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How did Gardasil pass FDA review?

By VT / May 27, 2010

Norma Erickson Denver Examiner 05/21/2010 Consider the questions raised by Merck’s prescribing information packet on Gardasil. Of the 20,118 people injected with either Gardasil, their ‘proprietary’ AAHS control solution (which contained the vaccine adjuvant), or saline solution (a real placebo–typically used for clinical trials of a new treatment) there were 463 new ‘medical conditions’ reported. […]

Infants to receive five-in-one vaccine beginning next month

By VT / May 27, 2010

Viet Nam News 05/26/2010 Babies under 12 months will receive a new combined diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B and haemophilus influenza type B vaccine under the National Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI) as of June 2010. “The five in one vaccine, donated by the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunisation (GAVI) through the United Nation […]

Chicago ground zero for vaccine safety debate

By VT / May 27, 2010

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 […]

10,000 dose IBD vaccine for poultry

By VT / May 26, 2010

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 […]

UPDATE 1-EU says Glaxo, Merck vaccines OK despite pig virus

By VT / May 26, 2010

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 […]

Increased reactions to flu vaccine seen by centre

By VT / May 26, 2010

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 […]

Parents, Teens Question Safety of HPV Vaccine

By VT / May 25, 2010

Scott Friedman NBCDFW 05/24/2010 She was only 18 years old, but Ainsley Bailey suddenly found herself struggling just to get out of bed. The Plano teenager said her medical troubles started the day after she received a first dose of Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer. “It got to the point […]

Wakefield vows to continue vaccine-autism research

By VT / May 25, 2010

Lylah M. Alphonse Boston.com 05/24/2010 Stripped today of his license to practice medicine, Dr. Andrew Wakefield — whose 1998 study on the Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine and autism led millions of parents to stop vaccinating their children — insists that he will continue with his research into vaccines and autism. “My concern is for vaccine safety, for […]

New vaccine requirements next school year

By VT / May 25, 2010

Chicago Tribune 05/25/2010 State health officials say it’s time for parents to get their children’s immunizations for next school year. The Indiana State Department of Health says students entering grades 6 to 12 will need to have received two spaced chickenpox vaccinations and one each for bacterial meningitis and tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. Most children […]

British Doctor Denied License for Linking Autism and Vaccines

By VT / May 25, 2010

Kristina Skorbach Epoch Times 05/24/2010 Britain’s General Medical Council stripped Doctor Andrew Wakefield of his license to practice medicine for linking autism to vaccines for measles and other diseases. Doctor Andrew Wakefield was born into a family of doctors, after receiving his doctoral licence in 1981 in Canada, he became a member of the Royal […]

Many vaccines at once OK for kids’ brains

By VT / May 24, 2010

Frederik Joelving Reuters 05/10/2010 Parents can rest assured that getting kids their vaccine shots on time will not hurt their mental skills later on, doctors said on Monday. “A lot of parents are concerned that children receive too many vaccines too soon,” said Dr. Michael J. Smith, of the University of Louisville School of Medicine […]

Breastfed babies less feverish after vaccination

By VT / May 24, 2010

NDTV.com 05/10/2010 Breastfeeding protects babies from fever that is seen after routine immunisations. Its common for an infant to have some fever soon after immunisation. The immune system of the babies responds with local (pain, redness, swelling) and systemic (fever, decreased appetite) reactions after vaccination. Post-vaccination fever is usually mild and of short duration. Nonetheless, […]

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