The name "influenza"
originated in the 15th century Italy. It was then that an epidemic occurred and was
called "influence of the stars." Virologists believe it all starts with
birds.More precisely, water fowl which is
defined by virologists as the reservoir for influenza.They carry almost all known types of influenza, having no ill effects,
sharing them with the other animals through their feces.All animals and human beings that acquire the flu probably get it originally
from birds.Viruses can only infect and take
over a cell if the right receptor is present.As
far as present research indicates, humans do not possess the receptor for the avian or
bird flu.Therefore, whats needed for
human infection is another species that has both human and avian flu receptors.This is where the pig comes into play.Having both human and avian receptors creates a
lot of influenza possibilities for the pig.The
process can be as simple as flu-contaminated bird feces dropping onto dirt in which the
pig is rolling around in.Thus, infecting the
pig.The infection virus is then passed to
the farmer.It is possible for a pig to
be infected with one kind of flu(human flu, then contracting the avian flue).The pig then simultaneously has two different
types ofinfluenza.When it proceeds to re-infect a human being, it
passes on a pig-bird-human influenza.
It
is not possible to get the influenza directly from the bird by
inhalation. Without the proper receptor, it is impossible for the virus to jump
species. However, In Asia and the Orient where we have been hearing about the avian
influenza virus being found in humans, one needs to remember that we are talking about
cultures where a lot of roosters are used for cock fighting. It is very possible for
those handling the roosters to get scratched and pecked with a little break in the skin
which leads to bleeding. That's one way they can get infected. Another way is
that it is very common for villagers in these developing countries to have roosters,
chickens and pigs (their livestock) tied up or running around freely. A lot of
houses are on stilts and the pigs and poultry are tied up under the house. During
cold tropical evenings it is also common to see people sleeping in hammocks, or whatever
they use as beds, outside amongst the pigs and the poultry. This is very common and
could very easily explain why we are hearing about humans being infected by the avian
influenza overseas.
Only 10%-20% of the American
population that gets sick every year during the "influenza season" actually have
the influenza virus. Other factors are involved such as molds, fungus,
severely compromised immune systems, stress...etc. The testing of the influenza
virus is not common. Diagnosis is based more on symptoms and less on actually
finding the influenza virus in the sick.
THE ANNUAL QUEST
Influenza
is that of a mutating virus.Thus, every year
the vaccine viral ingredient changes.The
process in which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attempts to predict which
influenza viruses will infect people in the United States is based solely on guesswork.There are three families
of the influenza viruses WHO and CDC work with: A, B and C.The C family
has never been used to formulate a vaccine because supposedly it is rarely detected in
humans. Nor has it ever been associated with an epidemic. A
is the most virulent strain (dangerous and potentially lethal) and C
is the least virulent.
Smith, Andrews and Laidlaw were the first to isolate the A
strain. They found it in ferrets in 1933. According to the Irish Examiner, it
was a British team that found the first virus in a man. Francis isolated the B
virus in 1936. But from where? In the same year, Burnet grew the virus on
chicken embryos.
After transmission, the virus
attaches to and penetrates the respiratory cells which includes the trachea and bronchi.
Then replication of the virus takes place. Next thing you know, you have a
multiplying viral situation resulting in the destruction of the host cells. The
respiratory cells. This is then followed by the typical symptoms which alert the
individual they may have caught an infection. The incubation period varies from 1-4
days. The severity of the infection depends on the individuals immune system.
A healthy individual will be able to get rid of it without major complications.
However, the more challenged the immune system already is, the greater risk of serious
complications possibly leading to hospitalization and or death. It is suggested that
aspirin not be used to alleviate the symptoms for infants, children or teenagers, because
of their risk for developing Reye syndrome.
With these viruses there are two
types of proteins (subtypes) which make up the outer protective coating of the viruses:
Hemagglutinin
(H)
Neuraminidase (N)
The viruses chosen for the vaccines
are named according to the type of proteins (subtypes) they carry.As you see in the chart there are at least
fifteen varieties of the (h) and nine of the (n).These
proteins can combine in every possible way to create a strain.Thus, it is realistically impossible for any
scientist to predict what strain will hit the public each year.
