[SaneVax: The media and medical community is quick to blame whooping cough outbreaks on those who have made the choice to refuse vaccinations. However, the true cause may not be quite so easy to identify. Before you automatically point the finger of blame on the unvaccinated, you might want to examine the following article.] Is […]
Whooping Cough Comeback: Too Few Vaccinated?
[SaneVax: After the introductory fear inducing paragraph or two, the article below may come very close to explaining exactly why whooping cough is making a comeback. It states one reason is, “the bacteria that causes it (Bordetella pertussis or Bordetella parapertussis) have mutated and evolved, making traditional antibiotics less effective.” What the author fails to state is that […]
Australia Ends Whooping Cough Cocooning Program: Determined Ineffective
[SaneVax: At the end of June 2012 all states in Australia are abandoning their whooping cough cocooning programs. This decision was made after two pertussis vaccine manufacturers submitted reports to the national Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) that failed to convince them the practice of vaccinating adults was an effective means of protecting infants. The SaneVax […]
Whooping Cough: Vaccine Preventable Disease?
[SaneVax: Whooping cough outbreaks are becoming more and more common. If this is because of vaccination opt-outs, why are the vast majority of cases in California occurring in a fully vaccinated population?] Big Surprise – Whooping Cough Spreads Mainly through Vaccinated Populations, by Dr. Mercola (17 April 2012) In 2010, the largest outbreak of whooping […]
CDC finds ‘pseudo-outbreak’ of whooping cough
Published 18 January 2012-Reuters A cluster of suspected whooping cough cases in Colorado was actually most likely a “pseudo-outbreak,” according to an investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The cases, reported in the summer of 2009, seem to have been mistakenly diagnosed when patients’ test samples became contaminated at one medical clinic. However, the CDC says, […]
