For largely unknown reasons, this subset of children (and also adults) fails to mount the expected antibody response after either an initial vaccine or a booster shot. Even in those for whom the vaccine appears to “take,” vaccinated individuals “have lower levels of measles-specific antibody...
(MMR also involves a second, booster shot in the year that children start school.) 132 Internet Discourse and Health Debates There was little or no scientific support for the suggestion that the vac- cination caused the autism in these cases until the publication, in Feb- ruary 1998, of ...
Right below this post is yet another study seeming to exonerate the MMR. That sure sounds familiar – the CDCAAPFDAIOMETC have already given it multiple clean bills of health. And manufacturer Merck says no studies show any link to autistic regression. On the right hand side of our home p...
CDC, UNICEF, American Red Cross and United Nations Foundation to control (if not eradicate) measles and rubella via vaccination. In April 2012, this group launched a program that aims to work with international and local health authorities to reduce global measles deaths by 95% by 2015 (compare...
It is crucial for all trauma patients with deep wounds to receive appropriate immunization against tetanus. The present tetanus vaccination requirement, as a booster or revaccination, should also be considered by clinicians according to local protocols [22]. Because emergency clinicians are frequently ...