Childs Records & "Hot Lots"
OK... OK... this hot lots stuff has me all riled up. I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON VACCINES so I would appreciate if you not email me like I am an expert!
All I did was about 15 hours of research 2 years ago and about 3 additional hours research this weekend. That does not make me an expert - it makes me more like a librarian.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
- Original Data collected on Jeff and my initial findings 2 years ago - it is slightly different today
- Definition of HOT LOT (no this does not mean "hot real estate")
- Resources for obtaining LOT REPORTING INFORMATION FROM VAERS
- Attorney Resources for information on a State Lawsuit (1 year from initial symptoms) and Federal Suit (3 years from initial symptoms)
- Personal Summary
1. ORIGINAL DATA COLLECTED ON JEFF:
I bought from www.909shot.com the list of DTP, DTap VAERS summary. It listed every lot, every DTP or DTaP vaccine and their occurrences of issues.
This showed that Jeff had two "active" Dtap vaccines out of four. Meaning, two of the vaccines he received had minimal occurrences or reports and two had a high number of occurrences, reports.
ACTIVE lots could in essence mean a HOT LOT. But read further and get your own definition on the situation.
I swear this information was easier to get two years ago. I have bookmarks that expired and no longer work to connections for this information. I am baffled why this is taking me longer to collect.
Since Jeff is 5.5 years old and his symptoms started between 18 months and 2 years of age, we do not qualify for any lawsuits. So I cannot speak intelligently about any lawsuit information and next steps. Until the law changes that expands the three year from occurrences law I don't see any way we as a family can participate in a lawsuit against the NVICP or a class action.
2. DEFINITION OF HOT LOT:
From www.quackwatch.com:
Misconception #3
There are "hot lots" of vaccine that have been associated with more adverse events and deaths than others. Parents should find the numbers of these lots and not allow their children to receive vaccines from them.
This misconception got considerable publicity recently when vaccine safety was the subject of a television news program. First of all, the concept of a "hot lot" of vaccine as it is used in this context is wrong. It is based on the presumption that the more reports to VAERS a vaccine lot is associated with, the more dangerous the vaccine in that lot; and that by consulting a list of the number of reports per lot, a parent can identify vaccine lots to avoid.
This is misleading for two reasons:
- VAERS (the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System) is a system for reporting events that occur after the administration of any vaccine. VAERS reports should not be interpreted to imply causality. In other words, a VAERS report does not mean that the vaccine caused the event. Statistically, a certain number of serious illnesses, even deaths, can be expected to occur by chance alone among children recently vaccinated. Although vaccines are known to cause minor, temporary side effects such as soreness or fever, there is little, if any, evidence linking vaccination with permanent health problems or death. The point is that just because an adverse event has been reported to VAERS does not mean it was caused by a vaccine.
- Vaccine lots are not the same. The sizes of vaccine lots might vary from several hundred thousand doses to several million, and some are in distribution much longer than others. Naturally a larger lot or one that is in distribution longer will be associated with more adverse events, simply by chance. Also, more coincidental deaths are associated with vaccines given in infancy than later in childhood, since the background death rates for children are highest during the first year of life. So knowing that lot A has been associated with x number of adverse events while lot B has been associated with y number would not necessarily say anything about the relative safety of the two lots, even if the vaccine did cause the events.
Reviewing published lists of "hot lots" will not help parents identify the best or worst vaccines for their children. If the number and type of VAERS reports for a particular vaccine lot suggested that it was associated with more serious adverse events or deaths than are expected by chance, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the legal authority to immediately recall that lot. No vaccine lot in the modern era has been found to be unsafe on the basis of VAERS reports.
All vaccine manufacturing facilities and vaccine products are licensed by the FDA. In addition, every vaccine lot is safety-tested by the manufacturer. The results of these tests are reviewed by FDA, who may repeat some of these tests as an additional protective measure. FDA also inspects vaccine-manufacturing facilities regularly to ensure adherence to manufacturing procedures and product-testing regulations, and reviews the weekly VAERS reports for each lot searching for unusual patterns. FDA would recall a lot of vaccine at the first sign of problems. There is no benefit to either the FDA or the manufacturer in allowing unsafe vaccine to remain on the market. The American public would not tolerate vaccines if they did not have to conform to the most rigorous safety standards. The mere fact is that a vaccine lot is still in distribution indicates that the FDA considers it safe.
Personal note: Hot Lots have been discussed for years internally to doctors and medical professionals. I disagree with this definition. On the CDC web site they do show a number of vaccines recalled due to issues with preservatives, inefficacy and other related issues (like mutated viruses.) NOTE: It does not
3. RESOURCES AND DETAILS:
National Vaccine Information Center (the good guys) have a lot of great resources. If you ever get a chance to hear Barbara Loe Fisher speak - it is a good use of your time.
