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Study: No Link Between Measles Vaccine and Autism
Associated Press
September 3, 2008
"New research further debunks any link between measles vaccine and autism, work that comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in measles cases fueled by children left unvaccinated...Years of research with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, better known as MMR, have concluded that it doesn't cause autism."
Jump in Measles Outbreaks Worries Health Officials
Associated Press
August 21, 2008
“The number of measles cases in the U.S. is at its highest level since 1997, and nearly half of those involve children whose parents rejected vaccination, government health officials reported Thursday. Pediatricians are frustrated, saying they are having to spend more time convincing parents the shot is safe.”
New Immunization Alliance Issues National Call to Action
Press Release
September 18, 2008
"Concerns about keeping immunization rates at adequate levels have prompted the nation's leading medical and advocacy groups to join together to raise the public's confidence in vaccines. The Immunization Alliance calls on policymakers, public health agencies, physicians, and the public to work together to preserve the health of the nation's children through immunization. The Alliance, which is made up of medical, public health and parent organizations, met recently to discuss the increase in questions from parents about the value of, and need for, today's childhood vaccines." Read more about the Alliance's call to action (PDF).
Childhood Vaccination Rates Remain High Despite Worries
Wall Street Journal Health Blog
September 4, 2008
"Despite the hullabaloo over alleged vaccination risks, the rate of young children getting their shots has remained high - and largely unchanged - over the past several years...The vaccine skeptics have received widespread media attention, but almost all children are still getting at least some vaccines. And the vast majority are still getting all of the shots that public health officials recommend, according to a survey published today by the CDC."
Study: No Link Between Measles Vaccine and Autism
Associated Press
September 3, 2008
"New research further debunks any link between measles vaccine and autism, work that comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in measles cases fueled by children left unvaccinated...Years of research with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, better known as MMR, have concluded that it doesn't cause autism."
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Book Review: Vaccinated: One Man’s Quest to Defeat the World’s Deadliest Diseases (By Paul A. Offit) (subscription needed)
Mark K. Slifka, PhD
JAMA
October 24, 2007
Maurice Hilleman has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of children, and yet most people do not even know his name. Hilleman saved lives through the power of vaccination, having played a pivotal role in the development of many of the major vaccines currently in use. In Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases, Dr Paul Offit gives the reader a window into the key scientific advances that have led to the modern age of vaccines.
Book Review: Vaccine - The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver (By Arthur Allen)
David Oshinsky
New York Times
February 4, 2007
In 1796, an English country doctor named Edward Jenner successfully immunized a child against smallpox, the world's deadliest infectious disease. His experiment, ''An Inquiry Into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae'' (or ''smallpox of the cow'') added the word ''vaccination'' to our vocabulary. News of Jenner's stunning achievement led millions throughout Europe to roll up their sleeves.
Book Review: Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism (By Jenny McCarthy) (subscription needed)
Ari Brown
Wall Street Journal
October 27, 2007
Dangerous vaccines that harm kids. An epidemic of disabled children, hurt by an uncaring medical establishment. Sounds like a B-grade Hollywood thriller. But this is supposedly a true story as told by actress Jenny McCarthy, author of the best seller, "Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism."
Statement by the CDC on David Kirby's Evidence of Harm
Open Letter to David Kirby - Kathleen Seidel