Rogue flu strain has surfaced in New Zealand

A rogue flu strain has surfaced in New Zealand, infecting even those who have had their annual vaccination.

Most flu sufferers this year have had the H1N1 influenza A strain, or swine flu, against which the latest vaccine offers good protection.

But about 8 per cent of cases have involved a new strain that had changed quite a lot, National Influenza Centre director Sue Huang said yesterday, and there had been a reported surge in immunised people catching flu.

The problem was caused by a different strain of the H3N2 influenza A virus surfacing unexpectedly this year, she said.

The flu vaccine had three components - two influenza A strains and one B strain - which were selected each year to match the strains predicted to strike the following winter.

More:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/10650629/Vaccine-no-match-for-rogue-flu-strain

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Gary:
Its wrong to call this a "rogue": This flu is merely doing what a flu virus does - it mutates often.  That's flu for you and this is why flu vaccines are of little value as an increasing number of studies are showing.
http://blog.garymoller.com/2013/04/is-seasonal-flu-vaccine-actually.html

What really annoys me about all this hype about flu is:

• Research shows that the annual flu vaccine is mostly ineffective  http://blog.garymoller.com/2013/04/is-seasonal-flu-vaccine-actually.html
• There is an almost religious "flat earth" fervour amongst medical and health officials to the extent that even the mere suggestion that a particular vaccine may not be effective is met with howls of protest.  Look at the facts please!
• Immunity from a vaccine is temporary at best; whereas the immunity gained from contracting the actual disease is lifelong and gives some resistance against the next variant.  The more one contracts the flu, the less severe any further infections - I can attest to this personally as I have got older.
• Because the flu virus is constantly mutating there is one defence that we must focus on and that is our immune system - our defence system that has evolved with the millions of pathogens that occupy our environment.  People who get really sick are the ones with compromised immune systems.  Where's the advice on how to ensure our immune defences are robust?

Why is there no publicity about how to bolster our immune defences?

The answer is simple: There is no commercial benefit and, in fact, such advice is bad for business.  Vaccines are worth millions of dollars to medical practices in New Zealand and worth even more millions to the all-powerful pharmaceutical industry.

How to bolster your family's immune defences

• High dose vitamin C.
• Echinacea and lysine.
• Selenium.
• Zinc.
• Magnesium - in fact - all the alkalising nutritional minerals.
• The B vitamins.
• The fat soluble vitamins - A, D, E and K.
• High antioxidant diet consisting of fresh fruits and vegetables and bright spices, especially turmeric.
• A diet that is rich in fats and proteins.
• Bone broths; especially chicken broth.
• Avoid stress - get relaxation time every day. Do an adrenal fatigue recovery programme (your adrenals help regulate your immune system).  Contact me if you think you have adrenal fatigue.
• Do not over or under exercise - exercise should be invigorating - not exhausting.
• Promote habitual nose breathing, especially for children, asthmatics and anybody with lung or heart problems.  Mouth breathing is a sure risk for ear, nose and throat infections.  Mouth breathing further encourages the nasal tissues to swell and become infected - a vicious cycle of trouble!  Do a Buteyko breathing course: Contact the Buteyko guru - Glenn White here http://www.buteykobreathing.nz/
• Do Buteyko if you are a habitual snorer (snoring dries out and irritates the mouth and throat tissues making you a sitting duck for infections! http://www.buteykobreathing.nz/Sleep-Apnea.html
• Be aware that many prescription drugs can suppress or weaken your immune health, some deliberately.  Contact me if you have any concerns about current medication.
• Expose yourself to infections such as colds and flus when you are in a healthy and rested condition - get the flu over and done with and you will be immune to that strain for life and resistant to any new variants.  At worst, a healthy person will be out of action for no longer than 10 days (take even more vitamin C etc and broths when you are ill).

Even if you decide to go with the vaccines for your family, the decision to do so in no way reduces the importance that you concentrate on supporting your immune health.  In fact, this may be more important because there is growing concern that most vaccines impart only partial and/or temporary immunity and may actually render the recipient more vulnerable to the target disease, requiring booster vaccines for life!  Take the whooping cough vaccine for example - referring to this interesting collection of Pubmed studies:

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/anti-therapeutic-action/vaccination-pertussis

And read this:

"The recent news articles to hit the mainstream media in the past week finally states what public health officials and epidemiologists have known for some time: those vaccinated against pertussis are carrying and spreading the bacteria and are responsible for most of the outbreaks."

