Roswell working on new vaccines

Roswell Working on a new brain cancer vaccine

Link below: Promising new cancer vaccine - channel 2 WGRZ

http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/health/2015/04/21/brain-cancer-vaccine-roswell/26142425/ 

Phase 2 of the clinical trials will involve 50-patients. It will be evaluated in a larger trial to assess its effectiveness for patients with advanced brain tumors and a new Phase 1 clinical trial for multiple myeloma patients.

Those in the initial phase received a series of up to four injections of SurVaxM at two-week intervals. Most patients developed T cell and antibody responses to survivin, the vaccine target. The average expected survival time for recurrent glioblastoma patients is approximately only seven months when receiving standard therapy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is my non-vaccinated child at risk from recently vaccinated children?

A: Recently vaccinated children do carry the disease germ and are able to spread it to other children. Many so-called epidemics are initiated and spread in this manner, even though the unvaccinated are blamed. On the other hand, a passive immunity to the disease may also be gained in this manner. In fact, some "authorities" argue that parents who do not vaccinate their children reap the benefits without taking the risks -- a curious argument since they also argue that such parents are irresponsible by unnecessarily exposing their children to greater risk by choosing not to vaccinate.

Q: Are vaccines tested and monitored for safety?

A: Yes. Before vaccines are licensed, the FDA requires testing to ensure safety. This process can take 10 years or longer. Once a vaccine is in use, the CDC and FDA monitor its adverse events (health problems after vaccination) through the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Any hint of a problem with a vaccine prompts further investigations by the CDC and FDA. If researchers find a vaccine may be causing a side effect, the CDC and FDA will initiate appropriate action that may include the changing of vaccine labels or packaging, distributing safety alerts, inspecting manufacturers' facilities and records, withdrawing recommendations for the use of the vaccine, or revoking the vaccine's license.

Q: Who should not be vaccinated?

A: Some people should not get certain vaccines or should wait to get them. For instance, children with compromised immune systems, as occurs with cancer patients, often need to wait to be vaccinated. Similarly, if a person has had a severe allergic reaction to a vaccine, a following dose is not recommended. However, a person with a mild, common illness, such as a cold with a low-grade fever, does not have to wait to be vaccinated.

What are Vaccines?

Vaccines are weakened versions of a disease which rely on the memory of our immune system to combat the real danger/infection if it does enter our bodies. Vaccines prevent 6 million deaths worldwide each year.

Myths about getting vaccinated:

• Vaccines cause autism
• Vaccines are laced with mercury that is poisonous to the children.
• Doctors only tell you to get vaccines for their own profit
• It's better to avoid vaccines, because children don't need them. The diseases they help prevent are long gone, and if a child gets one anyway, it will just run its course.

Facts about Vaccines:

• Though there are more vaccines, patients are inoculated today with far fewer antigens than 30 years ago. In the 1980's, people received about 3,000 antigens total, as compared to 150 today.
• Spreading the vaccines out over a long period of time only leaves children more vulnerable to disease.

Pros of getting vaccinated:

The American Academy of Pediatrics states that "most childhood vaccines are 90%-99% effective in preventing disease."Ingredients, such as thimerosal, formaldehyde, and aluminum, can be harmful in large doses but they are not used in harmful quantities in vaccines. Children are exposed to more aluminum in breast milk and infant formula than they are exposed to in vaccines. Vaccines cost less in time and money to obtain than infectious diseases cost in time off of work to care for a sick child, potential long-term disability care, and medical costs. Vaccinated mothers protect their unborn children from viruses that could potentially cause birth defects, and vaccinated communities can help eradicate diseases for future generations.