By Donna Domino July 14, 2011 — With the alarming rise in the rate of oropharyngeal cancer among men being linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering whether to also recommend the HPV vaccine for boys. Two vaccines (Cervarix and Gardasil) are currently available to […]
CDC says that some should not receive vaccine
Posted on Vaccine Injury Help Center Vaccinations are not necessarily safe for everyone. They can have serious consequences for certain people. Even the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists on their website who should not get certain vaccines or who should wait to receive one. For starters, let’s specifically look at 3 vaccines: […]
Vaccine Laws
Published by: The National Vaccine Information Center RECOMMENDATIONS VS. LAWS: It is important for you to know the legal requirements of the vaccination laws in your state and to understand the difference between a legal requirement and a recommendation. While vaccine policymakers in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Centers for Disease Control […]
Some elderly patients can't get whooping cough vaccine
By: Rong-Gong II, Los Angelos Times 25 October 2010 Whooping cough shot wasn’t tested on older people, but state says they should get it. Some doctors are erroneously telling elderly patients that they cannot receive an inoculation for whooping cough, despite recommendations issued this summer by state health officials urging senior citizens to […]
