The people who are responsible for the current measles outbreak. http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=1223 Sullivan, thanks for pointing out that the erosion of popular confidence in vaccines and in those who develop and administer them has been deliberately cultivated by specific organizations and individuals—most notably those promoting the interests of vaccine-injury plaintiffs. Here’s John Gilmore talking back in 2005: “Thanks to David (Kirby)’s incredibly hard work the book has done phenomenally well. Two years ago this was the province of the loonie fringe. EOH has put us in the mainstream. Our main job is to destroy the credibility of the vaccine industry and that’s just what EOH has done.” http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/11/america_the_overvaccinated.php It's a bit of a stretch to conclude from this study that Americans are "overvaccinated." For one thing, it's a pretty small study, with only 45 subjects. The mean age of the subjects was 52 on enrollment, and many of them had had measles, mumps, or rubella during childhood, leaving only two to five patients as the source of data for some vaccines. Indeed, the authors themselves point out that further studies will be needed before statistically meaningful comparisons can be made. They also pointed out that the subjects examined were all healthy, other than a few cases of hypertension and asthma, neither of which would be likely to affect long lasting antibody responses to vaccination. What we can conclude from this study is that immunity from many common vaccines may last longer than we had previously thought, and that booster vaccines for some diseases may not be required in some populations. http://autism-news-beat.com/?p=49 Dr. Amy Tuteur, MD, says “vaccines rejectionism” is about how parents see themselves, and that it has little to do with children or vaccines. She recently shared her devastating critique of organized opposition to vaccines in the comments on a New York Times site, which I am publishing with Dr. Tuteur’s permission. The fact that vaccine rejectionism is based on false premises is sidestepped by ignoring the scientific data and focusing instead on whether parents agree with health professionals. Agreement with doctors is constructed as a negative and refusal to trust is constructed as a positive cultural attribute: … Non-vaccinators or those who question aspects of vaccination policy are ‘free thinkers’ who have escaped from the disempowerment that is seen to characterise vaccination… … (vaccine rejectionists) construct trust in others as passive and the easy option. Rather than trust in experts, the alternative scenario is of a parent who becomes the expert themselves, through a difficult process of personal education and empowerment…” http://members.tripod.com/vaccinesupport-ivil/antivaxsites.html Anti-vaccination organizations and their board members, autism-based: Generation Rescue (GR) Board of directors: Jenny McCarthy, Deirdre Imus, Katie Wright, J.B. Handley, and Lisa Handley; executive director:  Stan Kurtz. A "sponsor" of the "Age of Autism" anti-vaccine propaganda blog.  Source: http://preview.tinyurl.com/5a5dgt Talk About Curing Autism (TAKA). Board of directors: Lisa Ackerman , Casper Zublin, Jr., Glen Ackerman; celebrity spokesperson: Jenny McCarthy.  A "sponsor" of the "Age of Autism" anti-vaccine propaganda blog.  Source: http://preview.tinyurl.com/647wn6 Safe Minds. Board of directors: Theresa Wrangham, Lyn Redwood, Mark Blaxill, Heidi Roger, Laura Bono, Vicky Debold, Gayle DeLong, Deirdre Imus, Scott Laster, Jim Moody, Katie Wright. Executive Director: Sallie Bernard. A "sponsor" of the "Age of Autism" anti-vaccine propaganda blog  Source: http://preview.tinyurl.com/ot7uh Autism Research Institute (ARI).  Board of directors as of FY 2006:  Rosemary King, Paul Grinvalsky, Gloria B. Rimland, David Humphrey,  Richard Kunin. Source:  Guidestar.   Stephen M. Edelson, Executive Director.  A "sponsor" of the "Age of Autism" anti-vaccine propaganda blog. Source: http://preview.tinyurl.com/4c6tah . "Age of Autism" the anti-vaccine propaganda blog masquerading as a "newspaper", featuring  posts by Dan Olmstead, Kim Stagliano, J. B. Handley, Anne Dachel, Source: http://preview.tinyurl.com/2zs2nz Advocates for Children's Health Affected by Mercury Poisoning (A-CHAMP), a a national, non-partisan political action organization. National Autism Association (NAA).  Board of directors: Rita Cave Shreffler, Wendy Fournier, Ann Brasher, Kelly Vanicek, Lori Brozek, Scott Bono, Laura Bono,  Lori McIlwain, Claire Bothwell, Leslie Davidson, Rosemarie Dubrowsky, Becky Grant-Widen, Deirdre Imus, James A. Moody, Lyn Redwood,  Adrienne Rousseau, Katie Wright. Unlocking Autism.  Board of Directors: Shelley Hendrix Reynolds, Nancy Herndon Cale, Stephen Shore, Director, Stephanie Cessna, Rick Rollens, Director   Kelly Longenberg,  Jane El Dahr, Director Foundation for Autism Information and Research (F.A.I.R. Autism Media) Developmental Delay Resources                 Anti-vaccination organizations and their board members, general: National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) Board of Directors: Barbara Loe Fisher (Littles) President;   (paid $41,500 compensation in 2006); Kathryn Williams, Vice President (paid $40,000 compensation in 2006); Carol Hall, 2nd vice-president; Judy Braiman, Director (Also founder and president of the Empire State Consumer Association); Paul Mulhauser, Secretary; Cliff Shoemaker, Treasurer (Mr. Shoemaker is a career vaccine-injury attorney who has profited handsomely from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP).)  