Posts Tagged ‘ Meningitis ’

Video Footage Shows Prime Minister Visits Paralyzed Children, Powerful Groups Involved in Vaccine Campaign

Jan 13th, 2013 | By
This child was paralyzed after being injected with a dangerous meningitis vaccine.

The details of a vaccine campaign disaster that occurred last month in a north African country continue to unfold, while headlines of this tragedy are strangely absent from news organizations around the world.



Minimum of 40 Children Paralyzed After New Meningitis Vaccine

Jan 6th, 2013 | By
This child had a reaction to a new meningitis vaccine.

On December 20, 2012, a vaccination tragedy hit. According to one newspaper, out of five hundred children who received a new meningitis vaccine, at least 40 of them have become paralyzed.



Many in Fort Collins rush to get meningitis vaccines in wake of deaths

Jun 24th, 2010 | By

Jeffrey Wolf 9News.com 06/23/2010 After Lisa Krizman of Loveland lost her daughter, Sierra, to meningitis in 2007, she started a foundation to bolster awareness of the disease and raise money for vaccination clinics. Now that Fort Collins Adult Hockey Association players Brian Wormus and Nick Smith have died of invasive meningococcal disease, Krizman is fast-tracking…

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Why your child’s meningitis jab may NOT offer protection after all

Jun 22nd, 2010 | By

Rachel Ellis Daily Mail 06/22/2010 Parents have their children vaccinated in the belief it offers vital protection against serious infections. But now there are concerns that the meningitis C vaccine may not be effective during key times in their child’s life. New research has revealed that within seven years of receiving the jab, three quarters…

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