Illinois Teen Dies of ADEM Three Weeks After HPV Vaccination
Christopher Bunch, 14 years old, died on Aug. 14, 2018 of complications from a rare neurological disease called Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM). The teenager from Moline, Il began experiencing symptoms, including headaches, nausea and vomiting, on Aug. 6. He spent much of the next two days sleeping.1 2 On Aug. 8, Christopher’s parents became concerned that […]
New Supercharged Shingles Vaccine Has Serious Problems
Story Highlights Shingrix, a new high antigen vaccine designed to prevent shingles (herpes zoster), is produced by GlaxoSmithKline and is being aggressively marketed for adults over age 50. Approved for use in October 2017, the new vaccine is competing with Merck’s shingles vaccine, Zostavax, and there are already reports that Shingrix is associated with significant administrative errors […]
Two Children Die in Gujarat, India Days After Measles-Rubella Vaccination
Dimple Maheshwari, 13 years old, died on the morning of July 24, 2018, five days after receiving the MR (measles, rubella) vaccine at her school in the village of Khirsara (state of Gujarat), India.1 2 According to local police, the teenager was administered the live virus vaccine on July 19 as part of a national child public vaccination campaign. […]
FDA Licenses New Hepatitis B Vaccine Despite Big Safety Concerns
In February 2018, the Advisory Committee on Immunizations Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the recommendation for a new hepatitis B vaccine, Heplisav-B (HepB-CpG) targeting for adults over the age of 18.1 Heplisav-B is manufactured by Dynavax Technologies Corp. and the new vaccine is given in a two-dose series versus the three […]
Defective DTaP Vaccines in China Due to “Uneven Ratio of Liquid”?
China’s top drug regulator, the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), announced on July 31, 2018 that a temporary equipment malfunction was to blame for the production of 400,520 faulty DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis) vaccines by Chinese pharmaceutical company Wuhan Institute of Biological Products Co. Ltd. of Wuhan (Hubei province), China.1 According to the China News […]
Mast Cell Disease and Vaccination: Is There Increased Risk?
Do you or does someone you know have severe symptoms of itching, rashes, flushing, stomach or other body pain, frequent diarrhea, nausea, fatigue, brain fog, headache and severe allergies to certain foods, medications or insect stings that may include fainting episodes or anaphylaxis? Although it has been classified as a rare immune system disorder, there […]
