
Welcome To Vaccine Awareness Network Updated 10 May 2013
Vaccines And How They Are Made The chemicals that go into vaccination - newly updated 13 June 2012
Your Immune System, How It Works And How Vaccines Damage It Vaccines and Immune Dysfunction - updated 28 February 2013
The Herd Immunity Theory - Treating Our Children Like Cattle The Herd Immunity Theory - updated 28 February 2013
Did Vaccines Really Halt Killer Diseases? Did Vaccines Really Stop Diseases? A look at history - updated 10 April 2010 with modern day victim of smallpox vaccine
Vaccination And Abortion The Use Of Foetal Tissue in Vaccines - newly updated 15 March 2012
RU-486 Abortion Killing Pill Abortion Pill That Kills the Mother Too - NEW page!
Vaccines: A Religious Contention Vaccines: A Religious Contention - updated 17 December 2009
Mandating Vaccines Or Not? Mandating Vaccines or Not? My speech to Nuffield Bio Ethics on the pitfalls of mandating vaccination - includes link to vaccinationchoice.org - updated 8 February 2009
Pediacel 5-in-1 Super Jab 5 in 1 vaccine - updated 26 August 2012.
Manufacturer's Information About Pediacel 5-in-1 Vaccine
Autism and Cerebral Palsy From DPT Vaccine Maryamber's Story - and other Cerebral Palsy after Vaccination Cases, updated 13 April 2010
Gardasil and Cervarix - The Cervical Cancer Vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix - The Cervical Cancer Vaccine - now updated 31 March 2010 - Spain Withdraws Batch Of HPV Vaccine
Gardasil Vaccines Continued Gardasil Vaccine Continued And Cases Of Gardasil/Cervarix Damage And Death, updated 10 May 2013
Prevnar Vaccination Prevnar and Pneumonia Vaccinations, including info on PCV 13, updated 3 February 2012
Travel Vaccines Travel Vaccines - updated 14 June 2012
Tetanus Vaccine Tetanus Vaccine - updated 6 May 2012
MMR, Single Vaccines And MMRV Vaccine MMR and Single Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccines and MMRV information - updated 10 May 2013 - NEW COURT RULING SHOWING MMR CAUSED ASD! Contains Graphic Damage Photo.
Killer Measles Vaccine Is Withdrawn And Other Vaccine Death Cases Four Babies Killed In Measles Vaccine Campaign - updated 26 August 2012 with more deaths, PAGE FULL.
Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms In Primates Shots Cause Autism In Monkeys
If You Don't Want The MMR We'll Force You and Other Vaccination Force Stories Bully Boy Tactics Proposed - includes case of forced vaccination with various vaccines, updated 10 May 2013
Meningitis C Vaccine Various articles and citations - updated 30 August 2012
Hepatitis B Vaccine...aluminium....thimerosal (mercury)....yeast...but don't worry, it's gluten free! Hep B Manufacturer's Information - updated with details of court admitted MS and Death Caused By Hep B Vaccine, updated 18 November 2012
Hepatitis B Vaccine Kills Baby and other Vaccine Death Cases Updated 10 May 2013
Vaccine Companies Investigated For Manslaughter and other Vaccine Court Cases And Other Vaccine Companies/Doctors On Trial For Vaccine Deaths, Injuries and Fraud - Updated 21 February 2013, now including Investigations into Swine Flu Scam
Iatrogenic Child Abuse Iatrogenic child abuse: vaccinations and other medical abuse of children by doctors
Bullying, Rude and Discriminatory Doctors who Forget Vaccines are a CHOICE Updated 10 May 2013
My Fight For Health After Vaccination A Vaccine Damage Case - updated 6 March 2012 to include my friend's and relatives vaccine damage cases
Vaccine Injury Photos From The CDC WARNING! Very Graphic Vaccine Damage Pictures. Don't Look If Easily Upset - updated 21 August 2011
Vaccine Debate Page A Place Where You Can Send Your Views On Vaccines And Health - updated 21 August 2011
Vaccination And Your Legal Rights Your Legal Right To Own Your Own Body - updated 16 August 2009 with new information
Vaccination DESTROYS Natural Immunity! Transplacental and Breast Milk Immunity and How they are Diminished by Vaccination - new page 10 May 2013
