On the Question of Vaccine Effectiveness
On February 26, 2015, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its vaccine effectiveness estimates for the vaccine against the influenza A and B H3N2 viruses for the 2014-2015 season. The CDC announced that the vaccine was 18% effective against the predominant A strain of the flu and 45% effective against the B strain. An earlier CDC estimate (on January 16) of the vaccine’s effectiveness against the A strain was 23%.
Lucija Tomljenovic, PhD on Antibody Theory
… the fact is that vaccines and vaccine adjuvants stimulate only the antibody-based immune response. This fact is the reason why vaccines do not work long-term against many viruses, because it’s the humoral immune response that confers long-term immunity. And you don’t get that with vaccinations. The problem is that people are being brainwashed into this idea that high antibody titers equal protection against diseases, and it’s simply not true. A proof of that are so many cases…
“The Greater Good” | Claire Dwoskin and Leslie Manookian
The Fallout from California SB 277: What Happens Next?
The California Legislature passed and on June 29, 2015 Governor Jerry Brown signed California Senate Bill 277 into law. The law, which does not take effect until July 1, 2016, removes the personal belief vaccine exemption for children attending daycare and public and private schools. Despite some of the most articulate, accurate, passionate and vocal opposition the…
Study Links DDT Exposure and Breast Cancer
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism has found a strong link between exposure to the chemical pesticide DDT and cancer. The research findings, reported by NBC News, shows that women whose mothers had DDT in their blood while pregnant were almost four times more likely to develop breast cancer than their counterparts.
Consumer Reports Looks at Arsenic in Food
Over the last several years, various studies from Consumer Reports have shown “worrisome” levels of arsenic in many mainstay foods commonly fed to children, including—of all things—fruit juices and organic baby cereal. Consumer Reports researchers first tested the arsenic levels in apple juice after Dr. Mehmet Oz alerted his viewers that arsenic levels in 10 of 36…
