Save Israeli Girls By Freda Birrell and Norma Erickson On October 9, 2013, The Jerusalem Post published an article announcing the decision made by Israeli Minister of Health Director, Prof. Ronni Gamzu, to administer free HPV vaccines to eighth-grade girls. Almost immediately, comments started rolling in from concerned parents around the world. Many of them […]
HPV Vaccines and Government Agencies: How valuable is ‘expert’ advice?
Government Agencies By Norma Erickson Every government in the world has some sort of committee established to provide advice on vaccines and vaccination practices to those who establish vaccination policies. Since the recommendations made by these committees are the first step toward making any vaccine part of public health policy, it is time to take […]
Israel: Citizens Request Ban of HPV Vaccines
Citizens Request Ban [SaneVax: The citizens of Israel are no more happy with HPV vaccines than the citizens of Japan. Israeli citizens want HPV vaccines halted and Gardasil/Cervarix licenses revoked. Citing lack of potential benefit and substantial risks to their young female population, Mor Sagmon, Chairman of the Israeli Vaccines Information Center, sent the following letter to the […]
Mumps Outbreak Despite Vaccination in Israel
[SaneVax: Israel instituted an MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination program in 1988. The country is now facing multiple outbreaks of mumps. Did the vaccine fail to work? Did vaccination simply delay risk of getting mumps until those vaccinated were older? Did the virus mutate, making the vaccine useless? For those who are contracting mumps at […]
Petition against pentavelent vaccine
By Amrita Tripathi, CNN-IBN New Delhi: As the five-in-one or pentavalent vaccine is set to roll out in Kerala and Tamil Nadu – chosen because these states have the best immunisation programs in place – CNN-IBN finds another vaccine controversy is brewing. There are several points of criticism – one, that this vaccine isn’t cost-effective. Two, that it’s […]
