H1N1, a flu virus originating from birds and commonly identified as swine flu, has been discovered in dogs from the Guangxi region of China. These animals were brought to the vet after showing symptoms consistent with canine influenza, and researchers published their analysis of the 16 strains of flu they found. The most notable discovery was H1N1, the swine flu strain responsible for the 2009 pandemic that resulted in more than 200,000 deaths. Study co-author Adolfo García-Sastre, director of the Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, says there is a reason to be cautious.

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In our study, what we have found is another set of viruses that come from swine that are originally avian in origin, and now they are jumping into dogs and have been reassorted with other viruses in dogs. We now have H1N1, H3N2, and H3N8 in dogs. They are starting to interact with each other. This is very reminiscent of what happened in swine ten years before the H1N1 pandemic.”

Adaptable Influenza

The continuing battle to correctly guess the dominant flu strain of the season showcases how adaptive and varied the flu is. Often pandemics originate in animals, usually birds or swine. While dogs have never been considered a significant carrier of the virus, more varied and potentially strains have been showing up in canine tests. The potential for a devastating flu pandemic that we aren’t prepared for is high in man’s best friend. There have been documented instances of viruses from avian, porcine, and equine sources successfully jumping to dogs, and that’s a potential flu cocktail that humans don’t have immunity against.

Can It Affect Us?

Does that even matter? There is no case of a human ever being infected by canine flu.

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Humans have previously been infected by the strain of flu found in the dogs, H1N1, but previous exposure has come from birds, who were the original carriers. Of course, H1N1 is now more closely identified with pigs, after 2009 swine flu outbreak. H1N1 became the dominant strain of flu in 1998, and the virus was seriously affecting humans within ten years. Before then, the idea that humans would be suffering from swine flu was farfetched.

It’s important to note that vaccination efforts were unsuccessful in both pigs and humans, primarily due to how fast the virus evolves. H1N1 also showed resistance to Tamiflu, the controversial antiviral drug. Healthcare professionals in the U.S. ended up using vaccines nearly identical to the seasonal flu vaccine, which is a daunting prospect in light of how poorly that immunization performed this year. If the discovery of an adaptable H1N1 virus in dogs follows the same trajectory as H1N1 did in pigs, do we have any good solutions?  In cases of avian flu, farmers eliminate diseased birds from the flock immediately. Is that even an option when many Americans consider their dog a member of the family?

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The More You Know

Scientists repeatedly mention how diverse canine flu strains are becoming, and there isn’t a push to figure out why. Perhaps part of the answer is the proximity of the animals to the ultimate disease incubators – us.

The further we continue down the rabbit hole of our health care system, the more it becomes clear that we have dramatically underestimated our opponents. Our answers to the problems posed by bacteria and viruses have seemed to inspire those pathogens to greater and more creative heights at a speed not seen in nature.

Sources:

• Dogs Can Be A Future Risk for Future Influenza Panic – ASM
• Rise of dog flu strains could increase risk of next human pandemic, scientists warn – Independent
• 2009 Swine-Flu Death Toll 10 Times Higher Than Thought – Live Science
• Timeline: The secret history of swine flu – Live Science

In this day and age, you’re either pro-vaccine, or you’re an “anti-vaxxer.”  And if you have one problem with one vaccine, or even just one vaccine ingredient, you are labeled not only anti-vaxxer but also anti-science.

Consider a person in the “pro-vaccine” camp. Let’s say this person approves of all of the vaccines from the CDCs Immunization Schedule page, and of course, they also get the flu shot.

Would said person mind, say… “drinking” additional vaccines? Not a specific amount or at a specific time, and not in any way that can be measured. Would it be ok if those vaccine concoctions were developed for livestock, and deemed not fit for humans?

Of course, we’re not drinking vaccine ingredients, but chances are very good that meat eaters are eating them.

If you’re anti-GMO, you can get organic meat. If you’re anti-antibiotics, that’s another good reason to buy organic meat (supposedly). But what if you don’t want to consume vaccine ingredients?

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Livestock Vaccines

So what kind of animal vaccines are you eating? It depends.

The amount and type of vaccines given to an animal depend on what animal is it. Currently, there are vaccines on the market for pigs, cows, sheep, goats, poultry (chicken, ducks, and turkeys), and fish. There a few different vaccine delivery systems, from injections to spray droplets and through drinking water.

There’s also a difference between modified live viruses (MLV) and killed viruses.

MLVs are a vaccine consisting of a live virus, usually freeze-dried. They provoke a stronger immune response, are less likely to contain adjuvants, and result in fewer lesions at the injection site. They are designed to be a single dose. The downside of these immunizations is a lack of stability, as they must be used within 1-2 hours of being reconstituted and are susceptible to heat and sunlight. These vaccines also shed and must be carefully monitored when given to female cows so as not to interfere with pregnancy.

