Justin Healy,
Informed Citizens Coalition,
Drogheda,
Co.
Louth
Who is James
Reilly?
The
controversial populist opposition politician Dr James
Reilly is best known for his vigorous efforts in persuading the
Minister of Health to introduce Mass HPV Vaccination among
Irish schoolgirls.
Indeed, having found himself
standing at "
a moral
crossroads" on this issue,
the Irish Parliament was
subjected to the kind of overblown sermonising on the
subject that would embarrass even the most ardent pro-vaccine
fundamentalist.
"52 Women (each
year) will not die..if the vaccine is brought in".The basis for his repeated claims on the death-prevention power of the
HPV vaccine is, as he describes here himself:
" a document that I have quoted from
numerous times myself, and that is, the Health
Information and Quality Authorities Assessment of the Cost Benefit
Analysis
of
proceeding with this vaccine. It is worth repeating this is the Government's own
Health Information and Quality Authority and they say very clearly that:
Out
of 93 deaths per year - 52 Deaths will be averted; How can you ignore this stark clear
advice from the Health Information Quality Authority ..."
Unfortunately for Dr
Reilly, the report in question has
since been discredited, see
'The debunking of Table
14' . A classic example of junk science, a hypothetical
exercise based on unsupported speculation, this report blatantly
misrepresents it's results
and can in no way be classed as 'independent'.
"I could not let it rest"
In March 2009, after the government decided not to fund HPV Mass Vaccination, Dr
Reilly decided to press on with vaccination in his
own constituency nevertheless - as explained in this self-penned IMT
article: "
As
a politician, I could go no further. As a doctor, however, I could not let it
rest there".
In a
classic example of pragmatic symbiosis
between a Pharmacutical company and opposition politician intent on
pressurising and embarassing the government respectively, Dr
Reilly negociated with Sanofi Pasteur to buy 600 doses
of Gardasil: "
They
gave me a keen price". He claims to have raised the funds together
with 3 local businessmen by contributing 20% of his
own salary (although
excessive
claims for travel and subsistance allowance from the taxpayer may have compensated).
Thus
he was able to organise the vaccination
of 300 12-year-old girls.
Dr.
Reilly seen below vaccinating a young girl on page from
his personal website.
However, for those that
will go on to suffer post vaccine damage (see our
victim
prediction figures) , Dr Reilly has some words of consolation.
Speaking on the publication of a Vaccine Damage Steering Group Report (from Nov
2009) he remarked: "The most important thing is to attempt to remedy the damage
which has been done and
provide
the support the person needs to live as normal a life as possible". He
even submitted a
written question to
the Minister for Health asking if she plans to implement the
recommendations of this Report (ie compensating victims) - but we are
unaware of any further follow-up representations made by him on this
matter.
Contact justin@comelook.org
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