The information in this site should not be regarded as medical advice. I am not a doctor; I am not trained, and do not have the expertise needed to provide medical advice. I am a parent who is trying to find out as much good, science-based information as I possibly can about vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases. This is a journey of discovery, and as such, it is possible that bad information might find its way in this site. Please, speak to your doctor about any questions you might have, and especially prior to making medical decisions.
Oct 112010
UPDATE: American Airlines had decided against airing the audio interview. It will also not feature the interview on its in flight magazine. It is being reported in the Internet, that American Airlines has decided to air a short interview with Meryl Dorey of the Australian Vaccination Network (follow the link for the audio and the transcript of ———->FULL ARTICLE
Tragic news reach us from Yemen: at least 126 children have died from measles since mid-2011 due to a breakdown in basic health services as a consequence of political troubles. The Yemeni government has asked for international assistance with a vaccination campaign that will begin in the hardest-hit regions in early March. The latest numbers (February ———->FULL ARTICLE
Mar 022012
I just became aware of an excellent pamphlet created by the CDC to explain in layman’s terms how vaccines work. This is a really good primer for anyone who wants to understand the idea behind vaccinations, but doesn’t want to be inundated with too much jargon and technicalities.
The FDA has approved the first ever, quadrivalent flu vaccine. All flu vaccines in circulation today are trivalent, they protect against two strains of flu, generally to type A and one type B strain. The new vaccine will protect against four strains, two A and two B therefore increasing protection and the probability of the ———->FULL ARTICLE
A whooping cough outbreak in British Columbia, Canada has sickened more than 140 people since December, prompting Canadian Health authorities to issue a warning. Hotspots include the Fraser Valley, Hope, Chilliwack and Agassiz areas. If you are traveling to the area make sure you have received your booster shot, and especially if traveling with children make sure they ———->FULL ARTICLE
Recently a new study came out which suggested that changes to the brains of autistic children might be detectable as early as 6 months of age. Steve Novella has covered this particular study at his Neurologica blog so there is no need to repeat what he said there. Predictably, the anti-vaccination crowd has come out ———->FULL ARTICLE
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