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children since 1982.”
From the Office of Congressman Dave Weldon (R-FL)
For Immediate Release: Contact:
Pamela Groover, (202) 225-3671
February 8, 2002 pamela.groover@mail.house.gov/pgroover@imcingular.com
Rep. Dave Weldon, M.D. Urges Physicians to Give
Parents Choice of Separating the Measles, Mumps,
and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine Due to Growing Concern
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon, a Florida
physician, urged the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to fully inform
parents of their choice in having the MMR vaccine separated and administered at
different times. There is growing
concern among parents and medical researchers that concurrent exposure of the
measles virus with other viruses may be linked to serious developmental
disorders in some children. A recent
study in the Journal of Clinical Pathology (Ulmann et al.) found persistent
measles virus in the intestinal tissue of 75 of 91 patients with developmental
disorders (i.e., autism) who also exhibited severe bowel disease.
“I am very disturbed by these findings and believe it is
critical that we give children’s health the highest priority,” said Rep. Dave
Weldon. “While the verdict is still out on whether the MMR vaccine causes
regressive autism, an association has been demonstrated in this study and
others. I call upon the AAP to urge
pediatricians to give parents all the facts about this safety concern and allow
parents to make an informed decision about whether or not they want to separate
the MMR vaccine for their children.”
“Vaccines have saved millions of lives. However, there are growing concerns about
the safety of the MMR vaccine that must be independently studied,” said Rep.
Weldon. “These clinical laboratory findings cannot be dismissed with
epidemiological studies. The Centers
for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health must apply vigorous,
independent tests to evaluate the concerns over the MMR.”
There is an epidemic of autism among children in the
United States. Ulmann et al. focus
their research on a cohort of autistic children who develop what is known as
regressive autism. Children with regressive autism meet normal developmental
thresholds, but shortly after receiving the MMR (12-15 months of age) they
begin to regress. Many public health
officials have stated that the timing is simply a coincidence. However, Ulmann’s discovery of measles in
the inflamed intestines of 75 of 91 children in this recent study gives serious
cause for concern.
It is believed that persistent measles virus in the
intestines of these children may be the cause of the severe bowel disease
(lymphoic hyperplasia and ileocolitis).
Bowel disease is believed to result in the neurological disorders in
these children. It has been established
by other researchers that developmental disorders are associated with severe
bowel disease. Last year the Institute
of Medicine urged further study of this issue and the Congress has included
language urging the National Institutes of Health to support research in this
area. Additionally, a research paper
published in Adverse Drug Reactions in January 2001, showed flaws in the
pre-licensing studies of the MMR vaccine.
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