Prevalence of Hepatitis C

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Prevalence of Hepatitis C
2.6 Million Retired Military Veterans Are
Under Fire
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• Approximately, 26 million men and women have
  cycled through basic training camps
  
• ALL inductees are required to undergo the Naval
  or Department of Defense (DoD) medical
  procedures
  
• ALL retired military and veterans received
  vaccinations with multi use jet injectors
  (MUNJIs), and/or reusable needles used with multi
  dose vials

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• Veterans shared, among themselves, friends and
  family members, grooming items that carry the
  possibility to retain blood

• Toothbrushes
• Manicure sets
• Razors
• Personal devices

• Many Veterans donated blood after returning home
  and felt it was their duty to do so

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Gary A. Roselle, M. D. Program Director for
Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs, testified
before the House of Representatives

• One in 10 Vets now have Hepatitis C
• 10 percent in the VA system tested positive.
• Retired Military and Veterans serving during
  Vietnam accounted for more than 60 percent of
  those with positive test results" 4
  

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• Two Surgeon Generals, including C. Everett Koop,
  are among many physicians who have called for
  General Awareness Hepatitis C screening program
  for ALL U.S. military personnel and the Public
• Veterans Affairs CONCLUSION OF LAW- Hepatitis C
  was incurred in service. result of receiving
  immunizations in service 38 U.S.C.A. 1131 (West
  2002) 38 C.F.R. 3.102, 3.303 (2005)

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• Each hour, every day, 3 people die from Hepatitis
  C and 2 have a military background 5
  
• Veterans Affairs has identified 300,000 HCV
  positive patients
  
• Little outreach to notify the 2,370,000
  undiagnosed, retired military and veterans

1998 Congressional Research Service Report for
Congress states. "Annual deaths from chronic
liver disease caused by hepatitis C could triple
in the next 10 to 20 years
2 x 24 48 per day x 365 17,520 per year
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• The World Health Organization (WHO) warns- MUNJIs
  can transmit blood borne infections every 1 in 7
  inoculations 2
  
• Department of Defense- Wide review of Vaccine
  Policies and Procedures- Parris Island noted
  jet injector nozzles frequently contaminated with
  blood sterilization practices frequently
  inadequate or not followed" 6
• Ped-O-Jet, military MUNJI manufacturer stops
  production because of the potential to transmit
  pathogens
  
• Navy Mil and Department of Defense- anticipates
  liability due to cross-contamination of blood
  borne pathogens 1
  

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• 1999- DoD withdraws all but one type of MUNJI and
  stops all use of multi dose vials of vaccines  
  
• No sterilants or disinfected killed Hepatitis C
  until 2001 7
  
• No Medical or Dental procedures were practiced
  with standard precautions until 1996
  

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• World Health Organization states MUNJIs are
  capable of transmitting Hepatitis C 3
  
• CIA Report Sub Sahara Africa- 104 Million people
  infected with Hepatitis C through unsafe
  injectionsfour times more prevalent than HIV
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• 2005- FDA rules MUNJIs must not transmit blood in
  order to be licensed 3

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• HOWEVER
• Navy and DoD believes the MUNJI risk is worth the
  time saved, and continues to use a newer,
  improved gun that is not FDA licensed
  
• Centers for Disease Control also believes the
  MUNJI risk is worth time saved, and plans to use
  this same gun design as a key weapon for pandemic
  preparedness

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• The VA's HCV testing  is free! But the program
  remains unadvertised and only offered if the Vet
  used IV drugs, had a transfusion, tattoos or
  multiple sex partners
• No questions are asked about MUNJIs or reusable
  needles and vials in basic training
  
• Sadly, if diagnosed in time, a simple change in
  diet and lifestyle can save lives
  
• This warning should be "screamed" from the
  rooftops

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Who Am I?

• I am a Hepatitis C infected veteran.

