Health & Fitness

11/03/20

Diets high in red and processed meat, refined grains and sugary beverages, which have been associated with increased inflammation in the body, can increase subsequent risk of heart disease and stroke compared to diets filled with anti-inflammatory foods. A separate study assessed the positive effects eating walnuts, an anti-inflammatory food, had on decreasing inflammation and heart disease risk.

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New insight into how brain neurons influence choices

By studying animals choosing between two drink options, researchers have discovered that the activity of certain neurons in the brain leads directly to the choice of one option over another. The findings could lead to better understanding of how decision-making goes wrong in conditions such as addiction and depression.

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Avoiding inflammatory foods can lower heart disease, stroke risk

Diets high in red and processed meat, refined grains and sugary beverages, which have been associated with increased inflammation in the body, can increase subsequent risk of heart disease and stroke compared to diets filled with anti-inflammatory foods. A separate study assessed the positive effects eating walnuts, an anti-inflammatory food, had on decreasing inflammation and heart disease risk.

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Combo-drug treatment for Type 2 diabetes remains effective after two years

Harnessing the 'wisdom of crowds' can help combat antibiotic over-prescription

A new study has demonstrated that using the 'wisdom of crowds' (also known as collective intelligence) of three or more medical prescribers, can improve decisions about antibiotic prescribing and help combat rising levels of antibiotic resistance.

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Tracking flight trajectory of evaporating cough droplets

Researchers conducted a numerical study on droplet dispersion using high fidelity air flow simulation. The scientists found a single 100-micrometer cough droplet under wind speed of 2 meters per second can travel up to 6.6 meters and even further under dry air conditions due to droplet evaporation.

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Venous origin of brain blood-vessel malformations

In the condition known as cavernoma, lesions arise in a cluster of blood vessels in the brain, spinal cord or retina. Researchers can now show, at molecular level, that these changes originate in vein cells. This new knowledge of the condition creates potential for developing better therapies for patients.

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Study finds 1 in 8 patients with cancer harbor inherited genetic mutations

Combo-drug treatment for Type 2 diabetes remains effective after two years

Some of the principal treatments for osteoporosis could reduce the incidence of COVID-19, study finds

A new study suggests that certain drugs used to treat osteoporosis are safe for COVID-19 patients and could even have a protective effect. The results support the recommendations of the scientific guidelines relating to the desirability of maintaining treatments for osteoporosis in patients with COVID-19.

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New study reveals poisoning exposures in Australian schools

Study finds 1.7 million New Yorkers have been infected with SARS-Cov-2 and virus was in NYC earlier than reported

Review finds almost 20 percent of COVID-19 patients only show gastrointestinal symptoms

Almost one in five patients with COVID-19 may only show gastrointestinal symptoms, according to a review of academic studies. The findings of the review suggest abdominal radiologists need to remain vigilant during the pandemic while imaging patients.

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Some of the principal treatments for osteoporosis could reduce the incidence of COVID-19, study finds

A new study suggests that certain drugs used to treat osteoporosis are safe for COVID-19 patients and could even have a protective effect. The results support the recommendations of the scientific guidelines relating to the desirability of maintaining treatments for osteoporosis in patients with COVID-19.

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Coping With IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can be painful, annoying, and embarrassing. There is currently no cure for this complex condition, and managing its symptoms and flare-ups is tricky. So, coping mechanisms are a constant need.

What are the symptoms of IBS?

IBS is a gastrointestinal disorder in which your gut becomes more sensitive, and the muscles of your digestive system have abnormal contractions. People with IBS usually have abdominal pain along with frequent changes in bowel habits (diarrhea, constipation, or alternating between both). Other common symptoms include

bloating and gas
urge to move the bowels, but being unable to do so
incomplete bowel movements
urgent need to move the bowels.

Because no one knows what causes IBS, it is impossible to prevent it. Once you have been diagnosed, the goal is to focus on managing the condition. You can do this by identifying specific triggers of your IBS symptoms and then adopting strategies to make them less severe and frequent.

The most common approaches are dietary changes — eliminating or reducing problem foods — and stress management techniques, such as yoga, meditation, acupuncture, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Certain supplements and over-the-counter and prescription medications also can help. Your doctor can help you implement these strategies and advise what medications to take.