Disease Killing Properties Of Breast Milk Immunising Your Baby With Breast Milk - updated 18 June 2012
Polio: The Disease, the Vaccine and the Controversies NEW Page - updated 26 August 2012
Baby Gallery Unvaccinated Bundles of Joy! - updated 8 May 2013
The Home Birth Pages - My Story The Hospital Birth Experience
The Home Birth Pages My Unassisted Childbirth - Reclaiming My Femininity - updated 17 May 2012
The Home Birth Pages - British Maternity Care (The Bullying I got When Pregnant with Yanny) My Struggle To Have A Natural Pregnancy With The NHS - updated 5 May 2012
The Home Birth Pages - Yanny's Unhindered Home Birth My Baby's Unhindered Home Birth - updated 6 May 2012
Home Birth And Your Legal Rights. How To Have A Natural Birth Your Right To Birth Without Violence And Other Home Birth Issues - updated 17 May 2012
THE DANGERS OF EPISIOTOMY And Tips For Easing Pain. Updated 6 May 2012
Obstetric Myths and Realities Caesareans and Breech Births - updated 17 May 2010
Vaccine Information For Pregnant Women What You Should Know If Considering A Vaccination During Pregnancy - updated 7 October 2012 - ALERT: MISCARRIAGES AND STILLBIRTHS AFTER H1N1 VACCINE!!
Home Education Photo Diary Photo Diary of Child Friendly Home Schooling - updated 7 August 2009 - PAGE FULL, WILL ADD NEW ONE LATER.
Home Education Photo Diary Page two of my children's home schooling - updated 10 February 2013
Home Education And Your Legal Rights Updated 3 March 2012.
Other People's Breast Milk VAN UK'S Founder On 'Other People's Breast Milk' and Comments Regarding The Show
Dangers Of Formula Milk Formula Milk Is NOT As Good As Breast Milk And Is Not A Breast Milk Substitute! Updated 14 June 2012
Vitamin K: Does Your Baby Really Need It? Updated 6 May 2012
Mercury Free Vaccines Still Have Mercury In Them What's Not On The Label
Pro-Vaccine Arguments VS. Medical Evidence - updated 28 February 2013
Pro-Vaccine Arguments Page 2 VS. Medical Evidence - NEW page completed on 25th August 2012
Vaccine Shedding The spreading of viruses and bacteria via vaccination. Includes Information on the symptoms and treatment of measles. Updated 17 July 2012
Why I Don't Vaccinate My Children And The Birth of VAN UK - updated 26 August 2012
Six Reasons Why I Don't Vaccinate My Children Some of the reasons I don't vaccinate, from my blog, 7th October 2012
Vaccines And Sudden Infant Death Syndrome The Link Between Vaccines And SIDS - updated 22 July 2012
Midwives And Health Professionals Against Vaccination Updated 30 August 2012
Media Censorship of Vaccine News Updated 2 June 2012.
Vaccine Victim's Dad Refuses To Bury Him After 21 Years Couragious Dad Refuses To Allow A Definition Of SIDS On His Son's Death Certificate
BCG Vaccine BCG vaccine information - new page 4 August 2012
Homeopathic Vaccination Updated 7 October 2012
Doctor Says Vaccines Cause Micro Vascular Strokes In Babies and Children A conventional doctor links vaccines with strokes, SIDS, Autism and other illnesses - updated 19 October 2010
Boy Partially Losses Hearing After Vaccination Updated 22nd August 2012 with more deafness and blindness after MMR cases
Delaying Vaccination Cuts Asthma Risk (and Other Allergies Related to Vaccines). Citation in the Journal of Allergy And Clinical Immunology and Info on Vaccines and Auto-Immunity - 2 August 2012
Vaccines, Mercury, Aluminium and Autism Studies With link to http://www.mercurymadness.org. Manufacturer's Say Vaccines Cause Autism! - updated 28 February 2013
Contraindications (people who shouldn't be vaccinated) and side-effects From The Merck Manual (vaccine manufacturer) Medical Information On Who Should Not Have Vaccines - Merck and GP Notebook - updated 6 September 2009
Flu Vaccines Updated 28 February 2013
Swine Flu Epidemic/ H1N1 Vaccine Deaths and Injuries Created By Lab Blunder - now recording deaths and injuries from jab - page now full.
