Breaking News from Japan: InternationalSymposium on the Adverse ReactionsExperienced by those Vaccinated withHuman Papillomavirus VaccinesBy Norma Erickson, President SaneVax Inc.Tuesday, February 25, 2:30 p.m. Tokyo time marks the beginning of an

International

Symposium on the adverse reactions experienced by girls who have been vaccinated by

Human Papillomavirus vaccines.

This symposium was organized on behalf of

The Researchers’

Organization Sounding a Warning concerning the Adverse Reactions induced by Human

Papillomavirus Vaccines,

through the collaborative efforts of Dr. Harumi Sakai, formerProfessor at the Tokai University School of Medicine, Dr. Shohei Matsuzaki, Professor Emeritusat the Tokai University School of Medicine, Mutsuo Fukushima, Kyoto News InternationalDepartment, and SaneVax Inc.This event will give a voice to the thousands of young women and families around the worldwho have suffered debilitating side effects, sometimes death, after using HPV vaccines. Manyof these families have been told these events are psychosomatic or coincidental.In fact on January 20, 2014, the Japanese government’s advisory council released an officialreport quite typical of those issued in other countries in which they dismissed all of thesymptoms that have shown up in the bodies of vaccinated girls as the consequences ofpsychogenetic “psychosomatic reactions” – in other words, the consequences of mentalreactions of girls who the council suggested in a sophisticated manner may have been spoiledby mothers who do not know how to give discipline to their girls.According to Kyoto News Reporter, Mutsuo Fukushima, the key proponent of this theory is Dr.Yutaka Ohno of Keio University, who has stated publicly:“It is impossible to find physical causes for the alleged and presumed adversereactions at those vaccinated girls, so we cannot help concluding that their so-called adverse reactions are the mere consequences of psychosomatic reactions.The government should provide counselling to the girls so that they may be freedfrom their psychosomatic reactions.”The organizers of this symposium, along with countless others, find this callous lack of concernfor the victims of adverse reactions to HPV vaccines appalling. They want the world to knowthere are several biologically plausible mechanisms of action via which Gardasil and Cervarixcould precipitate these events. They want the world to know what their research shows in the

Symposium Calendar of Events:1.

International Symposium

on the Adverse Reactions experienced by girls who have beenvaccinated with Human Papillomavirus Vaccines (Gardasil and Cervarix) – February 25thfrom 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. - Tokai University Extension Center, 35th Floor, KasumigasekiBuilding, Tokyo, Japana.Complete information is available here.2.

Press Conference

for reporters from newspaper companies and TV broadcasters – opento the public – February 25thfrom 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. – same venue as abovea. Dr. Lee, Professor Authier, Lucija Tomljenovic PhD, Dr. Sasaki, Dr. Shiozawa, Dr.Uhide Kiyoshi, Dr. Hama and Mutsuo Fukushima will be available to answerquestions from the public and the press.3.

Government-Sponsored Public Hearing

of the Health Ministry’s Advisory Council for theDeliberations on the Reported Adverse Events of HPV Vaccines, the advisory panelconsisting of 15 scientists – February 26th, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. (Evidence to be presentedby scientists and medical professionals from the United States, Canada, France andJapan regarding potential mechanisms of action between HPV vaccines and seriousadverse events.)4.

Briefing on HPV Matters to Influential Lawmakers

of the Ruling Liberal DemocraticParty (LDP) – February 26thfrom 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. - at the room of Chairman ErikoYamatani of the LDP Policy Deliberations Committee at the House of Councilors in theupper chamber of Japan’s bicameral parliament.5.

Press Conference

– February 26thbeginning at 5:45p.m. In the press room of theJapanese Health Ministry.