Coping with IBS day-to-day

People often need additional assistance, especially when it comes to coping with the awkwardness and emotional turmoil of living with IBS. Here are some ways to get the extra support you may require.

Join a support group. Talking with others who are dealing with IBS can help you cope with your disorder’s stress and anxiety. The online community Irritable Bowel Syndrome Self Help and Support Group offers moral support and information, including news about recent studies on IBS.

Prepare for public outings. Don’t let IBS keep you from enjoying an active social life. Being mindful about your IBS can help you avoid potential problems. For example, always note the nearest bathroom and try to sit close to it. When eating out, try to review the menu in advance. If there are no agreeable meals, you can eat beforehand. Also, don’t be afraid to call it an early night if your IBS is acting up. People will understand if you say you are simply not feeling well.

Share with someone. Not everyone needs to know about your IBS, but tell a few friends and coworkers so they can cover for you when symptoms appear.

Have an emergency kit on hand. Always keep spare underwear, clothing, toilet paper, wet wipes, and a large plastic bag on hand just in case.

Don’t rush bowel movements. This can help reduce the stress of having to use the bathroom all the time. Set aside a regular time or times each day to have a bowel movement. Give yourself the time you need so you can relax. When you push, be sure to avoid excessive straining. It can help to elevate your feet using a footstool.

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COVID-19 'super-spreading' events play outsized role in overall disease transmission

Rapid method finds potent COVID-19 monoclonal antibody among a trillion possibilities

Scientists have discovered the fastest way to identify potent, neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The method -- as well as a trio of successful animal studies on an antibody called 'Ab1' -- are described today in a new study. Ab1 is on track for human clinical trials by early next year.

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Don’t Panic About Politics — Here’s Where Your True Power Lies

This year's presidential election is not for the faint of heart. In fact, over the past several months, mental health professionals have noted a significant uptick in anxiety and emotional distress related directly to today’s elections.

According to a survey^1,² by the American Psychology Association (APA) published October 7, 2020, 68% of Americans say the upcoming elections are a significant source of stress. Those with chronic health conditions are faring the worst, with 71% reporting feeling stressed about the elections, compared to 64% of those who do not have a chronic health condition.

A clear majority, 77% (up from 66% in 2019), also say they worry about the country’s future, and 71% say this is the lowest point in U.S. history that they can remember. As noted by the APA, uncertainty tends to foster stress, so it’s important to focus on the things that you do have control over. Recommendations provided include:

Avoid ruminating on worst-case scenarios
Engage in meaningful activities
Stay socially connected
Stay physically active

Unsettling Truths

Revealing government and industry corruption as it impacts our personal health and security has been part of my educational mission since I started this newsletter. It has been my observation that such corruption invariably and inevitably ends up harming people’s ability to take control of their health.

Sadly, the problems have gotten progressively larger and more pervasive despite these attempts. Now, with the rollout of a clever technocratic agenda under the guise of COVID-19 pandemic responses, the depth and breadth of the problem is becoming more readily apparent, and it’s probably more disturbing than anything we’ve previously seen.

It doesn’t matter if the wrongdoers are Democrats or Republicans, my chief aim has always been to identify the root cause of the problem, which is that the United States is largely run by corporations, to the detriment of us all. The censorship implemented by Big Tech in the last couple of years is a strategy to spread their technocratic narrative and implement even further restrictions of our freedoms and personal liberty.

Today, we find ourselves struggling to access crucial information about topics that have significant bearing on our health and our lives: information about SARS-CoV-2’s origin and COVID-19 treatments being just two of many examples.

Despite all of that, I urge you to foster optimism toward the future and how we can use our individual power to collectively foster positive change — regardless of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.

The US Has Become a Corporate Oligarchy

Unfortunately, positions of power have always attracted people who most want that power, and today we have many morally flawed people working in a corrupt government.

The goal of the technocratic agenda is to continue concentrating power at the global level. Ultimately, the goal is to take power away from the individual and concentrate it at the highest level possible, in the hands of unelected leaders. It’s really all about controlling the global population.

In a 2014 study,³ two political scientists explained that the U.S. is really an oligarchy, not a democracy, with the wealthiest elites in American society wielding the most control over the issues Congress and the White House ultimately take action on.

Career politicians and the allowance of massive corporate political contributions ensure this oligarchy will be a dominant force everyone needs to be aware of. Now, however, we’re starting to realize that it’s even worse than that. There’s an even greater power grab at work.

