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Barbara is co-founder and president of the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), a non-profit charity she founded with parents of vaccine injured children in 1982 to prevent vaccine injuries and deaths through public education. For the past four decades, she has led a national, grassroots movement and public information campaign to institute vaccine safety and informed consent protections in public health policies and laws. She has researched, analyzed and publicly articulated the science, policy, law, ethics and politics of vaccination to become one of the world’s leading non-medical, consumer advocacy experts on vaccination and human rights.

Barbara is co-founder and president of the charitable National Vaccine Information Center, established in1985, and is founder and executive editor of The Vaccine Reaction. An Informed consent and civil liberties activist, she is co-author of the 1985 book DPT: A Shot in the Dark. a video blog commentator, and is recognized as one of the world’s leading non-medical experts on the science, policy, law and ethics of vaccination.

Marco is Managing Editor of The Vaccine Reaction. He manages the writing staff, guides the selection of topics covered, identifies guest writers and promotes the publication online. He is also a regular columnist. 

Barbara is an occasional writer for The Vaccine Reaction.  She has a background in health care and is an advocate for personal choice and informed consent in all aspects of medical and wellness care.

Rishma is a Staff Writer at NVIC and has served as a research investigator for more than 15 years at non-profit organizations and universities, with extensive experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods. She is an advocate for medical informed consent, vaccine safety, health autonomy and holistic health. 

Natasha has a background in journalism, editing, and healthcare. As a relentless researcher and voracious learner, Natasha has leveraged her expertise to mentor others, all while passionately spreading the truth about health related topics. She has built a social media brand focused on empowering women to make informed choices for pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

Amber is a published healthcare copywriter, entrepreneur, mentor, and informed parent dedicated to educating and empowering others about the importance of informed consent. Amber was also a founding member and Marketing Director for the state chapter of a global medical freedom activist group that successfully lobbied against legislation to enact medical mandates.

Theresa has been the National Vaccine Information Center’s (NVIC) Executive Director since 2010. Her current duties and responsibilities include coordination of NVIC’s volunteer and counseling programs, website design and content management, drafting and implementation of organizational policy, and monitoring of federal advisory committee activities related to vaccine policy-making.

Vicky is an NVIC board member and volunteer Director of Research and Patient Safety. She has worked with NVIC since 2006 on vaccine safety analytical and education projects.

Dr. Pebsworth has been employed in the health care field for more than 35 years as an ICU nurse, health care administrator, health policy analyst and research scientist primarily focusing on public health policy, pediatrics and patient safety.

Judith is NVIC’S Director of Disease & Vaccine Website Content. She is a registered nurse with over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents and families in multiple health care settings. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada.

Dawn is the Director of Advocacy for the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC). NVIC is a non-profit charity founded in 1982 to prevent vaccine injuries and deaths through public education and defend the informed consent ethic in health policy and law.

 

Carolyn is the Director of Legal Affairs & Public Outreach for NVIC. She is an attorney with a background in civil trial work, business law and political science. Carolyn researches, analyzes and writes about health, healthcare, vaccine policy and law for The Vaccine Reaction.

Keep the Federal Government Out of State Public Health and Vaccine Law Making | Barbara Loe Fisher

Keep the Federal Government Out of State Public Health and Vaccine Law Making | Barbara Loe Fisher

by Barbara Loe Fisher
[T]here are calls by some for the White House and U.S. Attorney General and Congress to intervene in California, New ...
vaccinating an infant

FDA Approves MenQuadfi Meningococcal Vaccine for Six-Week-Old Infants

by Amber Baker and Barbara Loe Fisher
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has licensed Sanofi’ SA’s four-valent MenQuadfi meningococcal vaccine for use in infants aged ...
placebo shots

‘All New Vaccines’ in the U.S. to Undergo Placebo-Controlled Safety Testing

by Barbara Loe Fisher and Amber Baker
On Apr. 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced that all newly developed vaccines will ...
The Truth About Whooping Cough in the U.S.

