US Airman Developed Inflamed Heart After Smallpox Vaccine

By | January 28th, 2011 | Category: Case Reports on Vaccine Injury | 5 comments

In 2003, an airman proceeded to go to the emergency room at South Georgia Medical Center eight days following the administration of a smallpox vaccine. He was complaining of chest discomfort and shortness of breath.

On assessment, Saurina and colleagues documented pea-size lymph nodes in the left neck and underarm. The airman also experienced pain around the left pectoral region. It was observed that previously described areas were in close proximity to the vaccination site.

It was determined the airman developed myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart, as a consequence of the smallpox vaccination.

The airman was provided an injection of ketorolac tromethamine, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, soon after encountering chest discomfort on the second day. His situation improved was released by the third day; nevertheless, the long-term diagnosis for his condition is not known.

Several viruses have been associated to myocarditis. Even so, up until recently, it has been an uncommon or unacknowledged event following vaccination.

Nevertheless, 18 instances of myopericarditis were recorded following the smallpox vaccine between December 2002 and March 2003 in a military vaccination campaign.

Postvaccinial myocarditis is listed as a possible side effect on the vaccine insert. The Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System has documented 109 adverse events involving the Smallpox Vaccine and the Myocardium since 2000.

Although the World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated on May 8th, 1980, the World servicemen and woman are still routinely vaccinated for the disease.

Saurina and colleagues expressed concern stating, “Clinicians providing care to patients who have chest complaints after smallpox vaccination should be aware of the existence of postvaccinial myocarditis, which seems to be more common than previously thought.”

Sources:

1. [Saurina G. Myocarditis after Smallpox Vaccination: A Case Report. CID 2003:37 (1 July); 145-146] http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/37/1/145.full.pdf+html

2. http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/289/24/3283.full.pdf+html

3. http://www.drugs.com/pro/ketorolac-injection.html

4. http://www.vaers.hhs.gov/

5. http://www.who.int/vaccines/en/smallpox.shtml

6. ACAM2000 Smallpox Vaccine Insert
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM142572.pdf

7. Cangene Smallpox Vaccine Insert
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/ApprovedProducts/LicensedProductsBLAs/FractionatedPlasmaProducts/UCM179514.pdf

Jeffry John Aufderheide is the father of a child injured as a result of vaccination. As editor of the website www.vactruth.com he promotes well-educated pediatricians, informed consent, and full disclosure and accountability of adverse reactions to vaccines.

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  • Sandy

    A US airman developed myocarditis (an inflamed heart) after a smallpox vaccine.
    http://vactruth.com/2011/01/28/us-airman-developed-inflamed-heart-after-smallpox-vaccine/

    This is not sensational in itself, but the case illustrates the abominable situation regarding the systematic medical mistreatment of military personnel.

    Why are world servicemen and women still routinely vaccinated with this dangerous vaccine, when smallpox was declared eradicated by the WHO over thirty years ago? There is a huge amount of money which changes hands and no doubt pockets. Is there complete transparency in connection with the contract negotiations for these enormous sales? Indeed, this question applies to innumerable other vaccines which are force pumped into military personnel all over the world.

    Myocarditis caused by smallpox vaccines is not unknown and not extremely rare.
    Warning about the condition is noted several times in the package insert. http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM142572.pdf
    “FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION. WARNING”:
    “Myocarditis and pericarditis (suspect cases observed at a rate of 5.7 per 1000 primary vaccines”.

    The given rate of 5.7 per 1000 vaccinees is probably far lower than the actual incidence. The protocol of clinical trials is drawn up by the pharmaceutical industry. This enables them to carry out the tests in such a way that produce good results for them. It is a case of the hen guarding the fox house.

    http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/289/24/3283.full.pdf+html
    “Clinicians should consider myopericarditis in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting
    with chest pain 4 to 30 days following smallpox vaccination and be aware of the
    implications as well as the need to report this potential adverse advent”.
    JAMA. 2003;289:3283-3289 http://www.jama.com

    The treatment which the patient was given for the condition was medically criticizable. http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/37/1/145.full.pdf+html

