Flu Shot Facts - How Can You Be Ready For A Pandemic?

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It is that time of year again when many people are making the decision about whether to receive the flu shot. Our hopes in providing the following article is to provide you with facts that will better enable you to make informed decisions.

The flu vaccine, consumed faithfully by the public without question each year, is not without problems. The vaccine contains formaldehyde, a known cancer causing agent. It also contains the preservative thimerosal, a derivative of mercury, a known neurotoxin linked to brain damage and autoimmune diseases. Aluminum is another flu vaccine ingredient and is also a toxic heavy metal that has been associated with an increased incidence of Alzheimer's Disease.

The influenza epidemic that hit North America so strongly in January 2000 was the worst in 5 years. Of interest is the fact that a large percentage of the elderly that contracted the flu did so despite having had their flu shots. One nursing home in Toronto recorded 32 cases of the flu; of those who became ill, 31 had been vaccinated against the flu the month before.

Please make an informed decision about this, and have all your questions answered. Vaccines are drugs and can come with side effects that can impact your health now and in the future. We have numerous articles available to you to help you decide what is best for you and your family if you want to learn more about natural ways to help prevent sickness.

Don't forget - inside of us, we already have everything we need to be truly healthy and an immune system that is designed to fight infection!

ACCORDING TO HUGH FUDENBURG, MD - the world's leading immunogenetisit and 13th most quoted biologist of our time (nearly 850 papers in peer review journals) - If an individual has had 5 consecutive flu shots between 1970 - 1980 (the years of the study) his/her chance of developing Alzheimer's Disease is 10 times greater than if they had 1, two or no shots.

When asked why Dr. Fudenberg stated this he said that it is due to the mercury and aluminum buildup that is in EVERY flu shot (and in almost all childhood shots). The gradual mercury and aluminum buildup in the brain causes cognitive dysfunction. ALZHEIMERS is now expected to QUADRUPLE.

Dr. Fudenberg's comments are from his speech at the NVIC International Vaccine Conference, Arlington VA September, 1997.

Alzheimers to Quadruple statement is from the John's Hopkins Newsletter of November, 1998.
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How can you be ready for a pandemic?

A personal letter from Dan Henderson
October 10, 2005

Dear friend,

I don't know about you, but news this week that the U.S. military would quarantine parts of the country in the event of an outbreak of avian flu really stopped me in my tracks. Remember the movie Outbreak? Well, this one is not designed for the box office.

May 2005 — The Tipping Point

When the history of the world is written years from now ... there'll be a chapter on avian flu that will track the H5N1 virus back to the great Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-1919. It killed 40 million. But the story will likely focus on May, 2005 as the tipping point. This is when the first case was reported of H5N1 being found in pigs in Indonesia. Now, up to this point, the virus had been confined to chickens. Almost 200 million chickens have been killed or died of H5N1 in Asia in the last year, but almost all humans infected have eaten diseased birds or worked very intensively with poultry.

Pigs are much more like humans than chickens are, and that's why President Bush is starting to talk about cordoning off parts of the country if it breaks out ... experts say the jump from pigs to humans is easy, rapid and virtually unstoppable.

Fast forward to July '05: An outbreak of H5N1 kills 60 people in Vietnam. The REALLY bad news, though, is that the casualty rate drops to 35% from 65%. A lower casualty rate usually means more people walking around with it, so the virus can find many more hosts.

Here's the point ...

Unless you unplugged your TV set about a month ago and canceled your subscription to your favorite newspapers and magazines ... you're aware the #1 health concern around the word today is a potential pandemic. The World Health Organization and other experts tell us we will have a pandemic. They use the word INEVITABLE. Whoa!

They tell us one way to be prepared for a pandemic like the bird flu is to have on hand, doses of Tamiflu ... the only known antidote to the bird flu. One problem ... even it — is not 100% effective. Another problem ... estimates are that only 4.3 million will have it available to them. Will you and the members of your family be among the fortunate few should a pandemic strike? If not, here's another option that could help save your life.

Here's what you should do ...

Develop the strongest possible immune system starting right now! Why? Just plain old common sense. Because during the black plague ... the only difference between those who survived and those who didn't ... appeared to be a super strong immune system.