Influenza
viruses are cold-adapted. Therefore they are able to multiply quickly in the mucosa
of the nasal area.
A minimum of 48 hours is required to identify symptoms as the result of a viral
infection. Then an additional 1-2 days are needed to identify the virus type.
Physicians contribute this information by telephone on the number of cases and
hospitalizations. A subgroup of physicians swab from selected cases for
confirmation. Not all
suspecting cases are swabbed.
In order to "properly" diagnose an individual as having the influenza
infection, it is required for the individual to have a 4-fold rise in antibody titer.
This requires a rapid diagnostic testing for the influenza antigens.
Since these viruses are cold adapted one can correctly assume that they
also continue to multiply in the refrigerated vials during shipping and waiting to be
inoculated into the human body.
Dont forget, these viruses are
constantly mutating.That is why it is
realistically impossible for scientists to keep up with the mutation because what strains
were collected from the previous year have never been
conclusively documented to be the very same strain we see infecting individuals in the
following year.
The World Health Organization (WHO)
has an international influenza surveillance network to monitor prevalent and new emerging
viral strains.CDC receives weekly reports of
influenza activity in America. These reports are divided into four categories: no
cases, sporadic, regional (cases occuring in counties that collectively account for less
than 50% of state population), and widespread (cases that collectively account for over
5-% of the state population). Around the world, technicians affiliated with the CDC and
WHO collect influenza viruses from pigs and people.These
samples are sent off to the laboratories to be tested.The most suspecting cases are forwarded to the CDC or to the closest National
Influenza Center for full analysis.CDC then
attempts to predict which viruses will infect people in the United States the following
year.
It takes time to find chicken eggs
deemed clean. Meaning that they contain the fewest possible avian
contaminants. The snout of pigs or the nasal area of infected humans are swabbed
overseas. Then those cultures are brought back to the U.S. Out of these
cultures, a "broth" is made which is then injected into fertile chicken eggs
that have been stored in incubators. (Mind you, these are eggs from chickens which
are fed rendered animal waste. They are not your free range healthy chickens).
The eggs are then put back into the incubators where the embryos continue to grow
while, at the same time, they are "housing" the three strains of influenza
viruses. The eggs incubate until the embryos are literally teaming with influenza.
Then once the "desired amount" of viruses have been replicated, the
embryos are killed and treated with formaldehyde and mercury which are used to kill
contaminates and prevent mold growth and further contamination. There is also
aspartame, aluminum hydroxide, antibiotics...etc.
Because much time is needed to grow
the influenza viruses on the chicken embryos later collected for the final manufacturing
stages, the realistic scientists can not avoid the fact that this guess work is seriously
flawed because viral strains infecting individuals are mutations from the previous years
in which strains were obtained. Is science to assume the common lay person will
accept the unproven theory that these strains will help in prevention of infection from
the new mutation the following year?
Physicians brace themselves every
year due to anxiety and the reality in which they fear to admit that the vaccine has never
been conclusively documented to guarantee any level of immunity. Even scientists
have admitted their lack of confidence for the vaccine to provide immunity. In the
case of the Fujian Influenza it has been stated, Its impossible to predict
what will happen and, although the Fujian strain was on the radar screen when the decision
was made, we didnt have it in the laboratory. At that stage there were
question marks over it and I think the correct decision was made to go with the current
vaccine. Dr Jim McMenamin, of the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental
Health. How is it possible to make the "correct decision" with
that kind of information? It is not.
The following strains will be used in
the 2005-2006 influenza vaccine for the U.S.A: The formulation includes two viruses from last years vaccine [A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1)-like and
B/Shanghai/361/2002-like] and
one new virus [A/California/7/2004
(H3N2-like)]. For the A/California/7/2004
(H3N2)-like antigen, manufacturers may use the antigenically equivalent A/New
York/55/2004, and for the B/Shanghai/361/2002-like antigen,
manufacturers may use the antigenically equivalent B/Jilin/20/2003 virus
or B/Jiangsu/10/2003 virus.