Swine Flu Vaccine Ingredients and other information - updated 10 October 2011
Tamiflu What You Should Know About Tamiflu - updated 22 January 2010
More Educated Mothers Are Less Likely To Vaccinate A New Study Shows That University Educated Mums Are More Likely To Refuse Vaccines And Other Studies Showing Educated Mothers Refusing Vaccines - updated 21 February 2013
Diseases In The Vaccinated Medical Studies And Reports Showing Vaccines Do Not Immunise - Updated 25 April 2009
Diseases In The Vaccinated Page 2 Page Full.
Diseases in the Vaccinated - Page 3 Vaccine 'Preventable' Diseases Occuring in the Vaccinated - NEW PAGE. 11 May 2013
Seven School Kids Taken To Hospital After Vaccines and Other Vaccine Disasters Kids sicken after DT/IPV Vaccines - and other reactions after vaccination drives, updated 21 February 2013
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after vaccination caused girl to have one and a half hour seizure And other encephalitis after vaccination, updated 17 October 2009
Infant Mortality Rates Fall Where 'Immunisation' Rates Are Low Infant Mortality Rates Fall In Line With Lowering Vaccination Rates - updated 31 January 2013
Chickenpox: Is It Really A Killer Disease? Suddenly this benign childhood illness has turned into a 'deadly killer' because they are introducing a vaccine - updated 31 January 2013
Selective Vaccination If You Decide To Vaccinate - updated 30 January 2013
Vaccine Damage Payments Unit How To Make A Claim For Compensation If Your Loved One Is Vaccine Injured - updated 23 March 2009
Healing From Vaccine Damage A Case Study Using Homeopathy to Detox from Vaccines - page created 6 May 2009.
Legal Help For Vaccine Damage And Pro-Choice Issues Solicitor/Lawyer Information - updated 2 June 2012
Treating Childhood Illnesses These days, doctors and parents have lost the art of actually nursing their child through a normal childhood illness. Here we tell you the symptoms and treatment of measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, rotavirus and whooping cough - updated 15 June 2012
Childhood Diseases Can Be Good For Your Child! Studies showing childhood diseases reduce autoimmunity - updated 21 November 2010
Stupid Medical Advice Which Has Been Consigned To History Books Updated 12 April 2012
Double Standards - it's not okay to ingest this but fine if we inject it Authorities Admitting Concern Over Chemicals Used In Other Products That Are Also Used In Vaccines - updated 30 January 2013
Ian's Life A page dedicated to a little boy who died of an adverse reaction to Hepatitis B vaccine. WARNING: graphic vaccine damage picture
Animal Vaccines The Dangers of Animal Vaccines and naturally rearing animals - updated 27 September 2012
Remember My Name Honouring Those Who Have Died From Vaccination - updated 15 April 2012
Remember My Name - Page 2 Honouring Those Who Have Died From Vaccination - Page 2, updated 28 February 2013
Vaccines, BSE and vCJD In Memory of Andy Black - WARNING, GRAPHIC PHOTOS, DON'T LOOK IF EASILY UPSET - updated 2 August 2012
Vaccination: An Ecological Disaster Environmental Reasons Why Vaccines Aren't so Great. 2% of World HIV Cases Caused By Vaccines. NEW PAGE.
Skewed Statistics How Studies are 'Doctored' to Make Vaccines Seem More Effective - NEW page! updated 8 August 2012
Youth Page Under 18's Page - Know Your Vaccination Rights - Updated 25 June 2012
Take Vaccines Out of Schools Campaign! Example letters you can use to complain about the use of vaccination in schools - updated 23 June 2012
Vaccines Didn't Save Us From Smallpox Historical Evidence Against Vaccination and Historical Vaccine Death Cases
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A Parent's Guide for Pro-Vaccine Pediatricians NEW PAGE - Countering Pro-Vaccine Arguments, 30th April 2012
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Vaccination: An Ecological Disaster