Killed viruses are seen as safer than MLVs.  They don’t shed and are safer for pregnant or immunocompromised animals. But without a live vaccine to provoke an immune response, killed vaccines frequently have adjuvants designed to increase that response, like oils, formalin (formaldehyde), thimerosal, and aluminum hydroxide. These are more likely to cause lesions at the injection sites and require the animal to be dosed twice. Most farmers prefer the one shot advantage offered by the modified live vaccines.

The average calf receives a minimum of three vaccines in their first 2-3 months. One of these vaccines is always a 7 or 8 shot for clostridial viruses, and another is a shot for 3-5 different bovine respiratory disorders. They receive boosters shortly before weaning. Other commonly given cattle vaccines include pinkeye, Pasteurella, Brucellosis, tetanus, and scours. Pigs are supposed to be immunized for Leptospirosis, Parvovirus, Erysipelas, E. coli, and Atrophic rhinitis. For poultry it depends, there’s chicken, turkey, and duck.

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Speaking of Preservatives…

A Google search for livestock vaccines shows how easy it is to obtain these vaccines. This also makes it easier to check the ingredients, although some products are still reluctant to list anything not considered an active ingredient. Many livestock vaccines actually have antibiotics as preservatives, whereas as others use various forms of aluminum, formaldehyde, and thimerosal.

Thimerosal is particularly of note, as the human vaccine debate frequently centers around thimerosal and its role in the development of autism and other developmental disorders. There is no such debate in livestock vaccines. After all, no cares if your cow is unable to function properly in society or experiences random seizures.

The preservatives in animal vaccines also make them very toxic to humans. Workers who are accidentally injected with these vaccines deal with side effects from the oil-based adjuvants in livestock vaccines (particularly cattle vaccines) for months after an accidental injection. A dose meant for a 1,000-pound animal is clearly too much for the average person, but the vaccine is specifically designed to stimulate a response in the cattle for a period of weeks to months. Removing the oil-based preservatives from the human body can sometimes involve surgery.

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The adjuvants in animal vaccines are what make them dangerous to people. Still, most of us won’t be handling livestock anytime soon. Many of the companies that make livestock vaccines make people vaccines, but those meant for people are not oil-based, even if some of the other preservatives are the same.

Livestock Vaccines Are Not Safe for People

Any insert will tell you that livestock vaccines are not safe for people.

We don’t value the life of livestock the way we do humans. This is why they get differing grades for feed. But beyond the stray injection or accidental interaction suffered by a handler, no one is being exposed to these vaccines. Except when we ingest the meat. The same with antibiotics being fed to farm animals. We were told that we didn’t have to worry about those… but now we have microbial revolution consisting of antibiotic resistant superbugs we are unprepared to deal with.

The extent to which veterinary vaccines pose a health hazard to humans is unclear. The increased use of veterinary vaccines may be accompanied by an increase in human exposure to the vaccine strains, thus increasing the potential for adverse effects. Also, new methods of vaccine administration may result in an increased likelihood of inadvertent exposure. For example, increased use of aerosol administration may result in greater human exposure to animal vaccines. For some animal vaccines, such as those administered to prevent “kennel cough” in dogs, aerosol administration is becoming the preferred route. Also, oral administration of vaccines that contain live agents is becoming more common. Orally administered vaccines have been developed for rabies prophylaxis in wildlife, and millions of baits have been distributed. The administration of live vaccines to animals destined for the human food supply may result in human exposure to a vaccine strain. Illness subsequent to such an exposure is unlikely to be recognized by the patient or the physician as a potential consequence of an animal vaccine exposure.” – Oxford Academic

Conclusion

What’s a meat eater to do? My wife and I shop at the local farmers market. We know our vendors. They are the farmers. We buy ground beef for our dog and the farmer is about as fond of vaccines as we are. I recommend that everyone grow as much of their own food as they can and get to know everything about the people involved in growing and processing anything else you consume.

