Posted by: Joe Sheffler 02 November 2010 The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) met in Atlanta, GA, on October 27-28, 2010. Complete minutes of the meeting will be published on the CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) website (www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/acip). Meningococcal vaccine The first discussion was on meningococcal vaccine in patients with […]
Vaccine Injury Case Taken by Supreme Court
Posted on HealthCare Medical Institute website 17 October 2010 (excerpts) Chief Justice Roberts Agrees with Justice Sotomayor The Supreme Court Justices seemed concerned that design defects were disallowed as a reason to sue in the court system as a result of prior rulings in this case. Justice Sotomayor asked pointedly of Ms. Sullivan, attorney […]
FDA Panel Votes to Approve Second HPV Vaccine
Posted by: admin in ‘Pharmacy Drugs’ 16 October 2010 WASHINGTON – An FDA advisory panel today voted to recommend approval of GlaxoSmithKline‘s Cervarix vaccine for use against the two strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause 70% of cervical cancers. In a separate action, the Vaccines and Related Biologics Committee recommended that the agency okay […]
Supreme Court Case to Hear Vaccine Lawsuits Case Tomorrow
By: Hank Campbell 11 October 2010 Since the 1980s, when lawsuits nearly drove drug companies out of business, a special ‘Vaccine Court’ has been the route parents of children have to go if they suspect a vaccine was involved in their child’s situation. Is there truly due process if a plaintiff must go through a […]
Supreme Court Case Could Significantly Change Vaccine Lawsuits
By: Lauren Cox 11 October 2010 The Supreme Court is set to hear the first arguments Tuesday in a vaccine injury case that pediatricians and medical malpractice lawyers worry will drastically change how patients sue vaccine manufacturers in this country. By law, families who want to sue for vaccine injuries must first go through a […]
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