I had the pleasure of hearing her talk at an Autism conference in June 2000 and her speech motivated many in the audience to tears. I love her tenacity and shaking the industry up due to her vaccine injured son, now in his early 20's.
Here is some details:
The National Vaccine Information Center has a calculator the help determine how much mercury a child received at a previous vaccination or could receive at an upcoming vaccination.
www.909shot.com - Only has the DTap, DTP VAERS reporting form, in summary form. This tells you by LOT number the number of negative reactions reports to the VAERS
Now... the vaers.hhs.gov which stands fro VACCINE ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING SYSTEM provided from the US CDC (Centers of Disease Control) has the data on each year, each lot
They have a Frequently Asked Questions: www.vaers.org/vaers.htm
vaers.hhs.gov/info.htm - Select the desired time interval to download static VAERS data as a self extracting zip file1:
* 1990 VAERS data <search/1990VAERSData.exe> (355 KB)
* 1991 VAERS data <search/1991VAERSData.exe> (1.21 MB)
* 1992 VAERS data <search/1992VAERSData.exe> (1.32 MB)
* 1993 VAERS data <search/1993VAERSData.exe> (1.26 MB)
* 1994 VAERS data <search/1994VAERSData.exe> (1.29 MB)
* 1995 VAERS data <search/1995VAERSData.exe> (1.31 MB)
* 1996 VAERS data <search/1996VAERSData.exe> (1.34 MB)
* 1997 VAERS data <search/1997VAERSData.exe> (1.37 MB)
* 1998 VAERS data <search/1998VAERSData.exe> (1.26 MB)
* 1999 VAERS data <search/1999VAERSData.exe> (1.55 MB)
* 2000 VAERS data <search/2000VAERSData.exe> (1.96 MB)
* 2001 VAERS data <search/2001VAERSData.exe> (2.10 MB)
* 2002 VAERS data <search/2002VAERSData.exe> (1.10 MB) Through June 30, 2002
* Non Domestic VAERS Data <search/NondomesticVAERSdata.exe> (1.30 MB)
NOTE: IT is commonly discussed in the Autism & Medical worlds that the VAERS is sorely undercounted. Very few doctors actually report an issues with a negative reaction to a vaccine. Negative reactions are ANYTHING different from the child before the vaccine happened. These negative reactions could include; fever, convulsions, diarrhea, and death of course.
NOTE NOTE: IF YOU HAVE NOT FILLED OUT A VAERS ON YOUR CHILD YOU NEED TO! Don't let your situation go un noticed if you think vaccines hurt your child!
Click on this link for information and next steps.
4. ATTORNEY RESOURCES
Many attorneys are jumping on the band wagon as the information is mounting for hundreds of thousands of kids with regressive autism for class action and NVCIP lawsuits. There is a lot of information on making a selection to pursue a lawsuit, what is required and so on.
There is a great firm that has a good basic brochure on your rights and lawsuit parameters. I would suggest getting copy of the brochure from:
www.waters-kraus.com/
NOTE: Like any decision, interview several firms prior to making a selection for representation. This is not a recommendation, I like their brochure! And I like Claire Bothwell very much (she is a parent just like you and me.)
5. PERSONAL OPINIONS
It is NOT an autism urban myth, there is a friend in our group that has a seven year old autistic son that WENT BLIND after receiving his MMR booster. Something is different about our kids vs. typical children. It is probably part genetic and part environmental issues that makes our kids respond negatively to vaccines. The bottom line: NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON AND NO ONE IS ADMITTING AN ISSUE at this point. So as parents, what does that mean? That means we are in a state of confusion (not state of California.)
My recommendation to all parents (NT or otherwise) is to get the book: WHAT YOUR DOCTOR DOES NOT TELL YOU ABOUT IMMUNIZATIONS By Dr Stephanie Cave. It is a well worth it book and you can buy it for $11.95 on www.909shot.com. Reading this book, evaluating your OWN PERSONAL medical history and your PERSONAL childs medical issues should help you understand; how to vaccinate, when to vaccinate, when not to vaccinate, and how to get out of doing future vaccinations - by law. Please take the time to read it.
Standard Lisa disclaimer: I am not a doctor. I am just a mom. Be sure to work with a qualified doctor on treating your kid(s) and making any changes to your treatment plan. Thank you very much.
Take care, IT IS FINALLY THE END!
Lisa A Jeffs mom
