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This is Insane! (Rant from the Heart) Paul Thomas, MD, Pediatrician
I have a huge concern, in The New York Times today… it is February 8th, 2017… there’s a huge article urging our President, Donald Trump, not to have a commission on vaccine safety. Wait a minute! They don’t want to find out if there’s a problem with our vaccines? That’s insane, folks! Absolutely insane. I’m a board certified pediatrician. I am not anti-vaccine. I’m not pro-vaccine. This idea of pushing people into anti or pro is ridiculous. We all want healthy kids. If we’re going to use vaccines, we want safe vaccines. There is absolutely no reason we shouldn’t look into this.
New Federal 2017 Vaccine Schedules Approved
The second update pertains to the timing at which two doses of the meningococcal vaccine MenB-FHbp should be administered rather than the three doses originally recommended.2
The third update relates to the HepB vaccine. The ACIP recommends the hepatitis B shot should be administered to newborn infants “within 24 hours of birth” instead of the previous “at hospital discharge.”3
The ACIP additionally recommends HepB vaccine for adults suffering from chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, alcoholic liver disease, fatty liver disease and autoimmune hepatitis.2
References:
Now that De Niro has joined forces with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in questioning the safety of vaccinating children and pregnant women, will we finally get more information that's been long hidden by the CDC?VACCINES: Healthcare Crisis, Reaction, Solution
I have a huge concern, in The New York Times today… it is February 8th, 2017… there’s a huge article urging our President, Donald Trump, not to have a commission on vaccine safety. Wait a minute! They don’t want to find out if there’s a problem with our vaccines? That’s insane, folks! Absolutely insane. I’m a board certified pediatrician. I am not anti-vaccine. I’m not pro-vaccine. This idea of pushing people into anti or pro is ridiculous. We all want healthy kids. If we’re going to use vaccines, we want safe vaccines. There is absolutely no reason we shouldn’t look into this.
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) have approved new adult and childhood vaccine schedules, effective Feb. 1, 2017. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) have all endorsed the new schedules.1The CDC’s release of the vaccine schedules has coincided with news reports that the Trump administration may appoint a special commission to investigate the safety of vaccines. In response to these reports, AAFP’s president, John Meigs, expressed his opposition to the proposal:
A new federal commission on immunizations is not necessary and would divert much-needed dollars from other, more pressing health care issues. To suggest the need for such an organization promotes unnecessary, ongoing and disproven skepticism about vaccines and public safety.”2
He added:
The science is clear, and family physicians stand ready to help everyone―from the incoming administration to the general public―understand how safe and important vaccines are.2
Updates to the Childhood Vaccine Schedule
The updated childhood vaccine schedule recommends that children between ages 11-12 years old receive two doses of Human Papillomavirus (HPV9) vaccine instead of the previously licensed three-dose schedule.2 The HPV9 vaccine can be given as early as nine years old and as late as 13-14 years old. For patients 15 years old and over, it is recommended that they receive three doses of HPV9.2The second update pertains to the timing at which two doses of the meningococcal vaccine MenB-FHbp should be administered rather than the three doses originally recommended.2
The third update relates to the HepB vaccine. The ACIP recommends the hepatitis B shot should be administered to newborn infants “within 24 hours of birth” instead of the previous “at hospital discharge.”3
Updates to the Adult Vaccine Schedule
The ACIP recommends that adult patients with a history of egg allergy that manifests with symptoms other than hives may receive age-appropriate inactivated (IIV) or recombinant influenza vaccine (RIV) but should be supervised by a medical professional, who is able to quickly recognize and manage severe allergic reactions.2The ACIP additionally recommends HepB vaccine for adults suffering from chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, alcoholic liver disease, fatty liver disease and autoimmune hepatitis.2
References:
1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Immunizations: For Healthcare Professionals. National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Feb. 6, 2017.
2 American Academy of Family Physicians. CDC, AAFP Release 2017 Immunization Schedules. AAFP.org Feb. 6, 2017.
3 CDC. Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or Younger, UNITED STATES, 2017. National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Feb. 6, 2017.
