State disputes councilwoman on flu vaccine's safety - Hawaii News

This Naeole is a piece of work, isn't she?

This is the type of stupidity that ends up killing children. The effectiveness of vaccines depend in part on herd immunity, meaning that if enough of the population gets them, the remaining people who don't are nevertheless protected from the disease spreading into and through the group. So what this idiot proposes is that the people in her area don't get vaccinated, therefore in the end exposing numerous children there to a virus that is most deadly to those very children.
The vaccine is a lot safer than the disease, and if immunity isn't built up in the area, many more children will get sick that shouldn't have had to and many of them will die.
What kind of a fool thinks that medical professionals would put toxic amounts of mercury in a vaccine, and not know they were doing it? Especially one meant primarily for the age group most at risk, and that would be children?

When are the people of the Island of Hawaii going to say we have had enough of this moron? A week never goes by that I don't read in my local paper about some shady deal or other screwup she is involved in. I hope someday the people in her area get tired of the joke they are playing on the rest of us and vote her out.

Naeole is a joke.

Alice the bore.

Councilwoman Emily Naeole - because even the most ignorant of people deserve to be represented. Auntie Em is an embarrassment to the County of Hawaii with her lunatic ravings. Her statement that she was "raging" after some citizens testified at a county council meeting to criticize her cousin, Mayor Billy Kenoi, and recent altercation involving an ATV rider at a park (both incidents reported in other stories of the Hawaii Tribune-Herald) suggest that she is unstable and possibly dangerous.

Billy Kenoi is an inept joke. Big Island must be a total loss.

Alice is a laughing matter.

Who is the "Human Services and Economic Development Committee."? and they agreed with the ranting of Naeole? This broad is nutso, at council meetings, she actually does thumbs up, thumbs down when voters are testifying, she must of let her Councilwomen kaka get to her head. She is a nutjob.

Big Island is a waste of time. Kenoi is in the pocket of developers but claims special virtue...all a shibai.

Emily is indeed a nut job. Any idea what the size of Akamine's serving of ahi is? Any idea if that size serving actually contains 25x the "safe" level of mercury? Seems a little odd that Akamine did not actually state that the vaccine dose DID NOT contain the alleged amount of mercury but instead related the amount to some common thing "we the people" aka "the sheep" could relate to.

I don't think Naeole is a nut case. Its terrible that the State would shoot off at the mouth and people would allow for the State to make light of a situation when Naeole's concerns are very real !!!
Take a look at the EPA report.... Then go figure.
Oh and by the way there are allot more reports that for some reason the news media keeps missing.
Don’t Mess With Mercury
U.S. EPA, ATSDR make available mercury poisoning prevention PSA for kids
Twitter Pitch:@eparegion9 Mercury poisoning prevention video: protect children from dangers of mercury http://bit.ly/No3Eu #EPAmercury
(SAN FRANCISCO)– As part of Children’s Health month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry today launched its “Don’t Mess with Mercury” video in an effort to protect children from the dangers of mercury. The EPA responds to numerous mercury spills every year that are primarily caused by children playing with mercury. The EPA’s cost for cleanup can range anywhere from $3,000 to $300,000 or more. The cost to the environment, and in some cases, human health is not quantifiable.
What is elemental mercury?
Elemental, or metallic, mercury is the shiny, silver-gray metal found in thermometers, barometers, thermostats and other electrical switches. Mercury can break into droplets when spilled, spread easily, and can build up in tiny cracks and spaces wherever it is spilled.
How can people be exposed to mercury at school?
When elemental mercury is spilled, or a device containing mercury breaks, the spilled mercury can vaporize and be­come an invisible, odorless toxic vapor. This is especially true in warm, poorly-ventilated rooms or spaces. If mercury is spilled onto a hot surface, such as a hot surface in a laboratory, mercury will vaporize very quickly and can be more dangerous. Exposure can last a long time if the spill is not cleaned up promptly and properly. Breathing mercury vapors is the most common way to be exposed to elemental mercury, and is the most harmful to health. If mercury is swallowed, most of it passes through the body and very little is absorbed. A small amount may pass through skin from touching mercury for a short period of time, but typically not enough to cause harm.
Sources of mercury in schools:
• Glass thermometers
• Thermostats
• Blood pressure devices in medical offices
• Mercury switches
• Gauges: manometers, barometers, vacuum gauges
• Bulk elemental mercury in science laboratories
• Fluorescent lamps
• Mercury brought to school
Health effects and symptoms from exposure to mercury include:
Tremors, emotional changes (e.g., mood swings, irritability, nervousness, excessive shyness), insomnia, neuromuscular changes (such as weakness, muscle atrophy, twitching), headaches, disturbances in sensations, changes in nerve responses, performance deficits on tests of cognitive function. At higher exposures there may be kidney effects, respiratory failure and death.
Quick facts:
· Mercury is also known as quicksilver because of its silvery color, and reflective metallic nature.
· Elemental mercury is a liquid at room temperature.
· It is the “invisible” vapors of mercury that are the true hazard.
· Just playing with mercury one time can contaminate the body, clothes, and property to the point they cannot be decontaminated.
· High levels of Mercury poisoning in children can affect their health forever.
· A teaspoon of mercury not cleaned up properly can contaminate a house so that it is no longer inhabitable.
· Once mercury hits the ground it breaks up into microscopic beads that you may not even see.
· Vacuuming or sweeping a mercury spill can create approximately 10 times more hazardous mercury vapors than cleaning it properly.
MEDIA RESOURCES
Don’t Mess With Mercury Video/PSA – Embed Code:
http://www.epa.gov/region09/toxic/dontmesswit...

