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Busy, Busy, Busy!

Doctor

Every time I say that I've been busier than ever before, fate, the universe or some imp somewhere sets out to prove me wrong! That is certainly the case now because the last 4 weeks have set a new record on busy-ness (I know that's probably not a word, but work with me here!). But it's been good busy-ness.

Firstly, there was the article in New Idea written by Antonia Kidman. Great article even if she never mentioned the AVN because at least she got the point across that vaccination was not compulsory and that children who aren't vaccinated can still survive childhood.

Then, the 2 articles in last weekend's Australian newspaper which were so over-the-top when it came to spreading fear and avoiding information. You will be very happy to hear that at least 50 of your have written letters to the Australian about this issue. You can find most of them on our website here and they are inspirational, indeed.

The Australian published my letter on Wednesday (they cut the last paragraph and a half out, but most of the important bits were included) but have not published anything else on this issue which is not on! So I would like to ask you who are reading this to call the Australian and ask to speak with the Editor of the Letters page to say that you would like to see more letters on the vaccination issue published. This is especially important if you've written a letter to the editor. If you haven't yet written one, please consider doing this. Feel free to use someone else's information from the AVN page above if that makes it easier for you. I'm sure nobody would mind!

The number to call for the Australian is 02 9288 3000 - just ask to be put through the editor of the letters page. You can still email your letters to [email protected] and if you would like to speak with the editor of the Weekend Australian, his name is Nick Cater and he can be reached at the same number I quoted above. I've found him to be very approachable the couple of times I've spoken with him and I'm sure he would find it instructive to hear from you too.

Please continue to send your letters through to me at [email protected] and if you do speak with someone there and get a response you feel I should know about, please also email me to let me know.

Thank you all for your support with this important issue. Oh, I almost forgot! Because of these articles in the Austrlian, a major network television news program is now planning on doing a feature story on why Australian parents are choosing not to vaccinate. And they will most likely be including information from the AVN as well. So, you never know what will happen. Drop a pebble in a pond and the ripples can spread and spread. Let's all get our pebbles out and start dropping, OK?
 

Until next time
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stay well.

 
Meryl.


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Needle_may2Health Month

Test Canceled of AIDS Vaccine Similar to Merck Drug

A human test of the U.S. government's experimental AIDS vaccine, similar to a failed Merck & Co. product, was canceled after a top scientist determined it was unlikely to give useful results. An international test of the [Merck] vaccine in about 3,000 people was halted in September when 49 HIV infections occurred among those who received it.
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Health Departments See Rise in Whooping Cough Cases

Cases of whooping cough are popping up in North Texas, with Denton, Tarrant, and Dallas counties close to or already surpassing the number of cases reported last year. There were 132 confirmed cases of pertussis in Denton County in the first six months of this year, versus 85 in all of 2007. Physicians acknowledge that the pertussis vaccine is not 100 percent effective, but they hope to see an increase in vaccinations to curtail the spread of the disease.
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Please note - the AVN is in contact with Bangladesh media to find out if the following cases of 'hysteria' may be linked with vaccination - especially the 'cervical cancer' vaccine.

26 more students affected by mass hysteria in Bangladesh

Twenty six girls of a high school suddenly became unconscious in the classrooms in the last two days in Bangladesh's southeastern Chandpur district, about 115 km southeast of capital Dhaka. Earlier, several school girls in the same high school, 14 students in the country's southern Jhalokati district and 99 people in southwestern Jessore district were attacked with mass hysteria during end of June and early July
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The following fear-mongering article from what is supposedly 'our ABC' requires responses. Please follow the link below, click on the name of the author (top right) and send a quick letter.