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Federal government officials have long had the authority to apprehend, isolate and quarantine people for a limited number of infectious diseases on the U.S. quarantine list.
However, the legal authority for surveillance, detention and quarantining of citizens residing in the U.S. suspected of being infected with certain non-quarantinable communicable diseases historically has resided with state government health officials.1
On Jan. 17, 2017, the last day of the Obama administration, a new final rule on the Control of Communicable Diseases was issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that is schedule to take effect in March.
The new rule gives the CDC expanded authority to apprehend, isolate and quarantine for at least 72 hours a person entering the U.S. or traveling between states, who is suspected of being infected, or at risk of being infected, with one of the nine diseases on the U.S. quarantine list (cholera, plague, diphtheria, smallpox, yellow fever, infectious tuberculosis, viral hemorrhagic fevers [like Ebola], severe acute respiratory syndrome [SARS] and influenza) that can cause a pandemic.2
The rule also strengthens federal surveillance of travelers for symptoms of non-quarantinable diseases like measles, pertussis and meningococcal disease.3
While proponents are touting the changes as necessary to protect the public health, critics have been arguing since the CDC first published the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in August 2016, that it is an example of government overreach, which poses a risk to health and civil liberties.4
Because the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) and other organizations advocating for protection of civil liberties urged Americans to contact the CDC and oppose the NPRM last summer, the CDC received more than 15,000 comments from the public, many of them expressing concern that the rule violated the U.S. Constitution, and human and civil rights.
Although the CDC rejected this characterization, the agency did make changes to the final rule, including eliminating a provision that would have allowed the CDC to require individuals to agree to submit to public health measures such as hospitalization, vaccination and medical treatment.
In addition, the final rule states that medical examinations can only be conducted with prior informed consent.5
The new rule also makes it clear that rash and cough symptoms of non-quarantinable infectious diseases, such as measles and pertussis, among travelers are going to be more closely monitored by federal government officials as well.
For non-quarantinable diseases, CDC will be working with state health departments, who have the legal authority to detain and quarantine citizens suspected of being infected with, or at risk for, being infected with a communicable disease.
James Hodge Jr., a professor of public health law and ethics at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, told NPR, “Because of the breadth and scope of the definition of ill persons, CDC can target a much wider swath of persons to assess and screen.”6
Airlines
(1) Fever (defined as measured temperature of 100.4 degrees F [38 degrees C] or greater, feels warm to the touch or gives a history of feeling feverish)
AND one of the following:
(3) Other signs or symptoms of communicable disease CDC is concerned about and has announced in the Federal Register.
Ships
(1) Fever (defined as measured temperature of 100.4 degrees F [38 degrees C] or greater, feels warm to the touch or gives a history of feeling feverish)
AND one of the following:
(3) Acute gastroenteritis (inflammation of stomach or intestines or both), defined as:
The World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. health officials have targeted mass MMR vaccination campaigns as the solution to eradicating measles, even though serious questions remain about the vaccine’s efficacy and safety.
In the final rule, measles outbreaks in the U.S. were again highlighted. It illustrates why travelers with a rash or cough could become the subject of scrutiny and reporting to the CDC by airline and other public transportation personnel as the federal government more closely monitors almost all signs of illness in all travelers.
She had no known exposure to the disease, as she had worn heavy protective gear, but upon her return to the U.S., New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered her quarantined to an area hospital. This was against the current CDC guidelines, which stated she should monitor herself for symptoms at home.
“It’s imperative that whenever the next outbreak hits, emergency health measures are grounded in scientific evidence and guided by clear, fair rules to protect people from wrongful deprivation of their liberties,” the Times piece states, continuing:11
Although travelers found to be infected with or at risk for being infected with a non-quarantinable disease like measles cannot be quarantined by federal health officials, state health officials do have the legal authority to detain and quarantine residents infected with certain communicable diseases, depending upon the state’s public health laws.
