Chinese Vaccine Maker Fined a Record $1.3 Billion
The Chinese government has imposed a fine of more than $1.3 billion on a Changchun Changsheng Biotechnology Co. Ltd. of Jilin Sheng, China for manufacturing faulty rabies vaccines.1 The company was found to have falsified production and inspection data for 113,000 of its Vero cell-based human rabies vaccines.2 According to the AFP news service, food and drug […]
Merck Sued Over Zostavax-Related Injury
Story Highlights A woman in Wisconsin is suing Merck & Co., claiming the company’s shingles vaccine Zostavax caused her to develop herpes zoster (shingles) instead of protecting her from it. Live virus vaccines have the potential for causing vaccine strain infections of the diseases they are supposed to prevent, and Merck is currently facing 60 […]
New York to Require Flu Shots for Preschoolers, California Moves to Eliminate Vaccine Exemptions for the Poor
Recent events again highlight the need for Americans to stand up for their right to know, and freedom to choose, when it comes to medical risk taking. The New York Court of Appeals not only has given the nod of approval to New York City’s health department requirement that all preschoolers must get annual flu […]
Children in Italy Now Can Attend School Without Proof of Vaccination
Families who marched in the streets for “Libera” (Freedom) last year, which helped elect a new government in Italy this year, were recently reassured by a top government official that parents will be not be forced to give their children vaccines as a condition of attending school.1 On July 5, 2018, Italy’s new health minister […]
Thousands March in Poland Against Forced Vaccination
Thousands of people in Warsaw, Poland marched in protest to forced vaccinations of children earlier this month in observation of International Vaccine Injury Awareness Day on June 3, 2018.1 2 Poland’s childhood vaccination schedule requires a total of 11 vaccinations, including vaccinations against tuberculosis, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio…
Oppose Ohio House Bill (HB559) to Protect Our Freedoms
My name is Ian Rupert. I am a 17 year old high school student. Thank you for letting me give my testimony against HB559. I would like to talk about harassment towards my family and me because of our views about vaccination. I would also like to discuss what the future will be like for me and my family and me because of our views about vaccination.