National panel discussion on vaccine safety comes to Auburn

PARENTS WANT ANSWERS ABOUT VACCINE SAFETY, INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (IOM) AND NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH (NIH) TO PARTICIPATE

Auburn, Ala. – In an effort to answer serious questions about vaccine safety, a panel of national and international vaccine experts is coming to Auburn, Alabama, on Friday, November 5^th from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. CST.

The non-profit advocacy group National Autism Association (NAA) and local organizers are sponsoring the panel discussion entitled “Mercury in Medicine,” which will address vaccine-safety issues concerning the mercury-based preservative Thimerosal and the flu vaccine. It will be held in the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center. First-come-first served seating is free and open to the public.

In addition to a panel of internationally-known physicians and researchers, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Institute of Health (NIH) representative will also be available to answer the following questions:

-         Are vaccines in doctors’ offices safe and mercury-free?

-         What damage can mercury and other vaccine-based toxins cause in children?

-         What are the proper precautions recommended in order to vaccinate safely?

The Friday panel discussion kicks off a mini-DAN (Defeat Autism Now) Conference held on Saturday and Sunday. Keynotes speakers will conduct a ‘Parent Session’ on Saturday, and an eight-hour training session on the latest autism protocols, such as the DAN protocol, will be held for physicians and licensed healthcare workers on Sunday.

Auburn parent Karen Jones helped organize the event. “We are excited to have the top autism researchers and physicians in our state for ‘Mercury in Medicine,’” she said. “These experts will share the latest information and give parents an opportunity to learn what they need to know about the safety of children’s vaccines.”

Panel members for Friday’s discussion include:

-         Jacquelyn McCandless, MD, internationally-known author and specialist in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Medical Director of Physician Training for the Autism Research Institute

-         Boyd Haley PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky whose research in the past 16 years has concentrated on the biochemical mechanisms of mercury toxicity as it relates to neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and autism spectrum disorders.  He is published in major journals, has given hundreds of invited lectures nationally and internationally, and
testified before congressional committees, the IOM and the Surgeon Generals
at the Pentagon

-         Stephanie Cave, MD, author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children’s Vaccines and leading physician on the treatment of mercury-induced autism

-         S. Jill James, PhD, professor with the Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, who does research on mechanisms of Thimerosal neurotoxicity and oxidative stress in children with autism

-         Teresa Binstock, independent research, University of Colorado HSC 1990-1998, Independent Research and Consultations, 1998 to present; published papers including neuroanatomy & molecular genetics in Fragile X, gut-brain connection in autism, intra-monocyte pathogens in autism; co-authored Thimerosal as a novel form of Hg poisoning

-         Kathleen Stratton, PhD, Senior Program Officer at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

-         NIH members from the National Toxicology Program, Mercury Portfolio of Testing, Grants Program for Autism, and Grants Program for Mercury

In recent years, autism has risen from 1 in 5000 to 1 in every 166 children according to Centers for Disease Control. Friday’s discussion is an opportunity to learn how the rise may be related to mercury-based vaccines. 

For more information about the “Mercury in Medicine” panel discussion or the Mini DAN, call 334-887-0877. A reception/buffet dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. following the discussion. For more information visit: www.nationalautism.org.