We describe excretion of measles vaccine strain Schwarz in a child who developed a febrile rash illness eight days after primary immunisation against measles, mumps and rubella. Throat swabs and urine specimens were collected on the fifth and...
Read moreWe describe excretion of measles vaccine strain Schwarz in a child who developed a febrile rash illness eight days after primary immunisation against measles, mumps and rubella. Throat swabs and urine specimens were collected on the fifth and...
Read moreWaning levels of measles antibodies with increasing time post-vaccination suggests that measles susceptibility is potentially increasing in Korea. This trend may be related to limitations of vaccine-induced immunity in the absence of natural...
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At least 25 school students complained of nausea, stomach ache and fever after being administered measles vaccine: Read more at...
Read moreThere is a fact rarely considered by public health officials: vaccination is not an intervention that eliminates disease exposure for individuals. Vaccination replaces wild exposure with artificial exposure, and they are not equal. We are many...
Read moreThis review summarizes the latest research linking ASD, autoimmunity and immune dysfunction, and discusses evidence of a potential autoimmune component of ASD. Strikingly, a distinct picture of immune dysfunction has emerged and been supported by...
Read moreA commission of inquiry into the deaths of two children who died after receiving a mumps, measles and rubella vaccination is due to start next week. The three-person commission includes respected local judge Tuiloma Neroni Slade as chairman, and...
Read moreA young New Zealand-based couple who lost two babies in two years have been dealt another blow as they continue to seek answers into the cause of their children’s deaths. Christine and Karl Laulu, originally from Samoa, are still grieving...
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STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER The following is a statement issued by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi today in response to reports that two young babies died over the weekend in Savaii after being administered with...
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The Cook Islands has suspended all MMR vaccinations, which covers measles, mumps and rubella. The decision was made following the deaths of two infants in Samoa after they were immunised with the same batch of MMR vaccine. The Cooks...
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Samoa’s Attorney General says efforts are being made to return the bodies of two babies who died suddenly last week to their families. The childrens’ deaths soon after receiving the common MMR vaccine prompted the government to...
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Police in Samoa are investigating whether there is sufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against medical staff involved in the MMR vaccinations of two infants who died earlier this month. The two one-year-olds died after receiving the jab...
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