Why we must all preserve The Right to Choose.

1. Health Choice,
Vaccine Choice
Why
we
must
all
preserve
the
Right
to
Choose

2. Vermont Coalition
for Vaccine Choice
• Volunteer
ci8zen
advocates
– Parents,
grandparents,
physicians,
nurses,
teachers,
midwives
– Nonpar8san,
nondenomina8onal;
we
have
members
all
over
the
poli8cal
and
religious
spectrum
• Came
together
in
2012
to
preserve
Vermont’s
“philosophical
exemp8on”
to
vaccina8on
– 1979
law
enacted
when
school
vaccina8on
laws
were
wriIen
– Allow
a
parent
to
refuse
one
of
more
vaccines
aLer
being
fully
informed
on
risks
of
procedure

3. Backdrop
• Health
Reform
focus
on
pharmaceu8cal
supply
• Vermonters
(and
others)
tend
to
pursue
more
natural
alterna8ves
to
wellness
• Liberty
being
restricted
in
unprecedented
ways
from
many
angles,
9/11
• Vaccines
being
pushed
on
a
worldwide
basis
as
THE
key
growth
segment
of
pharma
and
“the
economy”

4. Liberty: “The Conversation”
"It’s
not
a
le+-­‐thing,
it’s
not
a
right
thing
–
it’s
an
American
thing.
We
Americans
need
to
start
talking
to
each
other.”
Vermonter Audrey Pietrucha,
- http://greenmountainscribes.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/on-liberty-
starting-the-conversation/

5. Health Liberty / Health Choice
“I am not anti-vaccine;
rather I am pro-health, pro-
informed decision-making
and pro-individual
liberty.” (link)
-­‐
Stephanie
Foisy
Mills,
DC,
(NH)

6. Raw Milk
• hIp://farmtoconsumer.org/raw_milk_map.htm
Individual Rights and Informed Consent

7. Individual Rights and Informed Consent
May,
2013:
Portland,
Oregon
voters
strike
down
fluoride

8. Individual Rights and Informed Consent
“Right
to
Know”
/
GM
Food

9. Individual Rights and Informed Consent
Vaccines
/
“Immuniza8ons”

10. “The microbe is nothing, the terrain
is everything.”
• French
physiologist,
Dr
Claude
Bernard
(1813-­‐1878)
• Pasteur
claimed
that
the
microbe
caused
the
disease
• Béchamp
maintained
that
the
disease,
the
disturbed
func8oning
of
the
organism
enabled
the
microbe
to
thrive.
• Pasteur’s
approach,
which
won
the
day,
demands
that
in
terms
of
treatment
methods,
the
pathogenic
microbes
must
be
aIacked
by
external
means
Recommended
reading:
hIp://www.samanthaflower.co.uk/phdi/p1.nsf/pages/1080:PDF_Bechamp_Pasteur.pdf/$file/
PDF_Bechamp_Pasteur.pdf

11. The Immune System
• A
complex
network
of
specialized
cells
and
organs
that
dis8nguishes
between
self
and
foreign
molecules
inside
the
body.
• A
malfunc8oning
immune
system
can
cause
allergies
or
arthri8s
and
can
fail
to
stop
the
growth
of
cancer
cells.

12. Immunology
hIp://plato.stanford.edu/entries/biology-­‐self/

13. R
Organs of the Immune System
Tonsils and adenoids
Lymph nodes
Bone marrow
Appendix
Lymphatic vessels
Lymph nodes
Thymus
Peyer’s patches
Spleen
Lymphatic vessels
Lymph nodes

14. R
Cells of the Immune System
Bone graft
Multipotential
stem cell
Hematopoietic
stem cell
Platelets
Macrophage
Erythrocytes
Eosinophil
Neutrophil
Megakaryocyte
Mast cell
Basophil
T lymphocyte
Natural killer cell
Dendritic cell
B lymphocyte
Lymphoid progenitor cell
Myeloid
progenitor
cell
Monocyte
Marrow
Bone

15. R
The Immune System
and the Nervous System
Thymosins
Macrophage
B cell
T cell
Thymus
Brain
Bone
marrow
Neuroendocrine and
autonomic pathways
Immunotransmitters
(feedback, regulation and
modulation)
Lymphokines
Monokines