As detailed in several recent articles, including “The Global Takeover Is Underway,” “New World Order Is Advancing Rapidly,” “The Pressing Dangers of Technocracy” and “What You Need to Know About ‘the Great Reset’” the pandemic is being used as justification for the implementation of an entirely new world order that encompasses every aspect of human life, from health and education to business and finance.

Ultimately, the technocratic plan is to govern society through technology, programmed by scientists and technicians and automated through the use of artificial intelligence, rather than through democratically elected politicians and government leaders.

It is an alarming plan, once you begin to wrap your mind around it in its entirety, but it’s crucial to remember that only a fearful public can allow the technocratic elite to dictate our future and rip away our personal freedoms. It’s fear itself that allows tyranny to flourish. There are more of us than there are of them, but enough of us must be willing to stand up and say no, we won’t accept this plan.

Fortunately, scientists, lawyers, medical professionals and academics are increasingly recognizing that the deliberate fear-mongering that has kept the COVID-19 pandemic alive now threatens to replace democracy with “fascist totalitarian models” of government, and more are now trying to speak out and inform others. In Germany, a Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee^4,⁵ is also preparing the biggest class-action lawsuit in history^6,^7,^8,⁹ to expose the COVID-19 fraud.

Media, Big Tech and the Military-Industrial Complex

As noted in my interview with investigative journalist Whitney Webb this past Sunday, “the line between Silicon Valley and the national security state has become so blurred, you really can't distinguish where one begins and what were the other ends.” Media also play a crucial role in this scheme, as they are refusing to report the truth about what’s happening, and won’t lay out the ramifications of going along with the various plans currently being introduced.

As just one example, in my interview with Webb, she describes the undisclosed implications of Operation Warp Speed, a program funded and operated primarily by the CIA and the U.S. military. It’s not just about the rapid creation of therapeutics and vaccines for COVID-19. The program includes a whole lot more than that, and appears to be a key component of a new biosurveillance system in which our very biology is being monitored and capitalized upon.

All of this is of course in addition to all the other conflicts of interest that have permeated our society, such as agricultural policies that feed into the agendas of Big Pharma and the pesticide industry.

The media has also been consolidated — to the point that 90% of what you read in newspapers, magazines and see on TV is now controlled by six media giants.¹⁰ This consolidation allows for tremendous influence on all matters, and has led to censorship being more the rule than the exception.

True unbiased, in-depth investigative journalism has joined the hairy-nosed wombat as an incredibly rare and near-extinct species, and you’d be wise to not swallow whole everything you read in mainstream media.

American internet giants have also proven themselves to be a core part of the U.S. surveillance apparatus, as detailed in “Harvard Professor Exposes Surveillance Capitalism.” Big Data is the new Big Oil, and Google leads the pack as a key data mining operation, and data mining is a crucial component of technocracy.

Without this vast data stream, the plan simply cannot work. This is why I’ve been urging everyone to eliminate Google and Facebook from your life. There are now plenty of alternatives that are not engaged in massive personal data mining and theft.

Don’t Panic — Refocus

Regardless of who wins the presidency, please realize that your power as an individual lies in your day-to-day decisions, and that no matter who bears the title of president of the United States, the corporate influence will remain, as will the threat of the technocratic agenda.

Also realize that creating divisiveness among people is part of a carefully orchestrated plan that works in the oligarchy’s favor, so we really need to get smarter about how we engage in the political process and avoid falling for their carefully constructed and sophisticated propaganda that limit us from having any really hopeful choices.

As long as we’re at each other’s throats over things we have little or no control over, it distracts us from analyzing and addressing the underlying system that is creating the problems in the first place. So, let people have their opinion, whether we’re talking about political or presidential candidates, because these are all false choices anyway.

Ultimately, controlling interests are writing the laws and paying the politicians to pass them. But knowledge is power, so use your knowledge to take control. I believe it’s crucial to understand where the technocrats are trying to take us, so if you haven’t read through the articles I linked to earlier, consider going through them.

Avoid Victim Mentality by Realizing Where Your Power Lies

The power of the individual is alive and well, even in this deeply flawed system, and even in the face of growing totalitarianism. It becomes yours by stepping outside of the system with every decision and purchase you make.

