An interim synthesis of the evidence for febrile seizure risk following MMRV (ProQuad, Merck) vaccination indicates there is a causal relationship between receipt of the first dose of the vaccine and an increased risk for febrile seizures 5–12...
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Studies of measles viruses circulating in Australia between 1999 and 2001 reveals a new genotype. Nineteen distinct measles virus (MV) strains associated with nine different genotypes were identified in five Australian states (Victoria, New South...
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There Are Between 18 and 22 Cases of Anaphylactic Shock Per 100,000 After Single Vaccines Anaphylaxis as an adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) is a rare occurrence. We report four cases of anaphylaxis following administration of single...
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My name is William Thompson. I am a senior scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where I have worked since 1998. I regret that my co-authors and I omitted statistically significant information in our 2004 article...
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A vaccine safety study never got any crazier. Researchers studying adverse events after vaccination in Cuba found they are ‘safe’ even though 10 children died, three were disabled and two got polio after the vaccines. 8 of the 13...
Read more At least 15 children died after receiving vaccinations in rebel-held parts of northwestern Syria, while the death toll from two days of government airstrikes on a central city climbed to nearly 50, a heavy toll even by the vicious standards of...
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