How to read the
formula
A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1)
Virus strain / Country, city or state the virus was cultured from / # of
hosts it was cultured from (pig or human) / year it was
cultured
(H1N1) are your
protein subtypes
Projection for 2005-2006 Influenza Vaccine
Supply Compared to 2004-05
According to data provided by the manufacturers,
total influenza vaccine production in 2004 was approximately 61 million doses,
substantially less than the original number of doses planned by licensed manufacturers.
The reduced 2004 production was linked to suspension of Chirons license by the
British regulatory authority, (MHRA), resulting in a loss of nearly half the projected
U.S. supply. For 2005, projections of production remain uncertain. Sanofi pasteur
representatives have announced publicly that they plan to produce between 50 and 60
million doses and MedImmune representatives indicate that about 3 million doses of their
Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) will be available. Meanwhile, Chirons
Liverpool facility is making changes in response to inspectional observations from both
MHRA and FDA. If Chiron is able to complete its remediation plan and secure FDA approval,
company officials indicate they plan to produce 18-26 million doses for use in the U.S. In
late May, GlaxoSmithKline submitted a Biologics License Application to the FDA for its
influenza vaccine, and that application is currently under review by the FDA. Company
officials have indicated that if their application is approved, they plan to sell about 10
million doses for adults in the U.S.
LETHAL INJECTION
As
previously stated, all influenza vaccines contain Hemagglutinin
agents (proteins) of different viruses. These agents have the ability to cause the
red blood cells to clump. Serious blockage in circulation is a result should clumps
form in the blood stream. When coupled with antibodies against them, Hemagglutinin
can block arteries. Thus, killing cells by the thousands resulting in the lack of
oxygen, water and food to vital organs. The dominating effects ultimately lead to
vaccine induced death.
The
other toxic molecule is the Neuraminidase. The other isolated and implemented
protein in vaccine manufacturing. Both of these agents are on the the surface of the
virus. The Neuraminidase enzyme in the influenza vaccine is extremely damaging in
that it cuts out neuraminic acid from any to all glycoproteins which are essential in cell
membranes.
Glycoproteins
are complex carbohydrates needed for crucial functions and are in all cell membranes,
bones, cartilage, the brain...etc. They transport vitamins, lipids, minerals and
other essential trace elements throughout the body. They are produced by cells when
exposed to invading agents (i.e. viruses, bacteria, experimental chemicals...etc).
Turning into antiviral substances, they are called "interferons" interfering
with viral replication. As described by Dr. Vivian Virginia Vetrano, the public is
given false hope and false sense of security which "slash away at you with enzymic
knives" instead.
Interestingly
enough, pharmaceutical companies claim that the Neuraminidase gives the virus ability to
leave the cell. Yet, how is that possible for the cells having lost their
glycoproteins due to the inoculation? Read more of Dr.
Vetrano's detailed description of cellular damage due to inoculation.
A CDC document discusses child deaths during the flu
season of 2003-04. It is titled, "Update: Influenza-Associated Deaths Reported Among
Children Aged [less than] 18 Years...2003-04 Influenza Season." The report was
included in the CDC MMWR Weekly/January 9, 2004.
Listed are so-called co-infections found in these children who were counted as flu deaths
in 2003, and one of those co-infections was SERRATIA, the same bacteria said to be
contaminating Chiron's Fluvirin vaccine October 2004.
Searching through the VAERS database, there are
numerous accounts in which individuals are reported to having been found dead hours to
days after the vaccination.
JANUARY 10, 2004. Lawrence Altman, the dean of
American medical writers, reports on flu stats for the NY Times. After stating that 93
children have died from the flu this season in the US, Altman states:
"Thirty-three of the victims had not been
vaccinated. The disease control agency [CDC] recommends vaccination for all healthy
children 6 months and older."
One should not overlook a very critical part of this
piece of news. 60 of the 93 children that died WERE VACCINATED. In other
words, ALL listed CHILDREN in the article THAT HAD BEEN VACCINATED DIED.
With two thirds of children inoculated for the influenza dead after vaccination,
either the vaccine has such a high failure rate, kills most of it's recipients or
both.