Catching H1N1 the first time around was not a pleasant experience.

The wheel goes around; do you feel lucky?

>>Naeole claims the vaccine contains 25 times the level of mercury considered toxic.
In response, Hawaii island's state public health nurse, Judy Akamine, said the mercury that is in the vaccine is less than in a serving of ahi.<<
Oh yeah? And we "should consider the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention an authoritative source"???

Trash Gordon wrote:

This is the type of stupidity that ends up killing children. The effectiveness of vaccines depend in part on herd immunity, meaning that if enough of the population gets them, the remaining people who don't are nevertheless protected from the disease spreading into and through the group. So what this idiot proposes is that the people in her area don't get vaccinated, therefore in the end exposing numerous children there to a virus that is most deadly to those very children.
The vaccine is a lot safer than the disease, and if immunity isn't built up in the area, many more children will get sick that shouldn't have had to and many of them will die.
What kind of a fool thinks that medical professionals would put toxic amounts of mercury in a vaccine, and not know they were doing it? Especially one meant primarily for the age group most at risk, and that would be children?

Oh you mean the virus that was patented that the State hopes to gain profits from ? http://www.whale.to/a/ten13.html

It must be those space aliens.

Very_Real wrote:

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Oh you mean the virus that was patented that the State hopes to gain profits from ? http://www.whale.to/a/ten13.html

If you truly believe what you are writing and that Naeole is NOT a nut case. I would worry, if I were you. You first post was suspicious to say the least, I think it's borderline, if not, a rant. Naeole is a nut job, can you defend her actions that was previously posted, I mean in a coherent way.

alice wrote:

Naeole is a joke.

Anyone with a polynesian last name is a joke for Alice...she hates Hawaiians, but claim to be a "progressive" liberal minded *hore!

Thank you for posting informative and unbiased INFORMATION to help to educate the rest of us. While peoples opinions on who says what are many, I think it is important to remember that the safety of our Keiki should always come forst even if that means asking some tough questions that not everyone is gonna like the answers too. I say better safe than sorry and that the risk of irreversable potential harm does not outway the benifits. This is based on research and facts done by non-biased parties. Name calling and ranting makes EVERYONE look and sound foolish. We need to arm ourselves with the facts and be educated on them before spouting off. Ignorance can be fixed with a little research.
Take a look at the EPA report.... Then go figure.
Oh and by the way there are allot more reports that for some reason the news media keeps missing.
Don’t Mess With Mercury
U.S. EPA, ATSDR make available mercury poisoning prevention PSA for kids
Twitter Pitch:@eparegion9 Mercury poisoning prevention video: protect children from dangers of mercury http://bit.ly/No3Eu #EPAmercury
(SAN FRANCISCO)– As part of Children’s Health month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry today launched its “Don’t Mess with Mercury” video in an effort to protect children from the dangers of mercury. The EPA responds to numerous mercury spills every year that are primarily caused by children playing with mercury. The EPA’s cost for cleanup can range anywhere from $3,000 to $300,000 or more. The cost to the environment, and in some cases, human health is not quantifiable.
Sources of mercury in schools:
• Glass thermometers
• Thermostats
• Blood pressure devices in medical offices
• Mercury switches
• Gauges: manometers, barometers, vacuum gauges
• Bulk elemental mercury in science laboratories
• Fluorescent lamps
• Mercury brought to school
Health effects and symptoms from exposure to mercury include:
Tremors, emotional changes (e.g., mood swings, irritability, nervousness, excessive shyness), insomnia, neuromuscular changes (such as weakness, muscle atrophy, twitching), headaches, disturbances in sensations, changes in nerve responses, performance deficits on tests of cognitive function. At higher exposures there may be kidney effects, respiratory failure and death.
Quick facts:
· Mercury is also known as quicksilver because of its silvery color, and reflective metallic nature.
· Elemental mercury is a liquid at room temperature.
· It is the “invisible” vapors of mercury that are the true hazard.
· Just playing with mercury one time can contaminate the body, clothes, and property to the point they cannot be decontaminated.
· High levels of Mercury poisoning in children can affect their health forever.
· A teaspoon of mercury not cleaned up properly can contaminate a house so that it is no longer inhabitable.
· Once mercury hits the ground it breaks up into microscopic beads that you may not even see.
· Vacuuming or sweeping a mercury spill can create approximately 10 times more hazardous mercury vapors than cleaning it properly.
MEDIA RESOURCES
Don’t Mess With Mercury Video/PSA – Embed Code:
http://www.epa.gov/region09/toxic/dontmesswit...

I DO NOT inject Ahi into my blood stream.