16. Balance is Key
to a Healthy Immune Response
Dr.
David
Jockers

17. Revolving door
hIp://www.geke.us/VennDiagrams.html

18. Federal Liability Shield
US Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
– Limited
civil
lawsuits
against
vaccine
manufacturers
aLer
DPT,
polio
seIlements.
– Began
in
1988
(DPT,
polio,
MMR).
– Vaccine
Injury
Compensa8on
Program/Tax
• Funded
via
$0.75
“vaccine
excise
tax.”
• Vaccine
Injury
Table
(legal
presump8on
of
causa8on
for
certain
vaccines
and
condi8ons).
• $2.7
billion
paid
out
for
vaccine
injuries.
Sta8s8cs
reports:
hIp://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensa8on/sta8s8csreports.html#Stats
Search/read
claims
reports:
hIp://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/search_vaccine

19. 2013
+2
vaccines
IN
UTERO
(flu
and
Tdap),
+Adult
vaccine
push
*
*
*
discon8nued

20. Pharma (AAP) Claim:
“The Science is Clear.
Vaccines are Safe and Effective”
NOVEMBER,
2012

21. Why
provide
a
warning
if
the
paMent
or
parent
cannot
say
no?
Are Vaccines Perfectly Safe?
“Unavoidably Unsafe”
hOp://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/09-­‐152.ZS.html

22. The Vaccine Injury Table
– Legal
presump8on
of
causa8on
for
certain
vaccines
and
condi8ons,
including:
• Brain
damage
• Paraly8c
disorders
• Anaphylaxis
• Seizures
• See
more
at:
hIp://www.ebcala.org/unanswered-­‐
ques8ons/vaccine-­‐
epidemic#sthash.slRG4L8Z.jxJtRQuN.dpuf

23. Institute of Medicine Report, 2011
• Independent
review
of
the
current
epidemiological,
clinical,
and
biologic
literature
• There
were
no
recommenda8ons,
only
findings

24. Findings in 2011 Report:
• 85%
of
reac8ons
studied
had
inadequate
data
• Absence
of
evidence
is
not
evidence
of
absence

25. Over 25,000 Reported Reactions/Yr
VAERS
data
Only
1-­‐10%
of
Rxn
are
reported

26. Are Vaccines Effective?
Pertussis: One example
• Vermont's
vaccina8on
rates
have
consistently
increased
over
the
years
(including
in
2011/2012).
• Many
other
states
and
countries
have
also
seen
a
resurgence
of
pertussis.
Theories/science:
– Vaccine
failure
– Emergence/selec8on
of
new
strains
• The
na8on's
top
health
authori8es
have
officially
stated
that
exemp8ons
have
played
no
part
•
90%
of
Vermont
pertussis
cases
had
been
vaccinated
– Silent
reservoirs
of
infec8on
hIp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ar8cles/PMC2863393/.
hIp://www.ima.org.il/imaj/ar06may-­‐2.pdf
hIp://blindedbythelighI.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-­‐perfect-­‐storm-­‐how-­‐increase-­‐in.html
hIp://www.beyondconformity.co.nz/_blog/Hilary's_Desk/post/Whooping_cough_and_chameleons/
hIp://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/ar8cle/6/5/00-­‐0512_ar8cle.htm

27. Vaccines: No liability,
Gov’t “cooperation”
“Vaccines
are
no
longer
a
sleepy,
low-­‐profit
niche
in
a
booming
drug
industry…
The
lure
of
big
profits,
advances
in
technology
and
growing
government
support
has
been
drawing
in
new
companies…”
“It's
going
to
be
characterized
as
a
golden
era,
says
Emilio
Emini,
Pfizer
Inc.'s
head
of
vaccine
research.”

