AAFP discredits McCain erroneously linking vaccine to autism

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http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publ ... rview.html

If McCain ignores this, the Democrats have a lethal weapon that should be used against him in the Presidential campaign. Any sort of anti vaccination line is a threat to public health and promoted as such can destroy McCain's campaign if he doesn't back down fully and admit he was wrong.

This is just a side note here, but for many years I used contact lens solutions with thimerosal.. My sister was allergic to it, but I never had an issue with it.... I believe my asperger's came from my mom's side,but the use of thimerosal makes me wonder about others... opinions, please....

I think McCain may be referring to the following as evidence:

Bernard S, Enayati A, Redwood L, Roger H, Binstock T. Autism: a novel form of mercury poisoning. Med. Hypotheses. 2001 Apr;56(4):462-71. PMID: 11339848

Geier DA, Geier MR. An assessment of the impact of thimerosal on childhood neurodevelopmental disorders. Pediatr Rehabil. 2003 Apr-Jun;6(2):97-102. PMID: 14534046

Geier MR, Geier DA. Neurodevelopmental disorders after thimerosal-containing vaccines: a brief communication. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2003 Jun;228(6):660-4. PMID: 12773696

Geier & Geier. Parents' worries about thimerosal in vaccines are well founded! http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/c ... 112/6/1394

David Baskin, M.D. et al. Thimerosal induces DNA breaks, caspase-3 activation, membrane damage, and cell death in cultured human neurons and fibroblasts. Toxicol Sci. 2003 Aug;74(2):361-8. Epub 2003 May 28. PMID: 12773768

Mady Hornig, M.D Etiologic factors and pathogenesis of autism: evidence from clinical studies and animal models. IOM presentation, Feb 9 2004 Audio only: http://www.iom.edu/view.asp?id=19108

Richard C. Deth, Ph.D. Effects of Mercury on Methionine Synthase: Implications for Disordered Methylation in Autism Defeat Autism Now! 2003 Philadelphia - paper

Richard C. Deth, Ph.D. A Link Between Thimerosal and the Brain: Can Vaccines Affect Central Nervous System Function? Molecular Psychiatry 2004, Volume 9.

Vojdani A, Pangborn JB et al. Infections, toxic chemicals and dietary peptides binding to lymphocyte receptors and tissue enzymes are major instigators of autoimmunity in autism. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2003 Sep-Dec;16(3):189-99. PMID: 14611720

Jeff Bradstreet, M.D. A Case-control Study of Mercury Burden in Children with Autistic Disorders and Measles Virus Genomic RNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Children with Regressive Autism. IOM presentation, Feb 9, 2004
Slides: http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/4705/17047/18065.aspx

Valsamakis A et al. style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Altered virulence of vaccine strains of measles virus after prolonged style='mso-bidi-font-style: italic'>replication in human tissue. J Virol. 1999 73(10): 8791-7. PMID 10482633 http://jvi.asm.org/cgi/reprint/73/10/8791.pdf

The CDC's original findings before the CDC began to manipulate the data, obtained via the Freedom of Information Act: High risk values for thimerosal injections and a range of neurologic problems, including ADHD, tics, language problems, and autism. http://factsformedia.com/factsformedia/ ... lstudy.pdf

Excerpts from CDC’s in-house conference: Thimerosal sequelae http://www.nationalautismassociation.or ... 20bold.pdf

Congressman, Dr. Weldon's letter to the CDC director

Geier MR, Geier DA. Autism and thimerosal-containing vaccines: analysis of the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS). IOM presentation, Feb 9, 2004.
Slides: http://www.iom.edu/view.asp?id=18392
Audio: http://www.iom.edu/view.asp?id=19120

David Baskin, M.D. Relation of Neurotoxic Effects of Thimerosal to Autism. IOM presentation, Feb 9, 2004.
Audio only: http://www.iom.edu/view.asp?id=19124

Source: http://www.autism.com/triggers/vaccine/ ... rences.htm

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From the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics:

"there are three studies in the peer-reviewed literature that have examined children receiving thimerosal-containing childhood vaccines in comparison to thimerosal-free...childhood vaccines administered to children as part of the routine childhood immunization schedule. These studies have shown 2- to 6- fold statistically significant increased risks for neurodevelopmental disorders and increasing dose-response effects for additional doses of mercury from thimerosal-containing childhood vaccines in comparison to thimerosal-free childhood vaccines."

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/c ... 112/6/1394

It looks like there were only 3 studies that compared rates in children receiving thimerosal-containing vaccines versus thimerosal-free vaccines. The studies found that autism rates were 2-6 times higher in children receiving thimerosal.

Does anyone know of any studies that didn't find any links that did a valid comparison of thimerosal versus thimerosal-free vaccines? I wasn't able to find any. None of the studies I read that couldn't find a link between thimerosal and autism ever did a direct comparison. I won't accept junk science.

You just did with every single link you threw up there. The Geiers and Richard Deth for a start!



That's because it's not sensational, and therefore doesn't get published. It's old news. But nevertheless it is true - unlike the garbage you're coming up with.

A tiresome topic

Well, at least we know there will be no vaccine developed to prevent Autism! Ha.

I have not stopped shaking my head on this vox-ine theory. Trash talk. Autistics are born this way. If someone is allergic/sensitive to a preservative and displays symptoms similar to those of Autistics, this does not mean that person developed Autism. Instead of blame, could investigative science just study these toxins, eliminate or reduce the bad effects, and stop trying to find links that are contrived, counterproductive and do nothing to complement and understand AS.

Morons using the Geiers as a source have no right to accuse others of "junk science."