Swine Flu Vaccine

[mdmom]

For those of us who are wary of vaccines....are we surprised by this??

 

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/insight-evidence-grows-for-narcolepsy-link-to-gsk-swine-flu-shot

[Hopeny]

I saw this too, this vaccine had an adjuvant that is not permitted in the U.S. but is used outside the U.S. Scary.

[mama2alex]

GSK's H5N1 vaccine containing the same adjuvant (AS03) that is implicated in the narcolepsy cases, was just approved for use in adults in the U.S.

 

From this article: http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/panflu/news/nov1512vrbpac.html

"On two unanimous votes, the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) said the immunogenicity and safety data on GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK's) H5N1 vaccine are adequate to support its licensure for use in adults. The aim is to strengthen the US stockpile for the threat of an H5N1 pandemic." This happened two months ago. "Adult" is defined as 18 years and up.

 

Also very interesting: From the Reuters article on the Narcolepsy cases, "Research has found that some people are born with a variant in a gene known as HLA that means they have low hypocretin, making them more susceptible to narcolepsy. Around 25 percent of Europeans are thought to have this genetic vulnerability."

 

From Better Health Guy's article on Lyme and mold toxicity: "There are specific genotypes associated with specific susceptibility to biotoxins. For patients with Lyme disease or mold exposure, approximately 25% of the population has a genetic predisposition which results in an inability to clear biotoxins naturally. Understanding whether or not one is in this population can provide key insight into the cause of illness. Though the result may suggest a genetic make-up which cannot itself be corrected, once known, specific interventions can be put into play that may significantly improve the outcome.

 

The test is called HLA DR and it is commonly known as a test which provides insight into possible organ rejection after a transplant operation. Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) is a grouping of genes that lie on chromosome 6. In the case of biotoxins, HLA codes for whether or not a person is capable of clearing biotoxic substances following an exposure. For these people that are genetically incapable of clearing these toxic substances, biotoxins will continue to circulate within the body indefinitely and may reduce one’s chances of recovery."

 

From the Stanford Center for Narcolepsy: "HLA genes are very important systems to keep the immune system in check." and "How is HLA involved in narcolepsy?

No one knows for sure. A large number of other diseases (>80) like Multiple sclerosis or Juvenile Onset (type I) Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus are also associated with specific HLA subtypes. Most of these diseases are autoimmune disorders."

 

Made me wonder if there's some connection via HLA...

[nicklemama]

Approved for adults? Oh that's great. We all know it will be used off label and US kids will now be at risk for vax induced narcolepsy. I'll just be sitting around waiting until the parent reports start rolling in. I wonder what's in the flumist they aren't talking about.

[T_Anna]

Interesting! When I mentioned to Dr.T that DS had received flu vaccine 10/26 right before things got very bad, he said it was "oh, and it probably had H1N1 too."

 

T.Anna