Vaccine-wary parents spread fears, outbreaks Aug 23, 2008
Twenty-one states offer a provision for personal belief exemptions, according to the Institute for Vaccine Safety at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. That includes Oregon, which offers a broad definition of religion as "any system of beliefs, practices or ethical values.". (MSNBC -- Health)
A time for reflection and reason Aug 21, 2008
Our vaccine safety system is extremely comprehensive ... After approval by advisory groups that include physicians, government administrators, vaccine scientists and lay citizens, the recipients of vaccines are carefully tracked to assure vaccine safety. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Q&A on HPV vaccine risks Aug 21, 2008
A. Yes, says John Iskander, director of vaccine safety at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers tested the Gardasil vaccine, which prevents infection from four types of human papillomavirus, in more than 11,000 girls and women between ages 15 and 26 before it was approved. (USA Today)
Boost vaccine safety Aug 12, 2008
Some government officials are, ironically, fueling public distrust of immunizations by failing to acknowledge much less address emerging vaccine safety issues ... Yet, amazingly, just last month the Federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee refused to mention vaccine safety in its strategic plan ... A loud wake-up call from a beautiful little redheaded girl from Georgia has provided policy-makers with a historic opportunity to tackle critical issues of vaccine safety. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Anthrax Vaccine Safety Complaints Part Of Ivins Case Aug 6, 2008
This undated photo provided by the Frederick News Post shows Dr. Bruce E. Ivins, a biodefense researcher at Fort Detrick, Md. (AP Photo/Frederick News Post / August 1, 2008). (FOX61, CT)
Amanda Peet on Vaccines: Ignore Stars Aug 6, 2008
"When Frankie was born, I started to learn about vaccine safety," she told ABCNews. com in an email message. (ABC News)
How Independent Are Vaccine Defenders? Jul 26, 2008
(CBS) For years some parents and scientists have raised concerns about vaccine safety, including a possible link to autism and ADD. Many independent experts have sided with government officials and other scientists who say there's no possible connection ... They're some of the most trusted voices in the defense of vaccine safety: the , , and pediatrician ... Then there's Paul Offit, perhaps the most widely-quoted defender of vaccine safety. (CBS News -- Iraq)
Measles are Back! Jul 17, 2008
Pichichero has researched vaccine safety for over 20 years and is a consultant to the World Health Organization on the topic. He says you won't find a doctor in Rochester who thinks there is a link between vaccines and autism. (WOKR13 Rochester)
LETTERS: NCT, July 4, 2008 Jul 5, 2008
The CDC, FDA and the AAP continue to ignore the pleas of parents to look at vaccine safety. Tests on toxins in vaccines and combining of multiple vaccines on the same day have never been done. (North County Times)
Experts to Discuss One Puzzling Autism Case, as a Second Case Has Arisen Jun 28, 2008
To a large extent, the judgment of the meeting organizers was to have the experts in these conditions which are not vaccine safety experts to have most of the agenda. Dr. Iskander said the Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment Network of the disease agency reviewed the medical records related to the Colorado and Georgia cases, searched for similar reports and asked vaccine manufacturers if they knew of similar cases. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Anti-Vaccine Activists vs. Gardasil Jun 24, 2008
Kimzey said that she reviewed 5,000 reports filed by the public on that monitors vaccine safety and became convinced that her daughter's health problems were related to the Gardasil shot ... For health professionals, the VAERS system provides some of the best data related to vaccine safety, beyond that provided by the manufacturer, according to Jessica Kahn, M.D., a pediatrician, HPV researcher and teacher at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. (Time.com)
Presidential candidates challenged to investigate immunizations Jun 18, 2008
One of the was a petition from a mother requesting other moms to write into the candidates demanding that as president they begin investigating vaccine safety ... Government agencies charged with vaccine safety recommended that mercury be removed from children s vaccines back In 1999 ... Public confidence in vaccine safety is essential for compliance. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Exemption Bill Heats Up Vaccine Controversy Jun 12, 2008
"As a matter of fact, the [World Health Organization's Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety] added a subgroup in 2006 to start looking proactively into the safety of preservatives and other inactive vaccine ingredients." Furthermore, stated Doxsee, in addition to the recent dramatic increase in the number of cases of autism, "during the last two decades of the 20th century when the number of vaccines a child was expected to receive more than tripled, there was a simultaneous explosion in... (Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY)
UPDATE: Infant Primates Given Vaccines on U.S. Children's Immunization Schedule Develop Behavioral Symptoms of Autism May 20, 2008
The research underscores the critical need for studies into vaccine safety and the immune and mitochondrial dysfunction of autistic children ... "To date, the CDC has conducted no safety testing on the possible harmful effects of simultaneously administering multiple vaccines to infants, and has steadfastly refused to state a preference for mercury-free vaccines to be given to children and pregnant women. It's time for HHS and Congress to step in and take vaccine safety away from the CDC." On... (PR Newswire)
JE vaccine: China is India's only hope Apr 15, 2008
Dr Dhalaria said, "The Chinese vaccine has been reviewed by the WHO's Global Committee on Vaccine Safety. However, ICMR and NICD are carrying out immunogeneticity studies on the vaccine to see whether a second dose is needed or not.". JE, a mosquito-borne virus, affects the central nervous system. (Times of India)
Vaccine Critics To Help Shape Research Apr 12, 2008
"There's been a lot of anger and a lot of distrust over issues of vaccine safety," Dr. Andrew Pavia, a University of Utah pediatric infectious disease specialist who is chairing the group, told the meeting Friday. "There's a need to engage as many voices as possible," he added. (Click2Houston, TX)
Father: Child's case shifts autism debate Apr 11, 2008
Day one of the reconstruction hopefully starts at the Vaccine Safety Advisory Committee's Working Group, to be held at HHS headquarters today in Washington. Dr. Jon S. Poling is a practicing neurologist in Athens and clinical assistant professor at the Medical College of Georgia. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Parents follow pediatrician advice on administering MMR vaccinations Apr 7, 2008
Updating the doctor with the most credible information and with strategies for discussing vaccine safety with parents may be the most efficient way to guarantee successful immunization practices in the face of increasing amounts of often unreliable and misleading information. . (EurekAlert!)
Vaccines' benefits outweigh dangers Mar 26, 2008
Parents should know that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with other agencies in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the wide range of scientists and health professionals involved in the nation's immunization programs take seriously questions and concerns related to vaccine safety ... In the case of autism, CDC has actively supported vaccine safety research in this area ... Rather, CDC, FDA and other HHS agencies are continually working to expand efforts in... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
CDC: Vaccines' benefits outweight dangers Mar 26, 2008
Rather, CDC, FDA and other HHS agencies are continually working to expand efforts in vaccine safety research and science as well as clinician and parent input and involvement ... When youve got the VP of Merck included on your roster for the NVAC Safety Working Group along with other notable names like Marie McCormick, Elizabeth Miller, and several Public Health Officers who all have a vested interest in promoting vaccine uptake do you seriously think the American public is going to trust... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
A proposal on vaccinations Mar 24, 2008
Even current policy needs some modification in light of the growing public concerns in vaccine safety due to the Hanna Poling case. She is the child of parents who hold M.D., Ph. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Autism and vaccines: What's the link? Mar 22, 2008
The CDC s continued denial of the autism epidemic and refusal to address vaccine safety is disgraceful ... Vaccine safety should be stripped away from CDC immediately and their Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices - which is chock full of members with financial interest in vaccines - should be disbanded ... Ask your reps in Congress to support Congressman Dave Weldon s bill (HR1973) to establish an independent agency for vaccine safety and get these pathetic, bought and paid for pharma... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
U.S. Health Officials Back Off Preference for New MMRV Vaccine Mar 15, 2008
But the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), which monitors vaccine safety, detected a signal for increased seizures in children aged 12 to 23 months who got the MMRV shot compared with those who got the MMR one (many children also got varicella). The MMR shot is also known to cause febrile seizures, Frenck said. (MEDLINEplus)
Vaccination is an act of love Mar 15, 2008
