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Squalene: The
Swine Flu Vaccine’s Dirty Little Secret Exposed
By Dr.
Mercola
According to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, your
children should be the first target for mass swine
flu vaccinations when school starts this fall.[i]
This is a
ridiculous assumption for many reasons, not to
mention extremely high risk.
In Australia,
where the winter season has begun, Federal Health
Minister Nicola Roxon is reassuring parents the
swine flu is no more dangerous than regular seasonal
flu. "Most people, including children, will
experience very mild symptoms and recover without
any medical intervention," she said.[ii]
Sydney-based
immunization specialist Robert Booy predicts swine
flu might be fatal to about twice as many children
in the coming year as regular influenza. Booy
estimates 10-12 children could die from the H1N1
virus, compared with the five or six regular flu
deaths seen among children in an average year in
Australia.[iii]
“Cure
the Disease, Kill the Patient”
Less than
100 children in the U.S. die each year from seasonal
flu viruses.[iv]
If we use Australia’s math, a very rough estimate
would be another 100 children could potentially die
of swine flu in the United States in the coming
year.
If children
are the first target group in the U.S. per Sebelius,
that means we’re about to inject around 75 million
children with a fast tracked vaccine containing
novel adjuvants, including dangerous squalene, to
prevent perhaps 100 deaths.
I’m not
overlooking the tragedy of the loss of even one
child to an illness like the H1N1 flu virus. But
there can be no argument that unnecessary mass
injection of millions of children with a vaccine
containing an adjuvant known to cause a host of
debilitating autoimmune diseases is a reckless,
dangerous plan.
Why
are Vaccinations Dangerous?
The presumed
intent of a vaccination is to help you build
immunity to potentially harmful organisms that cause
illness and disease. However, your body’s immune
system is already designed to do this in response to
organisms which invade your body naturally.
Most
disease-causing organisms enter your body through
the mucous membranes of your nose, mouth, pulmonary
system or your digestive tract – not through an
injection.
These mucous
membranes have their own immune system, called the
IgA immune system. It is a different system from the
one activated when a vaccine is injected into your
body.
Your IgA
immune system is your body’s first line of defense.
Its job is to fight off invading organisms at their
entry points, reducing or even eliminating the need
for activation of your body’s immune system.
When a virus
is injected into your body in a vaccine, and
especially when combined with an immune adjuvant
like squalene, your IgA immune system is bypassed
and your body’s immune system kicks into high gear
in response to the vaccination.
Injecting organisms into your body to
provoke immunity is contrary to nature, and
vaccination carries enormous
potential to do serious damage to your health.
And
as if Vaccines Weren’t Dangerous Enough on Their Own …
… imagine
them turbocharged.
The main
ingredient in a vaccine is either killed viruses or
live ones that have been attenuated (weakened and
made less harmful).
Flu vaccines can also contain a
number of chemical
toxins,
including ethylene glycol (antifreeze),
formaldehyde, phenol (carbolic acid) and even
antibiotics like Neomycin and streptomycin.
In addition
to the viruses and other additives, many vaccines
also contain immune adjuvants like aluminum and
squalene.
The purpose
of an immune adjuvant added to a vaccine is to
enhance (turbo charge) your immune response to the
vaccination. Adjuvants cause your immune system to
overreact to the introduction of the organism you’re
being vaccinated against.
Adjuvants are
supposed to get the job done faster (but certainly
not more safely), which reduces the amount of
vaccine required per dose, and the number of doses
given per individual.
Less vaccine
required per person means more individual doses
available for mass vaccination campaigns.
Coincidentally, this is exactly the goal of
government and the pharmaceutical companies who
stand to make millions from their vaccines.
Will
There Be Immune Adjuvants in Swine Flu Vaccines?
The
U.S. government has contracts with several drug
companies to develop and produce swine flu vaccines.
At least two of those companies,
Novartis
and
GlaxoSmithKline,
are using an adjuvant in their H1N1 vaccines.
The adjuvant?
Squalene.
According to
Meryl Nass, M.D., an authority on the anthrax
vaccine,
“A novel
feature of the two H1N1 vaccines being developed by
companies Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline is the
addition of squalene-containing adjuvants to boost
immunogenicity and dramatically reduce the amount of
viral antigen needed. This translates to much faster
production of desired vaccine quantities.”[v]
Novartis’s
proprietary squalene adjuvant for their H1N1 vaccine
is MF59. Glaxo’s is ASO3. MF59 has yet to be
approved by the FDA for use in any U.S. vaccine,
despite its history of use in other countries.