The final rule was originally scheduled to go into effect Feb. 21, 2017. However, with the change in administration, the new regulations are being reviewed and will not take effect until the end of March 2017, at the earliest.13
2 American Academy of Family Physicians. CDC, AAFP Release 2017 Immunization Schedules. AAFP.org Feb. 6, 2017.
3 CDC. Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or Younger, UNITED STATES, 2017. National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Feb. 6, 2017.
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CDC Publishes Final Rule on Quarantine Powers
BY JOSEPH MERCOLA, DO
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
The federal government’s legal authority to detain and quarantine
persons infected with certain highly communicable and deadly infectious
diseases historically primarily has involved detaining people entering
the U.S. by boats and airplanes or traveling across state lines.Federal government officials have long had the authority to apprehend, isolate and quarantine people for a limited number of infectious diseases on the U.S. quarantine list.
However, the legal authority for surveillance, detention and quarantining of citizens residing in the U.S. suspected of being infected with certain non-quarantinable communicable diseases historically has resided with state government health officials.1
On Jan. 17, 2017, the last day of the Obama administration, a new final rule on the Control of Communicable Diseases was issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that is schedule to take effect in March.
The new rule gives the CDC expanded authority to apprehend, isolate and quarantine for at least 72 hours a person entering the U.S. or traveling between states, who is suspected of being infected, or at risk of being infected, with one of the nine diseases on the U.S. quarantine list (cholera, plague, diphtheria, smallpox, yellow fever, infectious tuberculosis, viral hemorrhagic fevers [like Ebola], severe acute respiratory syndrome [SARS] and influenza) that can cause a pandemic.2
The rule also strengthens federal surveillance of travelers for symptoms of non-quarantinable diseases like measles, pertussis and meningococcal disease.3
While proponents are touting the changes as necessary to protect the public health, critics have been arguing since the CDC first published the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in August 2016, that it is an example of government overreach, which poses a risk to health and civil liberties.4
Because the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) and other organizations advocating for protection of civil liberties urged Americans to contact the CDC and oppose the NPRM last summer, the CDC received more than 15,000 comments from the public, many of them expressing concern that the rule violated the U.S. Constitution, and human and civil rights.
Although the CDC rejected this characterization, the agency did make changes to the final rule, including eliminating a provision that would have allowed the CDC to require individuals to agree to submit to public health measures such as hospitalization, vaccination and medical treatment.
In addition, the final rule states that medical examinations can only be conducted with prior informed consent.5
Who Could Be Quarantined Under the New Rule?
The new rule gives the CDC the power to detain for further health assessment a person who is crossing the U.S. or state borders if he or she is exhibiting certain infection symptoms associated with quarantinable diseases, such as fever, headache and acute gastroenteritis (abdominal cramps, loose stools or vomiting).The new rule also makes it clear that rash and cough symptoms of non-quarantinable infectious diseases, such as measles and pertussis, among travelers are going to be more closely monitored by federal government officials as well.
For non-quarantinable diseases, CDC will be working with state health departments, who have the legal authority to detain and quarantine citizens suspected of being infected with, or at risk for, being infected with a communicable disease.
James Hodge Jr., a professor of public health law and ethics at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, told NPR, “Because of the breadth and scope of the definition of ill persons, CDC can target a much wider swath of persons to assess and screen.”6
Airline Pilots and Ship Operators to Become Surveillance Crews?
The new rule also includes new reporting requirements for airplanes and ships. If the rules take effect, airline pilots and ship operators would be required to report not only deaths on board but also “certain overt and common signs and symptoms of sick travelers” to the CDC prior to arriving into the U.S. Barbara Loe Fisher, NVIC co-founder and president noted:7It is not a good idea to make the public’s airport experience even more difficult by enlisting flight crews to report passengers with symptoms that could be nothing more than eczema, acne, norovirus or the common cold.The required signs and symptoms include the following, and must be reported not only during international travel, but also on airline flights flying domestically, between states:8
… What started out as a vacation could be turned into a nightmare spent in an airport quarantine center.
