Since retiring from practice, I've actually had the time to research the topic and discovered just how naive I was. This is just a "brief" summary of what I've learned. I could add pages and pages on each vaccine. Read More Why Aren’t Mumps Outbreaks Considered “Epidemic” When ...
I agree that this anti-vaccine business is no good. I’ve been several different kinds of excited about the HPV vaccine, and am quite discouraged by the girls surrounding me rejecting it. I understand everyone gets to decide what to do with their body, but I wish that they would give th...
The cluelessly credulous mainstream media did its usual thing – they essentially reprinted the press release about the “vaccine shortage.” Now they have a new study to “report,” reaffirming the MMR’s safety and reassuring parents. Never mind that Merck and the pharmaceutical industry are st...
A combined measles–mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccine has been used in many European countries [5] where it is considered to be cost-effective [1]. The immunological response to vaccination, if measured through specific IgG antibody levels, depends on the age of administration of the first dose (...