The Truth About Whooping Cough in the U.S.

by Barbara Loe Fisher
Once again, this year, Americans are being warned that B pertussis whooping cough cases are on the rise and society ...
allergic reaction

Swedish Study Investigates Food Allergy Increases in Children But Big Questions Remain

by Rishma Parpia and Barbara Loe Fisher
An estimated 1 in 13 children in the United States now have food allergies, a 50 percent increase in the ...
woman carrying box

CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel Purged

by Marco Cáceres
On June 9, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. fired all 17 members of ...
crumpled

Media Blatantly Misinforms the Public on COVID Vaccination

by Marco Cáceres
In a video post on the social media platform X on May 27, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human ...
child's brain

CDC Picks Thimerosal Researcher for Vaccines, Autism Study

by Marco Cáceres and Barbara Loe Fisher
On Mar. 7, 2025, the Associated Press and other media sources reported that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Measles Outbreak in Texas

Measles Outbreak in Texas

by Marco Cáceres
There has been a lot of media attention given lately to the measles outbreak in Texas. The outbreak now accounts ...
hundred dollar bills

BARDA’s Big Bird Flu Vax Contract With Moderna

by Marco Cáceres
Last month, Moderna, Inc. slashed its revenue forecast for this year by $1 billion, prompting its stock price to plunge ...
brain disorders

Pharma Influences Diagnoses and Treatments in “Bible” of Psychiatric Disorders

by Barbara Cáceres
A new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that 55 of the 92 American doctors who determine ...
autopsy

Meta Review of Autopsies Finds Link Between COVID Shots and Death

by Barbara Cáceres
An independent meta review of autopsies on people who died after COVID-19 vaccination, published as a preprint in The Lancet ...
elderly woman sitting on mat

Physical Exercise Significantly Lowers Risks for Covid-19 Complications

by Barbara Cáceres
A new study published last week in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that exercise of any amount had a ...
menstrual cycle

Research Confirms Menstrual Cycle Bleeding Changes After COVID Shot

by Barbara Cáceres
Last week, University of Illinois researchers published a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the journal ...
therapies for COVID

Treatment Protocols for COVID-19: An Overview

by Barbara Cáceres
Two years into the global pandemic of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, there is scant guidance from government agencies, universities, or ...
unvaxxed students banned

Massachusetts School District Will Exclude Unvaccinated Students This Fall

by Rishma Parpia
Newton Public Schools in Newton, Massachusetts will now require all students to be vaccinated before returning to school in the ...
HIV vaccine

FDA Approves Yeztugo as Injectable Product to Prevent HIV in Adults and Adolescents

by Rishma Parpia
Last week, Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Yeztugo (lenacapavir), the company’s ...
mNEXSPIKE biologic

FDA Licenses Moderna’s mNEXSPIKE COVID Shot for Individuals at High Risk for Severe COVID Disease

by Rishma Parpia
On May 30, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed mNEXSPIKE (mRNA-1283), a newly developed mRNA COVID-19 biologic ...
rabies vaccine

Oral Rabies Vaccine Deployed by Air to Vaccinate Wildlife in Vermont

by Rishma Parpia
On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services (WS), in coordination with the Vermont Department of ...
Novavax COVID vaccine

FDA Approves Novavax’s COVID-19 Vaccine With Restrictions

by Rishma Parpia
On May 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved licensure of Novavax, Inc.’s Nuvaxovid protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, ...
electronic tracking

New Jersey Bill Requires Automatic Enrollment in State Electronic Vaccine Tracking Registry

by Natasha Hobley
Lawmakers in New Jersey have approved legislation that would require enrollment in the state’s electronic vaccine tracking registry, unless citizens ...
bird flu vaccine

Government Cancels $700 Million in Funding for Moderna’s Bird Flu Biologic

by Natasha Hobley
The U.S. government has cancelled a contract worth over $700 million awarded to Moderna, Inc. for late-stage development of an ...
covid and flu

Moderna Withdraws Application for Combination COVID and Flu Vaccine

by Natasha Hobley
Moderna, Inc. withdrew its application for United States licensure for its combination COVID-19/Influenza vaccine known as mRNA-1083. The company stated ...
mpox vaccine

U.S. Government Expands Mpox Vaccine Stockpile With $144 Million Order for Freeze-Dried Jynneos

by Natasha Hobley
The U.S. government is bolstering its emergency vaccine reserves with a $144 million purchase of a freeze-dried version of the ...
bribing a child

Moderna Faces Suspension in U.K. Over Allegations of Bribing Children to Join mRNA COVID-19 Shot Trials

by Natasha Hobley
U.S. vaccine manufacturer Moderna is under investigation in the United Kingdom over claims it offered children financial incentives to participate ...
thyroid disease

Novel “Inverse Vaccines” Could Soon Target Autoimmune Diseases

by Amber Baker
A novel class of therapies that are labeled vaccines - known as ‘inverse vaccines’—are designed to treat autoimmune disorders and ...
heart attacks

Cardiac Deaths Have Increased 17 Percent in Years Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Amber Baker
A new population-based study conducted by researchers at Harvard-affiliated Mass General Brigham has found that cardiac deaths have increased significantly ...
doctor and patient

Clinical Trials Now Required for Annual COVID Shots Given to Healthy Adults

by Amber Baker
On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that new clinical trials will be required to ...
vaccinating an infant