Dadvocate wrote on Mar 14, 2008 2:38 PM:" Dr. Dwelle- You are no doubt a caring physician. Your comments make that clear. That is why many parents of kids with autism have a disconnect when we read columns like yours that regularly appear in the media. You and others in your field promote the benefits of immunization. Yes, vaccines are a critically important public health tool but safety issues are rarely mentioned other then with the typical "trust us" comments. Trust in vaccine safety... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Some want personal vaccine exemption restored in Missouri Mar 1, 2008
As more and more vaccines are being added to the list, that is where you're getting some pushback by parents, and legitimately so,'' said Barbara Loe Fisher, co-founder and president of the National Vaccine Information Center, a vaccine safety watchdog agency in Vienna, Va. She said parents are feeling pressured and powerless with all the vaccine mandates. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
New vaccine study is 'flawed' Feb 18, 2008
Mainstream media's lack of scientific literacy and failure to investigate have contributed to the lack of reliable, or even balanced, information concerning vaccine safety flowing to consumers who struggle to make informed choices concerning vaccines for themselves and their children. BRUCE R. ANDERSON JR.. (Florida Times-Union)
Vaccine News You Need Feb 2, 2008
Two 2007 studies in the New England Journal of Medicine found no link between vaccines and autism, and the 2006 World Health Organization Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety found "no evidence of toxicity in infants, children or adults exposed to thimerosal (containing ethyl mercury) in vaccines." Ask your doctor if it's safe to receive certain vaccines if you've had Guillain Barr syndrome, antibiotic allergies, egg allergies or you or your family had previous vaccine allergies. You... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Oregon officials blast TV show on vaccinations as irresponsible (10) Jan 31, 2008
More information about vaccine and vaccine safety can be found at www. oregon. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Vaccination Of Adolescent Girls Is An Effective Strategy Against Cervical Cancer, Report Says Jan 29, 2008
Systems to monitor long-term efficacy, vaccine coverage and compliance, integration with other prevention strategies and vaccine safety are therefore considered to be critical in order to evaluate the overall impact of HPV vaccination programmes. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Newer Meningitis Vaccine Appears Safe And Effective For Infants, Study Suggests Jan 9, 2008
They also assessed vaccine safety and reactogenicity (the capacity to produce adverse reactions). "In this study, we have demonstrated that a primary immunization course of the novel tetravalent meningococcal glycoconjugate vaccine MenACWY was well tolerated and immunogenic for serogroups A, C, W-135, and Y when given to healthy infants at either two, three, and four months or two, four, and six months of age," the authors write. (Science Daily)
Is it time for a cancer jab? Dec 30, 2007
Over here, a Department of Health spokesman was quoted in a news report on October 28 saying: Given that this vaccine will save the lives of about 400 women each year and, in the absence of any scientific evidence that points to safety concerns, it would be irresponsible to raise inappropriate public fears over vaccine safety. How very British. (Times Online)
Malaria Vaccine Trial On Babies Shows Promising Results Oct 19, 2007
The main object of the trial was to test vaccine safety. This was proven in that there were no serious vaccine-related adverse events in either of the two groups and neither was imbalance found between the two groups in unsolicited adverse events (side effects due to non vaccine causes). (Medical News Today)
Inadvertent Rubella Shot in Pregnancy Not Harmful Oct 13, 2007
"These results support RA27/3 rubella vaccine safety," Avila-Aguero and colleagues conclude, and they say that inadvertent vaccination in pregnancy is not an indication to terminate the pregnancy. SOURCE: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, September 2007. (MEDLINEplus)
Nigeria fights rare vaccine-derived polio outbreak Oct 9, 2007
ADVERTISEMENT (article continues below) She said the northern Nigerian outbreak showed a need for better coverage in the region, which has struggled in its fight against polio since local leaders halted vaccinations programs for nearly a year from mid-2003 over vaccine safety concerns. "In Nigeria it is yet another indicator that not enough children are being vaccinated," Bari said. (Scientific American)
NIGERIA: Polio vaccine back in the headlines Oct 4, 2007
The finding could be a "serious setback" for the global polio eradication campaign, because it is occurring in a region where rumours about vaccine safety "derailed vaccination efforts" several years ago, scientists warned in the study, released on 28 September by the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in its publication Morbidity and Mortality Weekly. Nigeria accounts for at least 70 percent of all new polio cases worldwide, while almost all other countries in the world have successfully... (AlertNet)
