Blog: Vaccine news

Vaccine Injury: First the Gut, Then the Brain

Jun 7, 2019

The way that we think about vaccine injuries has changed as more becomes known about the progression of the specific illnesses associated with these vaccines. While the end result of some of these injuries may be brain damage, scientists are learning that the damage may not necessarily originate in the brain. Instead, some of these conditions begin in the gut and affect the brain through the microbes. For many illnesses that are associated with brain...

$4 Billion and Growing: U.S. Payouts for Vaccine Injuries and Deaths Keep Climbing

May 24, 2019

The number $4 billion is an eye-popping one. This is the amount that has been paid out in claims by those who have suffered injuries from vaccines. On the surface, it seems like the amount of payments for these injuries implies that vaccines are dangerous. However, there is some context necessary to fully understand the situation. While there are some injuries that occur due to taking vaccines, the number of injuries is small in proportion...

A New Shingles Vaccine: Prepare for Harsher Side Effects

Aug 3, 2018

Pharmacies and physician offices across the country have advertisements advising individuals over the age of 50 years old to get their shingles immunization. There’s a new shingles immunization that’s making people experience adverse side effects they didn’t expect. Fatigue, flu-like symptoms, headaches, joint pain, and skin rashes are just some of the many complaints patients are reporting after receiving the newly improved Shngrix vaccine. These side effects can last for as long as two or...

CDC Recommends Shingrix Over Zostavax To Prevent Shingles

Mar 9, 2018

If you are over the age of 50, then it may be time for you to get a new vaccine. The Center for Disease Control now recommends that people get the Shingrix shingles vaccine instead of Zostavax. The CDC has stated that people can still get Zostavax. However, the CDC made their recommendations based on evidence that Shingrix is safer and works better than Zostavax. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization voted 14-to-1 to recommend...

GlaxoSmithKline's Shingles Vaccine Gets Approval in Canada

Nov 10, 2017

GlaxoSmithKline announced on Friday that Canadian health officials have approved their promising new shingles vaccine for public distribution. The recombinant zoster vaccine, now available to senior Canadians as Shingrix, has been approved to prevent herpes zoster (shingles). The drug is recommended for shingles sufferers aged 50 and older. Shingrix Soon To Be Available In The United States The vaccine incorporates an antigen with glycoprotein E and an adjuvant system, AS01B, to boost immunity. The vaccine...

CDC Accepts All Manner of Reported Vaccination Effects-Even Symptoms of the Hulk

Jul 7, 2017

If a person believes that they or a family member have suffered a bad reaction to a vaccine, there’s a way to tell the government about it, known as the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). VAERS is a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The system gathers information from people who believe they’ve had a bad reaction to a vaccine. The VAERS system collects reports from users who describe what...

Vaccine to Treat Acne Around the Corner

Apr 21, 2017

Struggling through the teenage years can be that much harder when you have acne. Acne isn’t just a cosmetic issue. If it’s untreated, it can cause scars, pain and premature aging of the skin. Acne is known to fluster and embarrass its victims in the most unforgiving ways. An Acne Breakthrough Is Right Around the Corner Fortunately for acne sufferers, help is on the way. Scientists are about to realize a major breakthrough in the...

New Allergy Vaccine On Track For Pivotal Trial Phase

Mar 10, 2017

Bombay is a privately-owned medical company that is located in Austria. It has developed a grass pollen vaccine, which is known as BM32. They recently completed the second phase of the study. The immunotherapeutics specialists stated that the second phase of the study showed that subjects who received five monthly injections of BM32 noticed a significant improvement in their symptoms. The first phase of the study also showed that BM32 is safe. Most of the...

CDC Seeks to Block Whistleblower Testimony in Medical Malpractice Case

Nov 3, 2016

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, took steps to block an agency whistleblower from testifying. CDC Director Thomas Frieden, has ordered Dr. William Thompson from testifying on scientific fraud and destruction of evidence. According to Thompson, senior officials at the CDC are guilty of both fraudulent and scientific practices as well as the destruction of material evidence as it relates to the causative relationship between childhood vaccines and autism...

Making Vaccines More Effective

Jun 10, 2013

Considering that the top two reasons people shy away from vaccinations, or decide they are not right for their family, are vaccine safety and vaccine effectiveness, researchers have been trying to figure out how to fix both of these problems. And, according to Medical Xpress research has discovered something that may be a step in the right direction for leery consumers concerning vaccine effectiveness. Scientists have discovered an important mechanism in which a synthetic DNA targets...