Age of Autism Managing Editor’s Note: Ginger Taylor gave us permission to reprint her post on the AAP, autism and her notes from a conversation she overheard at the DAN! conference between pediatricians. Please mark her blog Adventures in Autism in your favorites. Thank you, Ginger. November 6, 2010 by Ginger Taylor On Wednesday, JB […]
Adults may not be spreading whooping cough: study
Reuters
By Julie Steenhuysen
Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:04pm EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Children largely spread whooping cough among themselves, so blanket vaccination campaigns targeting teens and adults may be a waste of time, according to a study that looks at how social patterns affect disease transmission.
The findings, published on Thursday in the journal Science, contradict the notion that infected adults are behind outbreaks in California and elsewhere of whooping cough, a contagious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.
Children without MMR jabs should be banned from school, claims public health official
Mail Online By Sophie Borland Last updated at 7:34 PM on 3rd November 2010 Children who haven’t had the MMR jab should be banned from schools, according to a leading doctor. Dr Sohail Bhatti, a director of one of the largest health trusts in Britain, said the draconian measure was the only way to ensure […]
Vaccine panel expands whooping cough coverage
Reuters By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO | Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:31pm EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) – An independent U.S. advisory panel is amending its recommendations for booster vaccines to prevent whooping cough and expand protection from the disease that has made a comeback in several U.S. states. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on Wednesday […]
Bodily Harm Explained
Executive Reasoning Chief of Police, Fire Chief, Child Protection Agency, Citizen, Police Officer I am very concerned. I wish to inform you of BODILY HARM to the public at large. Please file a police report on my behalf and inform me of the police report number. I wish to file the following report: All vaccinations […]
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