By Carol M. Ostrom, Seattle Times Health Reporter Worried by outbreaks of contagious diseases such as measles and whooping cough, public-health officials are supporting a proposal to make it more difficult for parents to avoid school-entry immunization requirements. The measure under consideration has drawn strong support in both houses of the Legislature and faced little […]
NVIC Provides Nationwide Vaccine Requirements and Exemption Information
Posted by Norma Erickson The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) provides an excellent map of the United States outlining information about vaccine reauirements and vaccine exemption information basics. If you are looking into the possibility of obtaining religious, medical or philosophical exemptions to vaccine mandates, this is an excellent place to start. Visit this page […]
Research ethics require action and vigilance
Allen M. Hornblum is the author of Acres of Skin and Sentenced to Science and is working on a book dealing with institutionalized children as research test subjects. This month in the nation’s capital, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues heard testimony on human-subject protection in the aftermath of recent revelations that […]
Health systems eye requiring influenza shots for workers
By Liz Zemba Registered nurse Sherri Adobato is accustomed to administering flu vaccine. When it came to her own health, she usually skipped the shot — until a co-worker, David P. Sechrist, fell victim to a deadly bout with the H1N1 virus. “I’m a nurse, and I never get the flu shot, even though I […]
Warning: GARDASIL DEATH TOLL RISING
By Barbara Hollingsworth Documents from the Food & Drug Administration obtained by Judicial Watch under the Freedom of Information Act indicate that Gardasil, a cervical cancer vaccine manufactured by Merck that FDA officials fast-tracked for approval in 2006, may not be not as safe as its industry and government backers assured the public it was. […]
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