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/those-vaccinated-pertussis-vaccine-are-spreading-disease

My position regarding vaccines

I am still of two minds: I think there are benefits to be gained from vaccines; however, I think we have lost all perspective with the money-making benefits completely taking over the whole issue of immune health and disease control and, at the expense of promoting basic good health, including stress management, good nutrition, non-patent treatments and even the importance of good housing and sanitation.

There is no way we can vaccinate against the millions of bugs out there which are always adapting to what we throw at them chemically (take antibiotic resistance for example).  Our only sure defence is our incredibly complex and effective immune system.  This should be our focus, rather than trying to take over using costly and only partially effective technology.  

Getting sick is part and parcel with being human - how we respond to an infection, such as a virus is the big question: A healthy person will have a virus done and dusted within about 10 days and ultimately better off due to a primed and more robust immune system; whereas an unhealthy person will be smashed and further weakened by the same pathogen.

Take Ebola for example: We should be engrossed in studying the survivors and those who have the antibodies but never fell seriously ill.  How come they survived?  What protected them?  Nutrition and being generally in a good state of health is key, I would wager.

The jury is far from out regarding the safety and efficacy of vaccines.  In the meantime, my advice is to concentrate on nurturing your inner defences.

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Whooping cough vaccine may be cause of increasing rates of whooping cough/pertussis to 50 year high

Gary:
You must read this FDA press release very carefully (I've highlighted a few key points).

Think twice before vaccinating you and your baby/child for whooping cough/pertussis.  It may be causing harm.

Protect yourself by good nutrition that is designed to bolster your own immune defenses.
 

FDA NEWS RELEASE 

For Immediate Release: Nov. 27, 2013

Media Inquiries: FDA- Jennifer Rodriguez, 301-796-8232, jennifer.rodriguez@fda.hhs.gov
NIH- Nalini Padmanabhan, 301-402-1663, padmanabhannm@niaid.nih.gov

Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA,OCOD@fda.hhs.gov

 

FDA study helps provide an understanding of rising rates of whooping cough and response to vaccination

 

A new study is helping to provide a better understanding of vaccines for whooping cough, the common name for the disease pertussis. Based on an animal model, the study conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and published November 25, 2013, in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that acellular pertussis vaccines licensed by the FDA are effective in preventing the disease among those vaccinated, but suggests that they may not prevent infection from the bacteria that causes whooping cough in those vaccinated or its spread to other people, including those who may not be vaccinated.

 

Whooping cough rates in the United States have been increasing since the 1980s and reached a 50-year high in 2012. Whooping cough is a contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. Initial symptoms include runny nose, sneezing, and a mild cough, which may seem like a typical cold. Usually, the cough slowly becomes more severe, and eventually the patient may experience bouts of rapid, violent coughing followed by the “whooping” sound that gives the disease its common name, when trying to take a breath. Whooping cough can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening complications, permanent disability, and even death, especially in infants and young children.

 

There are two types of pertussis vaccines, whole-cell and acellular. Whole-cell pertussis vaccines contain a whole-cell preparation, which means they contain killed, but complete, B. pertussis bacteria. The acellular pertussis vaccine is more purified and uses only selected portions of the pertussis bacteria to stimulate an immune response in an individual. In response to concerns about the side effects of the whole cell pertussis vaccine, acellular vaccines were developed and replaced the use of whole-cell pertussis vaccines in the U.S. and other countries in the 1990s; however, whole-cell pertussis vaccines are still used in many other countries.

 

“This study is critically important to understanding some of the reasons for the rising rates of pertussis and informing potential strategies to address this public health concern,” said Karen Midthun, M.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, where the study was conducted. “This research is a valuable contribution and brings us one step closer to understanding the problem. We are optimistic that more research on pertussis will lead to the identification of new and improved methods for preventing the disease.”

 

While the reasons for the increase in cases of whooping cough are not fully understood, multiple factors are likely involved, including diminished immunity from childhood pertussis vaccines, improved diagnostic testing, and increased reporting. With its own funds plus support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the FDA conducted the study to explore the possibility that acellular pertussis vaccines, while protecting against disease, might not prevent infection.