Per Dr. Nass,
there are only three vaccines in existence using an
approved squalene adjuvant. None of the three are
approved for use in the U.S.
What
Squalene Does to Rats
Oil-based
vaccination adjuvants like squalene have been proved
to generate concentrated, unremitting immune
responses over long periods of time.[vi]
A 2000 study
published in the American Journal of Pathology
demonstrated a single injection of the adjuvant
squalene into rats triggered “chronic,
immune-mediated joint-specific inflammation,” also
known as rheumatoid arthritis.[vii]
The
researchers concluded the study raised questions
about the role of adjuvants in chronic inflammatory
diseases.
What
Squalene Does to Humans
Your immune system recognizes
squalene as an oil molecule native to your body. It
is found throughout your nervous system and brain.
In fact, you can consume
squalene in olive oil
and not only will your immune system recognize it,
you will also reap the benefits of its antioxidant
properties.
The
difference between “good” and “bad” squalene is the
route by which it enters your body. Injection is an
abnormal route of entry which incites your immune
system to attack all the squalene in your
body, not just the vaccine adjuvant.
Your immune
system will attempt to destroy the molecule wherever
it finds it, including in places where it occurs
naturally, and where it is vital to the health of
your nervous system.[viii]
Gulf War
veterans with Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) received
anthrax vaccines which contained squalene.[ix]
MF59 (the Novartis squalene adjuvant) was an
unapproved ingredient in
experimental anthrax vaccines
and has since been linked to the devastating
autoimmune diseases suffered by countless Gulf War
vets.[x]
The
Department of Defense made every attempt to deny
that squalene was indeed an added contaminant in the
anthrax vaccine administered to Persian Gulf war
military personnel – deployed and non-deployed – as
well as participants in the more recent Anthrax
Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP).
However, the
FDA discovered the presence of squalene in certain
lots of AVIP product. A test was developed to detect
anti-squalene antibodies in GWS patients, and a
clear link was established between the contaminated
product and all the GWS sufferers who had been
injected with the vaccine containing squalene.
A study
conducted at Tulane Medical School and published in
the February 2000 issue of Experimental Molecular
Pathology included these stunning statistics:
“ … the
substantial majority (95%) of overtly ill deployed
GWS patients had antibodies to squalene. All (100%)
GWS patients immunized for service in Desert
Shield/Desert Storm who did not deploy, but had the
same signs and symptoms as those who did deploy, had
antibodies to squalene.
In contrast,
none (0%) of the deployed Persian Gulf veterans not
showing signs and symptoms of GWS have antibodies to
squalene. Neither patients with idiopathic
autoimmune disease nor healthy controls had
detectable serum antibodies to squalene. The
majority of symptomatic GWS patients had serum
antibodies to squalene.”[xi]
According to
Dr. Viera Scheibner, Ph.D., a former principle
research scientist for the government of Australia:
“… this
adjuvant [squalene] contributed to the cascade of
reactions called "Gulf War Syndrome," documented in
the soldiers involved in the Gulf War.
The symptoms
they developed included 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 (amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis), Raynaud’s phenomenon, Sjorgren’s
syndrome, chronic diarrhoea, night sweats and
low-grade fevers.”[xii]
Post
Vaccination Follow-Up Might as Well Be Non-Existent
There
is virtually no science to support the safety of
vaccine injections on your long-term health or the
health of your children. Follow-up studies last on
average about two weeks, and look only for glaring
injuries and illnesses.
Autoimmune
disorders like those seen in Gulf War Syndrome
frequently take years to diagnose due to the
vagueness of early symptoms. Complaints like
headaches, fatigue and chronic aches and pains are
symptoms of many different illnesses and diseases.
Don’t hold
your breath waiting for vaccine purveyors and
proponents to look seriously at the long-term health
consequences of their vaccination campaigns.
What
You Can Do to Protect Yourself and Your Family
Visit the National Vaccination
Information Center (NVIC)
site and join in the fight against mandatory swine
flu vaccinations.
Educate yourself about influenza
strains, vaccination risks, and the
public health laws in your
state
that may require you or your children to undergo
either mandatory vaccination or quarantine.
Take care of
your health to reduce or eliminate your risk of
contracting the flu. The key is to keep your immune
system strong by following these guidelines:
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