• How To Detoxify and Heal From Vaccinations – For Adults and Children
• Doctors Against Vaccines – Hear From Those Who Have Done the Research
• Nurses Against Vaccines
• Celebrities Who Have Spoken Out Against Vaccines
• Statesmen Against Mandatory Vaccines
• Scientists Against Vaccines – Hear From Those Who Have Done the Research

Sources:

• Effects of Antibiotics on Animal Feed – udel.com
• Farm Animal Vaccination – noah.co.uk
• Livestock Health Care Practice Standard – U.S. Government Publishing Office
• Current Status of Veterinary Vaccines – National Center for Biotechnology Information
• What to Do When the Handler Suffers an Accidental Injection – The Prairie Star
• The Number of New Flu Viruses is Increasing and Could Lead to a Pandemic  – The Conversation
•  Herd Health: Vaccinations for the Cow-Calf Operation – Cattle Network
• Calf Vaccination Guidelines – New Mexico State University
• Vaccinations for the Swine Herd – Alabama Extension
• Merck Veterinary Manual – Merck

ALERT Canadians: Toxic Ingredients in the Arepanrix H1N1 Vaccine Harm Your Health

Health Canada has authorized the sale of Arepanrix™ H1N1 vaccine based on no conclusive clinical testing. The authorization is based on the Health Canada review of available data on the quality, safety and immunogenicity of similar vaccines, which established the benefit/risk profile in favour of inoculating the Canadian population.

Read the Notice of Decision issued by Health Canada. The decision by the Health Minister was based on a belief (not qualified or informed) that immediate action is required to deal with the H1N1 risk. The assertion that the decision is based on limited clinical testing is being misapplied. There have been NO conclusive results from any clinical trials on the Arepanrix H1N1 vaccine.

This report is designed to inform you how the risks outweigh the benefits of the vaccine. It will demonstrate how the Health Canada assessment is flawed and contradictory to established research on the detrimental health effects of the vaccine ingredients contained in Arepanrix.

Swine Flu Vaccine Description and Composition

Arepanrix™ H1N1 (AS03-adjuvanted H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine) is a two-component vaccine consisting of an H1N1 antigen (as a suspension), and an AS03 adjuvant (as an oil-in-water emulsion). The virus is inactivated followed by formaldehyde treatment and disrupted with sodium deoxycholate.

Preservative content:

5µg (micrograms) Thimerosal USP per 0.5mL dose or 2.5 micrograms organic mercury (Hg) per 0.5mL dose

Adjuvant:

The AS03 adjuvant system is composed of DL-α-tocopherol, squalene and polysorbate 80 in a 3mL vial:

DL-α-tocopherol: 11.86 milligrams/0.5mL dose

Squalene: 10.69 milligrams/0.5mL dose,

Polysorbate 80: 4.86 milligrams/0.5mL dose

Analysis of Ingredients

Formaldehyde

According to the Australian National Research Council, fewer than 20% but perhaps more than 10% of the general population may be susceptible to formaldehyde and may react acutely at any exposure level. More hazardous than most chemicals in 5 out of 12 ranking systems, on at least 8 federal regulatory lists, it is ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to ecosystems and human health (Environmental Defense Fund).

Formalyn a 37 percent solution of gaseous formaldehyde which includes methano (used in vaccines as a tissue fixative) is considered a hazardous compound, and its vapor is toxic. In the body, formaldehyde can cause proteins to irreversibly bind to DNA. Laboratory animals exposed to doses of inhaled formaldehyde over their lifetimes have developed more cancers of the nose and throat than are usual, as have workers in particle-board sawmills… Formaldehyde is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and as a known human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Sodium Deoxycholate

Sodium Deoxycholate is a water soluble ionic detergent/bile salt which causes cell death and symptoms such as burning, redness, and swelling. It has been shown to weaken the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) and subsequently activate seizures. It has demonstrated synergistic toxicity with antifungal drugs.

Detergents and emulsifiers promote tumors and cause cells to leak or explode by weakening their walls, with no mechanism for regulating destructive activity. These chemicals are not completely purified out of the final vaccine product, so they enter the body at the time of injection.

Detergents are used extensively in cell research precisely because of their ability to break cells open for further analysis. This catastrophically mimics the membrane attack complex (MAC). Detergents hit cells at random and continue destroying cells regardless of which call off the attack.

Sodium Deoxycholate is completely foreign to the relationships that define and make up the delicate balance of the immune system. It systematically disrupts these relationships to negate the optimal function and design of immune responses.

Thimerosal

Thimerosal has powerful and damaging effects on cells of the nervous and immune systems in mammals including humans. Its effect may vary depending on the dose, the genetics of the individual, and the timing of exposure. The mercury dose from thimerosal produces acute and often deadly ethylmercury blood levels.

Organic forms of mercury are well-known neurotoxic agents and far more dangerous than inorganic mercury sources. Exposure to organic mercury produces predominantly central nervous system (CNS) effects that are commonly severe and can induce prolonged unconsciousness, coma, and death. (See: Acta Chim. Slov. 2004, 51, 361-372)

After only 2 hour exposures, thimerosal at micromolar concentrations causes neuronal membrane damage and alterations leading to cell death in immune T-cells. Thimerosal alters the functioning of critical neurotransmitters necessary for proper brain functioning.