Are Mercury-Containing Vaccines Safe For Children? Sep 28, 2007
The children were from four HMOs (health maintenance organizations) taking part in the Vaccine Safety Datalink at CDC and were perfectly normal at the start of the study ... Thompson, William W., Price, Cristofer, Goodson, Barbara, Shay, David K., Benson, Patti, Hinrichsen, Virginia L., Lewis, Edwin, Eriksen, Eileen, Ray, Paula, Marcy, S. Michael, Dunn, John, Jackson, Lisa A., Lieu, Tracy A., Black, Steve, Stewart, Gerrie, Weintraub, Eric S., Davis, Robert L., DeStefano, Frank, the Vaccine... (News Locale)
Vaccine preservative at center of autism debate is harmless, study finds Sep 28, 2007
But the study is unlikely to end the increasingly charged debate about vaccine safety. The study examined whether thimerosal, a mercury-containing vaccine preservative that was almost entirely eliminated from childhood vaccines by 2002, is associated with neurological or certain psychological problems in children ages 7 to 10. (International Herald Tribune)
Slandering Vaccines Sep 28, 2007
"Absent fear of the disease, then we concentrate on supposed vaccine safety issues.". Wyeth (nyse: - - ) vaccine researcher Emilio Emini remembers what it was like growing up in New York City when poliovirus was still putting kids in iron lungs and permanently paralyzing their limbs. (Forbes -- Business)
Prenatal education may aid vaccination rates Aug 15, 2007
Many parents have concerns about vaccine safety, and there is a lot of misinformation about vaccines, she added ... We maintain a that has information about vaccines and vaccine safety issues for parents and providers. (MSNBC -- Health)
Autism: Why The Debate Rages Jun 16, 2007
They compare the government's all-or-nothing approach to the research and become skeptical that the government is presenting the whole picture on vaccine safety generally ... Non-profits that promote vaccinations have ties to vaccine makers that they often do not disclose when giving their opinions on vaccine safety ... One example is "Every Child By Two." This group contacted CBS News several years ago in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent one of our stories about the vaccine safety from... (CBS News)
GILBERT ROSS: Science is not a democracy Jun 15, 2007
If the judicial panel vote comes down against the scientific evidence on vaccine safety, be prepared to reap a whirlwind of resurgent childhood scourges we had long thought relegated to historical texts. Gilbert Ross, M.D., is executive and medical director of the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH.org, HealthFactsAndFears. (Washington Times)
IDM Pharma Announces UVIDEM(R) and EP-2101 Data Presentations at 2007 ASCO Annual Meeting May 31, 2007
Participating centers include the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the MD Anderson Cancer Center, the University of Pittsburgh, the Arizona Cancer Center and Lutheran General Cancer Care Center About the EP-2101 Clinical Trial The U.S. clinical trial is designed to assess overall survival and vaccine safety, with vaccine immunogenicity as a secondary endpoint in HLA-A2+ patients with stage IIIb, IV or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer, or NSCLC.... (PR Newswire)
Scrapping of mercury jab welcomed May 22, 2007
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Parenting: Immunization anxiety May 9, 2007
I am part of a research team in vaccine safety. I can assure you that nothing my branch does is connected with vaccine promotion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Many adults don't get vaccines Apr 22, 2007
Deseret Morning News Graphic "We hear about the negative effects of vaccines, but it's hard to find any good evidence they're out there. It doesn't stop us from listening, and when allegations are made, we have an obligation to be responsive. We have people who work full time on vaccine safety.". E-mail. (Deseret News)
CDC chief: Autism not overlooked Apr 20, 2007
However, while the Senate committee hearing was under way, two members of the House announced that they will reintroduce legislation to end what they called "a conflict of interest whereby CDC is responsible for both vaccine promotion and vaccine safety." ... Their bill last year that would remove the CDC's responsibility for vaccine safety did not pass. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Scrapping of mercury jab welcomed Apr 18, 2007
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FDA approves first H5N1 vaccine for human use Apr 18, 2007
Post-licensure monitoring of vaccine safety involves identification of possible adverse effects of vaccination, followed by evaluation of these "signals" for a possible causal link with vaccines. Systems currently available to conduct vaccine safety monitoring include the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) ... Other large automated databases of encounter and/or claims data that might be useful for pandemic influenza vaccine safety monitoring... (Food Consumer)
