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months) or other such names. According to MMWR (1997; 32[29]:384-385), there are 30,000 to 50,000 cases of aseptic meningitis every year in the United States. Considering that the vast majority (99 per cent) of the reported cases in the pre-vaccine era were non-paralytic and would have corresponded to aseptic or aviral meningitis, then vaccination has actually increased the incidence of poliomyelitis. In the pre-vaccine era, such high numbers only occurred in some epidemics. Now, such numbers occur every year, year by year. ©0 months) or other such names. According to MMWR papers and two books. In the late 1980s, Dr Scheibner (1997; 32[29]:384-385), there are 30,000 to 50,000 cases _—_— was engaged in the study of babies’ breathing with the of aseptic meningitis every year in the United States. | Cotwatch microprocessor-based breathing monitor, Considering that the vast majority (99 per cent) of the | developed in conjunction with her husband, Swedish reported cases in the pre-vaccine era were non-paralytic — biomedical electronics engineer Leif Karlsson (deceased and would have corresponded to aseptic or aviral in 1994). The findings with Cotwatch sparked her interest meningitis, then vaccination has actually increased the _ in the link between sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) incidence of poliomyelitis. In the pre-vaccine era, such —_ and vaccination, and resulted in her intensive research of high numbers only occurred in some epidemics. Now, orthodox medical literature into the dangers and such numbers occur every year, year by year. oo ineffectiveness of vaccines which continues to this day. Since 1990, Dr Scheibner has had numerous papers and About the Author: letters published in peer-reviewed and other journals and Viera Scheibner, PhD, born in 1935 in Bratislava in the has lectured and held seminars in Australia and former Czechoslovakia (now the Slovak Republic), is a internationally on vaccine dangers and ineffectiveness. retired Principal Research Scientist. Having studied Since 1996, she has provided over 100 reports and medicine in 1953 and changed streams in 1954, she —_ appeared as an expert witness for numerous court cases graduated in natural sciences in 1958 and was awarded a__ involving vaccine injuries and deaths misdiagnosed as doctorate in this discipline (RNDR) in 1964 from _ physical injuries by parents and other carers, called Comenius University in Bratislava. “shaken baby syndrome". Before emigrating to Australia in 1968, she progessed to Dr Scheibner is the author of Vaccination: 100 Years of Senior Associate Professor (Docent) and lectured in — Orthodox Research Shows that Vaccines Represent a Medical Assault biology, micropalaeontology and geology at the university. on the System (1993; reviewed in NEXUS, vol. 2, no. 16) and She had 35 scientific papers and one book published. Behavioural Problems in Childhood: The Link to Vaccination (2000; After arriving in Australia, Dr Scheibner took up a__ reviewed in NEXUS, vol. 7, no. 5). She has previously position as Research Scientist (Micropalaentologist) with contributed five articles to NEXUS, most recently he Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of "Vaccinations and the Dynamics of Critical Days" (vol. 12, Mines (later renamed as Department of Mineral _ no. 6; first published in J ACNEM 2004; 23[3]:10-14). Resources). 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