Ben Johnson,The White House Watch
Update:The advisory board voted to move the process forward on Friday by asking a review committee to solve the ethical problem of injecting children with anthrax. “Protecting children still stands,for me,among the most important responsibilities that we have as a nation,”said Dr. Nicole Lurie (see below). In this case,“protecting”means injecting children who will probably face no threat of being exposed to anthrax with a vaccine that has caused the most fit Americans,its servicemen,such severe reactions as heart problems and diabetes. —BJ.
The Obama administration is considering injecting American children with an anthrax vaccine in an unprecedented scientific experiment that bioethicists say will unnecessarily endanger the youngsters’lives and health. The National Biodefense Safety Board (NBSB),will vote today about whether the pediatric vaccinations should go forward. A smaller working group comprised of a whopping eight members endorsed the vaccinations in September.
Since 1998,more than a million people have been vaccinated,mostly servicemen stationed overseas. The vaccinations were temporarily halted by court order but continue today.
Following the 2001 Anthrax infections on Capitol Hill,which resulted in 18 infections and five deaths,then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist,who is also a physician,said:
There are very real and potentially serious side effects from the vaccine and anyone who elects to receive the vaccine needs to be made aware of that. I do not recommend widespread inoculation for people with the vaccine in the Hart Building. There are too many side effects and if there is limited chance of exposure the side effects would far outweigh any potential advantage.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported in June 2007 that “some servicemembers who received the anthrax and smallpox vaccines”experienced “severe reactions such as migraines,heart problems,and the onset of diseases including diabetes and multiple sclerosis.”
The vaccine has never been tested on juveniles,and no one is certain how a child’s developing immune system will react. Experts believe they are more likely to have severe reactions than their military counterparts. In fact,scientists are unsure of the proper dosage to administer to children,whose parents would have to volunteer them for the research.
The proposal might seem moderately less objectionable if it achieved some concrete aim,but experts are unsure it will accomplish its advertised ends. Dr. Vicky L. Debold of George Mason University summarized the gaps in knowledge,even if the experiments take place. “We’ll know what antibody levels these infants produce,but do we know those antibodies are going to protect against death due to anthrax exposure?”
Bioethicist Art Caplan of the University of Pennsylvania said he is opposed to testing. “We may get,sadly,to that point some day,”he said,“but I don’t think we’re there yet.”Dr. Joel Frader of Northwestern University agreed,“It would be difficult to justify testing it on kids simply on the hypothetical possibility that there might be an attack.” Dr. Meryl Nass was more outspoken. “With this,you’re putting children at risk for no clear scientific or medical benefit,”she said.
Nonetheless,Obama appears poised to barrel forward. The NBSB chair,Daniel Fagbuyi of Children’s National Medical Center in Washington,tipped the NBSB’s hat to the media earlier this week. “At the end of the day,do we want to wait for an attack and give it to millions and millions of children and collect data at that time?”he fearmongered. “Or do we want to say:‘How do we best protect our children?’We can take care of Grandma and Grandpa,Uncle and Auntie. But right now we have nothing for the children.”
Nicole Lurie,the assistant secretary for bioterrorism at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) heightened the fear,saying it was “socially irresponsible”to wait. “I would hate for a lot of children to die because we didn’t have enough information for the public to feel comfortable getting vaccine.”
The media have raised questions about the financial ties between the Democratic Party and the creator of one anthrax vaccine.
The only currently approved vaccine….
YOUR KIDS FIRST OBAMA,THEN WE WILL WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS,
you have no right in giving our kids shots?
Vacinate 0 buma's entire family first,then subject 0 buma
and Mis hell to anthrax to give it a good test.
Doing a Hazard Risk Index (HRI) on Anthrax leads one to the "not likely"to happen but "really bad"if it does happen corner of the chart. OK,what else would be found there? Being hit by a piece of space junk or being around when the Yellowstone Cauldera goes off comes to mind. That being the case,the need for the vaccine in the general population is miniscule. What increases the probability? The main,proven risk group in our country is politicians. Therefore,if anyone gets to the the "Guinea Pig",it should be the children of politicians and their staff members.
How about using the money to find those making and using Anthrax,and eliminating them?!
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go for Obama…your girls first Moron
Is he wanting to Kill our Kids? what want the S>O>B>do ?
ONE NAME COMES TO MIND…JIM JONES..
Apparently his overpaid staff drink a lot of koolaid. David "Fluff"can't answer a question to save his life. They are all a bunch of crooks…and now would-be child murderers.
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Andy Stern Joins SIGA's Board of Directors
NEW YORK,June 21,2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —SIGA Technologies,Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGA),a company specializing in the development of pharmaceutical agents to combat bio-warfare pathogens,announced today that Andy Stern,labor leader and prominent advocate for reform,joined SIGA's board of directors. Mr. Stern is the former president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU),the largest and fastest-growing healthcare union in North America.
Andy Stern was responsible for growing the SEIU from 1.0 million members into a powerful 2.2 million member union. Under his leadership,the SEIU had been widely recognized as being an engaged and influential force driving healthcare reform and,ultimately,passage of the 2010 Health Care Reform Act.
KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON ALL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES,ESP ONES THAT TARGET VACCINES AND BIOTERRORISM—-CHECK OUT ALL BOARD MEMBERS—FOLLOW THE MONEY—-
Mr. Stern has been cited in numerous publications as being one of the most influential leaders on healthcare and a frequent White House visitor. In 2010,Stern was named a Presidential appointee to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
Mr. Stern also serves on the board of directors of Broad Foundation,the Open Society Institute,and the Economic Policy Institute,as well as a lifetime Trustee of the Aspen Institute,and the President of the Kaiser Permanente Partnership.
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About SIGA Technologies,Inc.
SIGA Technologies is applying viral and bacterial genomics and sophisticated computational modeling in the design and development of novel products for the prevention and treatment of serious infectious diseases,with an emphasis on products for biological warfare defense. SIGA believes that it is a leader in the development of pharmaceutical agents to fight potential bio-warfare pathogens. SIGA has antiviral programs targeting smallpox and other Category A pathogens,including arenaviruses (Lassa fever,Junin,Machupo,Guanarito,Sabia,and lymphocytic choriomeningitis),dengue virus,and the filoviruses (Ebola and Marburg). For more information about SIGA,please visit SIGA's web site at http://www.siga.com/.