Action Alert - Institute of Medicine accepting public comment on proposed vaccine safety study

Action Alert - Institute of Medicine accepting public comment on proposed vaccine safety study




(NaturalNews) The Institute of Medicine (IoM), an organization under the umbrella of the National Academy of Sciences
(NAS), is currently in the process of putting together an assessment on
the health outcomes of vaccinated versus unvaccinated children. And
part of this process includes accepting public comments about the
government's recommended vaccination schedule, a provision that
represents a key opportunity for the natural health community to
collectively share with the IoM our thoughts and concerns about the
safety of vaccines.

As many NaturalNews readers are well
aware, there is still plenty of controversy over whether or not vaccines
are safe and effective, despite what the government claims. And this
debate spills over into other debates about the federal government's
official vaccination schedule, and whether or not it is appropriate for
young children. The vaccine schedule is one particular area of concern
that has received far less attention than it deserves, and one that the
IoM seems ready to address as part of its new study.

In a commissioned paper titled "Study Designs for the Safety Evaluation of Different Childhood Immunization Schedules,"
consultant Martin Kulldorff, Ph.D., provides suggestions to the IoM
about various ways in which a comprehensive vaccine safety study could
be constructed, particularly with the CDC's vaccination schedule in
mind. The paper addresses key issues of importance such as the timing of
vaccinations, the quantity of vaccines given in a single day, the
interaction of various vaccines with one another, the short and
long-term effects of various vaccinations, and other intricacies that
are often ignored when discussing vaccine safety.

"The core of
this paper is a set of proposals for the type of study designs and
methods that would be appropriate for the comparative evaluation of
vaccine adverse events under different vaccine schedules," says the
paper. "When evaluating the safety of different vaccine schedules, it is
... important to study the whole range of issues, from the timing of a
single vaccine to summary metrics based on the timing of dozens of
vaccines."

You can read the full 41-page revised commissioned paper, which was published on July 12, 2012, here: http://www.iom.edu


Submit your comments about the Childhood Immunization Schedule before July 31

As
the IoM considers how it will evaluate the safety of childhood
vaccinations based on the recommendations outlined in this paper, the
group will also be considering what you and I have to say about
the matter. To facilitate this, the IoM has set up a public survey
portal through which you can express your thoughts about vaccines, and
highlight specific issues related to vaccines that are most concerning
to you.

You can access the survey portal here: http://www.surveygizmo.com

This
is a great opportunity for health-conscious individuals everywhere,
including those who have experienced first-hand the devastating effects
of vaccines, or who know a family member or friend who has, to share
their concerns about vaccines with a group that is well-respected among
many in America and around the world. But it is important that you
submit your comments by July 31 to ensure that the IoM receives them and
includes them as part of its assessment considerations.

Be sure
to take some time to read the report, or at least browse key portions of
it, so you are familiar with the issues addressed. If you are already
well-versed about the vaccination schedule, or have your own thoughts
about how it should be studied to properly identify links between
vaccines and health damage, be sure to include those in your survey
answers as well:
http://www.surveygizmo.com

It
is important to note that your survey answers and comments, as well as
all other personal information you enter as part of the survey, will be published in a Public Access File in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).



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