Mike said:
MtAngus50 said:
BSE Study Points to Virus, Not Proteins
Researchers have found more evidence that a virus may cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and a related brain disorder in humans, according to an article at Washingtonpost.com.
Laura Manuelidis, a neuropathologist at Yale Medical School, said nerve cells infected with the human form of BSE contained a virus-size particle not appearing in uninfected cells. Cells infected with scrapie contained the same germ, the article noted.
The findings disagree with the commonly held belief the diseases are spread by prions, abnormal proteins.
According to Washingtonpost.com, questions have arisen because people and animals are thought to catch the disease by eating infected meat, and some researchers argue the stomach and intestines would quickly break down any protein before it reached the blood or brain.
Thoughts on this?
My first thought is the new "Virus" vaccination being given to young girls to deter "Uterine/Cervical Cancer" in females, later in life.
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mike, you mean ''FORCED'' on them don't you ???
Texas Gov. Merck $ Co. and Lobbyist orders anti-cancer vaccine
Feb. 3, 2007, 3:34AM
Texas Gov. orders anti-cancer vaccine
By LIZ AUSTIN PETERSON Associated Press Writer
© 2007 The Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas — Some conservatives and parents' rights groups worry that requiring girls to get vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer would condone premarital sex and interfere with the way they raise their children.
By using an executive order that bypassed the Legislature, Republican Gov. Rick Perry — himself a conservative — on Friday avoided such opposition, making Texas the first state to mandate that schoolgirls get vaccinated against the virus.
Beginning in September 2008, girls entering the sixth grade will have to receive Gardasil, Merck & Co.'s new vaccine against strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV.
Perry also directed state health authorities to make the vaccine available free to girls 9 to 18 who are uninsured or whose insurance does not cover vaccines. In addition, he ordered that Medicaid offer Gardasil to women ages 19 to 21.
Perry, a conservative Christian who opposes abortion and stem-cell research using embryonic cells, counts on the religious right for his political base. But he has said the cervical cancer vaccine is no different from the one that protects children against polio.
"The HPV vaccine provides us with an incredible opportunity to effectively target and prevent cervical cancer," he said.
Opponents say Perry should have let the Legislature decide whether to impose a mandate.
"He's circumventing the will of the people," said Dawn Richardson, president of Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education, a citizens group that fought for the right to opt out of other vaccine requirements. "There are bills filed. There's no emergency except in the boardrooms of Merck, where this is failing to gain the support that they had expected."
Texas allows parents to opt out of inoculations by filing an affidavit objecting to the vaccine on religious or philosophical reasons. Conservative groups say such provisions still interfere with parents' rights to make medical decisions for their children.
The executive order is effective until Perry or a successor changes it, and the Legislature has no authority to repeal it, said Perry spokeswoman Krista Moody. Moody said the Texas Constitution permits the governor, as head of the executive branch, to order other members of the executive branch to adopt rules like this one.
The federal government approved Gardasil in June, and a government advisory panel has recommended that all girls get the shots at 11 and 12, before they are likely to be sexually active.
Merck could generate billions in sales if Gardasil — at $360 for the three-shot regimen — were made mandatory across the country. Most insurance companies now cover the vaccine, which has been shown to have no serious side effects.
The New Jersey-based drug company is bankrolling efforts to pass state laws across the country mandating Gardasil for girls as young as 11 or 12. It doubled its lobbying budget in Texas and has funneled money through Women in Government, an advocacy group made up of female state legislators around the country.
Perry has ties to Merck and Women in Government. One of the drug company's three lobbyists in Texas is Mike Toomey, Perry's former chief of staff. His current chief of staff's mother-in-law, Texas Republican state Rep. Dianne White Delisi, is a state director for Women in Government.
The governor also received $6,000 from Merck's political action committee during his re-election campaign.
A top official from Merck's vaccine division sits on Women in Government's business council, and many of the bills around the country have been introduced by members of Women in Government.
Merck spokeswoman Janet Skidmore would not say how much the company is spending on lobbyists or how much it has donated to Women in Government. Susan Crosby, the group's president, also declined to specify how much the drug company gave.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4523513.html
Feb. 2, 2007, 7:18PM
Texas Orders Cancer Vaccine for Girls
By LIZ AUSTIN PETERSON Associated Press Writer
© 2007 The Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas — Merck & Co. stands to make billions of dollars should other states follow Texas' lead and require schoolgirls to receive its new anti-cancer vaccine. Supporters of the mandate say it would be a small price to pay to eradicate a dangerous sexually transmitted disease.
At issue is whether Gov. Rick Perry's order Friday requiring the vaccinations is driven by political cronyism and a hard-lobbying drug company's hunger for profits, or is simply good public policy.
About 10,000 American women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society, and about one-third of them will die.
Texas lawmakers who support requiring the vaccine say Perry's order will spare some young girls from the same fate when they grow up.
