Pertussis Infection in Fully Vaccinated Children in Day-Care Centers, Israel

By VT / May 10, 2010

Emerging Infections Diseases Vol. 6, No. 5, September-October 2000 Pertussis, an acute disease of the upper respiratory tract caused by the gram-negative bacillus Bordetella pertussis, lasts 6 to 8 weeks and has three clinical stages. The initial (catarrhal) stage resembles a common cold with a mild cough. The second (paroxysmal) stage is characterized by episodes […]

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Certain vaccines have been known to cause epilepsy for years

Christina England Vactruth.com 05/09/2010 Over the recent months there have been several articles highlighting cases where children have had seizures after vaccines. This is being portrayed as something new. A sudden rise in children having seizures after the flu vaccine in Western Australia caused the vaccine to be suspended while an investigation took place. The […]

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FDA panel members support continued use of both rotavirus vaccines despite trace contaminants

By VT / May 8, 2010

Thomas H. Maugh II LATimes Health 05/07/2010 Members of a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee meeting Friday urged physicians to continue using both commercial rotavirus vaccines despite evidence that both carry trace contaminants from a harmless pig virus. The panel did not take a formal vote on a recommendation, but a majority of participants […]

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Mum says flu vaccine made son seriously ill

By VT / May 7, 2010

BEN LANGFORD NTNews.com.au 05/07/2010 A DARWIN woman has told of her week of trauma after her young son contracted a blood disease after being vaccinated for swine flu. Karama mum Amanda de Vries said she is convinced the illness came from a complication associated with the vaccine. She came forward to tell her story after […]

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Doctor suggests breastfeeding may ‘impede’ child’s immune response to vaccine

By VT / May 7, 2010

Parental delays, refusals for vaccines up in survey Posted on Pediatric Supersite 05/05/2010 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Creative vaccine distribution strategies, improved vaccine technologies and more rapid manufacturing timetables were among ideas speakers at the 2010 Pediatric Academic Societies proposed during a symposium on vaccine-preventable diseases in the developing world. Kathleen M. Neuzil, MD, MPH, […]

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Child dies 13 hours after vaccination

By VT / May 6, 2010

DILIP POUDEL Republica Social Affairs 04/20/2010 A five-month old girl died on Tuesday morning 13 hours after being administered DPT vaccine. Sanjita GC, daughter of Jit Bahadur from Ramjadeurali-5, Parbat and posted at District Police Office, Baglung, had been given the vaccine at Baglung hospital on Monday afternoon. “She was all right while being taken […]

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Students suspended over out of date immunizations

By VT / May 6, 2010

*Note: Please notice that what is mentioned in the article is to keep the immunization records up to date. This doesn’t necessarily mean the vaccines. The child’s exemption is included in the immunization record as well but this fact is conveniently left out. It’s a sleight of hand. Matthew Strader Caledon Enterprise 05/04/2010 Seventy-two students […]

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Fewer toddlers getting all their vaccinations, CDC says

By VT / May 6, 2010

Carly Weeks The Globe and Mail 05/05/2010 A growing number of parents are delaying or outright refusing to immunize their children, a troubling trend experts fear will cause future outbreaks of preventable diseases, such as measles, mumps, and even polio. Figures released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at a pediatrics conference […]

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Parents criticize government for not acting sooner

By VT / May 5, 2010

Christina England American Chronicle 05/04/2010 Parents have heavily criticized the Western Australian government for not acting sooner, after the flu vaccine caused hundreds of children to suffer convulsions and vomiting. One angry parent told the Australian that all three of her children were taken to hospital suffering from vomiting and fits after the vaccine saying […]

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Backing for enquiry into adverse flu reactions

By VT / May 5, 2010

ABC News 05/04/2010 There is widespread support for the State Government’s decision to launch an enquiry into the Health Department’s handling of the flu vaccination program. The program was suspended last month after hundreds of West Australian children under the age of five experienced severe adverse reactions. The executive director of the Health Consumers Association […]

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