Picture by Filomena Scalise

When trying to decide whether to submit their child for vaccination, parents often consider the health risks to the child or the ingredients in the shots, but I have never heard of a parent make the decision not to vaccinate based on ecological concerns and I was surprised to be asked to write on this topic. When I thought about it for a moment, I realised that vaccinations have a huge impact on our environment and that the issue deserves more consideration than it gets.

The Vaccine Plants

The factories where the vaccines are made are the start of the trail of carbon footprints caused by the vaccine industry. You might have read a data sheet and thought you knew what was in your child’s vaccination, but the law requiring all ingredients to be listed on packaging is only applicable to food, not medicines, and no vaccine company ever lists all of the ingredients because of ‘trade secrets’ (they don’t want the competition to know how they make their product). It might shock you to realise that cyanide is actually used in the manufacturing process of many childhood vaccines and there have actually been spillages of cyanide and viruses from these factories.

1,000 Fish Dead After Cyanide Discharge From Vaccine Factory

In Philadelphia, USA, in 2006, 1,000 fish were killed in Wissahickon Creek and found lying dead over a two mile stretch of the creek. The creek had to be closed to the public. Despite this, it was more than a week before vaccine manufacturer, Merck, admitted that they caused the pollution by illegally discharging cyanide into the water.
According to a press release by Delaware Riverkeeper,
‘The chemical has been identified by Merck as potassium thiocyanate (cyanide), used in vaccine and medicine manufacture. EPA confirmed the discharge when they visited Merck’s Vaccines Division in Montgomery County on Wednesday, June 21. However, the company has not provided any further information about how it was using the chemical or how the discharge occurred.’
(http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/newsresources/pressrelease.asp?ID=23).

Viruses and bacteria from vaccines have also been known to end up in rivers and the formation of a National Vaccination Programme has meant that there are many deadly viruses being stored in these factories, which could potentially be used in bio-terrorism.

Sharks Threatened By Vaccine Production

According to the National Geographic channel, vaccine manufacturer with squalene (shark liver oil) often means that endangered species are killed.

"There are several very disturbing issues associated with use of shark-liver-oil squalene," said Mary O'Malley, co-founder of the volunteer-run advocacy group Shark Safe Network.

"The deepwater sharks targeted have extremely low reproductive rates, and many are threatened species."

The adjuvant in GSK's H1N1 vaccine that has been administered in 26 countries contains squalene, yet the company would not reveal the name of its supplier or the amount of squalene it used. Novartis, another company producing H1N1 vaccine, refused to answer requests for information about the squalene in their vaccines.

(http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/12/091229-sharks-liver-oil-swine-flu-vaccine.html).

Polio Epidemic Caused By Vaccine Virus Polluting The Water

The CDC admitted that 69 cases of paralytic polio were caused by vaccine pollution and an msnbc news report, stated

‘The oral polio vaccine contains a weakened version of polio virus. Children who have been vaccinated pass the virus into the water supply. Other children who then play in or drink that water pick up the vaccine's virus.’

They attempt to brush this off by claiming that this gives the children ‘protection’ from polio, but evidence shows the opposite. For instance, the Indian Express (1st May 2008) reported that in an epidemic of 203 cases of polio, 201 were vaccinated and only 2 were unvaccinated. Another report by NDTV (9th April 2008) said that some children were receiving 25 doses of vaccine and still got polio! Dr. Sathyamala, an epidemiologist from India, said

‘"Children are getting more than 25 doses. There are studies to show that in malnourished children, the vaccine can be fatal. It actually causes paralysis, so it is contraindicated in undernourished population.”

