Public should be told that vaccines may have long term adverse effects

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John Barthelow Classen (Classen@vaccines.net), President.*,
David C Classen, Infectious disease physician.*

Classen Immunotherapies, 6517 Montrose Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21212, USA
Division of Infectious Diseases, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

EDITOR—Jefferson's editorial about vaccination and its adverse effects mentions our research.1 We found that immunisation starting at birth was associated with a decreased risk of insulin dependent diabetes, while immunisation starting after age 2months was associated with an increased risk of diabetes in both rodents and humans.2 We initiated a collaboration with Dr Jaakko Tuomilehto to study the effect of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine on the incidence of diabetes. Roughly116000 Finnish children were randomised to receive either four doses of the vaccine, starting at …