Airlines
(1) Fever (defined as measured temperature of 100.4 degrees F [38 degrees C] or greater, feels warm to the touch or gives a history of feeling feverish)
AND one of the following:
- Skin rash
- Difficulty breathing
- Persistent cough
- Decreased consciousness or recent onset of confusion
- New unexplained bleeding or bruising
- Persistent diarrhea
- Persistent vomiting (other than airsickness)
- Headache with stiff neck
- Appearing obviously unwell; OR
(3) Other signs or symptoms of communicable disease CDC is concerned about and has announced in the Federal Register.
Ships
(1) Fever (defined as measured temperature of 100.4 degrees F [38 degrees C] or greater, feels warm to the touch or gives a history of feeling feverish)
AND one of the following:
- Skin rash
- Difficulty breathing or suspected or confirmed pneumonia
- Persistent cough or cough with bloody sputum
- Decreased consciousness or recent onset of confusion
- New unexplained bruising or bleeding
- Persistent vomiting (other than seasickness)
- Headache with stiff neck
- Appearing obviously unwell; OR
(3) Acute gastroenteritis (inflammation of stomach or intestines or both), defined as:
- Diarrhea, defined as within a 24-hour period, three or more episodes of loose stools or an occurrence of loose stools that is above normal for the person, or
- Vomiting and one or more of the following additional symptoms: one or more episodes of loose stools in a 24-hour period, abdominal cramps, headache, muscle aches or fever (temperature of 100.4 degrees F [38 degrees C] or greater); OR
Is This Part of Global Efforts to Eradicate Measles?
In August 2016, NPRM, the CDC pointed to “the ongoing persistence of measles in the United States” as an example of why the updated rules are necessary. They even said, “Every case of measles in the United States is considered a public health emergency because of its extremely high transmissibility.”9The World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. health officials have targeted mass MMR vaccination campaigns as the solution to eradicating measles, even though serious questions remain about the vaccine’s efficacy and safety.
In the final rule, measles outbreaks in the U.S. were again highlighted. It illustrates why travelers with a rash or cough could become the subject of scrutiny and reporting to the CDC by airline and other public transportation personnel as the federal government more closely monitors almost all signs of illness in all travelers.
Will the New Rules Backfire?
Once it becomes widespread knowledge that an airline pilot or ship’s captain must report symptoms of common illness directly to the federal government, and that information could be used to immediately detain or quarantine you, there’s a good chance people may try to evade the system. Jennifer Nuzzo, a research epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, told NPR:10The worst-case scenario is that people may try to evade these procedures by, say, taking medicines to reduce their fever, or be afraid to report it if they are feeling ill on a plane … We don’t want to drive cases underground by putting measures in place that seem as though they carry some penalties associated with them.
Emergency Health Measures Should Be Grounded in Science, Not Fear
While one concern is that increased surveillance of travelers by health officials could drive diseases underground, another is that overreaching power could allow people to be wrongly detained. An op-ed piece in The New York Times described the case of Kaci Hickox, who had volunteered as a nurse treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, West Africa.She had no known exposure to the disease, as she had worn heavy protective gear, but upon her return to the U.S., New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered her quarantined to an area hospital. This was against the current CDC guidelines, which stated she should monitor herself for symptoms at home.
“It’s imperative that whenever the next outbreak hits, emergency health measures are grounded in scientific evidence and guided by clear, fair rules to protect people from wrongful deprivation of their liberties,” the Times piece states, continuing:11
That incident wasn’t an anomaly. During a bubonic plague outbreak in 1900, for example, government officials quarantined the entire Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco.
The quarantine applied only to Chinese residents, and lacked any scientific basis. It was fueled by little more than naked fear and racism. Given this history, we want to ensure that federal officials applying the new regulations will act on the basis of science and evidence and not on politics and public fear.
What Diseases are Covered in the Quarantine Rules?
