INFANT PRIMATES GIVEN VACCINES ON U.S. CHILDRENÂ'S IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE
DEVELOP BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS OF AUTISM

GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH PROVIDES EVEN MORE SCIENCE SUPPORTING THE
THEORY THAT VACCINES CAN AND DO CAUSE AUTISM

Nixa, MO Â- A primate model for autism using the U.S. childrenÂ's
immunization schedule was unveiled at the International Meeting For Autism
Research (IMFAR) this weekend. The research underscores the critical need
for studies into vaccine safety and the immune and mitochondrial dysfunction
of autistic children. The National Autism Association (NAA) questions why
the government hasnÂ't undertaken these vital studies and why researchers
have had to depend on private money to perform this critical science that
will surely impact the health of millions of children worldwide.

Using infant macaque monkeys, University of PittsburghÂ's Dr. Laura
Hewitson, Ph.D., described how vaccinated animals, when compared to
unvaccinated animals, showed significant neurodevelopmental deficits and
Â"significant associations between specific aberrant social and non-social
behaviors, isotope binding, and vaccine exposure.Â"

Researchers also reported, "vaccinated animals exhibited progressively
severe chronic active inflammation whereas unexposed animals did notÂ" and
found Â"many significant differences in the GI tissue gene expression
profiles between vaccinated and unvaccinated animals." Gastrointestinal
issues are a common symptom of children with regressive autism.

NAA calls for the NIH to conduct large scale, non-epidemiological studies
into the biomedical symptoms surrounding young children and all vaccines,
including those containing the mercury-based preservative thimerosal and
other additives like aluminum.

This request for further research echoes that of Dr. Bernadine Healy, Former
NIH Director in a CBS interview earlier this week. "I think public health
officials have been too quick to dismiss the hypothesis as 'irrational,'
without sufficient studies of causation. . . without studying the population
that got sick," Healy said. "I have not seen major studies that focus on 300
kids who got autistic symptoms within a period of a few weeks of the
vaccines."

Recently the governmentÂ's vaccine court conceded the case of Hannah Poling,
admitting that vaccines triggered her regression into autism by exacerbating
mitochondrial dysfunction. Â"The recent Poling case and this new research
provide further evidence that the CDC has fallen down on their job to
protect children from harm. The biomedical research to date suggests that
parental reports of regression following vaccination is not only plausible,
but likely in certain individuals,Â" said Scott Bono, NAA Chairman. "To
date, the CDC has conducted no safety testing on the possible harmful
effects of simultaneously administering multiple vaccines to infants, and
has steadfastly refused to state a preference for mercury-free vaccines to
be given to children and pregnant women. It's time for HHS and Congress to
step in and take vaccine safety away from the CDC."

On June 4th, parents of vaccine-injured children will rally for toxin-free
immunizations in Washington, DC. For more information about the Â"Green Our
VaccinesÂ" rally or the new primate study visit www.nationalautism.org.

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