Acute Transverse Myelitis Linked With Autoimmune Response
Health officials have still been unable to find definitive answers to the cause and treatment for acute transverse myelitis (ATM)— paralytic condition associated with inflammation in the spinal cord. Historically, the first ATM cases were described in 1882, but the term “acute transverse myelitis” was not used until 1948.1 Now, the estimated incidence is approximately 1,400 […]
2018 TVR Golden Fleece Goes to ‘A Vaccine for Everything’
In 2017, The Vaccine Reaction presented the first TVR Golden Fleece award for the “strangest vaccine in the pipeline” to the so-called “Flab Jab” vaccine—a proposed vaccine for obesity, aimed at suppressing growth hormones that boost metabolism, thus, theoretically, resulting in weight loss. It was the idea for a vaccine that most caused us to pause […]
1,800 Children in South Carolina Improperly Vaccinated
Greenville Health System (GHS) of South Carolina reported last month that one of their employees administered “less than optimal dosing” of vaccinations for common childhood illnesses during well-child visits and that it was recommending re-vaccination for those potentially affected. GHS, which will soon merge and be renamed Prisma Health, sent certified and regular-delivery letters in […]
The New Internet Police Protecting You from Freedom of Thought and Speech | Barbara Loe Fisher
The president of the non-profit National Vaccine Information Center talks about the impact that the cancellation of net neutrality and public-private business partnerships between industry, government and politically powerful institutions has had on conversations about health and vaccination on the Internet. She reviews the effect that algorithms and ratings of Internet content by corporations has […]
Wild vs Artificial Exposure to Measles are Not Equal
There is a fact rarely considered by public health officials: vaccination is not an intervention that eliminates disease exposure for individuals. Vaccination replaces wild exposure with artificial exposure, and they are not equal. We are many decades into mass vaccination campaigns, and it is alarming that instead of the medical and scientific community stepping back […]
Children Given Flu Shots in School Classrooms
Story Highlights School districts have partnered with a for-profit corporation, CareDox/Healthy Schools, to provide students with free influenza vaccinations in classrooms during school hours. CareDox plans to collaborate with schools, families and health care providers to provide low cost health care in schools across the country. Important questions are being raised about informed consent, medical […]
