49.6 percent ethylmercury, is a contributing factor in many cases of autism. It is a well-established fact that exposure to mercury can cause immune, sensory, neurological, motor, and behavioral dysfunctions — all similar to traits defining, or associated with, autism.

There may also be another component in vaccines that is causing damage. For instance, according to Donald W. Miller, Jr., MD: