By Norma Erickson, President of SaneVax Inc. Lara’s story is but another in the line of tragedies following GlaxoSmithKline’s “Armed for Life” marketing campaign for Cervarix. Prior to Cervarix, Lara was every mother’s dream child. She didn’t cry, finished her bottles in the blink of an eye and was always smiling. As she grew, […]
Wales’ top doctor says people left it too late to get flu vaccine
By Madeleine Brindley, Western Mail 24 January 2011 WALES’ leading doctor yesterday spoke of his disappointment at poor vaccine take-up rates in the face of the most severe winter flu season in a decade. Dr Tony Jewell also said he was disappointed people eligible for a free flu jab did not keep their appointments in […]
Toddlers will have jabs for SIX diseases at once
By: David Derbyshire 22 November 2010 Toddlers are to be inoculated against six diseases at once in a bid to boost vaccination rates, the Government revealed yesterday.The chief medical officer has told GPs to give the vaccines – including the MMR jab – during a single surgery visit once a baby has passed his or […]
Pregnant Women to be Vaccinated Against Flu for the First Time
By: Rebecca Smith, Telegraph 30 September 2010 All pregnant women are to be offered the seasonal flu vaccine for the first time this winter as they were one of the groups hardest hit by the swine flu pandemic. The H1N1 swine flu strain is expected to be the predominant strain of flu circulating this year […]
