Don’t Give Your Mum Measles
Posted by vaccinexchange on May 10, 2012 · 1 Comment
UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund) launched a program asking people to “Give Your Mum Measles This Mother’s Day.” As the press release explains: For less than the cost of a postage stamp, you can help save a life this mother’s day. Measles kills 450 people every day, yet can be easily prevented with a … Read more
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Medicare and Vaccination
Posted by vaccinexchange on May 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has long operated using a number of “core measures” to determine the quality of care provided by hospitals. This year, CMS is launching a new program through which hospitals will be rewarded according to how well they score on these core measures. Beginning October 2012, one percent … Read more
Filed under H1N1/ Flu Vaccine, health policy, informed consent, laws, options, and more, Medicare, pneumococcal, vaccine choice, vaccine marketing · Tagged with informed consent, Medicare, vaccine choice, vaccine policy
Dr. Sears Weighs In On CA Vaccine Bill
Posted by vaccinexchange on March 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment
It seems this year vaccine rights have been under attack from all sides. In Vermont, bill S199 aims to remove philosophical exemptions for vaccination altogether, a proposal that has brought concerned parents together to protest this threat to their right to decide what is in the best interests of their child. Meanwhile, Dr. Bob Sears, … Read more
New Report Finds 1 in 5 U.S. Adults Struggle With Mental Illness
Posted by vaccinexchange on January 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
A recent article at The Huffington Post had a startling headline: 1 in 5 U.S. Adults Had Mental Illness Last Year. A new report released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) showed the following: 20% (1 in 5) of adults 18 or older in the United States experienced mental illness over … Read more
Filed under ADD/ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, in the media, mental illness, NVIC, spreading awareness, studies, vaccination schedule, vaccine choice, Vaccine Injury, Vaccine Science · Tagged with ADD/ADHD, depression, mental illness, National Vaccine Information Center, schizophrenia, vaccination schedule, vaccine choice, vaccine damage, vaccine science
Arguing for a Police State: Slate Suggests Google Censor Vaccine Safety Advocates
Posted by vaccinexchange on January 25, 2012 · 1 Comment
A recent article at Slate.com suggests that search engines such as Google have a responsibility to police online content, specifically that which questions, among other things, vaccine effectiveness. In the author’s opinion, websites that suggest that vaccines may be less than 100% safe should be marked with a banner or some such thing that advises … Read more
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West Virginians Have No Right to Decide What Is Injected Into Their Children
Posted by vaccinexchange on January 13, 2012 · 2 Comments
Yesterday’s post highlighted the way in which our right to informed consent is under threat by the very people we depend upon to protect it. This video shows how in West Virginia, this right has already been taken away. Please watch it and share with your friends and family — it’s important that more people … Read more
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Does the American Medical Association Journal of Ethics Comprehend the Ethics of Informed Consent?
Posted by vaccinexchange on January 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, Virtual Mentor, has devoted its January 2012 issue to the question of vaccine ethics. Unsurprisingly, none of the articles deal with the very real problems that taint vaccine trials and present a false view of vaccine safety. Apparently, using reactive placebos that hide the true rate of serious … Read more
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Does the HPV Vaccine Really Fight Cancer?
Posted by vaccinexchange on January 4, 2012 · 1 Comment
A new paper published in the Annals of Medicine argues that, as we have said for some time now, the HPV vaccine may not be as effective as health authorities claim. The paper begins by summarizing one of the key points in the vaccine safety debate: since vaccines are given to healthy people to guard … Read more
Filed under aluminum adjuvants, cancer, cervical cancer, drug trials, Gardasil, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, HPV, informed consent, placebos, studies, vaccine choice, Vaccine Injury, Vaccine Science, vaccines · Tagged with aluminum adjuvants, cervical cancer, drug trials, Gardasil, informed consent, placebos, scientific studies, vaccine adverse reactions, vaccine choice, vaccine damage, vaccine injury, vaccine science
HPV vaccine: Miracle or menace?
Posted by vaccinexchange on November 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment
New York Times Reviews Greater Good Documentary, But Did They See It?
Posted by vaccinexchange on November 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment
This week, The Greater Good – a documentary about vaccine safety issues that we have blogged about here – is playing in New York City. (If you are in the area, we highly recommend you go see it – it does an excellent job of presenting both sides of the issue!) The New York Times … Read more
Filed under autism, autism epidemic, Greater Good, in the media, vaccination schedule, vaccine choice, Vaccine Science, vaccines · Tagged with autism, Greater Good, immunization, immunization schedule, movie, vaccine adverse reactions, vaccine choice, vaccine damage, vaccine deaths, vaccine injury, vaccine policy, vaccine science