How and why was this symposium organized?Early in September 2013, the Secretary General of the Nationwide Liaison Association ofCervical Cancer Vaccine Victims and Parents in Japan, and Mr. (Francis) Mutsuo Fukushima,journalist with the Kyodo News, informed the SaneVax team that there were rumors of adelegation from the Japanese Ministry of Health planning to visit London in October to havediscussions on the HPV vaccines with officials in the UK Department of Health and theMedicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). It was thought that thisdelegation may be willing to speak with scientific and medical experts who were independentof pharmaceutical industry ties. Knowing what this delegation would hear from the officialsources, the SaneVax Team felt it would be critical for this delegation to speak with medical andscientific professionals who had no ties to the pharmaceutical industry.Prior to official confirmation of this meeting, Norma Erickson, President of SaneVax Inc. andFreda Birrell, Secretary provided their new contacts with information relating to many cases ofyoung girls who had also been harmed by the HPV vaccines, Cervarix and Gardasil, in otherparts of the world. The adverse events being reported in Japan were almost identical to thosebeing reported in every country where these vaccines were administered. This fact aloneseemed to indicate that the adverse events should not be regarded as a coincidence. The entireSaneVax Team thought it critical to demonstrate that this was a global problem. The youngwomen of Japan were not the only ones suffering after HPV vaccinations. The more informationsent to Japanese contacts, the more everyone agreed that independent experts had to beheard.Following many discussions, SaneVax obtained confirmation from Mr. Tetsuya Miyamoto,Director of the Office of Vaccination Policy at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's HealthPolicy Bureau and a qualified medical doctor in his own right, that he was leading a teamembarking on a fact finding mission regarding HPV vaccines. He indicated that he and his teamwould be willing to meet with independent scientists and a doctor from London on Monday,7th October 2013 at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in London.

This meeting was scheduled to begin at 2 pm and last for 2 hours. His team consisted of firstclass medical doctors from two of the six university hospitals in Japan which had beenentrusted with official research efforts to shed light on potential cause-and-effect relationshipsbetween HPV vaccines and adverse effects being experienced by young girls in Japan.Those attending this very important meeting on behalf of SaneVax were: Dr. Sin Hang Lee, MD,Pathologist, Milford Hospital, Director, Milford Medical Laboratory Inc., and former associateprofessor of pathology at Yale University; Professor Francois Jerome Authier, MD, PhD,Reference Center for Neuromuscular Disorders, Henri Mondor Hospital, Paris and Dr. DamienDowning, MB BS, MIBiol from London who is a pioneer of Ecological Medicine. Also inattendance at this meeting were Mrs. Freda Birrell, Secretary of SaneVax Inc. and her husbandDavid Birrell, VAERS Research Analyst for SaneVax Inc.Our team in London was treated with the greatest of respect by Mr. Miyamoto and his fellowdoctors. They listened attentively to all that was said and watched diligently the excellentpower point presentations – stopping many times to ask very important questions. A Japaneseinterpreter was also in attendance.At that time, we understood that there would be the opportunity for a further meetingorganized by SaneVax to be held in Washington, DC when the Japanese delegation visitedofficials from the FDA and the CDC. The Japanese delegation did visit Washington, later thanexpected because of the breakdown in the U.S. government administration. There was noopportunity for a second meeting with SaneVax representatives to take place.Therefore, the London meeting became very important as it has proven to be the catalyst forthe historic events now scheduled to take place in Japan on the 25th and 26th February 2014.For the first time in the history of public immunization campaigns, government officials arewilling to listen to the voices of truly independent scientists and medical professionalsregarding vaccination policy and immunization practices. This is something that should havehappened decades ago. Perhaps the meetings in Japan will herald the beginning of a newmedical paradigm.At the very least, the meetings will provide a voice for thousands of young people and theirfamilies who are having to cope with the sometimes debilitating effects of HPV vaccination use.The SaneVax Team would like to express their sincere appreciation to those who organized thissymposium for allowing us the opportunity to assist in the planning and coordination. It hasbeen an honor to be a part of such a historic event.This may be the beginning of the end to the devastating health changes experienced by somefamilies after HPV vaccinations.