This webpage summarizes some of the scientific studies that document risks, detriments and tradeoffs associated with MMR and measles vaccines.
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400 Critical Vaccine Studies
MMR Studies:
- Measles can be spread from fully vaccinated people to other fully vaccinated people.
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- Measles vaccine failures cause outbreaks of the disease.
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- Emergency room visits are significantly more common in children who were recently vaccinated against MMR.
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- Children who contract measles are significantly less likely to develop allergies than children who are vaccinated against measles.
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- Children with a history of measles are significantly less likely to develop allergies than children without a history of measles.
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- Children who never received an MMR vaccine were protected against allergies.
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- The MMR vaccine significantly increases the risk of seizures.
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- Febrile seizures are serious adverse events that occur at significantly elevated levels after MMR vaccination.
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- Vaccination with MMRV (measles-mumps-rubella-varicella) significantly increases the risk of being hospitalized for febrile convulsions.
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- MMR significantly increases the risk of thrombocytopenia (ITP), a serious internal bleeding disorder.
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- Thrombocytopenia, a serious autoimmune bleeding disorder, is 5 times more likely to occur after MMR vaccination.
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- MMR vaccination increases the risk of childhood leukemia.
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- Measles and mumps infections in childhood protect against deadly heart attacks and strokes during adulthood.
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- Measles and other childhood infections protect against cancer of the lymph system.
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- Vitamin A supplementation is highly protective against complications and death from measles.
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- Many European doctors think that measles is a harmless disease and do not recommend mandatory MMR vaccines.
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Miller's Review of Critical Vaccine Studies
400 Important Scientific Papers
Summarized for Parents and Researchers
by Neil Z. Miller
Foreword by Gary Goldman, PhD
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Many people sincerely believe that all vaccines are safe, adverse reactions are rare, and no peer-reviewed scientific studies exist showing that vaccines can cause harm. This book -- Miller's Review of Critical Vaccine Studies -- provides the other side of the story that is not commonly told. It contains summaries of 400 important scientific papers to help parents and researchers enhance their understanding of vaccinations.
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Unpublished studies on MMR by Dr. Edward Yazbak, MD:
- Yazbak, F.E. "Autism: Is there a vaccine connection? Part I. Vaccination after delivery."
Part I
- Yazbak, F.E. "Autism: Is there a vaccine connection? Part II. Vaccination around pregnancy."
Part II
- Yazbak, F.E. "Autism: Is there a vaccine connection? Part III. Vaccination around pregnancy, the sequel." Part III
Congressional Hearings:
- "Autism: Present Challenges, Future Needs -- Why the Increased Rates?" Government Reform Committee Hearing, Washington, DC. (April 6, 2000.)
- "Autism: Why the Increased Rates? A One-Year Update." Government Reform Committee Hearing, Washington, DC. (April 25-26, 2001.)
- "The Autism Epidemic: Is the NIH and CDC Response Adequate?" Government Reform Committee Hearing, Washington, DC. (April 18, 2002.)
- "The Status of Research into Vaccine Safety and Autism." Government Reform Committee Hearing, Washington, DC. (June 19, 2002.)
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MMR Vaccine:
Adverse Reactions
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Severe Afflictions affecting nearly every body system -- blood, lymphatic, digestive, cardiovascular, immune, nervous, respiratory, and sensory -- have been linked to the MMR vaccine. Source: Multiple studies; The vaccine manufacturer; Physician's Desk Reference (PDR). This diagram is elaborated upon in the chapter on MMR in the book, Vaccine Safety Manual.
MMR Information
Fever Reducers (aspirin) Prolong Measles Complication Rates:
- Witsenburg, B.C. "Measles mortality and therapy," pp. 26-27. From an abstract of a 1967-1968 measles epidemic study conducted in Ghana.
- Ahmady, A.S., et al. "The adverse effects of antipyretics in measles." Indian Pediatrics 1981 January: 49-52.
The Measles Vaccine and Encephalitis:
- Encephalitis after administration of live measles vaccine. [Abstract]
The Measles (and MMR) Vaccine and Sensory Impairments
(Including Eye Disorders and Hearing Loss):
- Kazarian, E.L., et al. "Optic neuritis complicating measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination." American Journal of Ophthalmology 1978; 86: 544-47.
- Marshall, G.S., et al. "Diffuse retinopathy following measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination." Pediatrics 1985; 76: 989-991.
