Questions the media should be asking about vaccine safety...but aren't

I recently shared a post entitled, "Why do normal people question vaccines?"  Below is an excerpt from another excellent article about vaccine questions, ones that author, Kathleen Kennedy (formerly of CNN), thinks the media should be asking, but aren't. (Personally, I think EVERYONE should be asking these questions too!) I discovered "Unasked Questions: A Remiss Media on the Issue of Vaccine Safety" on Robert Kennedy, Jr's World Mercury Project website which I highly recommend that you visit. Click here ​to read Ms. Kennedy's full article.

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What Journalists Should Be Asking—but Aren’t
by Kathleen Kennedy

Questions the Media Need to Ask on Vaccine Safety and Scientific Integrity

• First and foremost:  Why was thimerosal taken out of most childhood vaccines, if it is allegedly safe? Many vaccines still contain “trace amounts” of mercury, 1 mcg or less per dose, according to the FDA. Why would it be added to vaccines in any amount when there is no known “safe level” of mercury exposure?
• With regard to the amount of mercury still used in many flu vaccines (25 mcg), what study shows that it is safe for pregnant mothers or infants when, according to the EPA, it would require a 550 pound person to process that much mercury? Given this information, why does mercury remain in 48 million doses of flu vaccines recommended by the CDC for infants, children, and pregnant mothers?
• If thimerosal is safe to inject into pregnant women, why is it listed in California under Proposition 65 as a reproductive toxicant?
• Why is the mainstream media not reporting on whistleblower and CDC scientist William Thompson’s claims of vaccine/autism research fraud?  And why has Thompson not been subpoenaed by Congress?
• Why have vaccines never been tested for carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, or impairment of fertility, despite the fact they contain ingredients recognized as potential carcinogens, mutagens, and reproductive toxicants?
• Why does the CDC only assess the efficacy of vaccines in preventing infectious disease and never assess the potential long-term effects?
• Why has the CDC refused to compare the overall health of vaccinated children compared to unvaccinated children?
• Why are vaccines not required to undergo the same rigorous safety testing required for other prescription products?
• Why does our government continue to promote vaccines as safe and effective when it has paid out more than $3.6 billion to families of vaccine-injured children through the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program? Why does our government claim vaccines don’t cause autism when we know at least 83 of those claims are linked to autism and vaccines?
• Why is it only optional for doctors and parents to report vaccine injuries given the gravity of many injuries and the potential to save others from harm?
• Why does the CDC assume that every vaccine has a greater benefit than risk for every child?
• Lastly, why has there been vehement pushback from health organizations and even members of Congress on the formation of a Vaccine Safety Commission, an entity that would help ensure the integrity of our vaccines? What are they afraid of? That alone is enough for me. The intensity and speed with which they respond to even the slightest mention of a formal commission should alarm anyone.

Click here to read Kathleen Kennedy's full article.