AUTISM FIRST STEPS
AUTISM DAILY NEWSLETTER    
Wednesday, November 28, 2001 

Congressman Dave Weldon calls for Vaccine Review

       Another US Congressman has joined Congressman Dan Burton in calling for a review of the possible health risks of vaccines.
       Florida Congressman Dave Weldon who is a medical doctor, recently said, "The federal government has a responsibility to parents to do everything within its ability to explore every avenue of possible harm that a vaccine may cause harm to children." Saying that he is not an opponent of vaccine, Weldon adds, "However, we should not consider the severe adverse reaction of a few children the price of doing business. We have an obligation to all parents to do everything that we can do to make vaccines safe for every child,"
       In particular, Representative Dave Weldon said that as a physician, he found the research of Andrew Wakefield, JJ O'Leary, and colleagues, who have tentatively linked autism to the MMR vaccine, 'most disturbing" adding that the epidemiological studies used to counter Wakefield's and O'Leary's findings are inadequate.
       "I have been very troubled by public health officials trying to  
dismiss research and laboratory findings with statistical studies," Weldon said, "We must get out the medical equipment and try and duplicate the clinical research findings."
As seen in the ARI Newsletter Volume 15, No. 3


Contact Rep. Dave Weldon

Florida Office
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Building C
Melbourne, FL 32940
(321) 632-1776 or 1-800-939-3515
Fax: (321) 639-8595

Vero Beach Office
(Call for hours)
(561) 778-3534
Fax: (561) 562-5543

Washington Office
332 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-3671
Fax: (202) 225-3516

If you believe your child has been injured by vaccines go to this site located at:
www.vaccineinjuries.org
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