- Brodsky, L., et al. "Sensorineural hearing loss following live measles virus vaccination." International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 1985; 10: 159-63.
- Nabe-Nielsen, J., et al. "Unilateral deafness as a complication of the mumps, measles, and rubella vaccination." British Medical Journal 1988; 297: 489.
- Hulbert, T.V., et al. "Bilateral hearing loss after measles and rubella vaccination in an adult." New England Journal of Medicine 1991; 325: 134.
- Stewart, B.J.A., et al. "Reports of sensorineural deafness after measles, mumps, and rubella immunisation." Archives of Diseases of Childhood 1993; 69: 153-54.
The Measles Vaccine is Ineffective
(Outbreaks Often Occur Among Highly, or Fully, Vaccinated Populations):
- FDA. "FDA workshop to review warnings, use instructions, and precautionary information [on vaccines]." (Rockland, Maryland: FDA, September 18, 1992): 27.
- Faich, G.A., et al. "Measles outbreak in Rhode Island." Public Health Report 1981 May-June; 96(3): 264-266.
- CDC. MMWR (February 1, 1985).
- CDC. MMWR (June 1984).
- CDC. MMWR (June 6, 1987).
- Gustafson, T. "Measles outbreak in a fully immunized secondary school population." New England Journal of Medicine 1987; 316:771-74.
- Markowitz, L.E., et al. "Patterns of transmission in measles outbreaks in the United States, 1985-1986." New England Journal of Medicine 1989; 320:75-81.
- Robertson, S.E., et al. "A million dollar measles outbreak: epidemiology, risk factors, and a selective revaccination strategy." Public Health Reports (January-February 1992), p. 24.
- Edmonson, M.B., et al. "Mild measles and secondary vaccine failure during a sustained outbreak in a highly vaccinated population." Journal of the American Medical Association 1990; 263:2467-71.
- Minnesota Department of Health. "Measles summary, 1987."
- CDC. "Measles." MMWR 1989; 38:329-330.
- CDC. "Measles -- Quebec." MMWR 1989; 38:329-30.
- CDC. "Measles -- United States, 1990." MMWR 1991; 40(2):369.
- CDC. "U.S. Childhood Immunization Update: Measles." (March 1997).
- CDC. "Measles -- United States, 1999." MMWR 2000; 49(25): 557-560.
Authorities Experimented on Children with a Deadly Measles Vaccine:
- Sabin, A.B., et al. "Successful immunization of children with and without maternal antibody by aerosolized measles vaccine. I. Different results with undiluted human diploid cell and chick embryo fibroblast vaccines." JAMA 1983; 249:2651-62.
- Sabin, A.B., et al. "Successful immunization of children with and without maternal antibody by aerosolized measles vaccine. II. Vaccine comparisons and evidence for multiple antibody response." JAMA 1984; 251:2363-71.
- Whittle, H.C., et al. "Immunisation of 4-6 month old Gambian infants with Edmonston-Zagreb measles vaccine." Lancet 1984; ii:834-37.
- Whittle, H., et al. "Trial of high-dose Edmonston-Zagreb measles vaccine in The Gambia: antibody response and side-effects." Lancet 1988; ii:811-814.
- Aaby, P., et al. "Trial of high-dose Edmonston-Zagreb measles vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: protective efficacy." Lancet 1988; i:809-811.
- Garenne, M., et al. "Child mortality after high-titre measles vaccines: prospective study in Senegal." Lancet 1991; 338:903-907.
- Whittle, H.C. "Effect of dose and strain of vaccine on success of measles vaccination of infants aged 4-5 months." Lancet 1988; i:963-66.
- Khanum, S., et al. "Comparison of Edmonston-Zagreb and Schwartz strains of measles vaccine given by aerosol or subcutaneous injection." Lancet 1987; i:150-53.
- Tidjani, O., et al. "Serological effects of Edmonston-Zagreb, Schwartz, and AIK-C measles vaccine strains given at ages 4-5 or 8-10 months." Lancet 1989; ii:1357-60.
- Markowitz, L.E., et al. "Immunization of six-month-old infants with different doses of Edmonston-Zagreb and Schwartz measles vaccines." New England Journal of Medicine 1990; 332:580-87.
- Awadu, K.O. Outrage! How Babies Were Used as Guinea Pigs in an L.A. County Vaccine Experiment. (Long Beach, CA: Conscious Rastra Press, 1996).
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