By: Catherine J. Frompovich 06 September 2010 There are numerous vaccine-related injuries reported in VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) that federal government agencies maintain to track such injuries. VAERS is co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), agencies of the U.S. Department of Health […]
Vaccine suspensions and drug disasters has made 2010 annus horribilis for GlaxoSmithKline
By: Christina England 07 September 2010 GlaxoSmithKline the drug giants, have spent the last few days trying to stay off the bottom of the FTSE 100, especially after the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said that it’s diabetes treatment Avandia should be pulled from sale, over concerns that it can lead to heart […]
What went wrong with Gardasil?
By: Shelley DuBois 07 September 2010 FORTUNE — There’s a liquid drug that women can get injected into a layer of muscle — three separate times over a six-month period — that can protect them from a kind of cancer. From a scientific perspective, that’s amazing. In terms of public health, it’s a breakthrough. But […]
KCK school get tough on immunizations: parents line up shots for children
By: Dawn Borman, Kansas City Star 28 August 2010 Parents are scrambling after the Kansas City, Kan., School District began strictly enforcing a state law that keeps children without updated immunizations out of school. The crackdown has turned into an administrative headache for the school district, a learning loss for students, a burden for parents […]
Former CDC Head Lands Vaccine Job at Merck
Originally posted 21 December 2009 (Reuters) – Dr. Julie Gerberding, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was named president of Merck & Co Inc’s vaccine division, the company said on Monday. Gerberding, who led the CDC from 2002 to 2009, stepped down when President Barack Obama took office. She had led […]
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