tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609683919099708226.post7104858626363833088..comments2023-06-16T09:39:07.504-04:00Comments on Harpocrates Speaks: Arsenic and Old Lace Does Not Vaccine Injury MakeTodd W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16192694127268195554noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609683919099708226.post-59361252961927971562014-09-30T11:16:29.386-04:002014-09-30T11:16:29.386-04:00Todd, an update: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/inte...Todd, an update: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/interim-findings-released-about-syria-vaccine-fatalities-95053/Science Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832263571481452559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609683919099708226.post-64779669159766222992014-09-20T15:49:29.713-04:002014-09-20T15:49:29.713-04:00Please continue to post updates about this inciden...Please continue to post updates about this incident Todd. The WHO issued a statement on September 19th which provided preliminary results of their investigation which indicate a human mistake in substituting the paralyzing agent for the diluent for reconstituting the MMR vaccine, but the WHO has stated that the vaccination program is suspended, until their investigation is completed to absolutely rule out deliberate contamination of the vaccine.<br /><br />David Kroll at Forbes has blogged about the deaths in Syria, associated with the MMR vaccination program:<br /><br />http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2014/09/18/syrian-infant-deaths-vaccine-mixups-with-atracurium-not-uncommon/liladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08264334445565203886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609683919099708226.post-23556330069276507812014-09-19T08:34:53.646-04:002014-09-19T08:34:53.646-04:00Thanks for writing this up Todd; parents need a ra...Thanks for writing this up Todd; parents need a rational explanation in the face of a terrible tragedy that anti-vaxxers are only too happy to exploit for themselves. It is doubly sad because it was a totally preventable horrific mistake.Science Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832263571481452559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609683919099708226.post-76223839504816039082014-09-18T12:18:58.172-04:002014-09-18T12:18:58.172-04:00I saw that this morning and added an update to my ...I saw that this morning and added an update to my post. It looks like the investigation is still ongoing, though. Preliminary report. Suggestive, but not conclusive.Todd W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16192694127268195554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609683919099708226.post-75740984814262985022014-09-18T12:17:06.531-04:002014-09-18T12:17:06.531-04:00mystery solved
"The report says an anaesthet...mystery solved<br /><br />"The report says an anaesthetic, atracuriam, which is used as a muscle relaxant in surgery was given to the infants, perhaps mixed with the measles vaccine, which had been delivered by aid agencies conducting a mass vaccination program in opposition parts of northern Syria.<br /><br />The error is believed to have occurred because the packaging of the anaesthetic drug was similar to that of the solution used to mix the measles vaccination."<br /><br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/17/measles-vaccination-mix-up-syria-15-infants-killedKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265968595848523357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609683919099708226.post-17296374453969559632014-09-18T02:10:42.231-04:002014-09-18T02:10:42.231-04:00As the world mourns for the children and adults wh...As the world mourns for the children and adults whose lives have been disrupted and destroyed by civil strife, there is a small contingent of amoral anti-vaccine and anti-science activists, who are overjoyed that some infants and children were sickened and died following immunizations against measles, mumps and rubella.<br /><br />These are the same individuals who label their autistic children as "damaged goods", "soulless" and "train wrecks", and the very same individuals who deny their own children the benefit of vaccines that prevent serious, oftentimes deadly, vaccine-preventable-diseases.<br /><br />Sadly, I am not surprised that these individuals are using this tragedy to advance their cause. They have spread rumors before, about other vaccines, which have put health care workers in danger and which have resulted in needless cases and needless deaths of vaccine-preventable-diseases.<br /><br />I am sending my deepest and sincerest sympathies to the parents and families whose children were sickened and whose children died.<br /><br />Todd, please provide us with updates about the investigation.<br /><br />Thank you, <br /><br />liladyliladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08264334445565203886noreply@blogger.com