acknowledgement is illegal. It is unethical to give children a type of therapy or treatment for the benefit of adults when the child’s risk outweighs the benefit that they might receive from the therapy. This idea of “cocooning”, meaning using the child as a shield to protect adults, is off the table and this option should not be considered due to its immorality and glaring lack of consideration of the child placed at an unnecessary risk.
There is no doubt that the introduction of experimental therapies is not in children’s best interest, however, for those medical practitioners and scientists that have raised concerns regarding the administration of scientifically unvalidated treatments to children despite evidence showing harm, have had their voices silenced and their careers threatened. It appears that there is a threshold of what is acceptable and what is unacceptable in terms of the type of concerns that can be raised by those that are advocates for children’s health. There is no more poignant time than the present time to evaluate the harms brought by the introduction of mRNA technology and the spike protein.
The recent introduction of mRNA and DNA vector immunomodulatory experiments are a prime example of novel treatments which have been shown that their administration to children has caused more harm than demonstrable benefit. Historically, treatments (such as the rotavirus vaccine in 1998) have been released and quickly recalled after negative outcomes began being noted and reported.
Upon release of the mRNA and DNA gene therapies, designed to produce viral spike protein and stimulate the child’s immune system to mount an immune response against their own native production of the protein, there have been serious sequelae including neurologic, cardiac, and hematologic side effects.
Children should not receive any pharmacological made with mRNA technology.
Historically speaking, there were times when children were given cocaine for toothaches, diamorphine (heroin introduced by Bayer) for children with coughs and colds, aspirin for children with viral illnesses or teething gels (benzocaine) for babies. These therapies are no longer recommended, however, they were once used with impunity.
The best philosophical guidelines for children include following the precautionary principle and abiding by the first rule of medicine:Primum non nocere: First do no harm.
VI. Children should not be exposed to environmental toxicants, such as e-waste
In 2019 as per the WHO, 53.6 million tons of e-waste (TVs, computers, phones, etc.), were created, and this number is continuing to increase. Children are involved in the recycling process, exposed to high levels of lead mercury, cadmium, PCBs, and dioxins.
The methods by which this process occurs may be by open burning of materials, heating and acid leaching using toxic chemicals for extraction of precious metals (cyanide salt, nitric acid or mercury).
The health impacts on children are profound including impaired neurodevelopment, poor birth outcomes, respiratory illness, hormone dysfunction, DNA damage, immune suppression/autoimmunity and the risks of future chronic diseases (such as cardiovascular disease and cancer). There have been over 1,000 harmful substances identified. The worst offenders include heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5).
As mentioned previously, children’s unique physiology places them at a greater risk for harm from these chemicals:
Ingestion (contaminated water, breastmilk, soil and dust, including from dust-contaminated toys or surfaces
Inhalation of particles, including those from open burning, increases their exposure
Children have larger dermal-to-weight surfaces as compared to adults and skin contact with toxicants is another risk factor for children
Transplacental exposure in utero is a toxic burden to both pregnant mothers and the unborn
It is possible to create safe waste-picking facilities, such as one located in Sao Paulo, Brazil (Coopermiti, created 2010). Workers follow occupational safety and health regulations to mitigate health risks.
There are international standards that specify requirements, but whether children are considered in these regulations is unclear. Despite progress in waste collection and extraction, difficulties persist particularly in low income communities.