28. Addicted to Drugs
• World
drug
market
is
nearing
$1
trillion
– Vaccine
market
•
$87
bn
by
2022
• High
margins
(no
liability)
• US
consumes
60%
of
pharmaceu8cals
– Direct
to
consumer
marke8ng
– “the
worried
well”
and
seniors
• No
new
an8bio8cs
developed
• Chronic
disease
skyrocke8ng
– Especially
in
our
children

29. “Affordable Care” Act
• All
approved
vaccines
must
be
covered
• 2%
bonus
to
hospitals
that
make
the
vaccina8on
rate
“goals”
• Increased
reimbursement
for
vaccine
administra8on
• Pharmacists
(new
Vermont
bill
for
age
7
and
up)

30. The Vaccine Gravy Train
• DHHS
largest
federal
agency
$$$
• CDC
$$$
• NIH
patents
• 80%
of
the
Vermont
Health
Department
comes
from
Federal
Grants
• 100%
of
the
vaccina8on
program
comes
from
Federal
Grants
• Na8onal
Childhood
Vaccine
Injury
Act
• “Affordable
Care”
Act

31. Healthcare versus Sick Care
Farmer versus Pharma
• Current
healthcare
system
is
broken
• Vermont
is
one
of
the
healthiest
states
in
the
US,
but
pharmaceu8cal
and
insurance
corpora8ons
have
far
too
much
influence
on
our
medical
system.
– Sick
care
and
pharmaceu8cals
– Skyrocke8ng
costs
– Affronts
to
our
freedoms
• Vermont’s
health
care
policy
should
be
shaped
by
our
choices
and
by
the
Hippocra8c
Oath
of
first
do
no
harm
• Every
Vermonter
has
a
right
to
clean
water,
clean
air,
pure
food,
and
access
to
medicines
–
including
natural
medicines,
vitamins
and
supplements
that
cannot
be
patented
and
sold
for
profit
• TODAY,
primary
care
physicians
in
Vermont
include
DC’s,
ND’s
and
MD/DO

32. The Hippocratic Oath
• One
of
the
oldest
binding
medical
documents
• “I
will
apply
diete8c
measures
for
the
benefit
of
the
sick
according
to
my
ability
and
judgment;
I
will
keep
them
from
harm
and
injus8ce.
I
will
neither
give
a
deadly
drug
to
anybody
who
asked
for
it,
nor
will
I
make
a
sugges8on
to
this
effect.”
• Chemotherapy/Pharma?

33. Should We be Concerned?
• Every
US
manufacturer/supplier
of
pediatric
vaccines
has
pled
guilty
to
fraud
within
the
last
3
years.
– Bribery
of
doctors
– Lying
to
the
FDA
– Hiding
clinical
trial
data
– Fraudulent
marke8ng
– For
products
for
which
they
can
be
held
liable…
hIp://www.omsj.org/blogs/bribery-­‐big-­‐pharma
hIp://www.vaxchoicevt.com/wp-­‐content/uploads/2012/08/pharma-­‐fraud-­‐update8-­‐29-­‐2012.docx
hIp://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-­‐03-­‐05/health-­‐drugmakers-­‐fraud-­‐fines/53372792/1
“This
is
yet
another
example
of
a
drug
manufacturer
that
makes
unsubstan8ated
claims
about
drug
benefits,
despite
the
danger
of
such
statements
to
the
public.
This
office
is
commiIed
to
pursuing
companies
who
violate
our
consumer
protec8on
laws
and
expose
Vermonters
to
harm,”
said
AIorney
General
Sorrell
on
the
Pfizer
seIlement
in
2013.

34. Pharma Fraud
• Lyrica
remains
a
blockbuster
drug
for
Pfizer
despite
unlawful
promo8on.
– hIp://vtdigger.org/2013/02/19/ag-­‐sorrell-­‐announces-­‐that-­‐pfizer-­‐will-­‐
pay-­‐vermont-­‐611000-­‐as-­‐part-­‐of-­‐zyvox-­‐and-­‐lyrica-­‐seIlement/
– hIp://seekingalpha.com/ar8cle/1516292-­‐biIer-­‐pill-­‐of-­‐expiring-­‐
patents-­‐to-­‐swallow-­‐for-­‐pfizer

35. Who Is Going to
Protect You…?

36. Be an Informed Health Consumer
• Read
pa8ent
informa8on
for
prescrip8on
meds.
• Read
the
fine
print
before
signing
a
contract.
• Read
food
labels.
• Take
8me
to
ensure
you
are
making
informed
decisions
on
any
health
choice
you
make.

