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England Chief Medical Officer Calls
H1N1 Vaccine Resistors "Extremists"
The Chief Medical Officer in England has described those who are
speaking out against the mass swine flu vaccination campaign as
"extremists".
The comment made by Sir Liam Donaldson, the government's senior
advisor on health matters, was highlighted in a Times
of London article today.
“We have had a lot of unfair public criticism and attacks
in an attempt to scare people about a vaccine that’s potentially
life-saving,” Donaldson said in reference to anti-vaccination
posters depicting the H1N1 shot as a “weapon of mass destruction”.
“We have seen it before with vaccines like MMR [the combined
jab for measles, mumps and rubella], and now extremists are doing
the same thing again.” he added.
Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish Health Secretary added:
“Vaccination is our best defence against this virus and
I urge everyone who is in the priority groups to accept the vaccine
when invited to do so.”
Donaldson's remarks are ill thought out considering the fact that
senior
neurologists have voiced concerns over the adjuvants in the
H1N1 flu vaccine and the fact that it has been rushed
through safety procedures, with manufacturers provided with
blanket immunity from potential lawsuits.
In addition, multiple opinion polls have revealed that half
of GPs in Britain have severe reservations and doubts over
the safety of the shot.
A much larger Nursing
Times magazine poll in August also found that 30% of all frontline
nurses said they would refuse to be immunized, with another 33%
saying they were unsure over the vaccine.
50%
of pregnant women in the UK have also said they will refuse
the vaccine.
No matter, apparently the government believes you are an "extremist"
if you don't shut up and take it.
Donaldson's comment is also especially relevant in the wake of
news that police in Britain have defined
political activism as “domestic extremism” and are
treating people who attend demonstrations as criminals, cataloguing
them on multiple national databases.
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Reference
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October 30, 2009
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