An Interview with Curtis Cost
By Susan Davis
Curtis Cost has written a well-researched, easy-to-read, no-holds-barred book entitled, Vaccines Are Dangerous: A Warning to the Black Community. Mr. Cost served as a research assistant through undergraduate and graduate school. He has a BA from Vassar College, and an MBA from Northwestern University. He has a diversified background that includes teaching, corporate sales, marketing research, and management. He was nominated best author of the year by the National Black Achievement Awards for his riveting work: What Is Safe Sex in the Age of AIDS: If You Only Knew What They Aren’t Telling You. Mr. Cost has appeared on numerous radio and television networks.
Q: What prompted you to write a book on the dangers of vaccines?
A: This book is my attempt to save lives, and save people from needless suffering. I recognized from all the reading I’d done that a massive hoax was being perpetrated on the general public. People were being lied to. They were being told that these chemicals [in vaccines] would protect them from specific diseases, when in fact study after study in their own literature has shown just the opposite: that people have a greater chance of getting diseases from the vaccines. I’ve found that vaccines cause all types of terrible side-effects, terrible adverse reactions (some of which are short term, others long term) where ten to thirty years down the road people get cancers and other things happen to them, and they have no idea what the source of it is unless they do some research. So, I decided to write this book because I was thinking about children and little infants who would be exposed to these toxins and have no defense. And also the parents who have no defense because they just do not know the information.
Q: Through your research, you’ve found a lot of evidence that vaccines cause the very diseases they were meant to prevent. Could you elaborate on this?
A: The fact is, you have a much greater chance of contracting various diseases from the vaccines than you do if you aren’t vaccinated. Studies show that the majority of people who receive vaccines came down with diseases in greater numbers than people who aren’t vaccinated. In the case of polio, some show as much as 76% of the people who came down with polio had the polio vaccine. One study pointed out that between 1973 and 1983, 76% of everyone who contracted polio in the U.S. got it from the polio vaccine. People who’ve come down with measles – numbers like 50-70% of the cases are among those who were vaccinated. This is a consistent pattern when you look at the various diseases – smallpox and others. This information is published right in medical journals and magazines such as the Journal of the American Medical Association, and others. But the average person doesn’t take the time to research medical literature. The fact is, vaccines don’t work and the public is just not aware of that.
Q: Could you describe some of the contents in routinely-administered vaccines?
A: All types of toxic chemicals and substances have been placed in vaccines. Kidneys from monkeys in the production of the polio vaccine, embryos/eggs in the measles vaccines, horse and pig blood, aborted fetus tissue, mercury which is a toxic metal, formaldehyde (proven to cause cancer), and many other substances, that any rational person would realize are revolting, disgusting and have very serious implications for the human body. People don’t know about these chemicals placed in vaccines. They need to know this. They have also developed genetically engineered vaccines, where they genetically alter viruses and create vaccines out of them. It’s bad enough to take a naturally occurring organism and place it into a person’s blood system. It’s absolute madness to alter naturally occurring viruses and place them in a person’s body, because they have no idea what the long term implications are. There is no way for them to know, unless they put these chemicals out, give them to millions of people, and watch the results. So, basically, the American public is being used as guinea pigs on a massive scale.
Q: You uncovered a study in the New England Journal of Medicine that stated that 60% of all measles cases among schoolchildren occurred among those vaccinated. With statistics like that, why would anyone have their child vaccinated?
A: They don’t know. In fact, many doctors don’t know either. Most doctors are not researchers; it’s very difficult for them to keep up with all their literature, because of time spent with patients being consuming and stressful. The greatest challenge those of us who are opposed to vaccines face is getting the information to the public.
The pharmaceutical industry has tremendous influence over the media. They advertise all sorts of drugs, aspirin etc. When you’re feeding money into an industry, that gives you influence. Couple that with the medical establishment’s blessing on these substances and that becomes a lot of power. There are some courageous radio and TV hosts who allow people to air their views, but it must be done on a regular basis and on a massive enough scale. This is why the majority of Americans are still unaware that there is a longstanding debate over the safety and effectiveness of vaccines. We need to get both sides of the vaccine story presented to Americans.
