Vaccine A: The Covert Government Experiment That's Killing Our Soldiers--and Why GI's Are Only the First Victims

By Gary Matsumoto

Book Overview

How American soldiers were made the subjects of medical experiments that caused debilitating chronic diseases-and why the result could be a terrifying epidemic that affects us all. In the Name of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 046504400X
• ISBN13: 9780465044009
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.5" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

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Gary Matsumoto does a great job mapping out every angle of this story. You walk away with so much more information than your thought you would get. At times my blood was boiling other times I was wiping tears from my eyes reading about some of my fellow military members heartbreaking stories, many gaslight about their physical disorders and withheld information about their medical history. As someone who knows and has worked with Dr. Carl Alving he portrays him perfectly. This whole book is an accurate and truthful depiction of what the DoD did to our Soldiers, Seamen, and Airmen.

This excellent expos? should be a bestseller!

I had originally planned on a military career and was destined for Annapolis back in the 1980s, but then learned that hundreds of U.S. servicemen had been cruelly abandoned in Vietnam by "our" government as POWs. (Read "Kiss The Boys Goodbye") Well, the treason continues... Matsumoto's superb book chronicles modern evidence that our military has again been given the shaft. While Vaccine A may not have originally been a conspiracy, the subsequent coverup certainly is. Afflicted men and women who honorably fought for America are being told that their vaccine-induced afflictions are imaginary or fakery. If you want to serve your country, be sure that you are not taking a dramatic health risk from your government in doing so. If you've a child who is considering enlisting, read this book before they unknowingly sign away their life for dangerous medical experimentation performed without their informed consent. Squalene vaccines are now being stored for the rest of us, for the next overblown or contrived health issue. You look at your food before you eat it, don't you? Maybe you should look at the next vaccine very carefully before it's injected into your body. Our Gulf War vets had no way of knowing that the squalene vaccine was extremely harmful. But thanks to their unwitting sacrifice, we can protect ourselves with this book.

A Must Read for All Citizens!

What is the cost of Freedom? Within this well researched book is an example. The Anthrax vaccine given during the Gulf War through current times, laced with a toxic substance call squalene, is such an example. The research within this book is beyond question. Every veteran, patriot, and ordinary citizen of the USA, Canada, Great Britian, Austraila, and possibly New Zeland should read this book, no holds barred! Highly recommended!

The Truth is Clear

Vaccine-A is a carefully detailed account of the use of soldiers as lab rats for a new 'secret ingredient' designed to push the immune system into rapid response. The problem is, the secret ingredient causes the immune system to attack the whole body. The results range from arthritis to death. The book has the depth and consistency of truth. It is a sad, disillusioning, infuriating story. Worse yet, the author demonstrates that there are financial links between military experimenters and pharmaceutical companies. The author doesn't stress it, but it seems to me that the next group of vaccines to be infested with this toxin may be childhood vaccines. This book requires that you think when you read it. If you or a loved one are experiencing immune system problems and you had an anthrax shot in the military, take the time to read it and make up your own mind. I was very skeptical initially, but the author has written a master work. It's clear he cares for the soldiers, very much. A great read of an evolving tragedy.

Will A Vaccine Kill You?

This book is frightening if true. The premise, set forth in the introduction and detailed in the book, is that the US government has used experimental vaccines from the Desert Shield / Storm era through today on GI's and other individuals. Author Gary Matsumoto methodically - sometimes excruciatingly so - grinds through facts and builds a circumstantial case supported by nearly 60 pages of endnotes. Matsumoto was the first writer to publish a connection between the anthrax vaccine and the Gulf War Syndrome, doing so in an article published in Vanity Fair in 1999. His book, Vaccine A, is the spawn of that article. Matsumoto does not have an evident bias of distrust in the US government or even the military. He acknowledges the need to develop and use a vaccine effective against anthrax. He is even willing to understand the failure to obtain knowing consent from those injected with an unlicensed vaccine due to the exigent nature of the Gulf conflict and the fear of biological agents in the possession of Saddam Hussein - at least initially. As his investigation progresses, Matsumoto learns that one of the ingredients of Vaccine A (anthrax vaccine) is squalene. This oily substance is an adjuvant that stimulates the immune system. Unfortunately, this oil too closely resembles oils found in the body and as a result, the body's immune system begins to attack itself. This causes a plethora of autoimmune diseases. Disturbingly, it appears that a wealth of scientific knowledge about the dangers of squalene was available to a thorough researcher prior to the Gulf War. Even more disturbing is the unwillingness of the US military to acknowledge more than ten years later the fact that squalene in Vaccine A caused a large number of "casualties". Matsumoto asserts that the US has stockpiled 75,000,000 doses of Vaccine A with squalene for future use by the military and civilians. He further assets that the several other vaccines have been or are in the process of being developed with the adjuvant of squalene. At times, this book is like reading a textbook - it is grueling. However, the acquired knowledge is worth the effort. This book should be read (or at least the introduction) by anybody who has family or friends in the military or is contemplating a career in the military. Apparently, enemy fire and friendly fire are not the only risks of military service. In the "how I would improve this book" category I suggest photographs of key individuals mentioned in the book. Also, it would be helpful include a complete copy of the insert that accompanies the current anthrax vaccine. A tough book to read - but five stars all the same.