By Jaclyn Gallucci The 1952 polio epidemic was one of the largest and most frightening public health crises in the United States, with outbreaks in all 50 states. Of the nearly 58,000 cases reported that year, 3,145 people died and 21,269 were left paralyzed. Until 1955, when New York City’s Dr. Jonas Salk introduced his […]
Calif. bishops: Parents should determine vaccinations
By Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO — California’s Catholic bishops have urged Catholics in their state to contact lawmakers and ask them to vote against a bill removing parental rights to a teen vaccination against sexually transmitted diseases. The bill, which already passed in the state Assembly and is currently before the state Senate, would […]
UK Scraps Pneumonia Vaccines Because They 'Don't Work'
Posted by Dr. Mercola The United States requires infants to receive 26 vaccines (the most in the world) yet more than 6 U.S. infants die per every 1,000 live births. In contrast, Sweden and Japan administer 12 vaccines to infants, the least amount, and report less than 3 deaths per 1,000 live births. The study […]
New Vaccination Danger
This letter to the editor appeared in ‘The Orange County Register’ RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Kerri Barry: State legislators continue to overreach their responsibilities by intruding into the private lives of citizens. This intrusion has reached new heights with a measure endangering the health of 12-year-old children. California Assembly Bill 499, a bill allowing 12-year-olds to […]
Vaccine for TB Less Effective When Given With Other Shots
By Caitlin Bronson Administering a vaccine for tuberculosis may now require a little more thought. According to an emerging study, a new TB vaccine is less effective if it is given alongside shots for other diseases. This information, from a study led by Medical Research Council Laboratories in Gambia, is especially important to developing countries […]
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