Pete Tar
Senior Member.
People in Australia are freaking out about the proposed trail of a GMO cholera vaccine, mainly due to misunderstanding the language used.
They are trying to develop a single-dose cholera treatment.
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More GMO Nightmares: Australia to Trial Forcible Vaccination Through the Release of Aerosol GMO Vaccine
The article by
Dave Mihalovic is a Naturopathic Doctor who specializes in vaccine research, cancer prevention and a natural approach to treatment.
goes on to talk about West Nile virus spraying and the history of other aerosoled releases despite the Paxvax trial mentioning no such thing. It seems to be the main source of the initial misunderstanding.
Now that has mostly reduced to being offended about Aussies being 'experimented' on...
It still has the fear buzzwords 'GMO', 'cholera', and 'vaccine', so people will be easily riled.
The 'environment' just means the human organisms being monitored and their possible interaction with their surroundings. It does not mean putting it into the air or water supply.
http://www.ogtr.gov.au/internet/ogtr/publishing.nsf/Content/dir126appsumm-htm
An application has been made under the Gene Technology Act 2000 (the Act) for Dealings involving the Intentional Release (DIR) of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the Australian environment.
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This proposed trial would form part of three international clinical trials covering different age groups. The trial would involve the inoculation of children and adults in Australia via oral ingestion of the GMOs. The purpose of the trial is to verify the effectiveness of the vaccine in producing an immune response against cholera.
They are trying to develop a single-dose cholera treatment.
The initial reaction to this was outrage that they were going to aerially spray the population,
The single dose and rapid onset of protection demonstrated by CVD 103-HgR makes it ideal for travelers to cholera endemic areas. Additionally, rapid onset of protection is potentially invaluable in epidemic outbreaks where the spread of the disease needs to be controlled quickly. CVD 103-HgR was studied extensively in clinical trials, including in a field efficacy study conducted in Micronesia by the WHO1.
An initial clinical trial conducted by PaxVax with PXVX0200 has shown safety and immunogenicity. In the Phase 1 study, PXVX0200 was well tolerated and 89% of vaccine recipients seroconverted for vibriocidal antibodies vs 0% of the placebo recipients. The vaccine was well tolerated; vaccine-related solicited adverse events were infrequent and generally mild.The Phase III studies planned for licensure of PXVX0200 are being conducted in North America and Australia and will be comprised of cholera challenge, safety and immunogenicity studies.
http://www.paxvax.com/cholera
eg...
More GMO Nightmares: Australia to Trial Forcible Vaccination Through the Release of Aerosol GMO Vaccine
The article by
Dave Mihalovic is a Naturopathic Doctor who specializes in vaccine research, cancer prevention and a natural approach to treatment.
goes on to talk about West Nile virus spraying and the history of other aerosoled releases despite the Paxvax trial mentioning no such thing. It seems to be the main source of the initial misunderstanding.
Now that has mostly reduced to being offended about Aussies being 'experimented' on...
which, whether misguided or not, is at least not misrepresenting the initial proposal anymore.http://www.activistpost.com/2013/12/biotech-wants-to-experiment-on-aussies.html
Many Australians were outraged last week to find out that the California based company, PaxVax, had applied to the Australian government for a licence to use 1000 Australian adults and children as guinea pigs to test its experimental, genetically modified, live bacterial cholera vaccine.
It still has the fear buzzwords 'GMO', 'cholera', and 'vaccine', so people will be easily riled.