Hilary's Desk

Part 2: Unanswered questions about the Hepatitis B vaccine.

Hilary Butler - Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The presentation to the American Institute of medicine (IOM) about the Hepatitis B programme in New Zealand was a full folder, which included Professor Ralph Edward's findings of the catch-up campaign, and further documentation of the events relating to the memos which preceded the removal of Hepatitis B from the "at birth" schedule in New Zealand. There was clear, unequivocal e...

Part 1 of 3. Unanswered questions about the Hepatitis B vaccine

Hilary Butler - Monday, June 27, 2011

In the early 1990s, the American National Institute of Medicine (IOM) was mandated to enquire into the safety of childhood vaccines. At the time, my concern was Hepatitis B, because New Zealand was one of the few countries in the world implementing Hepatitis B vaccination at birth, as well as doing "catch-up" campaigns in children, adolescents and various adult groups. ...

Everyone knows who dunnit...

Hilary Butler - Sunday, June 26, 2011

Did you know that the Kahui twins were actually triplets? Funny how so few media get that point. It's a very important one, but perhaps the 'why' of that, is for another blog. You know, the easiest thing for Macsyna to do would have been to stay silent, and walk away. It's interesting to me how so much key information is being "left out" of the media reporting. If the p...

Cognitive dissonance or "being deceived".

Hilary Butler - Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Are you a sucker for being hoodwinked? The problem with deception is that the deceived have no idea they are deceived.... Are you "disposed to be critical"? Or are you simply a conformed This is an important question, because lot of people think they can spot illogic, and lies a mile off. This weekend, the Sunday Star Times published an article dealing with the blog about Amina Arraf - ...

Insight Documentary 19 June 2011

Hilary Butler - Sunday, June 19, 2011

Did everyone listening to the Insight immunisation documentary (podcast URL) on Sunday 19th June, put on their "thinking" cap? How many listeners do you think, just "believed" all the comments made by the paediatricians or doctors? After all, they went to medical school, so they must know everything? I've decided to upload the podcast, in case it mysteriously d...

Vaccines are miracles

Hilary Butler - Thursday, June 09, 2011

Emboldened by Bill Gates comment that" vaccines are miracles" on his 16th February blog, Offit et al have set up the Vaccine Research Foundation. Following this announcement, Melinda Gates came up with this Huffington Post plea ahead of their GAVI meeting in London next week. Three things stand out: The adoption of the word "miracle" by the Vacc...

Influenza vaccines, KOPS, and the truth.

Hilary Butler - Wednesday, June 01, 2011

It's that time of year again, when the annual magical crystal ball from Lance Jennings predicts that Swine Flu will swarm back to mop up, hospitalise and possibly kill some of those not-previously-whacked-by-the-pigs-that-flew last time. He's obviously missed the fact that others have moved on, and are demanding that everyone be vaccinated for the next pandemic, H2N2, NOW!... The fir...