Daily Mail On HPV Vaccine
The Daily Mail have published an article about the HPV vaccine. You won’t be surprised to learn that the tone of the article is scaremongering – with the very real benefits of the vaccine downplayed and a focus on the hypothetical risks. Read the rest of this entry »
MMR vaccination – still underachieving on a massive scale
Guest blogpost from Peter Flegg, UK doctor.
This week I discovered a new toy to play around with. It’s the new interactive section of the Health Protection Agency website, called Health Protection Profiles. Read the rest of this entry »
New Daily Mail Article(s) On Vaccination
Here, the Daily Mail publish an article on a proposal to inoculate children on a same day surgery visit [PDF of original article here]. The article has been amended since I first read it last night [PDF of this morning’s version here]. Read the rest of this entry »
Scare stories and MMR vaccine: What if there is a measles outbreak?
Guest blog post from WH
The What Doctor’s Don’t Tell You website is up with a new scare story about MMR vaccine. The scare story itself has been debunked but let us take a look at the advantage that MMR vaccine provides by preventing measles and what will happen if the vaccine coverage decreases. Read the rest of this entry »
Protect Yourself And Others: Get Vaccinated
Here is a Youtube video telling the story of one infant who contracted pertussis: Carter’s Story.
Here is what happened when there was an ill-founded scare surrounding the pertussis vaccine in this country: Read the rest of this entry »
Vaccines: Shiv Chopra And Joseph Mercola
Swine flu exists. Flu vaccines are protective against influenza. The benefits of vaccination against seasonal flu and swine flu probably outweigh the risks of vaccination. Every year many people suffer and die from seasonal influenza, particularly the elderly, children younger than age 2 and people with other medical conditions or weakened immune systems. These are just some of the things you might like to bear in mind as you read the following. Read the rest of this entry »