Smallpox vaccine reaction "for every 1 million [injected people] there will be less than 55 adverse reactions".  America's population is over 300 million.  So, at minimum, this could happen to15,000 Americans.

Since 9/11, bioterrorism has been a well marketed fear.  The smallpox scare makes a come back with the government authored idea that America's enemies would possibly use the virus as a genocide on Americans.  Enemies that would like nothing more than to strip Americans of the many freedoms fought for and cherished for decades.  A month after 9/11 DHHS Secretary Tommy Thompson requested that the pharmaceutical industry and U.S. government produce a stockpile of 300 million doses of the smallpox vaccine by the end of 2002. 

The CDC has paid nearly 1 billion dollars towards the implementation of preparedness plans against bioterrorism.  This includes mass vaccination. The American public is suppose to believe that CDC, with the help of state health officials, are the only ones capable of keeping us safe from the threat of bioterrorism.  Are they?  

The Possibilities

The following theories have been discussed and suggested as to how bioterrorists could possibly use the smallpox virus to carry out the genocide of Americans: (1) obtaining the virus from U.S. and or Russian laboratory facilities (2) having the ability to maintain viability of the virus (3) having the ability to transport the virus without loosing the intended efficacy of terrorism (4) and the ability to deliver to mass populations.  These are strictly theories with no historical records of prior attempts. 

Dr. Tom Mack, infectious disease expert at University of Southern California School of Medicine, reported at a July CDC conference the findings of Dr. Kuritsky (CDC's director of the Preparedness and Early Smallpox Response Activity for the National Immunization Program) which revealed that infection requires prolonged, face-to-face contact of over 7 days with a carrier ill with fever and rash.  Smallpox containment projects in Pakistan showed that 20% smallpox cases were not transmitted by close contact.  He stated at the Public Forum on Smallpox on June 8, 2002 in St. Louis, Missouri, "smallpox is not explosively contagious." He has also said that "smallpox is NOT like measles; it is NOT a highly contagious disease." He has talked down the idea that it rapidly spreads through the population.   According to Dr. Kuritsky, the spread of infection was controlled in the 70's even in highly dense settings of developing countries. He retrieved information from a 1898 outbreak that transmission primarily took place amongst those residing in the same house as the infected.  Not by casual contact through the streets or in any other setting.  A recently published paper he quotes from also states that the transmission rate is less than 1 person per infected individual.

Dr. Walter Orenstein, CDC's director of Immunization Program has also admitted that smallpox "will not spread like wildfire."  Another CDC official, Dr. James LaDuc, has been quoted by USA Today in saying that it is "not the Armageddon some would have you believe." Clearly, the idea that millions can be put at risk for rapid spreading of smallpox due to bioterrorism is admittedly unfounded.

Immunity by Vaccination?

U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon, R-7th, of Thornbury, Delaware County,  made made a plea in 2001 for the need of a vaccine that can be administered before a smallpox outbreak.  On the other hand, believe it or not, the CDC admits the vaccine has NEVER been precisely measure in controlled trials and that the level of antibodies needed for efficacy is unknown. Nor does the presence of antibodies in the blood guarantee immunity.  According to an article in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) there is nothing to validate the theory that the smallpox vaccine prevents [the spread of] infection. 

FORCED Smallpox Vaccination In The Near Future

The Nuremberg Code was adopted after World War II bringing with it the right to be fully informed on all known and unknown risks and benefits of any medical intervention.  The doctrine of informed consent was introduced into U.S. case law in 1957.  Despite these facts, there exists U.S. national vaccination programs which give public state health officials power to use state militia to enforce vaccinations any time in which they choose to declare health emergencies.  These programs allow for the targeting of all civilians, including children. Not just military personnel.   The right of informed consent will no longer exist.

The true danger is in smallpox vaccination of the masses.   By the admission from "experts" smallpox vaccinations carry a great national risk of creating a serious public health disaster.  According to the American Medical Association, "It has been estimated that if 1 million people were to be vaccinated, as many as 250 could die from adverse reactions to the vaccine".  Philip Russell, professor emeritus at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, has been quoted as having said that vaccination of the U.S. population against smallpox would result in tens of thousands of deaths.  Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, 50 million Americans may be at high risk of vaccine consequences.

The U.S. National Smallpox Vaccination Program set a goal to inoculate Health care workers   and first responders that would be tending to patients at a time of an attack.   July 2003 they conducted a  phone interview with chosen hospitals in five states through 2004.  The study found that most of the health care workers refused the vaccine shortly after 9/11 because they determined from their own observations of participants that the theoretical benefits did not outweigh the apparently real risks.   Stated by Dr. Walter Orenstein, even within CDC, experts experienced severe reactions which resulted in a halt in the vaccinations.  Kathy Edwards of Bayler University oversaw a government study and was impressed with the severe reactions experienced by the vaccinees.  She goes on to warn doctors of unsightly and unfamiliar reactions should President Bush move forward with the smallpox vaccinations.  

There are no documented records of safety testing of the old smallpox vaccine prior to it's national and global mandate.  Thus, part of the reason it was halted in the early 70's.   Are there any positive safety factors for the newly manufactured vaccine?   None have been confirmed thus far.

Provided in the Homeland Security Act, smallpox vaccine manufacturers and administers will not be held liable for any vaccine induced injuries. 

CDC's list of those at risk for serious complications and or death due to smallpox vaccination include:

• children 18 years of age and younger

• infants

• pregnant women

• those with eczema or acute skin conditions

• those with suppressed immune systems from cancer and AIDS         

 

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