Vaccines Are a Choice Not a Mandate
This year has brought a great deal of attention to mandated vaccines. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spend billions in taxpayer money trying to convince consumers that vaccines are safe and effective—yet they are neither safe nor effective for all. The continued […]
MMR Vaccine Sales Boost Merck’s 2019 Revenues
After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publicized measles outbreaks in several states beginning in January 2019, on May 1 Merck & Co. announced that it had increased production of its live attenuated (weakened) virus MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine in response to an increasing demand for the product in the United States. […]
Gregory Poland, MD and Robert Jacobson, MD on How Measles Can Occur Primarily in Vaccinated People
Receiving less attention […] is the issue of vaccine failure. … Multiple studies demonstrate that 2–10% of those immunized with two doses of measles vaccine fail to develop protective antibody levels, and […] immunity can wane over time and result in infection (so-called secondary vaccine failure) when the individual is exposed to measles. For example, […]
Asymptomatic Carriers of Diphtheria Identified in Canadian School
Story Highlights A case of diphtheria has been confirmed in an elementary school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Three other people, who are asymptomatic carriers of the bacterial disease have been identified and are being treated in isolation. The diphtheria vaccine is only available as a combination vaccine (DT, Td, DTaP, Tdap) and its effectiveness wanes over […]
Vaccination | Real Time With Bill Maher
Let’s first talk about the topic that’s getting everybody crazy in America… measles and what goes on here. And when I start these conversations, I have to say I’m not an anti-vaxxer, never have been… I’m an anti-flu shot guy, cause I think that’s […] and I think the fact that it was 23 percent […]
Comparing the Health of Children in Japan and America
Story Highlights Japanese children are recognized as among the healthiest in the world, while American children compare poorly, despite the U.S. spending more than any other country on health care. Japan’s vaccine policy is non-compulsory, with vaccines considered either “routine” or “voluntary” but never forced. High rates of adverse events following MMR and HPV vaccinations […]