By Meryl Dorey (NaturalNews) Australian health authorities, demonstrating a shocking disregard for the safety of health consumers, have awarded the discredited vaccine manufacturer, CSL, an AUD $117 million, four-year contract to supply flu shots for anyone over the age of 10. In 2010, CSL’s vaccine, Fluvax, caused hundreds of children to be hospitalized, leading to the […]
CSL influenza vaccine investigation 'inadequate'
By Nick Evans, Perth Now US REGULATORS have hammered Australian vaccine maker CSL over its “inadequate” investigation of manufacturing problems that may have led to severe reactions in children given the flu vaccine last year. In April last year Australian health authorities withdrew CSL’s season flu vaccine from use in children under five after 23 […]
Flu Vaccine Seizures Dealt With Properly: Report
By Lucy Rickard The federal government’s response to a large number of adverse reactions to the flu vaccine last year has been deemed appropriate by an independent auditor. An unusually high number of children under five years of age experienced fevers, vomiting and seizures after having the flu shot in March and April last year, […]
Call for body to monitor vaccines
By Julia Medow AUSTRALIA’S response to an outbreak of convulsions among children who received the flu vaccine last year was plagued by delayed reporting, communication breakdowns and insufficient data on immunisation rates, an independent review has found. Former chief medical officer John Horvath has called for major changes to the way vaccines are monitored in […]
Feds Check Post-Vaccine Seizures In Young Kids
USDA: Seizures Occurred 1 Day After Getting Shot By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer ATLANTA — Government officials are investigating an apparent increase in fever-related seizures in young children after they got a flu shot. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said there have been 36 confirmed reports of seizures this flu season […]