Q: You’ve discovered that vaccines come with no warranties. What does that say?
A: Not only do doctors and pharmaceutical companies refuse to guarantee that the vaccines are safe, they now require people to sign statements saying that they agree not to sue the doctor if anything should happen to them – now or at any time in the future. Basically, they’re not taking responsibility for anything, but they want you to sign on the dotted line.
Q: Do you believe that African Americans are being singled out as experimental subjects for vaccine research?
A: I’ve talked to individuals who work in the pharmaceutical industry and they’ve told me that the most experimental and dangerous vaccines are always administered to the African American communities. There’s a story I’ve heard numerous times, of this Black doctor who was working in a department that handled vaccines, and he noticed that vaccines that were to be sent to the Black community had code numbers on them which were different from the numbers that were on the package being sent to the White community. He couldn’t understand why there was this difference. On one occasion, he accidentally mixed the two packages up.
They found out what happened and immediately recalled the batches of vaccines. Now, why? What was in those vaccines that were supposed to go to the Black community that was different from the one going to the White community? I’ve heard that story many times, from several credible sources. So, is the Black community being targeted? Without a doubt. Anyone who looks at history knows we’ve been subjected to every form of brutality and experiment conceivable.
Q: If vaccines worked, wouldn’t TB be wiped out by now?
A: Yes, that’s the amazing thing about the whole logic behind vaccines. They tell us that when we receive a vaccine, we develop antibodies, and these antibodies would then protect us from diseases. The first question I have is: if the body naturally produced antibodies in response to the presence of diseases, why does man have to interfere with that process.
It’s almost as if the human body and the immune system needs a little “booster” to get the job done. Why don’t we use natural approaches as opposed to artificial approaches? Natural approaches such as getting this society more disposed to eat properly. I mean a really massive drive to get people to eat more organic fruits and vegetables. My point is: boost the system naturally with more emphasis on organic produce, exercise, reducing the intake of sugar and fat.
This society has to decide if it wants to maintain the health of its citizens or the profits for certain segments of the corporate structure. The bottom line is that there are natural approaches to enhancing a person’s immune system. The artificial approach, which is vaccination, is an attempt to say: “You can eat all the junk you want, don’t worry, about exercising, this vaccine will protect you.’ To anybody with any conception of the human body, that type of logic is ludicrous! You can’t put trash in your body and not suffer repercussions.
Q: Would you say that the evidence of the dangers of vaccines outweighs any evidence of vaccination success?
A: Some studies have linked vaccines to cancers and brain damage, to say nothing of the more subtle side effects such as arthritis, ear and eye problems. For a list of side effects, anyone can refer to the Physician’s Desk Reference and look up the various vaccines.
It gives you a detailed list of side effects associated with vaccines: side effects such as autism, seizures, mental retardation, hyperactivity, dyslexia, convulsions, paralysis, sudden infant death syndrome, blindness, death, premature aging, multiple sclerosis, blood and skin disorders, allergies. These are documented.
The medical establishment gets away with constantly saying that these side effects are small and that the chances of them happening are limited. In fact, doctors have gone so far as to not even tell parents which pharmaceutical company produced which particular vaccine, or the batch number of that vaccine, which by law they have to do.
You have to realize that no doctor wants to be sued or put in the position where they are challenging the AMA.
Q: To the best of your knowledge, is there any data to support the continued use of vaccines?
A: I can tell you from the research I’ve done that not only do I say there’s no proof, but I’d say there are blatant lies perpetuated. For example, the concept of vaccines causing a decline in the incidence of disease. On one level you’d think that sounds nice, and some statistics suggest that. But on another level, if you look a little deeper, you’ll find that measles, mumps, smallpox etc. were steadily declining before the vaccines came on the market, declining as much as 90% before they came to market. These declines were due to overall improvements in sanitation and nutrition. People had greater access to fresh fruit and vegetables as roadways to cities opened up.
