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VACCINE FACT SHEET

$7,000,000,000
2001 world human vaccine market projection, (Frost & Sullivan, 5/2/95)
$1,496,381,093
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) trust fund from vaccine taxes (12/31/99)
$1,189,700,000
NVICP pay-outs for vaccine deaths and injuries (11/2/00)
$526,167,000
federal funding for vaccination activities for fiscal year 2000 (Department of Health and Human Services, fiscal year 2000)
$134,787,881
vaccine state grants, 1995-2000, (Centers for Disease Control/National Immunization Program)
$250,000
NVICP limit on vaccine death compensation (11/2/00)
112,699
vaccine adverse reaction reports (Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System - VAERS)
16,905
deaths and permanent disabilities included in vaccine adverse reaction reports VAERS, 5/5/00)
5,893
NVICP vaccination petitions filed 1991-2000
1,055
% increase in Illinois children with autism (Illinois State Board of Education 1992-2000)
367
new vaccine under development and in clinical trials*
135
AIDS vaccines under development and in clinical trials*
91
marketed vaccine*
21
vaccine manufacturers*
9
vaccines using cattle material from countries U.S. government says have a risk of Mad Cow disease (www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bse.html)
3
recalled vaccines*
1
% of serious drug reactions reported to the Food and Drug Administration (Journal of American Medical Association, 6/2/93)

*The Jordan Report 2000/National Institutes of Health

Vaccine Ingredient Information

Vaccines Grown in Aborted Fetal Cell Cultures
Chickenpox, VARIVAX: Merck
Hepatitis A, VAQTA: Merck
Polio (oral), Poliovac, Canada: Connaught
Polio, IMOVAX: Connaught
Rabies,Imovax: Pasteur Merieux
Rubella, MERUVAX: Merck

Vaccine with Live Virus
Chickenpox, VARIVAX: Merck
Measles, ATTENUVAX: Merck
Measles and Mumps, M-M-Vax: Merck
Measles, Mumps and Rubella, M-M-RII: Merck
Measles and Rubella, M-R-VaxII: Merck
Mumps, MUMPSVAX: Merck
Rubella, MERUVAX: Merck
Rubella and Mumps, BIAVAX

Vaccines, Genetically-Engineered
Hepatitis B: Merck
Hepatitis B: SmithKline Beecham
Lyme, LYMERIX: SmithKline Beecham
RSV, Synapis: MedIMMUNE (vaccine or preventive treatment?)

Vaccines with Animal and Cattle Parts
Chickenpox, VARIVAX -- fetal bovine serum: Merck
Diphtheria, Tetanus, accelular Pertusssis, Acel-Immune -- beef heart infusion:
Lederle;
Infanrix -- bovine extract: SmithKline Beecham
Flu, FLUSHIELD -- chick embryos: Wyeth: Fluzone -- chicken embryos:
Connaught
Measles, ATTENUVAX -- hydrolyzed gelatin: Merck
Measles, Mumps and Rubella, M-M-RII -- hydrolyzed gelatin: Merck
Mumps, MuMPSVAX -- hydrolyzed gelatin -- Merck
Polio, IPOL -- calf serum, monkey kidney cells: Pasteur Merieux
Polio (oral), ORIMUNE -- kidney cells, calf serum: Lederle
Rubella, MERUVAX -- hydrolyzed gelatin: Merck
Rubella and Mumps, BIAVAX -- hydrolyzed gelatin: Merck

Vaccines using Cattle Material - (blood, fetal calf serum, meat broth--from countries U.S. government says have a risk of mad cow disease, "5 Drug Makers Use Material With Possible Mad Cow Link" (Business Day, New York Times, February 8, 2001)
Anthrax: *BioPort DPT: Certiva, diptheria, pertussis, tetanus: North American/Baxter International
DPT: Infanrix, diptheria, pertussis, tetanus: GlaxoSmithKline Beecham
Hep A: *Havrix, hepatitis A: GlaxoSmithKline Beecham
Hib *ActHIB, haemophilus influenza Type B: Aventis Pasteur
Hib: *OmniHIB: haemophilus influenza Type B: GlaxoSmithKline Beecham
Pneumonia, *PNU-IMUNE 23: Lederle/American Home Products
Polio IPOL: Aventis Pasteur

*cattle parts unlisted in vaccine package insert

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