Interview: WHO’s Revised Norms are Allowing the Use of Unsafe Vaccines
Even as India plans to introduce new vaccines into its national immunization program, two public health experts have flagged serious flaws in international standards adopted in 2013 to assess deaths that may occur from adverse reactions to vaccinations. An Adverse Event Following Immunization…
Melinda Messenger Angers Dr. Chris for Not Giving her Daughter the HPV Vaccine
First off, [the HPV vaccine] is a relatively new vaccine. It’s only been out for approximately eight years, and so, therefore, we don’t really fully know all the contraindications, we don’t now all the side effects. It’s been tested. I has been tested, but I just had an uneasy feeling because I thought this is […]
Global Breastfeeding Policy Challenged by Some Scientists
Citing the latest “systemic review of the evidence, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated its 2001 recommendations for “mothers worldwide to exclusively breastfeed infants for the child’s first six months to achieve optimal growth, development and health,” adding, “Thereafter, they should be given…
So What About Tetanus?
In discussions about the pros and cons of certain vaccines, inevitably the question comes up… “Well, surely you don’t have any problem with the tetanus vaccine?” Usually, the question is followed up with a second question… “I mean, if you stepped on a nail, you’d definitely want to get a tetanus shot, right?”
EU Court Ruling May Hold More Vaccine Makers Accountable
Many people are unaware that in 1986 Congress gave the U.S. vaccine industry a shield from product liability that is unlike any other in existence. In most cases, if a pharmaceutical product injures or kills a person, the manufacturer of that product can be held financially accountable in a civil court of law.
Heroin Vaccine Ready for Testing on Humans
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) of La Jolla, CA has completed pre-clinical testing of a vaccine to block the “high” effect stimulated by the opioid drug heroin and is now ready to test it in humans following tests that showed the vaccine’s effectiveness in nonhuman primates.