What is msnbc’s answer to this problem? They write in their news report of the 69 cases of polio:
‘What's needed to stop Nigeria's outbreak is more of the same vaccine that caused it.’
That is one pro-vaccination argument which is sheer stupidity.

Health and Safety Risks Of Other Vaccine Ingredients

The microbiologists who make the vaccines and the children who receive them are also at risk from some of the other chemicals present in vaccines, for instance, formaldehyde.
The Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Labor, classifies formaldehyde as a human carcinogen. According to them
‘Formaldehyde is common to the chemical industry. The 11th Report on Carcinogens classifies it as "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.” This report states:
‘Health care professionals such as pharmacists, physicians, veterinarians, dentists and nurses may be exposed to vapours during the preparation, administration or clean up of medicinal products. Patients who receive the medicines are directly exposed.’
(http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/profiles/s089form.pdf)

The viruses and bacteria in vaccines can also accidently infect those who make them, and the surrounding area, and put others at risk. In a CDC MMWR report, they write about a vaccine worker who poisoned himself with Salmonella when producing an animal vaccine meant for poultry. A total of 21 workers became ill from this one incident:
‘the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) was notified of a case of salmonellosis (a nationally notifiable disease) in an employee of a facility that produced poultry vaccine. When a second case of salmonellosis in another employee at the same facility was reported on November 25, MDHHS began an outbreak investigation. Results of that investigation suggested that 21 employees of the facility became ill during a 1-month period from exposure to a strain of Salmonella serotype Enteritidis (SE) that was used in vaccine production. Infection was thought to have resulted from environmental contamination after the spill of a liquid containing a high concentration of SE.
On November 9, 2006, a spill of approximately 1--1.5 liters of liquid occurred in the fermentation room of the production area of the facility; the liquid contained 2 x 1010 to 5 x 1010 colony forming units per milliliter of SE phage type 8. The room was unoccupied at the time the spill occurred. The one worker who was regularly assigned to this room reported finding liquid overflowing onto the floor from the fermentation apparatus when he entered the room, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) (e.g., biohazard suit, hat, booties, mask, and gloves). He cleaned up the spill using a mop, a 5% bleach solution, and a commercial disinfectant effective against SE.

(MMWR, August 31, 2007 / 56(34);877-879).

A Waste Of Energy – A Source Of Air Pollution

Another environmental aspect of vaccination is the fact that they need to be refrigerated or they will ‘become ineffective’. Recently, the vaccinations at a surgery in Kirkby, UK, were found to be spoiled due to a refrigerator fault. The GP’s then wrote to the parents of 200 babies, asking them to have their vaccinations all over again! (chad.co.uk, 4 March 2009).

I attempted to find out how many GP surgeries there are in the UK so that I could estimate how many vaccine refrigerators there are, using up energy, but I couldn’t find this information. When one considers how many babies are born each year, the number of vaccine fridges must be huge. For vaccine campaigns in the third world, the problem is even worse. Many countries do not have an electricity supply, particularly in remote areas, so medics have to use kerosene fired refrigerators. According to Unicef,
‘UNICEF is supporting the Ministry of Health in training health workers around the country to deliver the vaccine, sensitize families about the importance of vaccination with Prevnar and assist with all logistics – including providing kerosene to fridges to keep the vaccine below eight degrees Celsius.’
(http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/rwanda_48945.html)

Kerosene fumes are then released into the atmosphere, causing pollution and health problems to the local inhabitants. Kerosene poisoning may cause breathing difficulties, swelling of the throat, vision loss, earache, pain in the nose, abdominal pain, bloody stools, vomiting, burns of the oesophagus (food pipe), headaches, dizziness, drowsiness, staggering, weakness, low blood pressure, collapse, loss of consciousness and skin conditions. These communities are already disadvantaged by poverty, overcrowding and malnutrition, and every time there is a vaccine campaign, they also have to cope with the pollution resulting from it.
So extensive is the problem that the charity Greenpeace is rather misguidedly investing in a new solar powered vaccine fridge. Perhaps if they knew about the chemicals in vaccines, they wouldn’t be so enthusiastic. (http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/tags/solar-power).

