Tag Archives: Vaccination

The World Health Organization’s goal of eradicating polio worldwide by 2005 ran into a major obstacle in October 2003 when three Nigerian states suspended polio vaccination over fears that the vaccine could cause AIDS, cancer and infertility. The largely-Muslim northern … Continue reading →

Well, here comes the latest round in the MMR vaccine hysteria. A study published in International Pediatrics reports that the MMR vaccine is associated with an increase in neurological disorders. But the study falls apart like tissue paper upon closer … Continue reading →

Campaigners in Great Britain have called for a ban on the diptheria, tetanus and pertusis or whipping cough vaccine. The vaccine is usually given to infants in the second month of life. Although there is no evidence linking the DTP … Continue reading →

Public health officials in Ireland are blaming anti-measles, mumps and rubella vaccine hysteria for causing an increase in the number of measles cases there. The MMR vaccination rate has fallen to just 72 percent nationwide in Ireland, and is at … Continue reading →

Autism researcher Christopher Gillberg last week told the BBC that there is little to no evidence that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is linked to autism, and more importantly that the intense focus on such a link is detracting … Continue reading →

American researcher Vijendra Singh fired off a new round of debate over the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine earlier this month with a new study claiming that he found an unusual MMR antibody in 75 children who had autism. … Continue reading →

London Mayor Ken Livingstone recently announced that he would not allow his child to have the MMR vaccine and advised parents not to do so either. Livingstone based his recommendations on the fact that infants are fragile and money is … Continue reading →

A British review of research into the MMR vaccine from 180 countries has found that the vaccine is in fact dangerous — at least to the measles virus. In humans, though, it is safe. Dr. Anna Donald and Dr. Vivek … Continue reading →

Dr. Andrew Wakefield kicked off anti-vaccine hysteria in Great Britain with his claim that he found measles in the gut of children who never contracted the disease. Wakefield and collaborator John O’Leary just last week announced that they had found … Continue reading →