By: Emma Hitt, PhD 30 October 2010 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) discussed and approved multiple changes in the 2011 immunization charts for both children and adults on Thursday.William Atkinson, MD, of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, discussed the changes to […]
GSK Vaccine Like Rotarix May Cause Fatal Bowel Problem
By: Dr. Mercola 16 October 2010 The Food and Drug Administration said preliminary results from a study in Mexico involving GlaxoSmithKline’s Rotarix vaccine suggest an increased risk of a serious bowel problem that could be fatal. A statement posted to the FDA’s website said the study showed an increased risk of intussusception in the 31-day […]
Pediatricians Want Kids to Get Rotavirus Vaccine
By: Sharon Kirkley, PostMedia News 04 October 2010 Pediatricians want to add another shot to the panoply of vaccines Canadian children receive, urging that every baby in the country be vaccinated against a virus that sends thousands of children to hospital each year. Rotavirus is the leading cause of gastroenteritis — inflammation of the stomach […]
Region: Two-thirds of local pertussis cases were vaccinated, data show
By: Joanne Faryon, KPBS, and Kevin Crowe, Watchdog Institute 15 December 2010 As California experiences its worst whooping cough outbreak in more than 60 years, health officials across the country trumpet vaccinations to protect against the disease. The number of cases of the disease in San Diego County this year has reached a record 1,046 […]
Freezing DTaP Vaccine Linked to Rise in Pertussis
By: Susan London, Internal Medicine News Digital Network 08 December 2010 SEATTLE – Inadvertent freezing of the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine while it is being stored in vaccine refrigerators may be contributing to the rise in pertussis in the community, new data suggest. Using continuous data loggers, investigators at the Baylor […]
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