So, if there any proof for the continuation of vaccination? from the research I’ve done: No! If I had to face the decision of subjecting my child to a vaccine, would I give it any consideration? The answer is: No. Under no conditions whatsoever would I allow my child, myself, or any member of my family to be vaccinated. That’s how strongly I feel about this. Most importantly people need to draw their own conclusions. Don’t just relax and take my word for it: get some books, read some articles, look up specifically adverse reactions; make an informed decision.
Q: How can African Americans and others protect themselves from future inoculations?
A: Everybody has the right not to be vaccinated. If you decide that you have a religious belief that it is wrong to be vaccinated and write up a notice that this effect – it is accepted by most states as a legal exemption category. You can also draw up a document stating that it’s against your personal belief system not to be vaccinated. And that’s also recognized. There are groups such as Vaccination Alternatives, Natural Hygiene, National Vaccination Information Center, and others which can provide you with an exemption letter.. Another one, which I like a lot, allows you to have a lawyer draw up a document stating that you agree to allow your child or yourself to be vaccinated under the condition the school and health officials giving the vaccine all agree to take full responsibility for anything that happens to you or your child now or at any time in the future. Since they know how dangerous vaccines are, they never sign that type of statement, and always grant a waiver.
Q: Do you consider yourself a pioneer?
A: Yes I do: in that my book was tailored primarily toward the African American community.
That’s why I gave it the title I did. There’s a tremendous gap in that the majority of all the books I’ve read on the subject of vaccines were written by White authors, and distributed primarily to White book stores. I thought the Black community had no sensitivity whatsoever to the magnitude of the threat these vaccines represented to the Black community. So I consider myself a pioneer in the sense that I’m the first Black author, to my knowledge, who has written a book on the subject of vaccines. I also did strive to make the book very readable. People can digest the information very quickly, but at the same time understand a lot of what they’re reading and get plenty of documentation to follow up and do additional research.
Vaccines Are Dangerous: A Warning to the Black Community can be ordered from A & B Publishing, 149 Lawrence Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Tel.: 718-596-3389 or 718-231-9683. For further reading and information consult: Vaccine Alternatives, P.O. Box 346, New York, NY 10023. Tel.: 212-873-5051. Attn: Sharon Kimmelman.
Susan
Davis has been active in the animal rights movement for seven years. She recently founded TAAR-Get health, an anti-vivisection organization dedicated to the promotion of human health by means of abolishing animal research. She can be reached at TAAR-Get Health, P.O. Box 150-109, Brooklyn, NY 11215-0109. Tel.: 718-768-2366.
What’s in Vaccines
The following is a description of the various chemical compounds added to vaccines for stability and other marketing purposes that have nothing to do with children’s health. The information compiled by Dawn Winkler of Concerned Parents for Vaccine Safety, was obtained from the 1997 Physician’s Desk Reference. It is a representative, not a comprehensive, list of the various types of vaccines.
For several entries, there is direct contact numbers. At the end of the chart is the contact information for Concerned Parents for Vaccine Safety.
Who Are The Manufactures of These Vaccines ?
BIAVAX
Rubella and mumps virus vaccine live. Merck & Company, Inc., 1-800-672-6372.
Produced using neomycin, sorbitol, hydrolyzed gelatin.
Medium: human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue)
DPT
Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed.
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, 1-800-366-8900, extension 5231. Produced using aluminum phosphate, formaldehyde, ammonium sulfate, washed sheep red blood cells, glycerol, sodium chloride, thimerosol (mercury))*. Medium: porcine (pig) pancreatic hydrolysate of casein.
FLUSHIELD
Influenza Virus Vaccine, Trivalent, Types A & B. Wyeth-Ayerst, 1-800-934-5556. Produced using gentamicin sulfate, formaldehyde, po!ysorbate 80, tri(n)butylphosphate, (thimerosol (mercury))*. Medium: chick embryos.