With every action you take, you also set the example for others to follow, thereby making you a change-agent within your own small circle of family, friends and acquaintances. In the end, our collective actions will create the changes that are so desperately needed, and thinking locally will eventually have a global effect, not just in terms of commerce, but in terms of safeguarding our constitutional rights as well.

It’s important to realize that the only reason technocracy has not yet been able to overtake the U.S. — although they’re getting incredibly close — is because of our Constitution. This is why we must fight to protect our Constitution at all costs. One of the most effective ways to do this is through grassroots movements and getting involved in local politics.

What the technocrats are doing is making an end run around national sovereignty. Rather than a frontal assault on the system, which has never been successful, they’re simply eroding national sovereignty piece by piece. In “The Pressing Dangers of Technocracy” (hyperlinked above), American constitutionalist Patrick Wood reviews what we can do to save our republic and thwart the steady march of technocracy:

“I believe very strongly that local activism is the only way to rebuild our country, if there is going to be any rebuilding at all. Local activism — because this is how they got us. They built [the technocratic system] from the bottom up. We cannot tear their house down from the top down. It's simply is just not going to happen. They're too powerful.

There is no national government or any element of national government that's going to save us from these technocrats and technocracy. There's no state government, either, or local government, the way it stands now, unless that local government gets influenced and populated by people who know better and who are willing to tell these others:

‘Go away, you don't belong here. This is not the way we're going to run our community, our town, our city,’ whatever it is, and we have access to those people.”

One of the most important elected local officials that you should concern yourself with is your sheriff. As noted by Richard Mack in “Sheriffs Are the Difference Between Freedom and Tyranny”:

“This is a crucial time in American history, and we actually have a peaceful and effective solution to it. The only thing that needs to happen is your local officials, especially your sheriff, keep [their] oath of office. That's the only thing he has to do … The sheriff is here to protect your civil liberties, your God given rights.”

If enough people get involved and make sure they elect sheriffs who follow the Constitution, we can create Constitutional counties and take back America, county by county, one sheriff at a time.

Eventually, all the police forces will be on the same page as well, and will no longer enforce unlawful, unconstitutional orders, whatever they may be, including unconstitutional mask and vaccination mandates. Another way you can have a significant impact is by getting personally involved in local government.

Aside from those two key areas of influence, remember the industries that are currently buying our politicians and writing their own laws cannot maintain power without your ongoing support. While we may not have a significant choice in how our tax contributions are distributed to these industries through subsidies and contracts, we do have a very powerful influence by making responsible purchases each and every day.

Withdraw your financial support by not buying what they’re selling (or using their product if it’s free, such as Google and Facebook, where your personal data is what they make their money on) and you automatically redistribute financial power to more benevolent businesses that are aligned with your core principles.

An example of this is when you buy locally-grown foods from an organic farmer. You’re empowering that farmer to continue growing foods for the community that support environmental regeneration and human health, and you’re disempowering the big junk food manufacturers that wield undue influence over agricultural policy. This is how you wield your collective power, and the decisions each of us make every day therefore matter.

Realize ‘Left Versus Right’ Is a False Narrative

We should not play the game and choose to be part of this false narrative of “left versus right,” or “Democrat versus Republican.” Technocracy is not a political system and it does not belong to or support either side. It is an economic system based on technological control and digital surveillance.

Most people are still trapped in the mindset of opposition and there are great people across the board that need to come together. Readers of Mercola.com are split almost evenly between those identifying as Republican or Democrat, and working collectively has produced tremendous results by strategically organizing consumer marketplace pressure.

We must keep in mind that it is the concentration and accumulation of power that is a clear and present danger to our individual rights, and that this accumulation of power is attracting the worst kinds of people who seek control and power.

Take Bill Gates, for example. Gates’ influence has ballooned along with his wealth, to the point he now exerts incredible control over not just the tech industry but also the health industry and global food and agricultural policy.

To learn more about how a tiny minority of people, the ultra-wealthy elite, have caused a majority of the environmental, financial and health challenges currently facing us, see my recent interview with Vandana Shiva, Ph.D., featured in “Oneness Versus the 1%.”

Food Independence Is Key to Other Forms of Independence

It's time to dissent, to step out of the globalist technocratic system. I’ve already listed some key ways to do that: Get involved in local government; focus on getting a constitutional sheriff; and buy or use products made by companies whose core values align with your own and don’t further the technocratic agenda of totalitarian control.

