Re: U.S. Soldier's Death Is Tied To Vaccines

"Barry Hunt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A59188-2003Nov18?language=printer
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> > U.S. Soldier's Death Is Tied To Vaccines
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> > By David Brown
> > Washington Post Staff Writer
> > Wednesday, November 19, 2003; Page A19
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> > A 22-year-old female soldier who died last spring after getting
> > multiple vaccines, including the one against smallpox, succumbed to an
> > immune system disease apparently triggered by the immunizations.
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> > That is the conclusion of a panel of experts reviewing the military's
> > experience with smallpox vaccine, which has been given to about
> > 515,000 troops in the past year. A second panel believes that
> > vaccination "possibly" caused the young woman's death.
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> So one soldier died "possibly" as a result of vaccinations, and 514,999
> soldiers were protected against a very nasty disease. Pretty good odds I
> would have thought!    A lot more soldiers die from the euphemistic
> "friendly fire" and road accidents.
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> Barry Hunt

Epidemiology gives that its' 2 per million who die of some vaccines. So
vaccinate all of the US  and 540 people could die. If the choice is to
prevent tens of thousands of deaths I think there is no choice.
Sadly this young person died even being unlucky with the odds.

Anneke