Thimerosal causes DNA fragmentation of neuronal cells and disrupts neuronal growth factor signaling at micromolar and even nanomolar concentrations. It also causes DNA methylation and attentional pathways at nanomolar concentrations, leading to alterations in brain function.

• 75 Studies Demonstrating the Toxic Effects of Thimerosal and Mercury
• National Center For Biotechnology Information
• Toxicity of Thimerosal
• Poisoning of Thimerosal
• Adverse Effects of Thimerosal

Squalene in AS03 adjuvant

Too dangerous for human use, Squalene is not officially licensed for use in the United States or Canada. Oil adjuvants like squalene have been ordinarily used to inflict diseases in animals – for experimentation and study. According to anthrax vaccine expert Gary Matsumoto and other reliable sources, the US military used an unlicensed, experimental anthrax vaccination laced with squalene, with disastrous consequences, including Gulf War Sydrome.

“There are now data in more than two dozen peer-reviewed scientific papers, from ten different laboratories in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia, documenting that squalene-based adjuvants can induce autoimmune diseases in animals, observed in mice, rats, guinea pigs, and rabbits. Sweden’s Karolinska Institute has demonstrated that squalene alone can induce the animal version of rheumatoid arthritis. The Polish Academy of Sciences has shown that in animals, squalene alone can produce catastrophic injury to the nervous system and the brain. The University of Florida Medical School has shown that in animals, squalene alone can induce production of antibodies specifically associated with systemic lupus erythematosus,” writes Matsumoto.

Oil-based vaccination adjuvants like squalene have been proved to generate concentrated, unremitting immune responses over long periods of time according to a 2000 article in The American Journal of Pathology. The study demonstrated that a single injection of the adjuvant squalene into rats triggered a chronic, immune-mediated joint-specific inflammation, also known as rheumatoid arthritis. The researchers concluded the study raised questions about the role of adjuvants in chronic inflammatory diseases.

• Squalene Adjuvant Toxicity in Animals
• National Center For Biotechnology Information
• * Toxicity of Squalene
• * Adverse Effects of Squalene

Polysorbate 80

Polysorbate 80 is similar to Sodium Deoxycholate in its ability to increase cell permeability, damage, and bursting. After injection it can rapidly metabolize into sorbitol and ethylene oxide which is much more toxic than the original chemical. When Polysorbate 80 breaks down there are 20 moles of ethylene oxide for every mole of sorbitol. These polysorbates have been shown to cause dangerous, sometimes fatal effects, when given through a needle. Changes in heart function can occur immediately. The blood-brain-barrier (BBB) can be weakened and penetrated, followed by seizures and even death. Polysorbates demonstrate synergistic toxicity with a wide range of chemicals.

Polysorbate 80 has been found to negatively affect the immune system and cause severe anaphylactic shock which can kill. According to Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Volume 95, Number 6, December 2005 , pp. 593-599(7), “it is of current relevance as a ‘hidden’ inductor of anaphylactoid reactions”, and “Polysorbate 80 was identified as the causative agent for the anaphylactoid reaction of nonimmunologic origin in the patient. The study included a pregnant woman who suffered anaphylactic shock after being given a IV drip of multi-vitamins containing polysorbate 80.

In addition to this, there have been studies in Food and Chemical Toxicology which showed that Polysorbate 80 causes infertility. Baby female rats were injected with polysorbate 80 at days 4-7 after birth. It accelerated the maturing of the rats and caused changes to the vagina and womb lining, hormonal changes, ovary deformities, and degenerative follicles.

According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, which is part of the United Nations, scientists from the organization are developing vaccines specifically to damage fertility as a method of contraception. A suggested ingredient for the vaccine is Polysorbate 80 (also known as tween 80). As it is a preferred ingredient, scientists are obviously aware of its ability to cause infertility.

National Center For Biotechnology Information

• Toxicity of Polysorbates
• Poisoning of Polysorbates
• Adverse Effects of Polysorbates

Discussion

There are currently NO clinical trials or results which have validated the long-term safety and efficacy of the Arepanrix H1N1vaccine and its integrated AS03 adjuvant. Regulatory health agencies are refusing to acknowledge this fact or the nature of toxicity levels associated with Arepanrix and its ingredients. The well documented toxicity evidence for each ingredient presented above is simply being ignored.

A simple search on the ClinicalTrials.gov website shows that three “Rapid Evaluation” studies for Arepanrix H1N1vaccine have not even initiated recruiting as of the date this article was published.