FDA Approves MenQuadfi Meningococcal Vaccine for Six-Week-Old Infants

by Amber Baker and Barbara Loe Fisher
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has licensed Sanofi’ SA’s four-valent MenQuadfi meningococcal vaccine for use in infants aged ...
sexually transmitted disease

Meningitis B Vaccine to Be Used for Gonorrhea in England

by Amber Baker
In August 2025, England will become the first country to offer a vaccine for gonorrhea after cases exceed 85,000 in ...
booster shot

FDA’s Expert Panel Recommends COVID-19 Booster Dose for Seniors and Others, Rejects Booster Dose for Children

by Vicky Pebsworth, PhD, RN and Theresa Wrangham
Despite not convening the Vaccines and Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) last month to vote on effectiveness and safety ...
FDA Approves BioNTech's Comirnaty. Pfizer COVID Shot Remains Experimental.

FDA Approves BioNTech’s Comirnaty. Pfizer COVID Shot Remains Experimental.

by Carolyn Hendler, JD, Theresa Wrangham and Marco Cáceres
On Aug. 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave full approval to a Biologics License Application (BLA) ...
Vaccine Injury Claims Expected to Increase in 2016

Vaccine Injury Claims Expected to Increase in 2016

by Theresa Wrangham
It came as no surprise to me that during the meeting of the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) on ...
DHHS Withholds Vaccine Injury Data and Rolls Out Vaccine Confidence Plan

DHHS Withholds Vaccine Injury Data and Rolls Out Vaccine Confidence Plan

by Theresa Wrangham
The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) regularly monitors meetings held by federal vaccine advisory committees, including the Advisory Commission on ...
CDC Advisory Committee Votes Against Universal Use of MenB Vaccines

CDC Advisory Committee Votes Against Universal Use of MenB Vaccines

by Theresa Wrangham
The Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met on June 24 and voted against universal ...
booster shot

FDA’s Expert Panel Recommends COVID-19 Booster Dose for Seniors and Others, Rejects Booster Dose for Children

by Vicky Pebsworth, PhD, RN and Theresa Wrangham
Despite not convening the Vaccines and Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) last month to vote on effectiveness and safety ...
young boy

With Little Safety Data, CDC Recommends Pfizer COVID Vaccine for 12-Year-Old Children

by Judith Jolly, RN, BSN
Opinion | I monitor meetings of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Iowa capitol building

Iowa Bill Advances Requiring Drug Companies to Waive Immunity from Design Defect Vaccine Injury Lawsuits

by Carolyn Hendler, JD and Dawn Richardson
An Iowa House of Representatives subcommittee advanced a bill that would prevent the sale, distribution and administration of vaccines in ...
mom walking with son

West Virginia on Track to Expand Childhood Vaccine Exemptions

by Dawn Richardson
Newly elected West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey, within a day of inauguration, issued an executive order to establish a process ...
The Fallout from California SB 277: What Happens Next?

The Fallout from California SB 277: What Happens Next?

by Dawn Richardson
The California Legislature passed and on June 29, 2015 Governor Jerry Brown signed California Senate Bill 277 into law. The ...
NVIC to Brown: SB 277 a Grave Mistake, Violates Human and Civil Rights

NVIC to Brown: SB 277 a Grave Mistake, Violates Human and Civil Rights

by Dawn Richardson
Dear Governor Brown, The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a nonprofit charity founded in 1982 to prevent vaccine injuries ...
vaccinating cattle

Study of First Next Generation mRNA Bird Flu Shots in Cattle Published

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have published a study based on their experimental use of a next generation mRNA ...
mother holding baby's head

Know the Risks of Rhogam and Vitamin K Shots Given to Pregnant Women and Newborn Babies

Carolyn Hendler, JD
Pregnant mothers and newborn babies are routinely given a number of shots. Two controversial shots are Rhogam and vitamin K ...
COVID-19 Misleading Advertising Campaign Lawsuit Against Pfizer Challenges PREP Act Liability Shield

COVID-19 Misleading Advertising Campaign Lawsuit Against Pfizer Challenges PREP Act Liability Shield

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
A United States district judge has remanded a lawsuit filed by the state of Kansas against Pfizer, Inc. back to ...
HPV vaccine

ACIP Considers Changes to HPV Vaccine Recommendations

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) current universal use recommendation for the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine is ...
Pfizer's COVID shot

Study Shows Pfizer COVID Shot Has 37 Percent Higher Risk of Mortality Than Moderna Shot

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
According to a new study, adults who received the Pfizer Comirnaty COVID-19 shot were more likely to die than adults ...

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