SAMPLE LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

http://svcsrq.blogspot.com/2009/10/sample-letter-to-editor.html

To the Editor:

An unprecedented mass-vaccination campaign is underway for seasonal flu and H1N1 ‘swine flu.’ Sarasota residents have good reason to inform themselves not only about the risks of the flu, but also about the hazards associated with the flu vaccines themselves. Many credible medical and scientific experts are stating publicly their informed opinion that the vaccines have not been properly tested, and additionally, that the vaccines themselves may in fact be more dangerous than the H1N1 swine flu virus itself.

One need look no further than the FDA-approved vaccine ‘package inserts’ to understand why these experts are raising the alarm. For example, each of the four vaccines approved to date (three injectable, one intranasal) are classified as ‘Pregnancy Category C’ drugs, and Section 8.1 in each of the package inserts states that it is not known whether the influenza vaccine can cause harm to the fetus or affect reproduction capacity, and additionally, it is not known whether influenza viruses from vaccines are excreted in human milk. [1] In spite of this clear acknowledgement that the influenza vaccines have NOT been proven to be safe for pregnant women, it is pregnant women who are being targeted by Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) for the very first batches of vaccines, right behind health care workers! [2]

Shockingly, 60% of the H1N1 vaccines also contain Thimerasol, used as an inexpensive preservative in vaccines.[3] Thimerosal contains ethyl-mercury, a documented and dangerous neurotoxin. Developed in the 1930’s and marketed by Eli Lilly, thimerosal has never been tested using modern safety standards. Thimerosal-containing flu vaccines contain mercury 250 times above the levels identified as a hazardous waste. Unused flu vaccine should be returned to the manufacturer for appropriate disposal. It is inconsistent and unwise to counsel pregnant women to avoid seafood, which contains mercury, while recommending vaccines containing mercury. [4]

Attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. stated in 2005 that U.S. government public health officials know that Thimerasol/Mercury causes autism and other developmental disorders. He published his findings in exposes in Rolling Stone and Salon magazines. [5] More recent confirmation of the Thimerasol/mercury link to autism was presented in official scientific and medical testimony to the Florida Task Force on Autism Spectrum Disorders, convened by Gov. Charlie Christ in March, 2008. A video summary of the Task Force can be viewed here: http://www.jdeclanflynn.com/uploads/autismweb/

The first H1N1 vaccine to arrive here (after 10/12/2009) will be the intranasal version, FluMist, according to Sarasota County public health officials. FluMist is also controversial, however, because it contains live, attenuated virus, which may “shed” live virus, thereby potentially spreading H1N1 virus. The FDA-approved package insert states, in section 17.2, “Vaccination with a Live Virus Vaccine”:

Vaccine recipients or their parents/guardians should be informed by the health care provider that Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine Live, Intranasal is an attenuated live virus vaccine and has the potential for transmission to immunocompromised household contacts.[6]

ABC TV-7 in Denver reported October 5, 2009, that several Denver-area hospitals won’t be taking the FluMist vaccine because they don’t want their health care workers to risk infecting patients with the H1N1 swine flu virus shed by the vaccine itself. [7]

Dr. Kent Holtorf, infectious disease expert and founder of Holtorf Medical Group, stated on FOX-TV in late September, 2009, that he has more concern about the vaccine than he does about the swine flu itself, and that it's been rushed to market. 

He told FOX-TV host Gregg Jarrett, “I also worry about children, pregnant women, chronic neurological illnesses, and chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.  I've seen people been [sic] devastated by these vaccines. When asked by Jarrett, “All right... would you give it to your kids?” Dr. Holtorf replied, “I definitely would not.” [8]

These are just a few of the many reasons why I, and many others, intend to ‘boycott the shot.’ Read the FDA vaccine package inserts, available online at: http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm181950.htm, and decide for yourself.

Sincerely,
Jason B.

Sarasota for Vaccination Choice:
http://svcsrq.blogspot.com/

[1] Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccines:
http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm181950.htm, and decide for yourself.

[2] Use of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr58e0821a1.htm

[3] MSNBC: A third of U.S. parents oppose swine flu vaccine:
Some fear side effects, others say new flu won't be so bad, AP poll finds
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33212378/ns/health-swine_flu/

[4] Flu Vaccines, Pregnancy, & Children: What You Need to Know: http://www.safeminds.org/about/documents/SM%20Flu%20Brochure%202009-2010.pdf

[5] Deadly Immunity: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. investigates the government cover-up of a mercury/autism scandal:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/7395411/deadly_immunity

[6] Intranasal Spray package insert, page 21: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM182406.pdf

[7] Hospitals Shun H1N1 FluMist Vaccine, Wait For Injections:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/21212055/detail.html

[8] FOX-TV: Doctor Admits Vaccine Is More Deadly Than Swine Flu Itself & Will Not Give It To His Kids:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1z7KSEnyxw