One of the most critical elements which defines the toxicity potential of any vaccine are its pharmacokinetic properties. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Health Canada do not consider the study, analysis or evaluation of the pharmacokinetic properties of any vaccine including Arepanrix. This means that the bodily absorption, distribution,= metabolism and excretion of ingredients within the Arepanrix vaccine are not known or even considered in safety assessments. This in itself is a highly suspicious and negligent behavior which leaves many questions on the credibility and reputability of GlaxoSmithKline and Health Canada and their motives for marketing this vaccine to the Canadian population.

Adults Aged 18-60 years:

Dosage recommendations of 0.5ml are based on very limited clinical evidence of safety and immunogenicity data available from two 3-week studies. Neither study has validated the long-term immunogencity, safety, toxicity, or pharmacodynamics of the vaccine based on any dosage. Clinically, the shortest acceptable period to study the side effects of any vaccine is 6-8 weeks. The accepted studies noted by GSK and Health Canada are half this period.

Elderly (>60 years):

No clinical data are available for Arepanrix H1N1 in this age group including the effects of the AS03 squalene adjuvant. There is no data to justify any safe dosage in this age group.

Children and Adolescents aged 10-17 years:

No clinical data are available for Arepanrix H1N1 in this age group including the effects of the AS03 squalene adjuvant. No exact dosing recommendations can be made.

Children aged from 6-35 months:

No clinical data are available for Arepanrix H1N1 in this age group including the effects of the AS03 squalene adjuvant. No exact dosing recommendations can be made.

Pregnancy and Lactation

No data have been generated in pregnant or breast feeding women with Arepanrix nor with the AS03 adjuvant.

Fertility & Sterility

GSK suggests animal studies have not demonstrated harmful effects with respect to fertility which directly contradicts several scientific studies which show that Polysorbate 80 causes infertility.

Interactions With Seasonal Flu Vaccines

GSK claims that no data is available on the concomitant administration of Arepanrix H1N1 with other vaccines, including seasonal influenza vaccines.

A study based on research in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, has shown that people who received the seasonal influenza vaccine last year are at greater risk of contracting the H1N1 flu this year.

Adverse reactions may be intensified with co-administration with other vaccines.

Despite the suggested evidence in unpublished studies that seasonal flu vaccines can increase the risk of H1N1 flu, Canadian provinces are recommending co-administration of both vaccines in as little as 60 days. This highly irresponsible recommendation by public health officials could potentially devastate the health of millions of Canadians. An example of the schedule of shots in Ontario is listed in the chart below released in a leaflet to all Ontarians in early October 2009.

Timing	Vaccination	Targeted Individuals
October 2009	Seasonal Flu	Ontarians 65 and over
November 2009	H1N1 Flu	All Ontarians
Dec/09 – Jan/10	Seasonal Flu	Ontarians under 65

The people in Ontario need to call the ServiceOntario INFOline at 1-800-476-9708 and request information as to why Ontario is contradicting studies which demonstrate the risks of administering both the seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccine within short periods.

In addition, the Government of Ontario (and Canada) need to respond to direct queries from the public to justify why and how recommendations are being be made to administer the H1N1 vaccine to those receiving the seasonal flu vaccine, when the studies that test the safety and efficacy for the “Rapid Evaluation of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Vaccine in Adults Receiving Seasonal Influenza Vaccine” have not yet started as of late October 2009 (with no participants even being recruited).

Adverse Reactions

Solicited adverse reactions were reported more frequently in the H1N1+AS03 group compared to the H1N1 group based on 2 studies which evaluated the safety of another AS03-adjuvanted vaccine containing HA derived from A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)v-like (Pandemrix) in healthy subjects aged 18-60 years.

Since 48.6 of the 50.4 million doses of Arepanrix ordered by the Canadian government contain the AS03 adjuvant, we will focus on those adverse reactions
documented which are as follows:

• Pain
• Redness
• Swelling
• Fatigue
• Headaches
• Arthralgia (joint inflammation)
• Myalgia (muscle inflammation)
• Shivering
• Sweating
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Fever
• Vomiting
• Tingling or numbness of the hands or feet
• Shortness of breath
• Vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels)

Serious adverse reactions are as follows:

• Blood and lymphatic system disorders (lymphadenopathy)
• Psychiatric disorders (insomnia)
• Nervous system disorders (dizziness, paraesthesia, inflammation of the central nervous system, inflammation of nerves, autoimmune disorders affecting myelin sheaths of nerves such as Guillain-Barré Syndrome)
• Ear and labyrinth disorders (vertigo)
• Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders (dyspnoea)
• Gastrointestinal disorders (nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, dyspepsia, stomach discomfort)
• Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders (pruritus, rash)
• Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders (back pain, musculoskeletal stiffness, neck pain, muscle spasms, pain in extremity)
• General disorders and administration site conditions (bruising, asthenia, chest pain, malaise)
• Disturbing Concentrations of Squalene

The average quantity of squalene injected into the US soldiers abroad and at home in the anthrax vaccine during and after the Gulf War was 34.2 micrograms per billion micrograms of water. According to studies, this was the cause of Gulf War syndrome in 25% of 697,000 US personnel at home and abroad.

