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Shizamus · 11-20-2003, 01:12 PM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2003Nov18.html
The Washington Post

U.S. Soldier's Death Is Tied To Vaccines

By David Brown
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 19, 2003; Page A19

A 22-year-old female soldier who died last spring after getting multiple
vaccines, including the one against smallpox, succumbed to an immune system
disease apparently triggered by the immunizations.

That is the conclusion of a panel of experts reviewing the military's
experience with smallpox vaccine, which has been given to about 515,000
troops in the past year. A second panel believes that vaccination "possibly"
caused the young woman's death.

The woman received smallpox, typhoid, anthrax, hepatitis B and
measles-mumps-rubella vaccine on March 2. On April 4, she died of lung
complications caused by an acute attack of the autoimmune disease lupus.

She had never shown symptoms, but analysis of two blood samples stored in
the military's 30-million-sample repository showed that she had
abnormalities associated with lupus as far back as 1998.

The vaccinations apparently triggered a first "flare" of lupus, which an
Army official, Col. John D. Grabenstein, said has been observed a few times
in civilians. Neither panel cited a specific vaccine as the cause.

A panel of scientists from the government's Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices and Armed Forces Epidemiology Board said the evidence
"strongly favors" the theory that vaccination led to the death. A committee
convened by the Health Resources and Services Administration split on the
issue, with three members saying it was "possible" and two that it was
"probable."

William Winkenwerder Jr., assistant secretary of defense for health affairs,
said there are no plans to change the vaccination program.

A study published last summer reported 18 nonfatal cases of myocarditis, or
inflammation of the heart muscle, among troops getting smallpox vaccine.

11-20-2003, 01:12 PM	#1
Shizamus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Vermont Posts: 891	Soldiers death tied to vaccine http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2003Nov18.html The Washington Post U.S. Soldier's Death Is Tied To Vaccines By David Brown Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, November 19, 2003; Page A19 A 22-year-old female soldier who died last spring after getting multiple vaccines, including the one against smallpox, succumbed to an immune system disease apparently triggered by the immunizations. That is the conclusion of a panel of experts reviewing the military's experience with smallpox vaccine, which has been given to about 515,000 troops in the past year. A second panel believes that vaccination "possibly" caused the young woman's death. The woman received smallpox, typhoid, anthrax, hepatitis B and measles-mumps-rubella vaccine on March 2. On April 4, she died of lung complications caused by an acute attack of the autoimmune disease lupus. She had never shown symptoms, but analysis of two blood samples stored in the military's 30-million-sample repository showed that she had abnormalities associated with lupus as far back as 1998. The vaccinations apparently triggered a first "flare" of lupus, which an Army official, Col. John D. Grabenstein, said has been observed a few times in civilians. Neither panel cited a specific vaccine as the cause. A panel of scientists from the government's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and Armed Forces Epidemiology Board said the evidence "strongly favors" the theory that vaccination led to the death. A committee convened by the Health Resources and Services Administration split on the issue, with three members saying it was "possible" and two that it was "probable." William Winkenwerder Jr., assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, said there are no plans to change the vaccination program. A study published last summer reported 18 nonfatal cases of myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, among troops getting smallpox vaccine. __________________ “The Matrix is a system, Neo, and that system is our enemy. When you are inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters, the very minds we are trying to save. Until we do, these people are part of that system and that makes them our enemies. You have to understand that most of these people are not ready to be unplugged and many are so hopelessly dependent on the system, they’ll fight to protect it. “The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.” - Morpheus, in the movie, “The Matrix” -->