The speaker discusses the Vaxelis vaccine, a six-in-one vaccine for children aged six weeks to four years, protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus B, and hepatitis B. The speaker references the package insert, noting epinephrine and other agents should be available during administration.
The speaker highlights a review by the Institute of Medicine that found a causal relationship between tetanus toxoid and both brachial neuritis and Guillain Barre syndrome, a type of paralysis. Apnea following intramuscular vaccination has been observed in some infants.
The speaker claims there were no randomized controlled studies with an inert placebo during the vaccine's development, only tests against other vaccinations. Ingredients include aluminum, formaldehyde, bovine serum albumin, neomycin, Streptomycin, and Polymyxin B. The speaker points out that Vaxelis has not been evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential or impairment of fertility.
Speaker 0: Morning message. It is Thursday, April 17. Great to be with you. I know I usually do informed consent on Friday, but today we're doing it on Thursday. So informed consent Thursday.
I've done this before, but it's important that we revisit it. I wanna share with you a product that's on the market, a vaccine called Vaxelis. I pulled the package insert, and here it is. This is insane. This vaccine has six vaccines in one.
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus B, and hepatitis B. Six in one. Let's take a look at the package insert. First of all, they tell us that epinephrine and other appropriate agents and equipment must be available for immediate use if you're going to be giving this vaccination. Okay.
You got my attention. This vaccine is indicated for six weeks old through four years old. It goes on to say, A review by the Institute of Medicine found evidence for a causal, not correlation, causal relationship between tetanus toxoid, one of the components, and both brachial neuritis and Guillain Barre syndrome. Look that up, Guillain Barre. It's a type of paralysis.
It looks a lot like polio. It also says apnea, that's difficulty breathing, you kind of stop breathing, following intramuscular vaccination has been observed in some infants. Oh, but it gets better. First of all, studies that brought this product to market, there is not a single randomized controlled study with an inert placebo. It's only tested against other vaccinations.
Ingredients. You're going to love this. Three nineteen micrograms of aluminum is used as an adjuvant. That is, it stimulates the immune system to wake up to the antigens that are in this vaccine. Other ingredients, formaldehyde, bovine serum albumin, that's albumin or protein that comes from cows.
Then they put some antibiotics in here, neomycin, Streptomycin, Polymyxin B. What could possibly go wrong? And of course, my favorite part, section 13.1. It's right here. I'm not making this up.
Vaxelis has not been evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential or impairment of fertility. Informed consent. Your comments are appreciated.