The soldiers developed a cascade of reactions including arthritis, fibromyalgia, lymphadenopathy, rashes, photosensitive rashes, malar rashes, chronic fatigue, chronic headaches, abnormal body hair loss, non-healing skin lesions, aphthous ulcers, dizziness, weakness, memory loss, seizures, mood changes, neuropsychiatric problems, anti-thyroid effects, anaemia, elevated ESR
(erythrocyte sedimentation rate), systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, ALS, Raynaud’s phenomenon, Sjorgren’s syndrome, chronic diarrhea, night sweats and low-grade fever.

The AS03 adjuvant in the Arepanrix H1N1 vaccine contains 10.69mg per dose. This corresponds to approximately forty times more squalene per dose than the anthrax vaccine.

How much more evidence is necessary to convince public health officials that the risks of the Arepanrix H1N1 vaccine exceed any benefits?

Please do not play roulette with your health. Do not listen to the Public Health Agency of Canada or any public health or medical official that advises you to protect yourself from the flu with this vaccine. Its design and toxicity will only destroy your health.

This article has been reprinted with permission from PreventDisease.com

Dave Mihalovic is a Naturopathic Doctor who specializes in vaccine research, cancer prevention and a natural approach to treatment. Article is reprinted with full permission of PreventDisease.com

Reference Sources www.novaccine.com, www.gsk.ca, www.hc-sc.gc.ca, www.nvic.org  October 26, 2009

Swine flu viruses were first detected in North America in 1930. Pigs are susceptible to influenza, be it porcine (pig), avian (bird), or human, and they are well-known crucibles; just add a few viruses, stir, and voila! You’ve created a new virus!

Artealia Gilliard, Press Officer for the Center for Disease Control says, “In a setting such as a farm where chickens, humans, and pigs live in close proximity, pigs act as an influenza virus ‘mixing bowl’. If a pig is infected with avian and human flu simultaneously, the two types of virus may exchange genes. Such a “reassorted” flu virus can sometimes spread from pigs to people.”

Smithfield, a U.S. company, runs an industrial pig farm with 950,000 hogs near La Gloria, Mexico, first said to be ground zero for this virus. While Mexican authorities claim the Smithfield pigs were tested and found free of disease, Steven Trunnell (whose wife Judy was the first U.S. resident to die from novel H1N1) remains unconvinced. He filed a petition against Smithfield Foods to investigate claims that the massive industrialized farm with its overcrowded conditions and poor hygiene was the source of the outbreak.

New information released by the media on July 24th states that a new patient zero has been identified, a baby girl from Northern Mexico with no known contact with pig farms.

Whether or not the Mexican pig farm is the source of the pandemic, industrialized pig farming is not exonerated. Scientists know hogs that novel H1N1 was derived from several viruses circulating in the swine population for the last several years. Overcrowded, unsanitary conditions of industrialized animal farms perpetuate and spread disease among the pig population and the human population.

Overflow from animal sewage contaminates water supplies, and insects such as flies carry disease from open sewage cesspools. Overcrowding increases the spread of disease within a herd. Overflow from animal sewage contaminates water supplies, and insects such as flies carry disease from open sewage cesspools. Overcrowding increases the spread of disease within a herd.

Two large industrial pig farms have since reported outbreaks of novel H1N1. The first, in Alberta, Canada, reported that an outbreak began on April 21, 2009. Of 2020 pigs, 450 were infected. The farm’s report to The World Animal Health Information Database states: “A carpenter hired by the farm owner (ALB-001) travelled to Mexico recently and returned to Canada on 12 April 2009. The carpenter, producer and the producer’s family had been ill with flu like symptoms between 14 — 29 April. Investigation of human cases by the Public Health authorities is underway.” The Alberta Health Department ruled out the farm worker as the source of the infection.

The second report, dated June 6, 2009, sad pig reveals the pig count had grown to 3013 pigs. The farmer culled (killed) 500 pigs due to overcrowded conditions and later destroyed the entire herd. The report states that the animals recovered from the flu, but no slaughterhouse was willing to take them. “…the owner petitioned the Alberta provincial government for the destruction of the herd for economic reasons, to allow him to exit the situation and resume operation with a replacement herd. The culling of the herd was NOT an ordered destruction as the result of animal or human disease considerations.”

