Despite not actually having gone to the Gulf my youngest sister suffers from Gulf War Syndrome. It took years of campaigning and of tribunal hearings to get them to admit it, but the Ministry of Defence do now accept that she and many other non-deployed service men and women have the syndrome. The cause of their illness is recognised as being linked to the vaccinations received in preparation for possible deployment.
One of the theories relating to the vaccine damage is that the vaccines contained an adjuvant (ingredient to make them work faster) called Squalene. In 2001 my sister was given tests by an immunology expert which shows that she has antibodies to squalene in her immune system, it is therefore extremely likely that this is what has caused her illness which includes chronic fatigue, severe headaches, nausea, muscular pain, joint swelling, short term memory loss and depression.
It is with some trepidation that I read that the Swine Flu vaccine which is being given to people in Wales from today also includes Squalene as an adjuvant, despite the fact that the adjuvant remains unlicensed in the UK and the USA.
Despite being in one of the at risk groups that should be prioritised for receiving the vaccination, knowing that the injection contains this dangerous substance means that I won't be taking up the offer. It's a gamble but I would prefer to take my chances with the flu rather than risk spending the rest of my life with gulf war type symptoms.
Diolch am y cyngor busnes rhyfedd defnyddio cemegyn sydd heb gael ei drwyddedu. Faint mor gyffredin ydy'r wybodaeth yma?
ReplyDelete"In 2001 my sister was given tests by an immunology expert which shows that she has antibodies to squalene in her immune system, it is therefore extremely likely that this is what has caused her illness which includes chronic fatigue, severe headaches, nausea, muscular pain, joint swelling, short term memory loss and depression."
ReplyDeleteCorrelation does not equal causation. "Therefore it is extremely likely" is wrong. It's flawed reasoning. This is not to say that there's definitely no possible link; it warrants more research. But to conclude that there must be a relationship is false.
I'm afraid I really cannot trust anything the Express says about vaccines. They have a track record of being thoroughly irresponsible about the subject (see the whole MMR fiasco). The stuff they say about mercury in that article is wrong. Squalene I don't know about though.
While I'm far from dismissing what you say, I'm just advising caution since vaccines is a subject on which the media traditionally does a terrible terrible job of reporting.
Dylan I am hardly likely to base an important medical decision or any other decision on what I read in the Express. The World Health Organisation has confirmed that Squalene is being used as an adjuvant in the UK, Australian and USA jabs.
ReplyDeleteI have been studying the effects of Squalene and its relationship to GWS for the past 8 years in order to help my sister and other veterans to get justice from the Ministry of Defence. My objections to its use are based on reports prepared by the MoD, the US department of defense and articles published in leading medical and immunological journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association, The Lancet, The American Journal of Epidemiology, the BMJ etc
Gwersyll, mae'n anodd imi ddyfarnu pa mor gyffredin ydy'r wybodaeth am broblemau parthed y brechiadau. Mae'n wybodaeth gyfyng, byddwn yn disgwyl. Oni bai am fy ngwaith yn ceisio cyfiawnder i bobl sy'n dioddef o Syndrom Rhyfel y Gwlff, prin y byddwyf yn gwybod amdano!
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