FLU VIRIN
Influenza Virus Vaccine. Medeva Pharmaceuticals, 1 -888-MEDEVA (716274-5300). Produced using embroyonic fluid (chicken egg), neomycin, polymyxin, (thimerosol (mercury))*, betapropiolactone. Medium: embryonic fluid (chicken egg).
HAVRIX
Hepatitis A. SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, 1-800-366-8900, extension 5231. Produced using formalin, aluminum hydroxide, phenoxyethanol (antifreeze), polysorbate 20, residual MRC5 proteins (from medium). Medium: human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue).
IM0 VAX
Rabies Vaccine Adsorbed. Connaught Laboratories, 1-800-822-2463. Produced using human albumin, neomycin sulfate, phenol red indicator. Medium: human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue).
IPOL
Inactivated Polio Vaccine. Connaught Laboratories, 1-800-822-2463. Produced using three types of polio virus, formaldehyde, phenoxyethanol (anti-freeze), neomycin, streptomycin, polymyxin B. Medium: VERO cells, a continuous line of monkey kidney cells.
MERUVAX II
Rubella Virus Vaccine Live. Merck & Company, 1-800-672-6372. Produced using neomycin, sorbitol, hydrolyzed gelatin. Medium: human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue).
M-R VAX
Measles and Rubella Virus Vaccine Live. Merck & Company, 1-800-672-6372.
Produced using neomycin, sorbitol, hydrolyzed gelatin. Mediums: M & M – chick embryo. Rubella-human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue).
MMR
Measles Mumps Rubella Live Virus Vaccination. Merck & Company, 1-800-672-6372. Produced using sorbitol, neomycin, hydrolyzed gelatin.
Mediums: M & M – chick embryo. Rubella-human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue).
MUMPSVAX
Mumps Virus Vaccine Live. Merck & Company, 1-800-672-6372. Produced using neomycin, sorbitol, hydrolyzed gelatin.
Medium: human diploid cells (originating
from human aborted fetal tissue).
ORIMUNE
Poliovirus Vaccine Live Oral Trivalent. Lederle Laboratories, 1-800-934-5556.
Produced using three types of attenuated polioviruses, streptomycin, neomycin, calf serum, sorbitol. Medium: monkey kidney cell culture.
Rabies Vaccine Adsorbed
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, 1-800-366-8900, extension 5231. Produced using betapropiolactone, aluminum phosphate, sodium ethylmercurithiosalicyate (thimerosol)*, phenol red. Medium: fetal rhesus monkey lung cells.
RECOMBIVAX
Hepatitis B Vaccine Recombinant. Merck & Company, 1-800-672-6372. Produced using (thimerosol)*, aluminum hydroxide. Medium: yeast (residual < 1 percent yeast protein)
VARIVAX
Varicella Virus Vaccine Live. Merck & Company, 1-800-672-6372. Produced using sucrose, phosphate, glutamate, processed gelatin. Medium: human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue).
*Note: This chemical compound, thimerosal contains 49.6 percent mercury as a preservative, which is one of the most dangerous toxins known to scientists.
Warning: This is 100 times the exposure that the Environmental Protection Agency’s Poison Control Center’s guidelines consider safe for the average-sized infant, as mercury is known to cause neurotoxicity and brain damage that mirrors the symptoms of autism.
You Decide!!
IMMUNIZATION WAIVERS:
Many active duty, Guard and Reservists (officers and enlisted) have made it known they plan to refuse the Anthrax and possibly other vaccinations. There are those who have already declined the shots. They went to the Judge Advocate’s office and utilized the “religious and moral objection” route. This will automatically make you ineligible for world-wide status.
Perhaps there is no stronger statement that we could make than to have a half a million of our military who can serve only in CONUS.
The Pentagon has lied to us for the last six and a half years, why are we to believe they are telling the truth now. Read the information that exists on Anthrax with regard to safety and efficacy and then make an informed decision yourself.