"We could see this be a thing of the past," state Rep. Jessica Farrar said.
Beginning in September 2008, girls entering the sixth grade _ meaning, generally, girls ages 11 and 12 _ will have to get Gardasil, Merck's new vaccine against strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV.
Perry also directed state health authorities to make the vaccine available free to girls 9 to 18 who are uninsured or whose insurance does not cover vaccines. In addition, he ordered that Medicaid offer Gardasil to women ages 19 to 21.
Merck worked hard to make the Texas mandate a reality, doubling its lobbying budget here and employing a former Perry chief of staff to make the company's case to the governor and the Legislature.
It also funneled money through Women in Government, an advocacy group made up of female state legislators around the country. The mother-in-law of Perry's current chief of staff is a state director for the organization.
Merck officials have repeatedly declined to say how much the company has spent on the lobbying blitz or how much it has given to Women in Government. Perry received $6,000 from Merck's political action committee during his re-election campaign.
But Merck spokesman Christopher Loder said Friday that the company simply wants to "help reduce the burden of cervical cancer _ the second leading cancer among women around the world _ and other HPV-related diseases for as many people as possible, and as quickly as possible."
Some conservatives oppose the requirement, saying it tramples on parents' rights and sends the message that it's OK to engage in premarital sex.
Perry, a Republican who opposes abortion and stem-cell research using embryonic cells, counts on the religious right for his political base. But he has said the cervical cancer vaccine is no different from the one that protects children against polio.
"The HPV vaccine provides us with an incredible opportunity to effectively target and prevent cervical cancer," Perry said in announcing the order.
Texas allows parents to opt out of inoculations by filing an affidavit objecting to the vaccine on religious or philosophical reasons. Even with such provisions, however, conservative groups say such requirements interfere with parents' rights to make medical decisions for their children.
"He's circumventing the will of the people," said Dawn Richardson, president of Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education, a citizens group that has fought for the right to opt out of other vaccine requirements. "There are bills filed. There's no emergency except in the boardrooms of Merck, where this is failing to gain the support that they had expected."
Legislative aides said they are looking for ways to make it easier for parents to get around the mandate.
The federal government approved Gardasil in June, and a government advisory panel has recommended that all girls get the shots at 11 and 12, before they are likely to be sexually active.
New Jersey-based Merck could generate billions in sales if Gardasil _ at $360 for a three-shot regimen _ were made mandatory across the country. Most insurance companies now cover the vaccine, which has been shown to have no serious side effects.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4522664.html
GARDASIL®
[Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11, 16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine]
http://www.merck.com/product/usa/pi_circulars/g/gardasil/gardasil_pi.pdf
What are the ingredients in GARDASIL?
The main ingredients are purified inactive proteins that come from HPV Types 6, 11, 16, and 18.
It also contains amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate, sodium chloride, L-histidine, polysorbate
80, sodium borate, and water for injection.
http://www.merck.com/product/usa/pi_circulars/g/gardasil/gardasil_ppi.pdf
Each 0.5 mL dose contains approximately 20 µg of HPV 6 L1 protein, 40 µg of HPV 11 L1, 40 µg of HPV 16 L1, and 20 µg of HPV 18 L1; and approximately 225 µg of aluminum (as amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate adjuvant), 9.56 mg of sodium chloride, 0.78 mg of L-histidine, 50 µg of polysorbate 80 (Tween 80), 35 µg of sodium borate, and water for injection. The product contains no preservatives ...[truncated]
http://www.biopharma.com/cgi/full5.lasso?Key=170.1879
Products/Active Agents Index
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SO, what next ??? forced what from the far religious and perfect right ???
i had a long list of samples to add here that would be a possibility now. i ask my wife it would be appropriate to post them. she said probably not.
so i will leave that up to you. but i still ask, what next ???
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Louping-ill vaccine (scrapie transmission by vaccine)
Subject: Louping-ill vaccine documents from November 23rd, 1946 Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 17:44:57 -0700 From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr." ...
http://www.whale.to/v/singeltary.html
http://www.whale.to/v/cjd1.html
http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/AC/01/slides/3681s2_09.pdf
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dockets/96n0417/96N-0417-EC-2.htm
http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/ac/01/slides/3681s2_07.pdf
http://lists.ifas.ufl.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0701&L=sanet-mg&T=0&P=5318
4th CASE VCJD VIA BLOOD TRANSFUSION, BSE, BASE, AND SPORADIC CJD
By Terry S Singeltary PART I
http://bloodindex.org/view_news_zone.php?id=206
4th CASE VCJD VIA BLOOD TRANSFUSION, BSE, BASE, AND SPORADIC CJD
By Terry S Singeltary PART II
http://bloodindex.org/view_news_zone.php?id=207
vCJD TRANSFUSION RISK UK, FRANCE, other TSE data USA
By Terry S Singeltary
http://bloodindex.org/view_news_zone.php?id=218
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