Comments on: ‘Fixing The Crisis In Childhood Immunization’ by Sean Palfrey, MD http://commonhealth.wbur.org/guest-contributors/2009/04/fixing-the-crisis-in-childhood-immunization-by-sean-palfrey-md/ CommonHealth Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:36:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mary Hienzsch http://commonhealth.wbur.org/guest-contributors/2009/04/fixing-the-crisis-in-childhood-immunization-by-sean-palfrey-md/comment-page-1/#comment-9487 Mary Hienzsch Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:30:57 +0000 http://commonhealth.wbur.org/?p=1134#comment-9487 Wow. That's all I can say. Perhaps you might consult the many websites and educators that offer a balanced view of the harmfulness of vaccinations and pharmacology drugs. Such theories are different, and shed light on how to have real health. Real health means diminishing back the vast numbers of deaths due to powerful medication drugs (used only to make a profit) and side effects and cancers, heart attacks, etc. It has been discovered by these non-mainstreamers that diseases due to overabundance of filth actually follow an epidemiological path and naturally plateau and drop off. It is at the stage of plateau that vaccinations are introduced. Then as they naturally drop off, the trillion dollar hierarchy of pharmacology claims credit for the drop-off in the disease that is naturally occurring. So then, there exists the strong possibility that we are being shammed by our medical doctors who are "pawns" (to put it nicely) of the AMA who is a pawn of the pharmacology giants. And, if you want me to tell you another whopping truth, but you won't believe it, pesticides, processed foods and chemical preservatives and other drugs cause cancer in the body, and chemo kills people. Wow. That’s all I can say.

Perhaps you might consult the many websites and educators that offer a balanced view of the harmfulness of vaccinations and pharmacology drugs. Such theories are different, and shed light on how to have real health. Real health means diminishing back the vast numbers of deaths due to powerful medication drugs (used only to make a profit) and side effects and cancers, heart attacks, etc.

It has been discovered by these non-mainstreamers that diseases due to overabundance of filth actually follow an epidemiological path and naturally plateau and drop off. It is at the stage of plateau that vaccinations are introduced. Then as they naturally drop off, the trillion dollar hierarchy of pharmacology claims credit for the drop-off in the disease that is naturally occurring.

So then, there exists the strong possibility that we are being shammed by our medical doctors who are “pawns” (to put it nicely) of the AMA who is a pawn of the pharmacology giants. And, if you want me to tell you another whopping truth, but you won’t believe it, pesticides, processed foods and chemical preservatives and other drugs cause cancer in the body, and chemo kills people.

]]> By: Marylou Buyse, MD http://commonhealth.wbur.org/guest-contributors/2009/04/fixing-the-crisis-in-childhood-immunization-by-sean-palfrey-md/comment-page-1/#comment-8513 Marylou Buyse, MD Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:54:30 +0000 http://commonhealth.wbur.org/?p=1134#comment-8513 While we agree that vaccines are essential components to disease prevention and health promotion, the proposed approach will not achieve what we all want: maintaining the state’s role in ensuring universal vaccination of all children in the most effective and cost effective way. Shifting funding for the vaccine by taxing carriers will do nothing to control rising health care costs – the goal of one of the major accomplishments (Chapter 305 of the Acts of 2008) from last session – and will be borne largely by employers in the form of higher premiums. Further, such an approach has the potential to threaten the state's ability to obtain vaccines at the discounted rate available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Taxing insurers to fund vaccines would violate the CDC's policy that provides vaccine discounts to states that purchase and distribute vaccines. Five years ago, the Romney Administration proposed a similar assessment. At that time, CDC policy prohibited the use of private funds to purchase vaccines, as it would jeopardize the CDC's ability to obtain reduced prices for vaccines. To date, the CDC has not had a change in policy. Losing the discounted rate would result in the state having to negotiate independently with vaccine manufactures, driving up the cost of vaccines. We understand that the Commonwealth is facing a bleak fiscal reality. However, instead of taxing insurers and increasing the cost of coverage for employers, we should be utilizing Federal funding to support the state's vaccine program. For example, funding received through the increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), which were intended to support key health care services, should be utilized to fund vaccines. Further, yesterday Vice President Joe Biden announced that the Obama Administration will make $2.3 billion available for crucial health and human services programs that help to provide care for children and prevent disease, including $300 million in vaccines While we agree that vaccines are essential components to disease prevention and health promotion, the proposed approach will not achieve what we all want: maintaining the state’s role in ensuring universal vaccination of all children in the most effective and cost effective way. Shifting funding for the vaccine by taxing carriers will do nothing to control rising health care costs – the goal of one of the major accomplishments (Chapter 305 of the Acts of 2008) from last session – and will be borne largely by employers in the form of higher premiums. Further, such an approach has the potential to threaten the state’s ability to obtain vaccines at the discounted rate available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Taxing insurers to fund vaccines would violate the CDC’s policy that provides vaccine discounts to states that purchase and distribute vaccines. Five years ago, the Romney Administration proposed a similar assessment. At that time, CDC policy prohibited the use of private funds to purchase vaccines, as it would jeopardize the CDC’s ability to obtain reduced prices for vaccines. To date, the CDC has not had a change in policy. Losing the discounted rate would result in the state having to negotiate independently with vaccine manufactures, driving up the cost of vaccines.

We understand that the Commonwealth is facing a bleak fiscal reality. However, instead of taxing insurers and increasing the cost of coverage for employers, we should be utilizing Federal funding to support the state’s vaccine program. For example, funding received through the increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), which were intended to support key health care services, should be utilized to fund vaccines. Further, yesterday Vice President Joe Biden announced that the Obama Administration will make $2.3 billion available for crucial health and human services programs that help to provide care for children and prevent disease, including $300 million in vaccines

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