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•   References
• 1 (1998-1999) Manufacturer discontinuation of
  large multi-dose vials for yellow fever,
  meningococcal, and tetanus-diphtheria vaccines
  because of military withdrawal of Ped-O-Jets
  capable of using them (MMQC-99-1248 dated
  1998-Nov-03 and MMQC-99-1251 dated
  1999-Aug-12).  
• 2 World Health Organization Statements on Jet
  Gun Injection and Transmission of Blood Born
  Pathogens WHO recommended policy Draft Revision
  October 1998 GLOBAL PROGRAMME FOR VACCINES AND
  IMMUNIZATION EXPANDED PROGRAMME ON
  IMMUNIZATION ....the metal cap was found to be
  contaminated after 1 in 7 injections
  http//hcvets.com/data/transmission_methods/world_
  health_organization.htm 
• 3 Brief Summary from the FDA General Hospital
  and Personal Use Devices Panel Meeting - August
  9, 2005  preamendment and precleared MUNJIs must
  meet the current expectations to remain on the
  market. FDA/FDASummary.htm 
• 4 Testimony of Gary A. Roselle, M. D. Program
  Director for Infectious Diseases Veterans Health
  Administration Department of Veterans Affairs
  Before the Subcommittee on Benefits Committee on
  Veterans Affairs U.S. House of Representatives
  April 13, 2000 http//hcvets.com/data/va_news/test
  imony_of_gary_a.htm One in 10 Vets have
  Hepatitis C -A study conducted by the VHA, and
  involving 26,000 veterans, shows that eight to 10
  percent of all veterans in the VHA system tested
  positive for hepatitis C. In this study, veterans
  who served in Vietnam accounted for more than 60
  percent of those with positive test results.
  http//hcvets.com/data/va_news/alf1in10.htm 
  Hepatitis C Silent Epidemic, Mute Public Health
  Response Seventh Report By The Committee On
  Government Reform And Oversight
  http//hcvets.com/data/va_news/testimonyMuteRespon
  se.htm
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• 5 The National Association of Community Health
  Centers, Inc. (NACHC) /U.S. Newswire/   The
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  estimates that the number of deaths from
  end-stage liver disease in the U.S. alone will
  reach 30,000 to 40,000 annually by the year 2010.
  http//www.nationalhepatitiscinstitute.org/Data/Tr
  ansmission/CDCdeathrate2010.htm 1995 First time
  death rate announce for HCV,  June 1, 1995  An
  estimated 3.5 million people in the United States
  have chronic hepatitis C. Each year, 8000 to
  10,000 chronically infected patients die of
  liver-related complications, and 1000 undergo
  liver transplantation1 . Terrault N, Wright T.
  Interferon and hepatitis C. N Engl J Med
  19953321509-11. Free Full Text  (and Alter M
  personal communication)  1998 Congressional
  Research Service Report for Congress states.
  "Annual deaths from chronic liver disease caused
  by hepatitis C could triple in the next 10 to 20
  years if effective therapies are not found. NIH
  has initiated research to develop a preventive
  vaccine and improved drug therapies, and new
  efforts are underway to identify and educate
  those already infected."  1998 National
  Institutes of Health (NIH) state Incidence,
  Prevalence, and Epidemiology of HCV
  Infection.....An estimated 8,000 to 10,000 deaths
  each year result from HCV-associated chronic
  liver disease. Without intervention, that number
  could triple in the next 10 to 20 years.(7) 7.
  Management of Hepatitis C . NIH Consensus
  Statement. 1998
•  6 Paris Island Air Force inspection Jet
  injector nozzles were frequently contaminated
  with blood Department of Defense- Wide review of
  Vaccine Policies and Procedures "Of note is that
  the AFEB  made a site visit to the MTF at Parris
  Island and directly observed high volume recruit
  immunization using jet injectors.  It was noted
  that jet injector nozzles were frequently
  contaminated with blood, yet sterilization
  practices were frequently inadequate or not
  followed." View complete report at
  http//www.ha.osd.mil/afeb/reports/vaccines.pdf
• 7 Sterilants and Disinfectants Hepatitis C
  Survives Treatment with Commercial Sterilants and
  Disinfectants
  
• 8 HEPATITIS C SILENT EPIDEMIC, MUTE PUBLIC
  HEALTH RESPONSE- SEVENTH REPORT by the COMMITTEE
  ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT   Click here
  to read the report.

9 Kane, et al Transmission of HBV, HCV and
HIV through unsafe injections
CIA Report -The Global Infectious Disease Threat
and Its Implications for the United States-John
C. Gannon Chairman, National Intelligence
CouncilClick Here