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Mum speaking out on MMR and autism link
11:39am Wednesday 2nd July 2008
A MOTHER who believes the MMR jab caused her son's autism has contributed to a book all about the issue.
Deborah Nash saw the first symptoms of autism in her son David on July 9, 1994 - just four days after he received the vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).
This led the 48-year-old, who lives in Tredegar Road, Wilmington, to believe the jab caused the condition in her son, who was 13 months old at the time and is now 14.
She said: "I honestly believe the MMR jab caused it because he wasn't born autistic.
"He was happy and bright and doing all the usual things.
"He slept well and was walking at 11 months. We had absolutely no concerns about him."
Mrs Nash believes parents of children who developed the condition after getting the vaccination are not being listened to by the Government.
Frustrated by this, she and other parents have united to write a book voicing their opinions.
Mrs Nash wrote chapter seven of Silenced Witnesses, which was published in March.
In it, she describes her experiences of caring for David and her frustration at the Government's refusal to begin research into the repercussions of the jab.
She wrote: "There is little hope of finding a cure' for regressive autism unless and until there is properly funded clinical research into the victims."
If research found the MMR jab had caused autism, the Government and pharmaceutical companies responsible may have to pay compensation to its victims.
Mrs Nash believes this may be the reason why they are reluctant to research the link between the jab and autism.
She wrote: "For many I think the cost of doing the right thing is just too high."
Mrs Nash hopes the book will raise awareness of the issue among the general public and put pressure on the Government to investigate it.
The MMR jab is a mixture of three weakened viruses injected into babies, usually aged around one, to make them immune to measles, mumps and rubella.
The Department of Health website says: "There is currently no scientific evidence available to support the suggestion of a link between MMR and autism."
For details on the book, visit cryshame.com
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Jack G, Bromley says...
7:56pm Wed 2 Jul 08
http://news.bbc.co.u
k/1/hi/health/180895
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Dr Bob, Lewisham says...
12:51am Thu 3 Jul 08
.uk for details). The real tragedy is that vaccination rates are now so low (due to the disproved autism theory) that there is a very real risk that there will be a serious measles outbreak. Measles is a very nasty disease - it can and does kill. I would urge all parents whose children are not immunised to get in touch with their GP to arrange their jabs.
Lynne, says...
11:05am Thu 3 Jul 08
Dr Bob wrote:There has just been a measles outbreak in the Lewisham area. I am a nurse and today need to go to have my measles immunity double checked as am in contact with child patients.
Jack G is right that links between MMR and autism have been comprehensively disproved (see www.immunisation.nhs .uk for details). The real tragedy is that vaccination rates are now so low (due to the disproved autism theory) that there is a very real risk that there will be a serious measles outbreak. Measles is a very nasty disease - it can and does kill. I would urge all parents whose children are not immunised to get in touch with their GP to arrange their jabs.
The reason that autism seems to be linked with MMR is that signs of the condition do not normally appear until about the age the vaccine is given. Prior to that the child is too young to display signs of the condition.
Dr Bob gives good advice, please heed it.
Mrs Ribbens, Gravesend says...
9:36pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Sisyphus, Bromley says...
10:18pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Please, please everyone, study the evidence, read up about the research and speak to your GPs. Let's not reignite this MMR falsehood, it's so dangerous to the health of our children.
I can't believe the book's called Silenced Witnesses. This myth has had disproportionate media coverage, with very damaging consequences. I certainly hope the News Shopper follows up on this with a detailed report quoting clinicians who have studied the science properly. If not I feel it will have failed its readers.
Bill, Scotland says...
12:52pm Fri 4 Jul 08
Sorry Dr Bob what you are reading is propaganda not science.
andy, london says...
3:39pm Fri 4 Jul 08
time and time again I hear the same story, when are the government and Doctors going to listen
think its safe ? google "hannah poling"
Isabella Thomas, Somerset says...
6:03pm Fri 4 Jul 08
http://www.cbsnews.c
om/sections/i_video/
main500251.shtml?id=
4088138n
Watch it now!
Dr. Bernadine Healy, former Director of the US National Institute of Health, argues for more research into a possible vaccine autism link
The vaccine damage payment unit in the UK have paid out on children who have died from the MMR vaccine and that is not a myth!
Joan Campbell, Glasgow says...
6:07pm Fri 4 Jul 08
Mark, london says...
6:43pm Fri 4 Jul 08
US CDC Chief Julie Gerberding Admits that Vaccines Trigger Autism
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=Dh-nkD5LS
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Janette Robb, Scotland says...
9:38pm Fri 4 Jul 08
Parents should be told about this risk before vaccination takes place - but they aren't. They should be given the option of single vaccines - safer but not foolproof - but they aren't
This issue will NOT go away, until our government / DOH accept responsibility for damaging hundreds of thousands of innocent children in this country.
Elayne, Sevenoaks, Kent says...
11:10pm Fri 4 Jul 08
My perfectly healthy and happy baby had an immediate and extreme reaction to the MMR before my very eyes, so no amount of scaremongering will convince me that such a lethal cocktail of vaccines is safe. He is brain damaged, inflicted with a life sentence for the sake of herd immunity or the greater good...of what I ask, certainly not the life he has lost with this living dead existence.
We contracted measles, mumps and rubella naturally in the 1950/60s and with only the most basic of care available at home, made a full recovery along with all our friends who attended the infected parties arranged in our honour. The only lasting memory of the killer measles was cotton wool in our ears and wearing sunglasses, a small price to pay for life-long immunity.
Complications, brain damage or even death by catching these viruses naturally, would have been far easier to cope with, then playing Russian Roulette and knowing that we allowed our precious baby to be destroyed in this most barbaric and inhumane way.
Deborah Heather, Essex says...
2:56pm Sat 5 Jul 08
Emily Shadbolt, Park Langley Beckenham says...
6:46pm Sun 6 Jul 08
G wrote:I have just returned from darkest Africa with some monkey semen.
Thank you for this story. I have just purchased the book!
It is so important that these kind of issues become common knowledge!
I recently went to Tunisia and brought back Saffron. Extremely pleased that I managed to purchase this spice at a fraction of the cost. Later a Tunisian friend advised me to throw it all away as it has probably been tampered with and was likely to be dangerous! She got me some to replace it at no cost at all. In other countries such as on the African Continent counterfeit medication is sold in bulk to pharmacies worldwide which are not beneficial but likely harmful or useless! Public awareness on these issues should be raised immediately!
Well done to the many campaigners who have spread the word.
I like "G" have been alerted to the fact that it may havebeen tampered with and could be dangerous to health if ingested. I am shocked that some people have such low values.
My neighbour returned from Rwanda last year with a dozen elephants testicles and was stopped at customs and warned that they may be counterfeit - It so shocking I almost fell off my chair.
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Deborah Nash and her son David pictured in 2004 when they appeared in a News Shopper
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G, says...
12:48pm Wed 2 Jul 08
It is so important that these kind of issues become common knowledge!
I recently went to Tunisia and brought back Saffron. Extremely pleased that I managed to purchase this spice at a fraction of the cost. Later a Tunisian friend advised me to throw it all away as it has probably been tampered with and was likely to be dangerous! She got me some to replace it at no cost at all. In other countries such as on the African Continent counterfeit medication is sold in bulk to pharmacies worldwide which are not beneficial but likely harmful or useless! Public awareness on these issues should be raised immediately!
Well done to the many campaigners who have spread the word.