By Emma Bailey It’s half-way through the year and only 6 per cent of eligible South Canterbury year 7 girls have been immunised against HPV (human papillomavirus) compared with 64 per cent in the first year it was offered. National Women’s Hospital gynaecology Ron Jones held a meeting in Timaru last night to reassure parents […]
A flu jab too close for comfort
By Natasha Bita, Consumer Editor JUST hours after a doctor jabbed Sharron Coppin’s children with a world-first flu vaccine, her three-year-old daughter Alivia turned purple. As Coppin raced the shivering Alivia to a Perth hospital emergency ward, her husband called an ambulance for their one-year-old twins, Byron and Lateesha, who had begun convulsing and vomiting […]
Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation
A Times Investigation, By Charles Pillar, Edmund Sanders, Robyn Dixon Ebocha, Nigeria — Justice Eta, 14 months old, held out his tiny thumb. An ink spot certified that he had been immunized against polio and measles, thanks to a vaccination drive supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. But polio is not the only […]
Health bill would require hospitals to develop vaccine policies for employees
By Chuck Lindell Under a wide-ranging health care bill approved Friday by the Texas Senate, hospitals would have to develop policies requiring immunizations for employees who have contact with patients. The provision, which can include everyone from housekeepers to doctors, is intended to protect patients from exposure to preventable diseases, particularly the flu. “It’s a […]
A Presentation on Vaccination Rights and Vaccine Safety
Do you know enough to make an informed medical decision regarding vaccinations for you and your children? Do you know what choices parents have regarding vaccinations? Would you like to learn more? A Presentation on Vaccination Rights and Vaccine Safety Wednesday, June 29th 7:00-10:00pm At Valley Springs Presbyterian Church – 2401 Olympus Dr. Roseville, CA […]
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