CDC Scientist and Whistleblower Promoted to Research Vaccine Adverse Childhood Experiences
A senior researcher at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) William Thompson, PhD, who previously came forward in 2014 as a whistleblower claiming that the agency omitted statistically significant data related to MMR (measles-mumps-rubella)vaccine risks, has been promoted to oversee federal research into adverse experiences in childhood affecting long-term health outcomes for […]
WHO Endorses a New Single-Dose HPV Vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Oct. 4, 2024 that it has prequalified its fifth human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Cecolin. Cecolin is the only vaccine approved for a single-dose regimen, setting it apart from multi-dose HPV vaccine options like Merck’s Gardasil vaccine, which typically requires three doses, and Walrinvax vaccine, which is manufactured by […]
Febrile Seizures Identified as Potential Cause of Sudden Unexplained Deaths of Children
A study published in the Feb. 13, 2024 journal Neurology designed to investigate the cause of sudden unexplained death of children, which usually occurs during sleep, found that the deaths of seven toddlers examined in the study were related to convulsions, also known as seizures. This finding suggests that many unexplained sleep-related deaths unexpectedly occurring […]
Antidepressant Prescriptions for Young Females Dramatically Increased During COVID Pandemic
A study recently published in the journal Pediatrics found that antidepressant use in young people 12-25 years old rose 64 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic and the vast portion of this increase was seen in females. After March 2020, the rate of antidepressant prescriptions written monthly for adolescent girls 12-17 years old rose 130 percent, […]
U.S. Taxpayer Funded Initiative Trains Dentists to Push HPV Vaccine
In recent years, government health agencies, cancer societies, as well as the American Dental Association (ADA), have attempted to recruit dentists to advocate for patients to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to prevent oral cancers. An HPV Vaccine Roundtable initiative, funded largely by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), advises dentists […]
Some Children Suffered Seizures Following mRNA COVID Shots
A 2023 analysis published by researchers from Kaiser Permanente and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the journal Pediatrics compared vaccine adverse outcomes following administration of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Comirnaty messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 shot and Moderna/NIAID’s Spikevax mRNA COVID-19 shot among recipients under five years old for a period of 1-21 days […]