37. Why are we not Better Informed
About Vaccines?
• Vaccines
are
for-­‐profit
pharmaceu8cal
products.
• Vaccine
makers
and
those
who
administer
them
have
been
granted
total
liability
protec8on
by
the
federal
government.
• Vaccines
are
meant
to
ar8ficially
induce
the
immune
system
to
produce
an8bodies.

38. What is in that vial?hIp://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/B/excipient-­‐table-­‐2.pdf

39. Hepatitis B Vaccine
(3 hrs after birth)
• Babies:
3
doses
recommended
• Vaccine
Court
findings:
– Systemic
Lupus
– Mul8ple
Sclerosis
Be
Aware!
No
Warning
appears
in
government
required
literature.

40. Forced Vaccination
• An
example
of
extreme
governmental
viola8on
of
bodily
sovereignty,
health
liberty
and
parental
rights.
• Fully
informed,
voluntary
health
choices
and
your
fundamental
human
rights
are
being
deliberately
challenged.
• Time
is
running
short.

41. Forced Medication
• Already
being
“tested”
in
Courts
– Vaccines
– Psychotropic
and
ADHD
Drugs
• 2006:
Principles
governing
forced
treatment
of
adolescent
children,
Art
Caplan
(again)
-­‐
hIp://virtualmentor.ama-­‐assn.org/2007/01/
oped1-­‐0701.html
– Chemotherapy
• Slaughter
of
the
Innocent
by
Jenny
Marsh
• hIp://www.alterna8vehealth.co.nz/cancer/chemo/
sheep.htm

42. HealthCare is a Human Right

43. End Corporate Personhood

44. Emergency Powers Act

45. “This is not about individual rights,
it’s about Public Health”

46. “Exemptions” / Opt Outs
www.NVIC.org
and
www.NVICadvocacy.org
*childhood
vaccina8on
only!

47. Individual Rights and Informed Consent
• There
is
no
Federal
requirement
for
informed
consent
rela8ng
to
immuniza8on
• State
laws
govern
the
power
of
the
health
department
and
the
rights
of
ci8zens
to
“opt
out”
• Childhood
vaccine
exemp8ons
are
“under
aIack”
• Adults
need
to
be
aware
their
rights
are
unprotected
without
specific
legisla8on
• Conscien8ous
Objec8on
Vaccines
/
“Immuniza8ons”

48. Flu Vaccine Mandates
Proof
s8ll
needed
to
jus8fy
pushing
flu
jab
on
healthy
individuals!
Good
overview:
hIp://barbfeick.com/vaccina8ons/vaccines/
flu_vaccine.htm

49. Maine
• LD
694
(HP
523)
An
Act
To
Encourage
Transparency
in
Disclosing
the
Ingredients
in
Vaccina8ons
for
Children
to
Parents
and
Guardians
Sponsored
by
Representa8ve
Andrea
Boland
• LD
941
(SP
287)
An
Act
To
Prohibit
Mandatory
Immuniza8ons
Sponsored
by
Senator
Douglas
Thomas

50. Wisconsin
• Bill
AB247:
prohibits
any
employer,
including
the
state
and
local
governments,
from
demo8ng,
suspending,
discharging,
or
otherwise
discrimina8ng
against
an
employee
or
contractor
for
refusing
to
be
vaccinated
against
seasonal
influenza

51. Bills to add Conscientious/
Philosophical Exemptions
• New
Jersey:
A1368
• New
York:
A
6359,
S
3934

52. Vermont: “Healthiest State”
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Healthy
Behaviors
lead
to
Healthy
People
• Exercise
• Smoking
• Alcohol
• Pure
Water
• Pure
Air
• Whole
Foods

53. Vermont, 2011
3 fatalities after vaccination (VAERS reports)
February,
2011
–
Boy,
age
5
• Epilepsy
and
cerebral
palsy
• Shots:
DTaP,
IPV,
VZV
• Found
dead
in
bed
20
hours
aLer
vaccina8on
December,
2011
–
Girl,
age
7
• Healthy
• Shots:
Fluzone
• Died
5
days
later
of
“myocardi8s
of
unknown
e8ology”
December,
2011
–
Male,
age
52
• Medical
history
unremarkable
except
for
psychiatric
disorder
• Shots:
HepA/B
combo
(“twinrix”)
• Died
21
days
later
of
liver
failure

