Blog: Vaccine news
- Evidence Grows For Narcolepsy Link to Swine Flu Vaccine
Jun 3, 2013
Life as they know it has changed for hundreds of young people in Sweden who received an immunization in 2009 in hopes of escaping the dreadful swine flu. Little did they know at the time, the immunization has resulted in something much more serious, a disease they might have to deal with the rest of their life. Such is the case of Emelie Olsson. Emelie is one of around 800 children in Sweden and elsewhere in...Read More - FDA Warns Sanofi Over Questionable Conditions In Vaccine Plants
Aug 2, 2012
The world’s largest drug manufacturer is in big trouble with the FDA due to multiple problems at one vaccine plant, and a few problems at another. The FDA reprimanded Sanofi Pasteur on more than two dozen counts for “objectionable” conditions in two vaccine plants in Canada and France, according to a warning letter dated July 12 and made public July 24, 2012. A Toronto, Canada, plant did not meet good manufacturing practices on 24 counts,...Read More - Contraindications and precautions of the Rotavirus vaccine
Aug 29, 2011
Rotaviruses are intestinal viruses that infect virtually all children by three years of age. It is the most common cause of diarrhea in children including hospital-acquired diarrhea; childcare center outbreaks are common. The illness often also includes fever and vomiting, lasts a week or longer and can cause persistent infection in immunocompromised people. In order to prevent and combat against this virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that “all full term...Read More - Contradictions and precautions of the DTaP
Aug 24, 2011
Although literature found online states, “All people need protection against these three diseases—diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. Routine booster doses are also needed throughout life.” This is not necessarily true. There are some people that DTaP/Tdap, vaccine is contraindicated, meaning absolutely inadvisable and then there are some that should proceed with caution. According to the Immunization Action Coalition, DTaP is inadvisable if the patient has a history of a serious reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) after a previous...Read More - Contraindications vs. precautions, what’s the difference?
Aug 24, 2011
What is a contraindication? What is a precaution? When it comes to vaccine and drug labels there are a lot of confusing words thrown around. Let’s look at what is a contraindication when it comes to vaccines and then what’s the difference between contraindications and precautions. Contraindication A contraindication is any condition or circumstance where the use of a specific treatment, drug, or vaccine is not advised because it could harm the person. There are...Read More - CDC and Big Pharma, a clear conflict of interest
Jan 18, 2011
It is an age-old and incredibly heated debate–the long standing fight between mercury in vaccines and whether or not it holds any link to an increased autism link. Ask anyone who feels strongly either way and it is easy to get a fight started. Since the release of a British study several years ago (which, was found to be highly flawed) the world has been in an uproar over the use of mercury in vaccinations...Read More