A new strain of influenza A which contains seasonal flu genes and swine flu infected pig farm workers in Saskatchewan.

In Buenos Aires another large industrialized pig farm has verified novel H1N1 infection. Of 5586 pigs, 1676 are infected, a 30% morbidity rate, and Australia has reported one farm’s pigs to be infected, suggesting human to pig transmission.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it will no longer quarantine pig farms with novel H1N1. Their reasons are as follows:

• There is no food safety risk associated with the virus;
• There is no evidence at this time that animals are playing a significant role in the spread of the virus in the general human population; and,
• The virus does not behave any differently in pigs from other influenza viruses commonly detected in swine herds.

After the quarantine of the Alberta herd ended in destruction because slaughterhouses refused to process the animals, this new decision not to quarantine seems to be driven by monetary concerns. How have we had enough experience with novel H1N1 infected stock to decide they pose no health risk?

Humans are susceptible to animal diseases ranging from mad cow disease to novel H1N1 flu. Our current farming practices of feeding animals unnatural foods that cause acidity and disease, overcrowded and cramped conditions that cause disease and the spread of disease within a species as well as species to species, and the problematic over accumulation of waste products due to industrialized farming display a clear and present danger. How many lives will be lost before we reverse this trend? Or will big business prevail, ignoring basic animal rights while killing our citizens with industrialized farm born disease?

Is it time for face masks, vaccinations, and quarantines?

Influenza, or flu, is a highly contagious viral respiratory infection which results in fever, headache, fatigue, body aches, sore throat, and congestion. Diarrhea and vomiting may also occur; children are more likely to suffer from these gastrointestinal symptoms.

Chronic health conditions such as asthma, heart disease, or diabetes increase the risk of complications such as sinus infections, ear infections, dehydration, bacterial pneumonia, and respiratory failure.

Each year an average of 200,000 Americans are hospitalized with seasonal flu; an average of 36,000 die. The CDC’s July 24th update reports 43,771 cases of novel H1N1 (called Swine Flu) in the United States (this number is not indicative of hospitalizations) and 302 reported deaths. So if we currently show a Swine Flu mortality rate that is .00838% of the annual seasonal flu rate, why the hysteria? There are many reasons. But in order to understand the current frenzy, it helps to start with a basic understanding of influenza.

Influenza isn’t limited to humans. Birds and other mammals including ducks, chickens, pigs, horses, ferrets, seals, whales, dogs, and minks suffer from the flu as well. Each influenza virus strain spreads easily within its natural hosts (bird to bird, pig to pig, and so forth) but an influenza strain can shift and jump to another species–bird to pig, horse to dog, pig or bird to human.

Since the 1990s, a particularly virulent strain of bird flu (avian flu) has spread from wild birds to chickens and turkeys. Millions of birds were killed by the flu. Hundreds of millions more have been killed in an effort to stop the spread of the disease. This virus has infected humans; however, to date, it has not evolved to efficiently spread from human to human.

In 1918 the worst recorded global flu pandemic–an avian flu–killed between 50-100 million people world wide. This horrific flu struck hard and fast, sometimes killing its victims within hours. In addition to death by pneumonia, a secondary infection, the flu itself was deadly, causing edema in the lungs and hemorrhagic complications. In many cases, the afflicted bled from the lungs, stomach, intestines, eyes, nose, and ears. Petechial hemorrhages (bleeding under the skin) were so severe, bodies were tagged for race, as it became difficult to differentiate a victim’s race post mortem.

Influenza viruses mutate and change over time. Artealia A. Gilliard of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta explained through a written Q&A that the two ways influenza viruses change are through antigenic drift or antigenic shift. Antigenic drift refers to the “small changes in the virus that happen continually over time. Antigenic drift produces new virus strains that may not be recognized by the body’s immune system.”

H1N1

If an influenza virus sweeps across America infecting Mary Smith, Mary’s immune system will produce antibodies that recognize this influenza, antibodies that provide immunity if Mary is later exposed to the same virus.

The next year when the virus comes back around, Mary’s immune system still recognizes this virus. Even though the virus will have undergone antigenic drift, it will remain very similar to the previous year’s strain. Over time (over a number of years) antigenic drift will render the virus unrecognizable to Mary’s immune system and re-infection can or will occur. “The other type of change is called ‘antigenic shift.’ Antigenic shift is an abrupt, major change in the influenza A viruses,” writes Ms. Gilliard. “…[Antigenic] shift results in a new influenza A subtype. When shift happens, most people have little or no protection against the new virus.” “While influenza viruses are changing by antigenic drift all the time,” she writes, “antigenic shift happens only occasionally.” Novel H1N1 is a type A influenza. Genetically, it is a combination of avian, porcine (pig), and human flu. “In a setting such as a farm where chickens, humans, and pigs live in close proximity, pigs act as an influenza virus ‘mixing bowl’,” writes Ms. Gillard. “If a pig is infected with avian and human flu simultaneously, the two types of virus may exchange genes. Such a ‘reassorted’ flu virus can sometimes spread from pigs to people.”