Another key area of focus would be your food. If you cannot grow your own, then get to know the farmer that can. Keep your money in your community; the closer the better. Kissinger said it best:¹¹ “Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.”

If you don’t like the state of the nation (or the world), stop eating processed and ultra-processed junk foods. Some may initially think this decision would have nothing to do with anything that is wrong in the world, but if you give it some thought, you’ll realize that the more independence you gain with your food, the more independence you will create in other areas as well.

Because food is such a potent form of control, breaking that control mechanism will have a ripple effect that extends outward into many other industries and fields of activity, including the political arena.

Food is important for another reason too. We now know that insulin resistance is a key risk factor for severe COVID-19 and death. Since diet-related comorbidities are responsible for 94% of all COVID-19-related deaths, taking control of your diet is a simple, common-sense strategy to lower the risks associated with this infection.

Break the Chains of Control

So, instead of fretting about the election, use it as motivation to step into your personal power, and join the revolution to create independence and break the chains of control.

Sooner or later everyone must decide which is more important: personal liberty or false security? The good news is that many are in fact starting to see the writing on the wall and starting to choose liberty over brutal totalitarianism in the name of public health.

Bioterrorism is now used to keep us in fear, and fear is what allows the technocrats to implement their agenda. Part of the answer, therefore, is to educate yourself about this supposed threat. In previous articles, I’ve addressed the importance of outing and pushing back against biowarfare research.

I’ve also reviewed data showing this pandemic really isn’t something to fear, as the lethality of this virus is no greater than that of seasonal influenza. I’ve also covered many prevention and treatment strategies that have shown tremendous success. At the end of the day, the more knowledgeable you are, the less fearful you’ll be.

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Vaccination May Raise the Risk of Meningitis

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration maintain a database of information about adverse effects from the administration of vaccines licensed in the U.S. The database is called the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS),¹ a federally operated program created under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986.

One study published in the journal Neurology evaluated data from VAERS to look at the rate of occurrence of meningitis after vaccines were administered to individuals from infancy to 74.7 years. Reports were pulled from 1990 to 2010 looking at the onset of meningitis within six weeks after an individual was vaccinated.

They found 722 cases. Of these, 415 (57.5%) occurred in the first six weeks and 327 (45.2%) occurred within the first two weeks. In the group, 76% of the individuals were hospitalized and 6.9% were disabled after the infection cleared. Meningitis was reported after several types of vaccinations. These included:

Vaccine	Number With Meningitis
Hemophilus influenza B	314 cases (42%)
Hepatitis B	115 (15.9%)
Oral polio	114 (15%)
Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis	104 (14.4%)
Diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, and acellular Pertussis	89 (12.3%)
Heptavalent pneumococcal protein conjugate (PNC)	88 (12.1%)
Measles, mumps and rubella	84 (11.6%)
Inactivated poliovirus	67 (9.2%)

The team of researchers concluded: "The unbalanced distribution of reports of meningitis in the first six weeks after vaccination is suggestive of the possibility that some cases may be triggered by vaccination."²

Yet meningitis is not the only adverse effect associated with vaccinations. Using the same database, another team found 54 reports of individuals who reportedly contracted Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) after vaccinations in 2004. Of these, 38 happened within the first six weeks.

The highest number of individuals with symptoms of GBS occurred in those who received influenza vaccine followed by a hepatitis vaccine.³ Although the vaccine industry and many public health organizations insist that vaccines are universally safe and effective, much of the data from VAERS and case reports tell a distinctly different story. Most people are not aware of and never see the data from VAERS. You can search the VAERS database here.

Six Out of 10 Non-Live Vaccines Increased Mortality

One team of researchers studied the nonspecific events of vaccines over the past 40 years. They discovered that some vaccines are protecting individuals from diseases other than what they were vaccinated against.⁴

Other vaccines were also associated with a higher level of mortality from diseases unrelated to the vaccination, such as the list of vaccines above that are associated with meningitis.

Dr. Christine Stabell Benn was a researcher in this study. She spoke with a reporter from Science News about the frustration researchers experience when they discover people opposed to vaccines are justified in their concerns and are not heard. She said:⁵

"What do researchers do when they discover that vaccination opponents are justified in being concerned? No vaccines have been studied for their non-specific effects on overall health, and before we have examined these, we cannot actually determine that the vaccines are safe. In addition, our research shows that some vaccines actually increase overall mortality, especially among girls, and this is very worrying."

