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Martin  
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From: Martin <n...@nowhere.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:09:29 +0100
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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:10:54 -0000, "john" <nos...@bt.com> wrote:

>"dr_jeff" <u...@msu.edu> wrote in message news:4AF0B6F0.3040609@msu.edu...

>> Nothing is absolutely safe. When ones poops, there is a risk of bacteria
>> entering the blood stream. The government never claimed that vaccines are
>> absolutely safe. The lesson of how dangerous vaccine-preventable diseases
>> are has not been lost, either. That's why vaccines save lives.

>> Jeff

>4 Lies, breastfeeding is safe,

Not 100%.

>and they say all the time vaccines are safe.

Yes they are, according to normal people's definition of safe.
Not for you of course, but you're not normal.

>Vaccines don't prevent disease and don't save lives

Yeah, sure.

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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:19:19 -0000
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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.

"dr_jeff" <u...@msu.edu> wrote in message >
> Do you have a reference for this? He was probably explaining why the FDA
> does such extensive studies.

> jeff

No he wasn't http://www.whale.to/vaccines/morris_h.html

"There is no evidence that any influenza vaccine thus far developed is
effective in preventing or mitigating any attack of influenza. The producers
of these vaccines know that they are worthless, but they go on selling them,
anyway."------Dr. J. Anthony Morris (formerly Chief Vaccine Control Officer
at the FDA)


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From: "john" <nos...@bt.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:23:51 -0000
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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.

"Peter Moran" <pmo...@internode.on.net> wrote in message

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> We who also have medical training have an intimate aquaintance with the
> history of vaccine development.   So we can analyse propaganda like this
> post and tell you what is wrong with it --- three things.
> 1.  Smallpox vaccine did have significant risks.  It was more dangerous
> than any modern vaccine, but it was still still less lethal and damaging
> than smallpox epidemics.  For many years all travellers had to undergo it.

Absolute bollocks.  Smallpox vaccine killed millions over 200 years
http://www.whale.to/a/smallpox_hoax.html

> 2. Vaccinia was a live vaccine so that it probably was quite often
> ineffective in the days before widespread refrigeration
> 3.  No data is provided about any other vaccine to show that the risks
> outweigh the benefits.

Absolute bollocks, see smallpox vaccine above.  As for MMR, see
http://www.whale.to/vaccines/measles.html

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From: Mark Probert <mark.prob...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 06:31:36 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
On Nov 3, 8:20 pm, dr_jeff <u...@msu.edu> wrote:

So that they may be followed up to ensure that it is not a statistical
fluke. The perfect example was the origianl RotaShield vaccination
that was picked up as causing intussusception, was investigated and
this lead to the withdrawal of the vaccine.

I am not aware of any system in the realm of alternatives that can do
this.

It

> is not meant to prove the safety of anything.

> > You might want to talk
> > to your sponsors about that.

> I can't do that. I don't have any sponsors.

Pontificating Blowhard NEEDS you to have sponsors.

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From: Mark Probert <mark.prob...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 06:32:30 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
On Nov 3, 9:18 pm, PeterB - Original <p...@mytrashmail.com> wrote:

Notice how Petey uses idiotsyncratic semantics, logical fallacies,
etc. as I have opten pointed out.

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Mark Probert  
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From: Mark Probert <mark.prob...@gmail.com>
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Subject: Moree bigotry from the usual suspect.
On Nov 3, 10:02 pm, Jan Drew <jdrew63...@aol.com> wrote:

Actually, BIGOT, I would prefer that they encouraged people to have
their chidlren vaccinated with the safe and effective chicken pox
vaccine to prevent late onset herpes zozter.

However, you, being the anti-vac liar pro-infectious disease merchant
of disability and death, do not want children to be protected.


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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 06:39:05 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
On Nov 3, 10:09 pm, Jan Drew <jdrew63...@aol.com> wrote:

Ilena did that so well, and no one can improve on that.

And, BIGOT, I will comment when I feel like it.

> You have failed to do so.  That makes you a hypocrite, Jeffrey, Peter,
> Joseph Utz.-

Wrong. The fact that you, keeper of archives and master GoogleGroup
searcher, have been told that you are wrong.

That just makes you uneducable. And StOOOOOpid.


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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
On Nov 3, 10:52 pm, PeterB - Original <p...@mytrashmail.com> wrote:

> I have found no meaningful safety data on vaccines.  If I'm wrong,
> where is it?

Right there in PubMed. If your head was not as far up you ass as it
is, you would not be so blind and you could see it.

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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
"john" <nos...@bt.com> wrote in message

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You can cut and paste all the opinions you want.   I have lived through the
events described and know where the truth lies.    In Australia there is
nothing other than vaccination that would explain the extraordinary change
in epidemic disease patterns over my lifetime.