Mountains Of Used Syringes

Needles cannot be re-used because of the infection risk, so after a campaign, there are mountains of used syringes, needles and capsules to dispose of. They can’t be thrown away and there may still be viruses or bacteria on them, left over from the vaccine. The most commonly used method for getting rid of vaccine waste is to burn it. This is usually done by incineration or, sometimes in poor countries, by open pit burning.
The organisation No Harm, said

‘They (immunization campaigns) may be inadvertently exposing populations to serious environmental health threats. Harmful incinerator emissions like mercury and dioxin should not be the unintended outcome of health ‘prevention’ programmes. The burning of medical waste is a leading source of dioxins and mercury in the environment. Epidemiological studies on incinerators have indicated significant links between incinerator emissions and:
Higher blood levels of dioxins
Higher levels of mercury in the hair
Increased risk of cancers
Higher prevalence of hypertension
Excessive deaths from heart disease and lung cancer.

(http://www.noharm.org/details.cfm?ID=1181&type=document).

The other method, which is hyped as being ‘greener’, is encasing the vaccine waste in a concrete vault and burying it. While it does not cause the dioxins associated with burning, it is simply pushing the pollution underground. Our grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be walking on a sea of used vaccines. How many years can the medical profession realistically do this if they intend to vaccinate every child on the planet? There will be nowhere left to bury the waste.

Children Scavenging For Needles – The Spread Of HIV And Hep B From Vaccination

Some third world countries have illegal vaccination businesses. Doctors from private clinics may buy used needles, left over from government vaccination programmes. It is totally normal for poor children to be sent out to look in the trash for used needles, which they then sell to clinics. These used needles then get re-used on unsuspecting patients.
According to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), in 2000, the reuse of contaminated vaccine syringes caused an estimated 21 MILLION Hepatitis B infections (33% of all cases), 2 million Hepatitis C infections (40% of all cases) and 96,000 HIV infections (2% of all cases). In Mexico, there are 32 deaths due to ‘medical care infections’ per 100,000 people every year. If you think that’s scary and you’re safe here in our westernized society, the same WHO report states that there are 5000 deaths in the UK, every year, attributed to ‘health care infections’. In the USA, one in every 136 patients becomes seriously ill from a hospital infection and there are 80,000 deaths due to medical intervention, every year.
The percentage of needles re-used without sterilization ranges from 1.5%-69.4% in developing countries and up to 96% of people in some countries have injections as part of their health care. 70% of these injections are completely unnecessary. (http://www.who.int/patientsafety/events/05/GPSC_Launch_ENGLISH_FINAL.pdf).

To Summarise:
· Vaccines are made using harmful viruses, bacteria and chemicals which can infect vaccine workers and recipients and even end up in our water supply.
· Chemicals not listed in the ingredients can be used in vaccines, even cyanide.
· There have been numerous vaccine manufacturing ‘accidents’ causing pollution and killing wildlife.
· Vaccines can shed and cause the illness they were meant to immunise against. There are documented cases of children contracting diseases from vaccine viruses in the water.
· Vaccine needles get re-used frequently in under-developed countries and spread disease.
· Vaccines cause 33% of Hepatitis B cases and 2% of HIV cases.
· Vaccines have to be refrigerated, using vast quantities of energy. In areas without electricity, kerosene fired fridges are used, causing air pollution and putting people at risk of serious health problems.
· Used vaccines are burned, releasing dioxins into the atmosphere.
· Used vaccines are buried underground, simply hiding the problem.
· There are more deaths from medical care intervention than from childhood diseases.

Written by Joanna Karpasea-Jones.

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