By Joanne Faryon SAN DIEGO — A KPBS investigation has found that nearly two out of three people diagnosed with whooping cough in San Diego County this year were fully immunized. California is in the midst of the worst whooping cough epidemic in 50 years. The numbers raise questions about how well the vaccine works. […]
Small Seizure Risk With Flu, Pneumococcal Vaccines
By Daniel J. DeNoon Feb. 23, 2011 — Combining the annual flu shot with other vaccines — particularly the pneumococcal PCV13 vaccine — may increase a child’s risk of a seizure associated with high fever. It’s a small risk of a scary but not very dangerous seizure. About one in 25 kids under age 5 […]
Battle Brewing Over Mandatory Meningitis Vaccine
By Reeve Hamilton On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, with a vote of 6-2, that vaccine manufacturers are protected from lawsuits by parents who believe that vaccines harmed their children. One thing this assuredly means for Texas: The anti-immunization community will be out in force this session working against vaccine mandates — including a […]
U.S. Supreme Court denies parents of vaccine damaged children their right to seek justice
By Mike Adams, Health Ranger (NaturalNews) In 6-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has handed down a decision that bars parents of vaccine-damaged children from seeking justice against vaccine manufacturers. The parents, Robalee and Russell Bruesewitz of Pittsburgh, saw their healthy child damaged by a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in April, 1992. Just hours […]
Physician vaccination a top priority and a duty
Originally posted in medical ethics discussion forum, amednews.com Scenario: Should physicians be vaccinated against highly transmissible viral illness? Physicians are among those refusing to get vaccinations. With the variety of institutional policies and legal decisions in force around the country, it’s a serious matter. The American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs has […]
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