According to the new rules, “CDC may apprehend, detain, examine or conditionally release an individual if it reasonably believes that he/she may be infected with or exposed to a quarantinable communicable disease.”12 Those diseases currently include the following:- Cholera
- Diphtheria
- Infectious tuberculosis
- Plague
- Smallpox
- Yellow fever
- Viral hemorrhagic fevers (Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo, South American and others not yet isolated or named)
- Severe acute respiratory syndromes (e.g., SARS, MERS)
- Influenza caused by novel or re-emergent influenza viruses that are causing, or have the potential to cause, a pandemic
Although travelers found to be infected with or at risk for being infected with a non-quarantinable disease like measles cannot be quarantined by federal health officials, state health officials do have the legal authority to detain and quarantine residents infected with certain communicable diseases, depending upon the state’s public health laws.
The final rule was originally scheduled to go into effect Feb. 21, 2017. However, with the change in administration, the new regulations are being reviewed and will not take effect until the end of March 2017, at the earliest.13
References:
1 Cole JP, Swendiman JS. Mandatory Vaccinations: Precedent and Current Laws. Congressional Research Service May 21, 2014.
2 CDC. Legal Authorities for Isolation and Quarantine
3 U.S. CDC, Final Rule for Control of Communicable Diseases: Interstate and Foreign
4 CDC to Amend Public Health Service Act
5 Jurist: Federal Communicable Disease Regulation: Balancing Civil Liberties and Public Health
6 NPR February 2, 2017
7 Enhanced Online News September 13, 2016
8 U.S. CDC, Final Rule for Control of Communicable Diseases: Interstate and Foreign
9 Enhanced Online News September 13, 2016
10 NPR February 2, 2017
11 The New York Times January 23, 2017
12 U.S. CDC, Final Rule for Control of Communicable Diseases: Interstate and Foreign
13 NPR February 2, 2017
2 CDC. Legal Authorities for Isolation and Quarantine
3 U.S. CDC, Final Rule for Control of Communicable Diseases: Interstate and Foreign
4 CDC to Amend Public Health Service Act
5 Jurist: Federal Communicable Disease Regulation: Balancing Civil Liberties and Public Health
6 NPR February 2, 2017
7 Enhanced Online News September 13, 2016
8 U.S. CDC, Final Rule for Control of Communicable Diseases: Interstate and Foreign
9 Enhanced Online News September 13, 2016
10 NPR February 2, 2017
11 The New York Times January 23, 2017
12 U.S. CDC, Final Rule for Control of Communicable Diseases: Interstate and Foreign
13 NPR February 2, 2017
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Robert De Niro still can’t fully support vaccination. In an interview on “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson,” the 73-year-old actor asked, “Where is the science?” This is surprising since he was forced to remove the documentary Vaxxed from the Tribeca Film Festival last year, in a move that seemed to indicate the actor was backing down from his efforts to push the issue into the mainstream.
Actor Bravely Exposing Vaccine Coverup
Published on Feb 20, 2017
Robert
De Niro still can’t fully support vaccination. In an interview on “Full
Measure with Sharyl Attkisson,” the 73-year-old actor asked, “Where is
the science?” This is surprising since he was forced to remove the
documentary Vaxxed from the Tribeca Film Festival last year, in a move
that seemed to indicate the actor was backing down from his efforts to
push the issue into the mainstream.Robert De Niro still can’t fully support vaccination. In an interview on “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson,” the 73-year-old actor asked, “Where is the science?” This is surprising since he was forced to remove the documentary Vaxxed from the Tribeca Film Festival last year, in a move that seemed to indicate the actor was backing down from his efforts to push the issue into the mainstream.
Published on Feb 21, 2017
The
Center for Disease Control and Prevention declared that there is no
connection between and vaccines and autism, however actor Robert De Niro
— who is the father of an autistic child — asks, “Where is the
science?”.Now that De Niro has joined forces with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in questioning the safety of vaccinating children and pregnant women, will we finally get more information that's been long hidden by the CDC?VACCINES: Healthcare Crisis, Reaction, Solution
