Citizens Request Ban [SaneVax: The citizens of Israel are no more happy with HPV vaccines than the citizens of Japan. Israeli citizens want HPV vaccines halted and Gardasil/Cervarix licenses revoked. Citing lack of potential benefit and substantial risks to their young female population, Mor Sagmon, Chairman of the Israeli Vaccines Information Center, sent the following letter to the […]
Mumps Outbreak Despite Vaccination in Israel
[SaneVax: Israel instituted an MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination program in 1988. The country is now facing multiple outbreaks of mumps. Did the vaccine fail to work? Did vaccination simply delay risk of getting mumps until those vaccinated were older? Did the virus mutate, making the vaccine useless? For those who are contracting mumps at […]
Trying to avoid shots in the dark
By Dan Even As the country ramps up another flu vaccination campaign, a number of researchers are looking into why Israelis traditionally shy away from flu shots. Flu shot season is nigh, and health officials are concerned whether sufficient people will respond to the vaccination campaign that is underway in the four health maintenance organizations. […]
The World is Dumping Expired Medicines on to Gaza
If medicines are not disposed of properly there could be serious health implications for not only Gaza but also Israel. There is no doubt that hospitals in the Gaza Strip are in dire straights, desperately in need of medicine and technology. However, millions of dollars worth of useless, out of date or expired medicine is being sent […]