The following website is funded by a
flu vaccine maker, MedImmune.
This is part of the
continuing efforts to convince the public that there are tens of thousands of
healthy children every year that die from the flu. However, as you further read on
the influenza you will see the actual annual death numbers,
and that those who died did so because of underlining health problems or medication
complications.
HOW CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) WORKS ON THE PUBLIC'S PSYCHE TO GET PEOPLE LINED UP AT THE
CLINICS
A word from Dr. Sheri
Tenpenny
Step 1:Start discussing the flu at the beginning
of the "immunization season."
Posters, fliers and media campaign
materials are generally mailed to public health departments and healthcare provider
offices in mid-August, "planting the seeds" in the minds of patients so that
they request the flu vaccine when it arrives.
Step 2:The media will begin to make pronouncements
that the "new" influenza strains anticipated this year "will be associated
with severe illness and serious outcomes."
Right on cue, the government announced on
Aug. 25, that it is "preparing for world's next big flu outbreak." A report
released to the Associated Press suggests that a bad flu season could kill up to 207,000
Americans. To fuel the hysteria, the CDC and Department of Human Services announced that
they are issuing a joint "Pandemic Influenza Response and Preparedness Plan"
which will stress "ways to speed up vaccine production, limit the spread of a
super-flu, and care for the ill."
Step 3:The buildup will continue through the early
fall, as local and national "medical experts and public health authorities publicly
(e.g., via media) state concern and alarm (by predicting dire outcomes) -- and urge
influenza vaccination."
Here's one example: "We know we're
going to have a pandemic because, historically, we're overdue for one," said Neil
Pascoe, epidemiologist in the infectious disease division of the Texas Department of
Health. "When it happens, it's going to be huge. It will be global, and everyone is
going to be affected ... it could be terribly fatal. Imagine 4 million Texans [becoming]
infected, and 20 percent of them die."
Be prepared for many similar statements in
major newspapers and on national TV stations as the weeks progress.
Step 4:Reports from medical experts will be used
to "frame the flu season in terms [that will] motivate behavior." Language to be
used will include "very severe," "more severe than last or past years"
and "deadly."
Last year, there were 1,026 messages sent
via the media between September 21-28. Some of the phrases the media used included,
"This could be the worst flu season ever," "The flu kills 36,000 people per
year" and "The flu shot is the best way to prevent the flu." Even though
less than 175 people actually died from influenza in 2003, anticipate exponentially more
messages regarding the "deadly flu" will be pushed through the news media this
year.
Step 5:Continue to release reports from health
officials through the media that influenza is causing severe illness and/or affecting lots
of people "helping to foster the perception that many people are susceptible to a bad
case of influenza."
Step 6: Give visible, tangible examples of the seriousness
of influenza by showing pictures of ill children and affected families who are willing to
come forward with their stories. "Show pictures of people being vaccinated, the first
to motivate, the latter to reinforce."
Step 7: List references to, and have discussions regarding,
the influenza pandemic. "Make continued reference to the importance of
vaccination."
The language used to describe Steps
5, 6, and 7 was taken directly from Nowak's presentation. This should leave little doubt
the government intends to use the media to create hysteria that will increase the demand
for a pharmaceutical product.
Vaccine manufacturers often cry the
blues about revenues lost by producing vaccines. However, last year, Chiron, one of the
two largest vaccine manufacturers, made 38 million flu shots, accounting for nearly $230
million in revenue. And even though sales of FluMist, the intranasal flu vaccine,
reportedly "failed miserably," the company still marked $33 million in revenues
from sales of the product. Not exactly the stellar returns
MedImmune had hoped for, but
clearly revenues were made.
Health officials are expecting
that, through the publicity generated by last year's flu hype, coupled with a carefully
planned and implemented new strategy, record numbers will seek vaccination this year.
Perhaps, understanding the tactical maneuvers of the "CDC-Big Pharma-Media"
partnership will result in another "bust" year for the flu vaccines.
Many thanks to Mrs. Lujene Clark, president of NoMercury.org for her research and
bringing this to my attention.