Quick Cancer Mandate Raises Health Concerns Apr 5, 2007
"For many of us in public health who have been involved in immunization and state laws, it's been too quick," said Dr. Neal Halsey, the director of the Institute for Vaccine Safety at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "You want the demand to come from the public who realize the potential benefits from the vaccine, not to be imposed upon them," he said. (Kansas City infoZine)
HPV vaccination sparks vaccine safety debate Apr 1, 2007
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Vaccine Explosion: Is America Healthier? Mar 23, 2007
In calling for better data, vaccine safety advocates are striking at the heart of America's mass immunization program ... But a head-to-head vaccine safety study in the United States would be impossible because all states mandate vaccination before children can enter school ... D., a researcher with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who has extensively studied vaccine safety in the United States. (Newsmax)
The Unlikely Antivaccine Alliance Mar 12, 2007
Almost all the major health organizations (American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Institute for Vaccine Safety, the CDC, etc ... "This is a remarkably safe vaccine," says Dr. Neal Halsey, a professor in the department of International Health and Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins's Bloomberg School of Public Health, director of the Institute of Vaccine Safety and chair of the vaccine group at the Infectious... (CBS News)
CDC's Vaccine Committee Whitewashed Toxic Vaccine Component, Says National Autism Association (NAA) Feb 23, 2007
In fact, one such study presented by Dr. Lieberman was found by the National Institute of Health (NIH) in October of 2006 to contain several serious flaws that were "judged to reduce the usefulness of an ecologic study design using the VSD (Vaccine Safety Database) to address the potential association between thimerosal and the risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders." Dr. Lieberman has been a consultant to Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, and Sanofi-Pasteur and is on the speakers' bureau for all three... (PR Newswire)
Praised cancer vaccine beset by critics Feb 18, 2007
A special panel of the Institute of Medicine, a branch of the National Academy of Sciences, studied vaccine safety in 2000, he says. They found no support for the theories. (The Miami Herald)
Flu spray is better than shot for kids Feb 15, 2007
"It's good news. We need it, we need a new flu vaccine for children," said Dr. Neal A. Halsey, director of the Institute for Vaccine Safety at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He was not involved in the study. (SunSpot.net)
HPV vaccine flap might drown out real issue Feb 15, 2007
"In this case, we're protecting against a very serious disease, a common cancer in women," said Dr. Neal A. Halsey, director of the Institute for Vaccine Safety at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health in Baltimore. "And really, we need to be very grateful for having such a vaccine available.". (San Antonio Express)
Rotavirus vaccine: What you need to know Feb 15, 2007
In order to further observe RotaTeq for the potential that it could be associated with increased rates of intussusception or other serious adverse events, the manufacturer, Merck and Co., Inc., has committed to conducting another study after licensure of approximately 44,000 children, and CDC will also conduct a large study in its Vaccine Safety Datalink Program (VSD), which evaluates vaccine safety among approximately 80,000 US infants every year. In addition, for the first three years of... (Food Consumer)
HPV vaccine: Who chooses? Feb 5, 2007
And some doubt vaccine safety, in general. The debate highlights the balance between government's obligation to safeguard the health of its people and the rights of individuals to make their own decisions about matters affecting their health and their children's health. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Vaccination Battle Looms Jan 28, 2007
Speaker after speaker said studies of vaccine safety are weak or flawed, that children already get too many vaccines without any testing of how they might interact, and that the state should either scrap its proposal or delay action until results of a big federal study comparing the health of vaccinated and unvaccinated children are complete. Others urged that the state allow parents to opt out for "philosophical reasons.Many speakers identified themselves as parents of "vaccine-damaged... (The Trentonian, NJ)
Timely Vaccination Dips as Mom's Education Rises Jan 19, 2007
It's also possible, according to Kronenfeld, that college-educated women are more likely to have read articles questioning vaccine safety or at least heard about such controversies. However, she said, that's impossible to determine since the survey did not ask mothers about their attitudes toward immunizations. (MEDLINEplus)