54. Alarmist?
• “Of course, it’s important for parents to understand
the risks and benefits, and I have absolute respect
for their right to make their own decisions… But I
don’t think that being alarmist contributes to overall
public health. Vaccines have saved countless lives.”
–Harry Chen,
Vermont Health Commissioner
as quoted by Seven Days Newspaper, 1/11/2012

55. Not Good Enough?
• “Although many children in Vermont have had most
of their vaccinations, little more than 60 percent
have had all of the doses for all of the vaccines
recommended for their age group.”
–Harry Chen,
Vermont Health Commissioner
as quoted by Seven Days Newspaper, 4/27/2011

56. Vermont, 2012
• Effort
to
remove
Vermont’s
philosophical
vaccine
exempMon
– Vermont
Dept.
of
Health
Immuniza8on
Advisory
CommiIee
– Allopathic
Medical
Industry
Lobbyists
• Pfizer
• Vermont
Associa8on
of
Hospitals
and
Health
Systems
(VAHHS)
• American
Academy
of
Pediatrics
(AAP)
• Fletcher
Allen
• Vermont
Medical
Society
– Vermont
Ethics
Network
– Coordinated
statewide
media/PR
campaign
star8ng
in
2011

57. Vermont: Act 157 of 2012
• Vaccine
Exemp8ons
preserved
– Overwhelming
133-­‐6
house
majority
vote.
• Grassroots
Voices
of
The
People
– This
upset
George
Till
(D-­‐Jericho):
• “They
were
in
the
building
every
day,
in
people’s
faces*.”
• Claims
that
whooping
cough
outbreak
due
to
exemp8ons.
• Health
Dept.
directed
to
focus
on
educa8on,
using:
– “evidence-­‐based
educaConal
material
provided
by
the
department
of
health
regarding
immunizaCons,
including
informaCon
about
the
risks
of
adverse
reacCons
to
immunizaCon”
*
Slate
Health
and
Medicine
Online
ar8cle
-­‐
2/21/2013

58. Vermont
• Exemp8ons
(philosophical
and
religious)
since
1979
• 2012:
BaIle
to
keep
exemp8ons
• Senate:
25-­‐4
to
remove
philosophical
exemp8on
• Thousands
par8cipated
in
their
own
democracy
• House:
133-­‐6
voted
to
keep
philosophical
exemp8on
• Con8nued
“witch
hunt”
and
tracking
of
all
refusers

59. Divide and Conquer

60. Medical Politics at School
 Efforts
to
s8r
fear
of
outbreaks,
divide
communi8es
 Financial
Rewards
and
Punishments
 School
“Health
Liaisons”
 Access
to
records
through
LDS
(Dept.
of
Educa8on)
 Bill
to
force
consolida8on
of
school
districts/enhance
the
concentra8on
of
decision
making
power
 “Voices
for
Vaccines”
–
nonprofit,
pharma-­‐supported
parent
corpora8on
encouraging
parents
to
speak
out
and
discriminate
against
vaccine
refusers

61. Parental Rights at Stake
• “the
government’s
interest
in
protecCng
children
from
geFng
the
measles
should
trump
parents’
interest
in
making
medical
decisions
for
their
kids”
• Parents making informed choices = acting in child’s best interest.
• Using public education or employment to force medical political
agendas restricts our liberty.

62. •
August
2013
Media
Blitz
•
5
other
ar8cles
in
Vermont
alone
•
Gray
Media
Co.
of
Boston

63. 2013 Vermont Bills
• H.138
/
S.102
(Till,
Mullin)
– Transfer
of
power
from
Legislature
to
Health
Commissioner/Agency
(loss
of
democraMc
voice)
– Forced
Vaccina8on
if
rates
drop
below
“90%
Trigger”
• Includes
Adult
employees,
Volunteers
and
Children
• For
any
ONE
vaccine
• School
by
School
– How
do
you
determine
which
10%
get
to
exercise
their
rights?
– Unvaccinated
already
go
home
during
epidemics.