Source: Neurodiversity.com ;  Andy Schause, Member-at-large; Gregg Burgess, Member-at-large.    Source: Guidestar Vaccination News http://www.vaccineinfo.net/index.shtml http://www.vaccineinfo.net/index.shtml Anti-vaccination individuals Jay Gordon, M.D.   Sources: Jennifer Margolis, the selectively-vaccinating writer/mother: vaccinations for yellow fever, meningitis, tetanus and polio, for instance, but not for measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis or chicken pox. Source Rashid Buttar http://www.autismmercurylink.com/blog/ Russell Blaylock claiming to be part of the Medical School of the Ole Miss, but not getting the name right.  Well, I looked and looked for his name on the faculty list and could not find him. Dr. Blaylock will spend a few minutes going over the science of how vaccine ingredients and vaccine over load lead to obsessive compulsive disorders, tics, convulsions, seizures, ADD, ADHD, autism, and other neurological development/consequences. Then the lines will be opened for questions and answers.   Dr. Jeff Bradstreet,  International Child Development Resource Center in Palm Bay, Fla. (I will discuss, MMR is unquestionably associated with autism. The difference occurs in the meaning of first causes (primary causality) and co-occurrence which by definition would represent an association. Kenneth Bock, M.D., Center for Progressive               Medicine in Albany, NY and the Rhinebeck Health Center in Rhinebeck, NY. Stephanie Cave, M.D. Thomas Burbacher, Ph.D Mady Hornig, M.D. Boyd Haley, Ph.D. Mark R. Geier, MD, Ph.D. Andrew Wakefield, MB BS FRCS FRCPath. Jon Pangborn, Ph.D. Richard Deth, Ph.D. William Shaw, Ph.D. Anju Usman, M.D. Jane M. El-Dahr, M.D., F.A.A.P. Elizabeth Mumper, M.D., FAAP Paul Hardy, M.D. Harris Coulter                 http://home.san.rr.com/via/   Vaccine Information & Awareness (VIA) began from my search after my daughter, Arianna, reacted to her first set of vaccines.    VIA empowers parents to question, challenge, investigate, research and become more informed and aware about vaccine risks and dangers that exist. The major philosophy of VIA, however, is to ensure that Freedom of Choice is not taken away from each parent. The decision to vaccinate is one that should and must be made by the parent alone. To this end VIA: What do they have to say about the measles outbreak in the UK and the US? Steven Novella, M.D., is pretty blunt: he blames the anti-vaccination activists, represented by Jenny McCarthy: The idiocy of antivaccinationists partly rests upon the modern luxury of never having had to live through the horrible epidemics of the past. I wonder how much the current generation will have to suffer through before they get it. And I will say it again - if Jenny McCarthy is going to put her own “mommy instinct” before the consensus of scientific opinion, and exploit her dubious celebrity to champion anti-science, then she is going to have to take responsibility for her actions. The way I figure it, so far there are at least 68 measles cases on her tally sheet, and the number is growing. Emily on Jennifer Margulis, a mother and writer who only "selectively vaccinates", as quoted in a story by JoNel Aleccia, published at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26291109/ It's a pity that (Margulis is)  proud of being a "public health official's nightmare." Why is she proud of that? It means that someday, she may be the worst nightmare of many other parents who live in her community. It may mean that her own decisions may someday haunt her in her own worst nightmares. Right now, it's just a head-shaking moment that she thinks it doesn't "make sense" that her decisions might endanger others. Down the road, that head-shaking moment could turn into a tragedy. http://en.allexperts.com/e/j/j/j._b._handley.htm Handley, a Stanford University graduate  is the managing partner and founder of Swander Pace Capital, a leveraged buyout fund. In May, 2005, he, his wife Lisa, and over 150 parents launched Generation Rescue, a non-profit, California based, international support group dedicated to treating autism and other neurological disorders the group contends result from heavy metal poisoning, particularly thimerosal containing vaccines. http://www.spcap.com/investment-team/index.php?category=Principals&team-member=J.B.+Handley Mr. Handley serves as Chairman of GeniSoy Food Company, Inc.; Fresh Food Concepts, Inc.; Marketfare Foods, Inc.; International Fiber Corporation; and ReNew Life Formulas, Inc., and is a Director of Bravo Sports and Gilchrist & Soames, Inc. Mr. Handley is the past Chairman of Totes Isotoner Corporation and Fleischmann's Vinegar Company, Inc. and past Director of Oregon Chai, Inc., Ethnic Gourmet Foods, Inc., and American Hard Cider Co. Before co-founding SPC in 1996, he shared responsibilities for the management of private equity investments in consumer products companies with The Shansby Group. Earlier, Mr. Handley was a management consultant with Swander Pace & Company, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and investment strategy. He received dual BA degrees with honors from Stanford University. (1991 -- BA, East Asian Studies and Economics)