Last updated:
8 January, 2008
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JABS and Other Vaccinations in the News
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13/11/08 School risk for diabetes children
BBC Newsonline: '..Diabetes UK claims 6,500 pupils in England are not covered by school medication policies which ensure they get insulin injections when needed. ..' 12/11/08 Revolutionary operation could let deaf man, 29, hear for first time Scotsman:The procedure – which will take place at Crosshouse Hospital's Scottish Cochlear Implant Centre – involves installing a tiny implant which bypasses damaged cells and activates hearing nerves. A health warning from the past Guardian: Flu could cause more chaos now than in 1918, says Mark Honigsbaum 6/11/08 Probiotics 'may stop pneumonia' BBC Newsonline: Probiotics could be used to protect critically ill patients from developing pneumonia, according to scientists. 6/11/08 Glaxo to shed 1,000 US staff after sales drop guardian.co.uk: The company has done well in vaccines and speciality pharmaceuticals, including oncology, and will add jobs in these segments. 4/11/08 Rainfall autism theory suggested BBC Newsonline: Increased rainfall, or something linked to it, may be connected to the development of autism, scientists say. 1991 Memo warned of mercury in shots safeminds.org: A memo from Merck & Co shows that, nearly a decade before the first public exposure, senior executives were concerned that infants were getting an elevated dose of mercury in vaccinations... Bacterium 'to blame for Crohn's' BBC Newsonline: A shortage of naturally-occurring bacteria is thought to trigger the inflammatory gastrointestinal disorder by over-stimulating the immune system.
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16/11/08 Teenagers to receive jabs to cut abortions
SundayTimes: Ministers want to double the number of girls using contraceptive jabs and implants to cut down on teenage abortions. Ministers under fire for lack of detail on jab risks
SundayHerald: MINISTERS HAVE been accused of misleading schoolgirls over the anti-cervical cancer jab. 16/11/08 Australia - Prof Ian Frazer on brink of creating skin cancer vaccine
news.com.au: Australia -THE pioneering Australian scientist who discovered a cure for cervical cancer is on the verge of creating the world's first vaccine for another deadly disease. Flu jab cuts risk of blood clots on long flights Independent: Air passengers worried about the risk of 'economy class syndrome' could protect themselves by having a flu jab, new research suggests. Ireland - Harney urged to reverse vaccine decision irishtimes.com: Minister for Health Mary Harney has been urged to reverse her decision to drop a vaccination programme in primary schools to protect young girls against a virus that causes cervical cancer. 5/11/08 Flu Shot Works, Even If Vaccine Doesn't Match Strain citynews.ca: '..A US study found that even if the vaccine doesn't match the strain going around, your child is still protected...' 4/11/08 Northern Ireland - HPV vaccine shelved belfasttelegraph.co.uk: The Minister for Health Mary Harney has announced that due to current economic constraints, the rollout of the HPV vaccination programme will not go ahead. Expert's fear over cervical cancer vaccine Scotsman: MASS vaccination of Scottish schoolgirls against cervical cancer should have been delayed because not enough is known about possible side effects, a leading researcher claimed last night. Teenager's death spurs vaccination questions, fears kyivpost.com: Ukraine - Anton Tyshchenko, a 17-year old from Kramatorsk, died from a measles vaccine in May this year. US - N.J. parents should have vaccine choices examiner.gmnews.com: There is a need for certain vaccinations, but these injections need to be clean of toxic ingredients and administered with regard to individual health issues. And as long as the state requires parents to vaccinate their schoolchildren 23/10/08 Four infants die after measles vaccination TheTimesofIndia: GUWAHATI: Four infants died after being injected with the measles vaccine in a botched immunization campaign in Baska district of lower Assam..Eight more children who were taken ill have been admitted to hospital. 23/10/08 Hepatitis B vaccine protection may wane in teens reuters.com: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Protection against hepatitis B appears to drop off in adolescents who got the hepatitis B vaccine beginning at birth, according to a new report. Parents fight for vaccination choice ems.gmnews: When the hundreds of protesters in front of the statehouse Oct. 16 applauded a speaker, seven-year-old Alex Wurmser started screaming. B.C. man paralyzed after flu shot warns of risks cbc.ca: Canada - A New Westminster man is raising a warning flag after he contracted a rare and debilitating condition linked to the flu shot that left him paralyzed for almost five months. US - Parents fight for vaccination choice ems.gmnews.com: Citizens seek conscientious objection option in New Jersey Dr. Frank Engley: Farewell to a Truth-Teller by Anne Dachel ageofautism.com: '..It's really about who will be held responsible if it's clearly shown that through complete oversight failure, a generation of children has been damaged by unsafe vaccines. That's it -- pure and simple. ..' 22/10/08 Four Assam infants die after small pox vaccination TimesofIndia: India - Four infants died and 8 others fell ill after they were administered small pox vaccine at a public health centre in Assam's Baksa distri 21/10/08 Delaying baby vaccine could cut asthma Telegraph: '..Although the triple vaccination is commonplace, experts now believe that it might provoke an immune system response which predisposes the body to the lung condition...' 21/10/08 A vaccine given to babies could increase the risk of childhood asthma DailyMail: Experts believe the diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough jabs might provoke an immune system response which predisposes the body to the lung condition. Blunder left my son with a double MMR jab LiverpoolEcho: A 14-MONTH-OLD Merseyside boy was accidentally given a second injection of the MMR vaccine. 20/10/08 Blunder left my son with a double MMR jab LiverpoolEcho: '..The twins should have had one jab of each but David was given two MMR jabs – one in each leg...'
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