[SaneVax: Vaccine safety advocates are constantly being accused of using ‘anecdotal evidence’ to support their questions and concerns. The problem is – that same practice seems to be acceptable for those who promote universal vaccination programs. In doing so, the basic right of a patient to informed consent is being violated every single day. If indeed, […]
DNA released from dying host cells mediates aluminum adjuvant activity
Nature Medicine (2011)doi:10.1038/nm.2403 Received: 11 February 2011 Accepted: 19 May 2011 Published online: 17 July 2011 Abstract Aluminum-based adjuvants (aluminum salts or alum) are widely used in human vaccination, although their mechanisms of action are poorly understood. Here we report that, in mice, alum causes cell death and the subsequent release of host cell […]
