[SaneVax: Questioning any vaccine is not a very popular activity. Parents are caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to trying to make informed choices about their children’s health and well-being. The time has come for open, honest scientific debate about vaccines – no name-calling, recriminations or derisive comments – simply […]
Why are Internet anti-vaccine messages dangerous
R & D by Cornell University July 18, 2011 Evidence has long shown routine vaccines to be safe and effective, but a growing community of critics still claims that they pose more danger than the diseases they prevent. A Google search of “vaccine,” for example, produces links to government and science-based vaccine websites on the […]
Measles outbreak increases to 50
Stuff.co.nz AMY MAAS July 6, 2011 Auckland’s measles outbreak is worsening with 50 people now confirmed to have the disease, a number expected to rise. At least four sufferers have been hospitalised. “These new cases have been in several early childhood centres and we are now working with those centres to quarantine susceptible contacts at […]