The research into nonspecific events began in 1979 when a colleague of Benn's discovered children vaccinated with a live attenuated virus for measles had a mortality rate 70% lower than those who did not get the vaccination. The researchers found this was up to a 20% lower mortality rate than could be explained by the measles vaccine.⁶

However, other vaccinations demonstrated increased mortality in children, including the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine. Further analysis showed vaccination with live vaccines, including BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guérin for tuberculosis disease), oral polio and smallpox, appeared to improve the immune response to a variety of infectious diseases and thus reduced overall mortality.

By contrast, the researchers found non-live vaccines, including the pentavalent vaccine, H1N1 influenza, DTP and hepatitis B vaccines, increased overall mortality, with a higher rate among girls.

What Is Meningitis?

Meningitis is the medical term to describe swelling of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord.⁷ The inflammation can happen from a bacterial, viral or fungal infection. It can also happen from certain drugs, cancer and injuries. How it is treated will depend on the cause.

It is important to get medical attention quickly since bacterial meningitis can be deadly within just a few hours. Permanent damage can also occur, including hearing loss, learning disabilities and other brain damage.⁸

Although viral meningitis is the most common type diagnosed and is less severe, the symptoms are nearly identical to bacterial meningitis. They include headache, stiff neck, nausea and vomiting, confusion and sensitivity to light.⁹

The Number of Recommended Vaccines Continues to Increase

Although some people begin telling the history of vaccinations with Edward Jenner, who developed the first vaccine against smallpox in 1796, others argue it was inoculations first created by the Chinese in the year 1000 that mark the birth of the first "vaccine." Smallpox inoculations were also widespread in Africa and Turkey, long before the practice spread to North America.¹⁰

Large-scale mass vaccination programs with smallpox vaccine were instituted in the U.S. in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but did not include other vaccines until the late 1940s, when recommended vaccines for children included not only smallpox but also diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis.¹¹

The first polio vaccine — the inactivated Salk vaccine (IPV) — came on the scene in 1955 and was replaced by the live attenuated oral polio vaccine (OPV) in 1962. Live attenuated measles, mumps and rubella vaccines were added in the late 1960s (the combination MMR vaccine was licensed in 1971). Hemophilus influenza type B was added to the childhood vaccination schedule in1988, followed by hepatitis B vaccine in 1991.

The number of vaccines given to children and young adults continued to mount and, by 2020, the recommended schedule for children was 69 doses of 16 vaccines by age 18, including an annual flu shot. Although vaccines were historically given only to children, the pharmaceutical industry has expanded its market to include vaccines for people across all age groups.

The government recommends that adults get a tetanus booster every 10 years, the newest version of which contains protection against pertussis and diphtheria (Tdap vaccine). Doctors also recommend that adults receive influenza, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, pneumococcal and meningococcal vaccinations. The first shingles vaccine for adults came out in 2006 and a second vaccine was released in 2017 that provokes a stronger inflammatory immune response.

As a new type of vaccine for COVID-19 looms on the horizon, more people are questioning the effectiveness and safety of a vaccine protocol that injects foreign substances into your body to hyperstimulate inflammatory responses in the hope your immune system will develop artificial immunity.

Big Pharma Is Shielded From Liability

Although there is a database to record vaccine injury, the pharmaceutical companies enjoy protection from liability in the U.S. In November 1986, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act became law to give vaccine manufacturers partial liability protection from vaccine injury lawsuits.¹²

The Act also established a federally operated Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) alternative to a lawsuit for injuries caused by vaccines that are recommended for children by the CDC.

According to Legal Talk Network, the purpose for the 1986 Act was to induce vaccine makers, wary of costly vaccine injury lawsuits, to stay in the vaccine manufacturing business to create and market vaccines without fear of being sued.¹³

When the Act was passed by Congress in 1986, it did not give liability protection to doctors or other vaccine administrators from medical malpractice lawsuits. However, Congress quietly passed an amendment in 1987 that provided a liability shield for doctors.¹⁴

Then, over the next 30 years, Congress added more weakening amendments and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also weakened the safety and compensation provisions in the law through rule making authority.

