By Norma Erickson Over the last two decades, the CDC has recommended changes to the childhood immunization schedule which have increased the cost of vaccinating every child in the United States by more than 24 times. According to Dr. Anne Schuchat, former Director of the CDC’s National Immunization Program, in 1990, the cost of complete […]
New Vaccine Recommendations for Boys and Diabetics
By Anahad O’Connor, NY Times Federal health experts are now recommending that all boys be routinely vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV. The vaccine already has been recommended for girls and young women since 2006 largely to prevent cervical cancer. But health authorities never expressly encouraged the vaccine for young boys, saying only that they “could” […]
The CDC Says to Stop Breastfeeding my Baby to Boost Vaccine Effectiveness — NOT TRUE!
By Megan Pond, VaxTruth That’s the rumor that’s going around. Stop breastfeeding. Why? Because I read that the CDC says to. It’s supposed to make vaccines work better if I’m not breastfeeding. Sorry, but I’m going to call this bull. It’s not because I love the CDC or think it’s not corrupt. It’s because misinformation […]
Rising Costs Complicate Vaccine Guidelines
By Jon Hamilton The group that advises the U.S. government on vaccination thinks some new vaccines may not be worth the cost. In 2009, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, decided it’s not cost effective to routinely vaccinate boys for human papillomavirus, though they do recommend the vaccine for girls. Now the group […]