This is an antigenic shift, which results in a new influenza A subtype, to which most people have little or no immune protection. “If this new virus causes illness in people and can be transmitted easily from person to person, an influenza pandemic can occur.”

We have seen combinations of avian, porcine, and human influenza before, but Ms. Gillard tells us that we have not seen this combination before.

Swine Flu Vaccine…H1N1 virus, has spread to 70 countries…

In the 1918 pandemic, three waves of the virus swept across the United States within one year rather than the usual one wave per year. The first wave’s mortality rate was lower than a typical seasonal flu. The second and third waves were deadly. The first wave struck in spring, the second in fall, the third in winter. The 1918 pandemic was caused by an influenza A, H1N1 virus.

Now, in 2009, novel H1N1, a highly contagious influenza A, H1N1 virus, has spread to 70 countries around the world within 4 months of its identification. And while the morbidity count has been low and the vast majority of people infected with novel H1N1 have recovered without medical intervention, we need to remember that flu season has not yet begun.

We don’t know if we have only seen the first wave of the year or if novel H1N1 will behave as the majority of influenza viruses in the past have behaved, circulating in a drifted form a year later with no discernable change in virility. Will we be hit with a second or third wave? Will its severity increase like the pandemic virus of 1918? No one knows.

So, once again, why the sense of panic? Some fear the disease, some fear the lack of vaccine, some fear the vaccines and fear the Vaccine Lab government will force us to take the shots, while others are convinced by conspiracy theories, believing the influenza to be manmade, created for profit by unscrupulous drug companies.

Newscasts remind us that flu shots are being produced, but there will not be enough initially for everyone. Those most at risk will receive the first shots. This approach, of course, makes the shots more desirable to those not deemed high risk and strikes a bit of fear into the hearts of everyone eagerly awaiting a shot.

Many fear the hurriedly produced novel H1N1 flu vaccine will be rushed to market without the usual precautions, especially since new laws have granted further protections to drug companies should their vaccines prove dangerous or fatal.

Those opposed to vaccines fear the government may mandate vaccinations for adults and children. In the wake of controversy regarding vaccine injury and links to autism, Alzheimer’s disease, and other neurologically-based diseases, mandated vaccinations, especially shots with thermisal (mercury), are unacceptable to many. Though the drug companies removed thermisal from most of the childhood vaccines, flu shots have remained the exception.

Others have spread theories that novel H1N1 is a manmade virus, created by drug companies for profit, while those familiar with genetic re-assortment believe the origin of the disease to be an industrial pig farm in Mexico, where 950 hogs are raised in filthy conditions, which provide both the animals and the environment to breed disease and spread it through water contamination, flies and other insects.

If either the morbidity or the mortality rates rise sharply, our government may close schools and day care centers, limit or ban sports events and concerts as well as any other congregations, and recommend that businesses stagger working hours and encourage telecommunicating. Those with active infections will be asked to stay home for 10-14 days, their unaffected family members for 7 days. We will all be encouraged to wash our hands often and to get a shot–or two–or three. One is for seasonal flu, one or two will be offered for novel H1N1.

Your best defense is to get healthy and stay healthy. Don’t eat sugar; it depresses your immune system. If you do contract the flu, remember to rest and drink a lot of fluids. Try lemonade sweetened with stevia; it’s great hot or cold.

We don’t know if we have only seen the first wave of the year or if novel H1N1 will behave as the majority of influenza viruses in the past have behaved, circulating in a drifted form a year later with no discernable change in virility. Will we be hit with a second or third wave? Will its severity increase like the pandemic virus of 1918? No one knows.

So, once again, why the sense of panic? Some fear the disease, some fear the lack of vaccine, some fear the government will force us to take the shots, while others are convinced the influenza is manmade, created for profit by unscrupulous drug companies.

Newscasts remind us that flu shots are being produced, but there will not be enough initially for everyone. Those most at risk will receive the first shots. This approach, of course, makes the shots more desirable to those not deemed high risk and strikes a bit of fear into the hearts of everyone eagerly awaiting a shot.

Many fear the hurriedly produced novel H1N1 flu vaccine will be rushed to market without the usual precautions, especially since new laws have granted further protections to drug companies should their vaccines prove dangerous or fatal.

Only time will tell whether the Swine Flu hysteria was justified.