By Lora Hines, The Press-Enterprise Teenagers should get vaccinated to protect against the bacteria that causes meningococcal meningitis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends. Publication in the Jan. 27 issue of “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report”f ormalizes the recommendations made this fall by the federal agency’s advisory committee on immunization practices. The committee’s […]
Grade 9 students to get meningitis vaccinations
By Linda Hoang, Global News About 40,000 Grade 9 students in Alberta are set to get immunized against several forms of meningitis. It’s part of a new $2 million immunization program that will begin Feb 1. The vaccine, which will protect against four different strains of meningococcal disease, will be issused through school-based clinics and […]
Pharmaceutical Companies, Vaccine Mandates and Fiscal Responsibility
By Norma Erickson, President of SaneVax Inc. Currently, pharmaceutical companies are lobbying the New York State Legislature to mandate the two most expensive vaccines on the market. HPV vaccine for all sixth graders, and Menactra (meningitis vaccine) for all seventh graders in the state. Let’s take a look at the cost to taxpayers should these […]
New Jersey: 17 year old “vaccinated” HS student boy dies of bacterial meningitis
New Jersey: 17 year old “vaccinated” HS student boy dies of bacterial meningitis Posted by Editor The boys quick death was a shock to the family, especially because the healthy teenager had previously been vaccinated for bacterial meningitis. Read more…Add this to California’s whooping cough epidemic where 75% of the cases were “vaccinated” children. Read […]
Local woman dies despite 2007 vaccination
By Lora Hines, The Press-Enterprise 22 January 2011 The federal public health agency that investigates, diagnoses and prevents disease spread could change its childhood immunization schedule and adopt a recommendation this week for teenagers to get vaccine boosters for the bacteria that causes meningitis. The anticipated change by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
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