Getting A Flu Shot: No Guarantee It Will Work
Like a lot of people, in January when I suddenly developed a high fever (101 F), body aches, fatigue, nasal congestion and cough, I thought for sure it was influenza, which I had not experienced for decades. Turns out, according to a recently released CDC report, in the 2016-2017 flu season the odds are only about one in 10 that flu like illness…
Study: DTP Vaccine Associated With 212% Increased Infant Mortality Risk
An observational study from the West African country Guinea-Bissau titled, “The Introduction of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis and Among Young Infants in an Urban African Community: A Natural Experiment,” examined the introduction of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) and oral polio vaccine…
NIH to Test Mosquito Saliva Protein Vaccine Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases Like Zika
The U.S. National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is recruiting 60 men and women for a Phase I clinical trial who will volunteer to be injected with an experimental vaccine containing synthetic proteins from mosquito saliva, then bitten by mosquitoes. The trial design is supposed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the new…
Following Your Inner Compass: Rejecting Flu Vaccine in Pregnancy
I dare say that the modern woman has handed over her inner compass. It’s as if we came from generations of master chefs—natural giants in the kitchen, using our senses and instincts to guide us toward nourishing preparations—but we have been recently convinced through the promise of technology and corporate…
New Federal 2017 Vaccine Schedules Approved
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) have approved new adult and childhood vaccine schedules, effective Feb. 1, 2017. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of…
Gates and Pharma Head Global Coalition to Develop RNA Vaccines
America’s Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Great Britain’s Wellcome Trust Foundation have banded together with a handful of organizations and governments to establish and fund the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) for the purpose of quickly developing new vaccines, particularly RNA…