CDC Contractor Exposes What Really Drove the Dramatic Drop in Hepatitis B Cases
What has the universal birth dose [of the hepatitis B vaccine] accomplished, compared to more targeted measures, which could include selective vaccination of at-risk populations or non-pharmaceutical public health programs? And the answer there is, surprisingly, that it’s the more targeted measures that have had the biggest effect in bringing down cases of hepatitis B. […]
ACIP Reveals: The Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination Policy Was Built on Narrative, Not Science
The vote on whether to continue the universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination policy was postponed, but the discussion at ACIP exposed how, for decades, the blanket directive to vaccinate infants immediately after birth rested on assumptions, theoretical models, and partial data rather than on a solid scientific foundation. As a father and a scientist, I […]
Baby Dies an Hour After Getting Seven Vaccines—But You Can’t Question the Shots?
Imagine taking your perfectly healthy baby to the pediatrician for a “well-baby visit.” You allow the doctor to give your baby all the scheduled vaccines and, within an hour, your healthy baby is dead. Considering that your baby was administered 7-8 vaccines—one right after the other, you naturally assume the vaccines may have had something […]
Study Shows Declining Childhood Vaccination Rates in U.S.
A study published recently in the journal Pediatrics showed that in 2019 more than one in six children in the United States aged 19 to 35 months old did not receive all of the doses of vaccines recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1 The study examined the vaccination uptake rates […]
California Mom Wins Settlements for Unlawful Vaccination of Son
Rachel Bruno of Orange County, California won a $500,000 settlement in December 2018 from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office (LACSO) involving a case where her 20-month-old son David was removed from his grandparents’ home by Orange County Child Protective Services (CPS) and, reportedly, given a “full body medical test and 13 vaccines without a […]