    “A regimen of 800 mg of ibuprofen,taken orally every 8 h, was started, and ketorolac tromethamine
    was administered intramuscularly to relieve the patient’s discomfort”.
    In the first place, ketoralac (Toradol) should not have been the drug of first choice as it should not have been administered due to its profile of serious side effects. There are other more suitable drugs which present far less risk.

    http://www.drugs.com/sfx/toradol-side-effects.html
    Ketoralac (Toradol) side effects include:
    “Cardiovascular: congestive heart failure, palpitation, pallor, tachycardia, chest pain, flushing, hypotension, myocardial infarction and stroke.
    Nervous system: abnormal dreams, abnormal thinking, anxiety, asthenia, confusion, depression, euphoria, extrapyramidal symptoms, hallucinations, inability to concentrate, insomnia, nervousness, paresthesia, somnolence, stupor, tremors, vertigo, malaise, aseptic meningitis, convulsions, coma, psychosis, etc”.
    Patients have been known to suffer from hallucinations months after injections and some have consequently been prescribed psychiatric drugs which were addictive.

    http://www.bedfordlabs.com/products/inserts/Div-KRL-P05.pdf
    “Ketorolac tromethamine,(Toradol) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). NSAIDs may cause an increased risk of serious cardiovascular thrombotic events, myocardial infarction, and stroke”.

    One would hope that the patient had experienced enough wrong treatment having been injected with the dangerous vaccine, then with ketoralac, but let’s take another look at the treatment:

    “A regimen of 800 mg of ibuprofen,taken orally every 8 h, was started, and ketorolac tromethamine
    was administered intramuscularly to relieve the patient’s discomfort”.

    Then see what is clearly disclosed in the package insert for ketoralac:
    “WARNING – CONCOMITANT USE WITH NSAIDs”
    “Ketorolac tromethamine is CONTRAINDICATED in patients currently receiving aspirin or NSAIDsbecause of the cumulative risk of inducing serious NSAID-related side effects”.
    KETORALAC AND IBUPROFEN ARE BOTH NSAIDs!

    http://www.drugs.com/toradol.html: NSAID. “Do not take Toradol (Ketoralac) . Do not take this medicine with aspirin or other NSAIDs such as ibuprofen”.
    So ketoralac and ibuprofen should not have been given together. At this point we may well wonder whether the intention was to deliberately injure the patient.

    Apart from this, the reporting of serious side effects, (to what degree this is done for military personnel is unknown), leaves much to be desired. The package leaflet for the vaccine states the contact information of the pharmaceutical company before that of VAERS. Again, a case of fox guarding hen house:
    To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Sanofi Pasteur. at 1-800-822-2463 (1-800-VACCINE) or VAERS at 800-822-7967 and https://vaers.hhs.gov.

    Enough damage has been done. Thousands of military personnel have gone into service as healthy beings, been injured and have become patients for the rest of their lives because of toxic and unnecessary vaccines and other medicines which have been forced upon them.
    It is time for military personnel of all nations to focus on the true enemy, which uses corruption, greed and manipulation to get into the position of entering the camps; which cynically poisons and damages the health of thousands upon thousands of servicemen and service women.
    Soldiers must aim their guns at this enemy, and this enemy is the pharmaceutical industry.

  • Patrick J Hatwan

    This kind of adverse event may begin showing up more frequently. With an enormously depressed immune system function, due to vaccinations, systemic toxicity, stress, malnourishment, etc., it’s no wonder we see this kind of adverse reaction. The medical history of this particular soldier should be carefully examined, details ferreted out, and close scrutiny applied to every aspect of all the events that led up to his reaction. No stones should be left unturned with this case and his care, or any others, for that matter.

  • Sandy

    Regarding my last sentence, I have been advised by my mentor Shawn S to insert “metaphoric” before guns, since any reasonable person would assume that’s what I meant.

  • http://vactruth.com Jeffry John Aufderheide

    Patrick and Sandy,

    Thank you for your very germane and succinct comments.

    Sandy, to your point, I find it interesting that this event is not considered “normal” at all after vaccination – even though the adverse side effect is listed on the insert. What you wrote pertaining to the treatment leaves me wondering if the treating physicians read what the labels say at all?

    Patrick, I couldn’t agree more. I wonder how many follow ups they will do with this serviceman? They readily admitted they didn’t have any idea about the long-term prognosis of this young man.


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