WILL THE GOVERNMENT CURB AN OVERLY AGGRESSIVE VACCINATION SCHEDULE ...?

MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION, VACCINES AND AUTISM: 1 in 50 Children Could Be at Risk



WILL THE GOVERNMENT CURB AN OVERLY AGGRESSIVE VACCINATION SCHEDULE TO
COMBAT RISING AUTISM RATES?



NIXA, Mo., March 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Parents of children who
regressed into autism after receiving vaccines are expressing cautious
optimism that government health officials may at last be catching on to the
link between vaccines and autism.



An article published on Huffington Post by investigative journalist
David Kirby reported details of a conference call held earlier in March,
bringing together federal vaccine safety officials to discuss concerns
surrounding mitochondrial dysfunction, autism and vaccines.



The call came on the heels of a concession by the federal government
that vaccines lead to regressive autism in nine-year-old Hannah Poling of
Atlanta. The ruling is raising many questions, especially in the area of
mitochondrial dysfunction, which the government conceded was exacerbated by
Hannah's vaccines.



In the article, Kirby stated, "The hot topic of the day was
mitochondria - the little powerhouses within each cell that convert food
and oxygen into energy." And that, "Some researchers on the call reported
that mitochondrial dysfunction is probably much more common than the
current estimate of 1-in-4,000 people, making the potential implications
for autism staggering."



Of utmost significance are the following points:



-- Up to 1 in 50 children (2%) may be at risk for mitochondrial
dysfunction.

-- Thimerosal, mercury, aluminum, pollution, pesticides, medicines and
prenatal alcohol exposure have all been shown to damage mitochondria.

-- Up to 20% of all children with autism may have underlying
mitochondrial dysfunction.

-- The CDC is aware of this situation and is immediately taking
measures to address the current national vaccine schedule.

-- The genetic susceptibility for mitochondrial dysfunction is not
rare.

-- This DNA mutation alone may not be enough to confer cellular
dysfunction; doctors believe there is an environmental trigger as well.

-- Children with mitochondrial dysfunction are more likely to regress
into autism following a fever and illness from viral infections or a
vaccine reaction.

-- Some changes in the vaccine schedule will almost surely be made. The
most difficult decision is how and when to vaccinate children with proven
mitochondrial dysfunction.



The National Autism Association (NAA), a parent-led non-profit
organization, believes that vaccines have contributed to regressive autism
in most children, and that the rise in autism correlates with the increase
in vaccinations. "It's apparent that those in a position to bring the truth
to light about the vaccine-autism connection might finally be listening to
the parents who have witnessed it first-hand," said NAA board chair Scott
Bono.



A meeting of the HHS National Vaccine Advisory Committee's Vaccine
Safety Working Group will be held in Washington, DC on April 11th. This
meeting will be open to the public.



To read Mr. Kirby's article, please visit:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/the-next-big-autism-bomb_b_93
627.html.



To learn more about autism, visit: http://www.nationalautism.org.



CONTACTS:

Wendy Fournier (Portsmouth, RI) 401.835.5828

Rita Shreffler (Nixa, MO) 401.632.6452






SOURCE National Autism Association

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