So how can you build immunity? Well, diet and exercise can help. In addition to diet and exercise, one of the reasons for this letter is to make sure you know about a revolutionary immune building breakthrough.

3 days to strong immune system ...

Ever heard of Interferon? Interferon was discovered in 1954 by world renown immunologist, Dr. Yoshida Kojima. It is injected into HIV, cancer, and Hepatitis patients in an effort to build immunity. It has major side effects and is very, very expensive. As a preventive measure ... interferon would not be indicated.

What if I told you there is a new, breakthrough product, clinically proven and guaranteed to boost your body's natural interferon levels within 3 days!

It's called NutriFeron ... a natural botanical immune booster developed (after 40 years of painstaking research) by the same immunologist who discovered interferon, Dr. Yoshida Kojima.

NutriFeron can strengthen your immunity in a way no other product in the world can. It has no side effects. It's so safe, you can give it to some children.

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What could you do that could be more important than building your family's immunity? In just 3 days, they'll have a stronger immune system and you'll rest a little easier. The more you learn about NutriFeron, the more you'll understand that even without a pandemic ... NutriFeron could be the most important thing you could do for your health.

NutriFeron is available right now ... when a pandemic strikes, Tamiflu may not be. Why take the risk of having a weak immune system when you don't have to?

Dedicated to your health and wellness,

Dan Henderson

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Thanks to Frank Yeager for sending this article from the Associated Press for those of you who are not aware of the current news about this serious problem.

Feds Prepare for Super-Flu Disaster
October 10, 2005
America's Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A super-flu could kill up to 1.9 million Americans, according to a draft of the government's plan to fight a worldwide epidemic. Officials are rewriting that plan to designate not just who cares for the sick but who will keep the country running amid the chaos, said an influenza specialist who is advising the government on those decisions.

"How do you provide food, water ... basic security for the population?" asked Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota, a government adviser who has a copy of the draft plan and described it for The Associated Press."

This is a much more comprehensive view than has previously been detailed," he said in an interview Saturday.

The Bush administration has spent the last year updating its plan for how to fight the next flu pandemic. While it is impossible to say when one will strike, the fear is that the bird flu in Asia could trigger one if it mutates to start spreading easily among people.

A recent draft of the plan, first reported Saturday by The New York Times, models what might happen based on the last century's three pandemics.

In a best-case scenario, about 200,000 people might die.

But if the next pandemic resembles the birdlike 1918 Spanish flu, as many as 1.9 million could die, Osterholm said. Millions more would be ill, overwhelming hospitals."

You plan for the worst-case scenario," he said. "If it's less than that, thank God."

The government has on hand enough of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu to treat 4.3 million people. Manufacturing of $100 million worth of a bird flu vaccine just began.

The draft makes clear that tens of millions more doses of each would be needed. That is far more than the world has the capacity to manufacture quickly.

To finish that draft plan, federal health officials for several weeks have been role-playing what would happen if a super-flu struck now -- not next year, after more medicines and vaccines have been stockpiled.

The strategy, Osterholm said, is, "Don't emphasize what you can buy, emphasize what you can get your hands on. If it happens tonight, how do you deal with order?"

For example, health workers would need to wear special masks, known as N-95 masks, to prevent infection while treating patients. Two U.S. companies produce 90 percent of the world's supply and "we'll run out overnight," Osterholm said.

Also being considered is the possibility that Tamiflu will not be powerful enough to treat someone already sick, but could protect against illness if given beforehand. So who would get the 4.3 million doses?

Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt recently met with Cabinet secretaries to get other federal agencies to determine their role in stemming rioting at vaccine clinics; when to close schools; how to keep gasoline, electricity, food and water supplies running; and how to manage the economic fallout.

State health officers also are being asked for input, Osterholm said."

The HHS plan is going to be the foundation of a larger government-wide plan," said Leavitt's spokeswoman, Christina Pearson. "Beyond health care, there are issues with banks and schools, and that states and other place have to have their own plans."

Democrats have criticized the administration for not having a plan. Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, said in a statement Saturday that time for action was short."

Having a plan on paper does nothing to protect us," Harkin said while urging the administration to work with Congress on implementing protections against a pandemic. "Next month is too late. The United States is woefully unprepared for this, and we must get started immediately."

Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

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