Deborah L. Shelton Chicago Tribune 05/26/2010 Discredited autism researcher Dr. Andrew Wakefield said Wednesday at a ” vaccination choice” rally in Grant Park that he planned to resume his research in the U.S. At the rally, held in conjunction with a conference hosted by the organizations Generation Rescue and Autism One, Wakefield said national vaccine policies had failed children and their families and it was time for “science and medicine to stand up for itself.” “In the end, it’s about choice,” he told a small, [...]

WorldPoultry.net 05/25/2010 AviPro IBD Xtreme – Lohmann Animal Health’s vaccine against infectious bursal disease in poultry – is now available in 10,000 dose vials in the UK. This will save a considerable volume of storage space in the fridge and make vaccination quicker and easier, says the company. “This vaccine dissolves readily when reconstituted in water. Opening fewer vials makes the whole job more efficient,” commented Adam Goddard, Lohmann’s regional sales consultant in the UK. “Many integrators and independent broiler producers have individual houses holding [...]

Ben Hirschler Reuters 05/21/2010 * DNA from porcine circovirus found in both vaccines Rotavirus vaccines made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) and Merck & Co (MRK.N) are safe to use despite being contaminated with a pig virus, Europe’s drugs watchdog said on Friday. The decision echoes a similar ruling from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week. Glaxo’s Rotarix and Merck’s Rotateq, which is sold in Europe via a joint venture with Sanofi-Aventis (SASY.PA), target rotavirus, which can cause fatal diarrhoea. DNA from porcine circovirus (PCV) [...]

Radio New Zealand 05/26/2010 The Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring has seen an increase in reported adverse reactions to this year’s seasonal flu vaccine. The centre’s director told the Health Select Committee on Wednesday that there has been a massive uptake of the flu vaccination this year. Dr Michael Tatley said children are taking the vaccine more than in previous years and the reported reactions are those common in children. Read the rest of the article.