This is a press release on Feb. 9 from the National Autism Assn.
CHILDREN 27-TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AUTISM WITH EXPOSURE TO
MERCURY- CONTAINING VACCINES, FINDINGS REVIEWED AT TODAY'S IOM MEETING
IN DC
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Institute of Medicine will
hold a one-day meeting to review important new research on the link
between thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative in vaccines, and
neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. One of the larger studies
under review comes from the CDC's own Vaccine Safety Datalink. Under
independent investigation, CDC's data concludes children are 27-times
more likely to develop autism after exposure to three
thimerosal-containing vaccines (TCVs), than those who receive
thimerosal-free versions.
The findings are not only disturbing to government officials like U.S.
Rep. Dave Weldon, M.D. (R-FL), who is also scheduled to speak before the
IOM panel, they suggest autism via TCVs has a higher relative risk than
that between lung cancer and smoking, which according to the American
Cancer Society is only 22 for men and 11 for women. "This absolutely
confirms what parents have been saying for years," says Jo Pike,
President, National Autism Association. Like Pike, thousands of parents
have reported sharp regressions in their children following a TCV and
many of those children have gone on to receive a label of autism. An
easy mistake to make since the symptoms of autism and mercury poisoning
are almost identical.
Dr. Mark Geier is the lead investigator in the discovery. A medical
doctor with a Ph.D. in genetics, he, along with fellow researcher, David
Geier, will discuss their findings of the CDC data in front of an IOM
panel. Among a host of other physicians and researchers presenting will
be Dr. Jeff Bradstreet. He will discuss the results from his
peer-reviewed study which concluded that urinary mercury concentrations
were six times higher in children with autism vs.
normal-age/vaccine-matched controls.
The presentations will begin at 8:00 AM at The National Academy of
Sciences, Auditorium 2100 C Street NW. Dr. Mark Geier and David Geier
are scheduled to present their findings at 12:15 PM. Weldon speaks at
8:00. Bradstreet at 4:00. For an agenda, go to:
www.iom.edu/event.asp?id=17047. For information about the
National Autism Association, go to www.nationalautism.org.