Measles: it's back
 
Australia has a very high level of immunity against measles - about 95 per cent of the population has been vaccinated against it, though in some areas, such as the Atherton tablelands in Queensland and the North Coast of New South Wales around Byron Bay, vaccination rates are as low as 70 per cent. Why weren't they vaccinated? In some cases it was because parents forgot, or couldn't manage it for whatever reason. In other cases parents have made a deliberate decision not to have their children vaccinated, because they are worried about the possible side effects of the vaccine. In fact, side effects are usually minimal - chiefly pain at the injection site and a mild fever. Serious side effects are rare, and are far outweighed by the risks of complications of measles itself.
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 Doctor
Earth Matters

Garnaut report shocks sleepy media and politicians

Despite launching his anxiously awaited climate report with a warning that delaying action will cost significantly more than any mistakes that may be made by acting immediately, the federal Liberal and National parties have called for delays and the Environment Minister Penny Wong has indicated that the implementation of a number of critical components may need further work before they are acted on. All major media outlets emphasised the impact on energy prices and the subsequent impact this would have on the economy. Garnaut pointed out that including petrol in an emissions scheme now will be cheaper in the long term. His forums to present the report in Perth and Sydney have already booked out.


Victorian coal companies threaten to close down state

Richard McEndoe, CEO of Victoria's electricity generator, TRUenergy announced on Saturday that an emissions trading scheme as proposed by Professor Ross Garnaut would bankrupt the company and leave Victoria without electricity. Even at a low cost of $25 per tonne of carbon dioxide emitted, brown coal becomes uncompetitive with black coal and much less economic than natural gas. Despite this, the Victorian government has announced a new $750 million brown coal plant based on new 'clean' technology which will be as polluting as a black coal plant. The 72 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted by the plant would completely the 10 per cent savings in domestic electricity planned for Victoria. The World Wildlife Fund pointed out on Saturday that generators have had 18years of warnings to prepare for emissions trading.


Australian farmers bury tonnes of carbon with new crops

Australian farmers are leading a quiet revolution in sequestering carbon in agricultural soils, the Australian Senate heard last week. Perrennial pastures and new cropping practices are burying up to 25 tonnes of carbon dioxide per tonne of crop produced, often hundreds of tonnes per hectare. Scientists estimate that an increase of only half of one percent in the soil's carbon content across two per cent of Australia's agricultural land would sequester Australia's entire greenhouse gas emissions, according to Dr Christine Jones from Armidale.


World leaders forced to face impact of biofuels on food

The Guardian newspaper in Britain has released a confidential report from the World Bank that shows the global demand for biofuels has pushed food prices up by 75 per cent in the last year despite claims by the US government that the impact has been closer to three per cent. Development ministers of the world's eight biggest economies are meeting in Hokaido, Japan this week to discuss International environmental cooperation. A possible resolution to this dilemma has emerged from Stanford Universityin the form of a study that shows Australia, Brazil and Africa are well placed to use marginal or degraded agricultural land to grow massive amounts of biofuel with no impact on food supplies. Plants such as JoJoba grow well in arid regions and sugar cane performs well on soil that is unsuitable for many food crops.


Public transport use at all time high

The price of petrol has driven commuters back onto the public transport system in all major Australian cities. Melbourne rail operator, Connex, last week revealed a 33 per cent surge in patronage across the city, with some lines operating at close to capacity. An extra carriage on all peak hour trains is being considered as a temporary solution. No government has announced any solution for regional Australia. The Federal government has committed to spending 3.4 billion dollars on roads in 2009 and only $187 million on rail.


Mercedes announces range of electric cars

German car maker Daimler has announced a series of new electric cars to be released in 2010. The popular SmartCar, which weighs around 700kg and is the most fuel efficient car on the Australian market will be available in both hybrid and electric models, according to CEO, Dieter Zetche. Electric vehicles are under development by most car manufacturers, and one produced by the Bollore group with Italian design firm Pininfarina is to be available commercially in June 2009. General Motors plans to sell its Volt model by 2010, while Peugeot and Mitsubishi have announced they will join forces to develop electric motors.


I'm Giovanni Ebono. That was Generator News, broadcast first on Bay FM, community radio.
Compiled by The Generator for the Community Radio Network of Australia.
You can read the Generator news every day, or download this broadcast, from thegenerator.com.au
 

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