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Childhood Vaccinations: Analysis Shows More Kids Skipping Vaccines
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Nov 28, 2011 9:06 AM CST

Kids Increasingly Skipping Vaccines

Health officials concerned about new outbreaks

(Newser) - US health officials are concerned about a growing trend: Parents who opt out of vaccinating their children as required by public schools. In eight states, more than one in 20 public school kindergarten students aren't getting all of the required vaccines, according to an AP analysis. Over the past...

Feds' $433M Smallpox Drug Contract a Controversial One

White House overrode experts, pushed for deal

(Newser) - Smallpox was virtually eliminated 33 years ago and already has a cheap, effective vaccine that exists in large quantities. So why is the Obama administration pushing so hard to spend $433 million on an expensive and experimental smallpox drug that might not be needed and might not work? Perhaps it'...

Vaccine Doesn't Cause Autism: Latest Panel

New report not likely to change minds

(Newser) - Once again, a panel of experts has determined that a vaccine isn’t to blame for autism—but the latest findings aren’t likely to sway those who disagree, notes the New York Times. The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, at the center of the debate, “doesn’t cause...

Autism-Vaccine Study an 'Elaborate Fraud'
Pivotal Autism-Vaccine Study
an 'Elaborate Fraud'
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Jan 5, 2011 6:45 PM CST

Pivotal Autism-Vaccine Study an 'Elaborate Fraud'

British Medical Journal suggests doctor altered data for profit

(Newser) - One more big strike against a pivotal 1998 study that linked autism with childhood vaccines and triggered parental alarms that continue today: The British Medical Journal is out with a scathing report that accuses lead researcher Andrew Wakefield of "elaborate fraud" and suggests he falsified data to earn a...

3 More Judges See No Link Between Autism and Vaccines

Tuna sandwich more dangerous, says one

(Newser) - Three separate judges ruled today that vaccines containing mercury don’t lead to autism in children, with one saying that “normal fish-eating diet by pregnant mothers” presents more risk than the shots. The rulings are part of a series of nine test cases brought by 5,000 families seeking...

Debunked Study Won't Kill Autism-Vaccine Theory

Believers will still believe, despite lapses in research

(Newser) - The landmark British study that declared a link between vaccines and autism has been debunked , Claudia Wallis reports, but don't expect the controversy to go away any time soon. Though the study was apparently riddled with lapses and even deception, parents are likely to continue to believe—as they have...

Bill Gates Pledges $10B for Vaccines

Largest charitable donation ever aims to save 8M children's lives

(Newser) - Bill Gates upped the ante for charitable giving again today, pledging $10 billion dollars for the development of vaccines over the next decade. The semi-retired Microsoft founder aims to save the lives of as many as 8 million children under the age of 5 in the world's poorest countries, reports...

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