 

“There were 48,000 cases reported last year despite high rates of vaccination,” said Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “This resurgence suggests a need for research into the causes behind the increase in infections and improved ways to prevent the disease from spreading.”

 

The FDA conducted the study in baboons, an animal model that closely reproduces the way whooping cough affects people. The scientists vaccinated two groups of baboons – one group with a whole-cell pertussis vaccine and the other group with an acellular pertussis vaccine currently used in the U. S. The animals were vaccinated at ages two, four, and six months, simulating the infant immunization schedule. The results of the FDA study found that both types of vaccines generated robust antibody responses in the animals, and none of the vaccinated animals developed outward signs of pertussis disease after being exposed to B. pertussis. However, there were differences in other aspects of the immune response. Animals that received an acellular pertussis vaccine had the bacteria in their airways for up to six weeks and were able to spread the infection to unvaccinated animals. In contrast, animals that received whole-cell vaccine cleared the bacteria within three weeks.

 

This research suggests that although individuals immunized with an acellular pertussis vaccine may be protected from disease, they may still become infected with the bacteria without always getting sick and are able to spread infection to others, including young infants who are susceptible to pertussis disease.

 

For more information:

• FDA: Vaccines
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products for human use, and medical devices. The agency also is responsible for the safety and security of our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, products that give off electronic radiation, and for regulating tobacco products.

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Finally, The Truth Emerges About Whooping Cough Vaccine

Gary:

Before you read the article below, here is my take of the evidence as to why you should avoid the Whooping Cough/Pertussis Vaccine at all costs:

•  The vaccine gives only partial immunity to pertussis.
• It does not last long, leaving the child even more defenseless than before to the extent that infection may be fatal.
• Once vaccinated the child may be condemned to having booster injections for life!
• There is no evidence that vaccinating an expectant mother will pass immunity to the baby - only that it might.
• There is no evidence that requiring grand parents and other relatives to be vaccinated before seeing the newborn is of any benefit.  This is fear and guilt mongering - not science.
• Natural acquired herd immunity has immunity being continuously updated/boosted by occasional exposure to an infected individual.  This does not happen in the case of vaccinated mass immunity.
• Vaccines contain many nasty substances that are harmful, including mercury, formaldehyde and aluminium.  None of these have any place within the human body.
• Reliance on vaccines, such as for whooping cough, ignores and may even compromise the first line of protection that all creatures have - an immune system.  First rule of infection control is to nurture one's innate immune system through a healthy, bright environment, regular exercise, fresh air and nutrient-dense food.

Do you really believe what these people tell you?  They, including the doctors and the researchers and the universities are the ones who are making literally billions of dollars out of these mass vaccination programmes.  Where is the impartial voice in all of this?

Finally, The Truth Emerges About Whooping Cough Vaccine: OBs and Pediatricians, Stand Back With Your Needles

Posted on:

Wednesday, November 27th 2013 at 6:30 am

Written By:

Dr. Kelly Brogan, M.D.

Just this week, the New York Times published an article stating that the problem of surging whooping cough cases has more to do with flaws in the current vaccines than with parents' resistance. Could the truth about vaccines be going mainstream? 

So, you're trying to grow a plant. You take it inside, in a little pot. You feed it fertilizer, put it under lights, and when it starts to wilt, you prop it up with all sorts of sticks and tape, and when one fails, you add more. Eventually it dies.  All it wanted was sun, fresh air, clean water, and the magic of natural soil. I think of this pathetic image when I reflect up the absurdity of our vaccination program. If it were only absurd, and not deadly, my reflections would be just that. Instead, I am here to speak to pregnant women about how to arm themselves with knowledge, to warn them so there are no regrets.
As I have declared, I take pregnancy interventions, epigenetic exposures, and maternal health very, very seriously. http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/finally-truth-emerges-about-whooping-cough-vaccine-obs-and-pediatricians-stand-1?utm_source=GreenMedInfo+Weekly&utm_campaign=1463733302-Greenmedinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_62bb7ef31e-1463733302-86874277

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The advice in these articles is given freely without promise or obligation. Its all about giving you and your family the tools and information to take control of your health and fitness.

Candida and Fungal Infections? Gary Moller recommends you explore this programme: Click Here!