We do get deaths from Pertussis and measles and diphtheria when vaccination
levels drop.   This is the experience of all major countries.   And it is
YOUR FAULT, through your attempts to create unreasonable fear of vaccines.

PM


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From: "john" <nos...@bt.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:51:51 -0000
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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.

"Peter Moran" <pmo...@internode.on.net> wrote in message

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> You can cut and paste all the opinions you want.   I have lived through
> the events described and know where the truth lies.    In Australia there
> is nothing other than vaccination that would explain the extraordinary
> change in epidemic disease patterns over my lifetime.

You sound like you are over 100.

You would say that being an Allopath.

"Compare these well vaccinated countries with Australia, the least
vaccinated country in the world. In 134 years, not one-fifth of the children
born have been vaccinated. Yet only three Australian children under five
have died of that disease. In the last 50 years, no child under five has
died of smallpox, and in the whole of her history, less than one person per
annum has died of it, although allowing five years protective period, only 2
per cent, of her population have ever been "protected." ---- M.  BEDDOW
BAYLY M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

> We do get deaths from Pertussis and measles and diphtheria when
> vaccination levels drop.   This is the experience of all major countries.
> And it is YOUR FAULT, through your attempts to create unreasonable fear of
> vaccines.

> PM

LOL!  Absolute bollocks http://www.whale.to/vaccines.html

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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
PeterB - Original <p...@mytrashmail.com> wrote:

Translation: I was lying.

>> > > > the public still believed in the absolute safety of any medicine approved by
>> > > >government.  Those days are over.  This lesson also extends to areas
>> > > >beyond medicine.  Thanks for the link.

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Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:16:03 GMT
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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.

"john" <nos...@bt.com> wrote:

>"dr_jeff" <u...@msu.edu> wrote in message news:4AF0B6F0.3040609@msu.edu...

>> Nothing is absolutely safe. When ones poops, there is a risk of bacteria
>> entering the blood stream. The government never claimed that vaccines are
>> absolutely safe. The lesson of how dangerous vaccine-preventable diseases
>> are has not been lost, either. That's why vaccines save lives.

>> Jeff

>4 Lies, breastfeeding is safe, and they say all the time vaccines are safe.
>Vaccines don't prevent disease and don't save lives

Almost all autistic children have been breastfed before the onset of
autism. Coincidence? I think not.

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Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:09:30 -0500
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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.

No it wouldn't. Look at how the CDC went to Kaiser Permente to get data
about rotavirus vaccine safety when there were potential issues. The
database is not designed that way at all. Anyone can enter a report.

>> VAERS is meant to catch adverse events after the vaccine
>> is being used.

> No kidding.

> Other safety studies are done as part of the clinical
>> trials prior to licensure.

> I have found no meaningful safety data on vaccines.  If I'm wrong,
> where is it?

I have posted it before. Perhaps you need to open your eyes and look.

jeff


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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:12:14 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
On Nov 4, 8:09 pm, dr_jeff <u...@msu.edu> wrote:

It is not his eyes that are closed. His mind is.

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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
Once again, Martin Rady proves himself to be a hypocrite.

Wonder why he never asks his gang members for proof of their
anecdotes??

Whatever *esasonable* is.....

 burden of proof, sometimes even immoral,

> in the case of a placebo controlled trial with vaccines, while you
> yourself OTOH can make the most serious accusations and claims without
> even providing the tiniest shred of proof. So for now, I'm even
> calling the existence of said cousin in question. It's that
> biologically, you must have a mother,

Duh, everyone has a mother.

 or else I'd doubt that as well.

> Say bye to the little bit of credibility you had left.

You have never had any.


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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
On Nov 4, 6:41 am, dr_jeff <u...@msu.edu> wrote:

Try http://www.google.com/  Not doc.

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Once again, Martin Rady does nothing but make up lies and insults.

Like most atheists.


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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:50:53 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
On Nov 4, 7:19 am, "john" <nos...@bt.com> wrote:

> "dr_jeff" <u...@msu.edu> wrote in message >
> > Do you have a reference for this? He was probably explaining why the FDA
> > does such extensive studies.

> > jeff

> No he wasn'thttp://www.whale.to/vaccines/morris_h.html

> "There is no evidence that any influenza vaccine thus far developed is
> effective in preventing or mitigating any attack of influenza. The producers
> of these vaccines know that they are worthless, but they go on selling them,
> anyway."------Dr. J. Anthony Morris (formerly Chief Vaccine Control Officer
> at the FDA)

Jeffey, Peter. Joseph Utz put to shame again

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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
On Nov 4, 9:31 am, Mark Probert <mark.prob...@gmail.com>

Mark S Probert calling names again.  Showing more proof he lied when
he posted he read Torah everyday.