In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court declared FDA-licensed vaccines to be "unavoidably unsafe" and removed all remaining liability from vaccine manufacturers — even if there was evidence the company could have made a vaccine safer.¹⁵

Unfortunately, the bottom line today is that if you receive an FDA-licensed and CDC-recommended vaccine for children or pregnant women that causes injury or kills you or your child, the vaccine manufacturer and health care practitioner are protected from being sued in civil court.

As I've written before, the National Vaccine Information Center has reported that the original law passed by Congress in 1986 did not legally shield individuals administering vaccines from medical malpractice lawsuits and only gave vaccine manufacturers partial liability protection, which preserved the legal recourse for parents of vaccine injured children to sue companies for design defect (failure to make a vaccine safer).

However, over time, the law's provisions were substantially eroded by Congress and federal agencies until the threat of vaccine injury lawsuits effectively was entirely removed.

Robert Kennedy Jr., founder and chairman of the board of directors of Children's Health Defense, talked about this travesty in a short video. While the remaining minutes of the video are not specifically about vaccine injury, it is well worth watching. Kennedy said:¹⁶

"There's no reason to make [vaccines] safe because nobody can sue [them] … there's no consequence of giving you a really dangerous vaccine … it's a gold mine. If you can get a vaccine on the CDC schedule, it's worth a billion dollars a year typically to your company."

VAERS Monitors Trends Without Repercussions

This means that VAERS can monitor trends in the voluntary reporting of vaccine injuries and deaths but neutralizes any legal repercussions for permanent injury or death as a result of a government recommended vaccine.

Don't forget, most of the CDC-recommended vaccines are mandated by states for children to attend school, while more vaccines are being considered for adult mandates (such as proposals to legally require all children and adults to receive the COVID-19 vaccines being fast-tracked to licensure).As I've discussed, with the threat of vaccine injury lawsuits removed, more pharmaceutical companies have entered the lucrative vaccine business.

For the past three decades, the global vaccine industry has been busy creating hundreds of new experimental vaccines, pushing for some of them to be fast-tracked, even before the recent push for a COVID-19 vaccine. As Kennedy mentions, one vaccine on the CDC schedule may be worth $1 billion each year or more to the company. Kennedy continues:¹⁷

"You cannot sue them for redress. There's no discovery; there's no depositions; there's no medical malpractice; there's no class actions."

In preparation for a potential emergency following further threats of bioterrorism after 9/11, the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act was passed in 2005.¹⁸ This act also shields vaccine makers from lawsuits for injuries caused by vaccines that were created and used during a declared public health emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic falls into this category.

Experts admit that "fast-tracking" an experimental vaccine like COVID-19 at "warp-speed" has never been done and will present a public health safety problem. This may be greater than the injuries and death experienced with past vaccines since it is "basically a form of gene therapy."¹⁹ In a Harvard Business School interview, Ken Frazier, chairman and CEO of Merck & Co., said:²⁰

"I think when people tell the public that there's going to be a vaccine by the end of 2020, they do a grave disservice to the public … first of all, it takes a lot of time. I think the record for the fastest vaccine ever brought to market was Merck in the mumps vaccine. It took about four years. Our most recent vaccine for Ebola took five and a half years …"

What Are Your Options?

As history has shown, it is vital that everyone gets involved now and stands up for the legal right to make voluntary vaccine choices. Although you currently do not have any legal recourse after a vaccine injury, it is important to report your or your child's vaccine reaction experience to VAERS.

Mounting evidence of injuries and deaths may someday prompt a response to protect public health. Reports can be made online and instructions can be found at the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System website.²¹

While national policy recommendations are made at the federal level, vaccine laws are made at the state level. You can think globally but act locally in your state, where you can take action to protect your right to make vaccine choices.

Currently, these choices are being threatened by lobbyists representing drug companies, medical trade associations and public health officials, who are trying to persuade legislators to strip you of all vaccine exemptions.

By signing up for the NVIC advocacy portal at www.NVICAdvocacy.org you have immediate and easy access to your state legislators on your smartphone or computer so you can make your voice heard.

NVIC will send you email alerts to keep you up to date on the latest vaccine-related bills in your state and you will get practical, useful information so you can become a more effective vaccine choice advocate in your own community. I also encourage you to visit the NVIC's main website at NVIC.org.

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