GSK at it again

[Luc]

Multiple vaccine doses have caused 145,000 child deaths (and what else?) in past 20 years.

And, the most shocking part of it is that it's what has been unequivocally proven. I bet my bottom dollar (or rather the currency here) that the actual numbers are at least one order of magnitude higher.

[grandmaD]

The other issue is that many daycares will not take children that are not vaccinated - so parents don't have much choice.

[Luc]

As much as I'd like to nominate Pfizer, looks like GSK is the winner and all time fraud champ. Note to doctors: that's 3 BILLION for fraud and that's only the tip of the iceberg where they were caught.

Talking of GSK, here's this gem (I can't remember if I posted it somewhere already). In it, there's a Las Vegas pep rally for the sales team. To call it shockingly obnoxious is a gross understatement;

[Luc]

The other issue is that many daycares will not take children that are not vaccinated - so parents don't have much choice.

Yes, the parents are in a terrible situation.

[Junior]

60 vaccines between ages 0-18?????????? That's ludicrous. Don't we want our kids to develop their OWN immunity to things anymore? Wtf is the world coming to?

I'm not sure of the regime in Australia now because Jason is 22 but when he was young it was:
Combined tetanus, diptheria and whooping cough+ polio sabin at 2, 4 and 6 months
With a booster shot of the above and more sabin at 18 months
MMR at 12-15 months.
Booster for the triple antigen and more polio sabin at 5
TB at 15
Tetanus at about the same age
Yeah.. I think that's all.

Now they've added HIB, Chicken Pox and I think girls have a cervical cancer vaccination during their teens. I think. Don't know what else but it's a far cry from the 60 in the US!

[Junior]

Just looked it up. More than I thought:

The National Immunisation Program (NIP) Schedule (0 - 4 Years)
Valid from 1 July 2007
Age Disease immunised against
Birth Hepatitis B
2 months Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
Polio
Hib
Hepatitis B
Pneumococcal (refer to note 1)
Rotavirus (refer to note 5)
4 months Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
Polio
Hib
Hepatitis B
Pneumococcal (refer to note 1)
Rotavirus (refer to note 5)
6 months Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
Polio
Hib (refer to note 2)
Hepatitis B (or at 12 months)
Pneumococcal (refer to note 1)
Rotavirus (refer to note 6)
12 months Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Hib
Hepatitis B (or at 6 months)
Meningococcal C (refer to note 3)
18 months Varicella (refer to note 4)
Pneumococcal (refer to note 7)
4 years Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
Polio
Measles
Mumps
Rubella

Note:

Pneumococcal vaccine is funded under the NIP for children born from 1 January 2005.
Four doses of Hib vaccine are due at 2, 4, 6 and 12 months of age when 'PRP-T Hib' containing vaccine is used.
Meningococcal C vaccine is funded under the NIP for children born from 1 January 2002.
Varicella vaccine is funded under the NIP for children born from 1 May 2004.
Rotavirus vaccine is funded under the NIP for children born from 1 May 2007.
Three doses of Rotavirus vaccine are due at 2, 4 and 6 months of age when RotaTeq vaccine is used.
Four doses of Pneumococcal vaccine are due at 2, 4, 6 and 18 months of age when Synflorix vaccine is used.

Last updated: 24 August, 2012

[Luc]

Just counted the numbers here. It's around 40. God help us.