I made it about 10 minutes into this before I completely lost it. I will spend most of this afternoon thanking God for what I have and learning how to have the grace to help these parents.
This is the live feed for the press conference in Washington DC at 12 noon announcing the discovery of 80+ confirmed cases of autism among people compensated in the federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ebcala
The speakers are members of families who have been compensated for vaccine injuries that have debilitated or disabled their otherwise healthy children who have autism. This is related to the controversy about whether or not vaccines can cause autism.
This is no more enraging to me than cases of child care providers who’ve caused Shaken Baby Syndrome in their charges. I cannot be quiet about this issue, my heart is breaking thinking that perhaps companies are making money at the expense of our children’s mental and physical health.
CJ says
This was a very REAL and fully stated presentation. It’s not an anti-vaccine issue….it’s about stating the truth and receiving compensation when things don’t go as they should have.
admin says
I agree, but if they are turning down the *exact* same cases for compensation because the term “autism” is used, that’s politics that hurts our children. The denial that there is any link puts our kids in harm’s way.
CJ says
This was a very REAL and fully stated presentation. It’s not an anti-vaccine issue….it’s about stating the truth and receiving compensation when things don’t go as they should have.
admin says
I agree, but if they are turning down the *exact* same cases for compensation because the term “autism” is used, that’s politics that hurts our children. The denial that there is any link puts our kids in harm’s way.
Jessica says
I’m not impressed with the focus on the compensation plan, rather than how we can green our vaccines and make them safer. If we are clearly drawing connections between vaccines and the damage they can do to our children, regardless of what label is used on that child, THAT I have a hard time with. They want to shuffle the cases into a file and be done with the families, meanwhile, the quality and possibly even the length of life these children will experience is solely related to deep pockets. It sickens me, as a mother of a vaccine injured child, I am sick with hate over this shady situation. And to see that they STILL claim there is no connection is beyond comprehension.
admin says
I agree.. there are huge gaps in this issue. The compensation angle is really the only angle where parents have a leg to stand and not be demonized, though. I can see why this was done. But making things safer? Why that would affect profits! Arg..we live in such a corporatocracy.
Jessica says
I’m not impressed with the focus on the compensation plan, rather than how we can green our vaccines and make them safer. If we are clearly drawing connections between vaccines and the damage they can do to our children, regardless of what label is used on that child, THAT I have a hard time with. They want to shuffle the cases into a file and be done with the families, meanwhile, the quality and possibly even the length of life these children will experience is solely related to deep pockets. It sickens me, as a mother of a vaccine injured child, I am sick with hate over this shady situation. And to see that they STILL claim there is no connection is beyond comprehension.
admin says
I agree.. there are huge gaps in this issue. The compensation angle is really the only angle where parents have a leg to stand and not be demonized, though. I can see why this was done. But making things safer? Why that would affect profits! Arg..we live in such a corporatocracy.
Inger says
Wow
Yet another case of kids being used as guinea pigs by companies/drugs/drug companies that we assume are designed to protect them.
Thanks for letting me know about this.
Cheers
Inger
admin says
The fact that we don’t think about is that doctors (and apparently corporations too) are just human. They make mistakes, and they have incredible premiums. So changing course from traditional views of medicine that appear effective is a hard sell on most of them. It’s time though for a broader spectrum of parents to get educated.
Jasmine says
I have a nephew that has autism this issue just enraging to me. No compensation plan can ever take back or even indemnify whatever is lost from kids suffering from autism because of these vaccines. They are carrying their disability for lifetime.
I am not anti-vaccine but I believe that there are ways how to make the vaccines safe and serve its purposes without harming a child in anyway.
admin says
Jasmine, you are absolutely right! I’ve said before that I can’t understand if we have to keep newborns away from dust and pet dander, why it’s ok to inject them with a vaccine. The shots needs to be separated, and I’ve YET to hear a reasonable argument for the chicken pox vaccine, outside of convenience of kids not missing school.
Jasmine says
I have a nephew that has autism this issue just enraging to me. No compensation plan can ever take back or even indemnify whatever is lost from kids suffering from autism because of these vaccines. They are carrying their disability for lifetime.
I am not anti-vaccine but I believe that there are ways how to make the vaccines safe and serve its purposes without harming a child in anyway.
admin says
Jasmine, you are absolutely right! I’ve said before that I can’t understand if we have to keep newborns away from dust and pet dander, why it’s ok to inject them with a vaccine. The shots needs to be separated, and I’ve YET to hear a reasonable argument for the chicken pox vaccine, outside of convenience of kids not missing school.
admin says
The fact that we don’t think about is that doctors (and apparently corporations too) are just human. They make mistakes, and they have incredible premiums. So changing course from traditional views of medicine that appear effective is a hard sell on most of them. It’s time though for a broader spectrum of parents to get educated.