Backs himself into a corner again.  Open mouth insert both feet.


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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
On Nov 4, 9:32 am, Mark Probert <mark.prob...@gmail.com> wrote:

Poor Mark S Probert.  Whatever *opten* is.

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Subject: Re: Moree bigotry from the usual suspect.

Hiow much is * Moree ??

Your words:

I would love to see a nice, extensive herpes zoster epidemic and have
these people have a lesson.

So, you would love to see people sick?

That's one hate filled Jew.
And is very sad.


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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
On Nov 4, 8:38 pm, Jan Drew <jdrew63...@aol.com> wrote:

Wrong,. YOU never had any. And, you never will

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Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.

Jan Drew wrote:
> On Nov 4, 7:19�am, "john" <nos...@bt.com> wrote:
>> "dr_jeff" <u...@msu.edu> wrote in message >
>>> Do you have a reference for this? He was probably explaining why the FDA
>>> does such extensive studies.
>>> jeff
>> No he wasn'thttp://www.whale.to/vaccines/morris_h.html

>> "There is no evidence that any influenza vaccine thus far developed is
>> effective in preventing or mitigating any attack of influenza. The producers
>> of these vaccines know that they are worthless, but they go on selling them,
>> anyway."------Dr. J. Anthony Morris (formerly Chief Vaccine Control Officer
>> at the FDA)

> Jeffey, Peter. Joseph Utz put to shame again

Incorrect.

 From the New England Journal of Medicine:

Volume 357:1373-1381            October 4, 2007         Number 14
        NextNext

Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine in the Community-Dwelling Elderly
Kristin L. Nichol, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., James D. Nordin, M.D., M.P.H.,
David B. Nelson, Ph.D., John P. Mullooly, Ph.D., and Eelko Hak, Ph.D.

ABSTRACT

Background Reliable estimates of the effectiveness of influenza vaccine
among persons 65 years of age and older are important for informed
vaccination policies and programs. Short-term studies may provide
misleading pictures of long-term benefits, and residual confounding may
have biased past results. This study examined the effectiveness of
influenza vaccine in seniors over the long term while addressing
potential bias and residual confounding in the results.

Methods Data were pooled from 18 cohorts of community-dwelling elderly
members of one U.S. health maintenance organization (HMO) for 1990–1991
through 1999–2000 and of two other HMOs for 1996–1997 through 1999–2000.
Logistic regression was used to estimate the effectiveness of the
vaccine for the prevention of hospitalization for pneumonia or influenza
and death after adjustment for important covariates. Additional analyses
explored for evidence of bias and the potential effect of residual
confounding.

Results There were 713,872 person-seasons of observation. Most high-risk
medical conditions that were measured were more prevalent among
vaccinated than among unvaccinated persons. Vaccination was associated
with a 27% reduction in the risk of hospitalization for pneumonia or
influenza (adjusted odds ratio, 0.73; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.68
to 0.77) and a 48% reduction in the risk of death (adjusted odds ratio,
0.52; 95% CI, 0.50 to 0.55). Estimates were generally stable across age
and risk subgroups. In the sensitivity analyses, we modeled the effect
of a hypothetical unmeasured confounder that would have caused
overestimation of vaccine effectiveness in the main analysis;
vaccination was still associated with statistically significant — though
lower — reductions in the risks of both hospitalization and death.

Conclusions During 10 seasons, influenza vaccination was associated with
significant reductions in the risk of hospitalization for pneumonia or
influenza and in the risk of death among community-dwelling elderly
persons. Vaccine delivery to this high-priority group should be improved.


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From: Mark Probert <mark.prob...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:25:46 -0800 (PST)
Local: Thurs, Nov 5 2009 1:25 pm
Subject: Re: Physicians and health professionals are now speaking out clearly of the risks and dangers of vaccination.
On Nov 4, 9:01 pm, Jan Drew <jdrew63...@aol.com> wrote:

It is a typo, idiot. Don't you ever learn?


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From: Mark Probert <mark.prob...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:26:57 -0800 (PST)
Local: Thurs, Nov 5 2009 1:26 pm
Subject: Re: Moree bigotry from the usual suspect.
On Nov 4, 9:07 pm, Jan Drew <jdrew63...@aol.com> wrote:

> Hiow much is * Moree ??

> Your words:

> I would love to see a nice, extensive herpes zoster epidemic and have
> these people have a lesson.

> So, you would love to see people sick?

I would like to see them suffer the consequences of their anti-vac
lies.


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