64. Is Preventative Care as Simple as
“A Lifetime of Vaccines”?
• Marketing vaccines to pregnant women
• 36 shots by age 6 (kindergarten)
• 17 more shots for adolescents
• 10 more shots for adults
• 300 vaccines in the “pipeline”

65. Vaccines are Not Seat Belts
• They
are
more
like
air
bags.
• They
can/do
go
off
at
the
wrong
8me
or
explode
too
forcefully.
• They
can
cause
death
or
disability.
• That
is
why
most
vehicles
today
have
switches
to
turn
airbags
on
or
off,
and
why
Vermont
allows
philosophical
exemp8on.

66. Informed Consent
• You
have
the
right
to
be
given
full
informa8on
about
the
benefits
and
risks
of
a
medical
treatment
before
agreeing
to
the
treatment.
• You
have
the
right
to
voluntarily
agree
or
to
refuse
to
the
medical
treatment.
• Nuremberg
prohibits
scien8fic
experimenta8on
without
informed
consent.
• United
Na8ons
declara8on
on
bioethics
and
human
rights
in
2005.
hIp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ar8cles/PMC2352998/
hIp://history.nih.gov/research/downloads/nuremberg.pdf
hIp://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-­‐URL_ID=31058URL_DO=DO_TOPICURL_SECTION=201.html

67. Intensive Lobbying
for Vaccine Mandates
• Mandatory
Flu
vaccines
(NJ,
MT,
IL,
MO,
CT,
PA)
• Mandatory
Meningi8s
vaccine
(IL,
KS,
NE,
MO,
NY,
TX,
TN)
• Mandatory
HPV
(Human
Pappilloma
Virus)
vaccine
(NY,
KY,
SC,
GA,
FL)
• Mandatory
Hepa88s
vaccines
(MN)
• Mandatory
TDaP
vaccine
(NE,
VT)
• Plus:
– Bills
to
allows
addi8onal
prac88oners
(e.g.
optometrists
or
pharmacists)
to
administer
vaccines
(CA,NC,
GA,
OH,
OR,
NJ,
VT)
– Elimina8on
of
parental
consent
requirement
for
some
vaccines
(NY,
TX)
– Restric8on
or
removal
of
exemp8ons
(OR,
NJ,
VT
– Restric8ve
changes
in
vaccina8on
tracking
system
(ID,
ND,
MT,
TX)

69. What’s Next?
• 300
vaccines
under
development
• More
vaccines
to
be
added
to
the
“schedule”
• Pediatricians
“firing”
pa8ents
• Adult
vaccina8ons
as
a
pre-­‐requisite
for
employment:
–
Vermont
Teachers
–
Vermont
Health
Care
Workers
• “Ethical”
arguments
against
parental
choice

70. Genetic Modification
• GMOs
are
“gene8cally
modified
organisms”
– Plants
or
animals
created
using
gene
splicing
techniques
of
biotechnology
(also
called
gene8c
engineering,
or
GE).
– Merges
DNA
from
different
species,
crea8ng
unstable
combina8ons
of
plant,
animal,
bacterial
and
viral
genes
that
cannot
occur
in
nature
or
in
tradi8onal
crossbreeding.
– FDA:
“all vaccines and biological products contain
contaminating DNA derived from the cell
substrate used for manufacture”

71. Our Microbiota
“The
history
of
science,
and
in
parCcular
medical
science,
is
a
history
of
progress
and
change
over
Cme.
The
medical
orthodoxy
of
one
generaCon
is
viewed
as
quaint
history
by
the
next
generaCon.
The
great
thing
about
science
is
that
it
is
subject
to
constant
reflecCon,
experimentaCon
and
self-­‐
correcCon.
There
will
be
advances
in
medical
science
and
today’s
orthodoxies
will
no
doubt
be
viewed
differently
in
the
future.”
-­‐
Vermonter
Mitchell
Pearl

72. What Can You Do?
• Register
for
updates
through
www.NVICadvocacy.com
• Talk
to
your
lawmakers
• Broadcast
widely
the
need
for
conscien8ous
objec8on
clauses
– Childhood
vaccina8on
programs
– Employment
– Emergency
Powers

73. Thank You!