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More vaccine skeptics seek exemptions
Published October 11, 2008, 11:32 pm, The Journal News
Michelle McCoy doesn't go to a church or a temple or any house of worship to practice her religion. Her religion doesn't have an official name. She says she believes in God or "some other higher being."
Some Miss. parents home-schooling kids to avoid vaccinations
Published October 11, 2008, 11:06 pm, The Clarion-Ledger
Debra Barnes has a thriving chiropractic practice in the Jackson metro area, a nice home and family members who love living in the South.
Okafor: ‘I get my shot blocked?'
Published October 11, 2008, 9:36 pm, The Charlotte Observer
This was an odd experience, like someone in bed with the measles not noticing all those itchy, red spots. Friday morning I asked Charlotte Bobcats center Emeka Okafor why so many of his shots were blocked last season. The question mystified him. “You think I get my shot blocked a lot?'' he replied. Why, yes, I told him, about once a game. Then I passed along a statistic published on espn.com: ...
MMR2 Jabs For Toddlers
Published October 11, 2008, 5:24 pm, BruDirect.com
By Sonia K. Bandar Seri Begawan - The Ministry of Health yesterday informed parents and guardians that the National Immunization Programmed for the second dose of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR2) that was previously given to children aged 12 will now be given to toddlers who are three years old.
Victoria Coren: If I wanted a cup of coffee, I'd go to a cafe, not a library
Published October 11, 2008, 4:27 pm, Guardian Unlimited
Victoria Coren: I admire Andy Burnham for understanding that libraries should be at the heart of the community
GP gives cervical cancer vaccine to 13 year-old ... against parents' wishes
Published October 11, 2008, 3:36 pm, Sunday Herald
board has launched an investigation after a 13-year-old schoolgirl was given the cervical cancer vaccine despite the doctor being aware her parents had withheld consent.
Health team dispatched to EL
Published October 11, 2008, 11:31 am, News 24 South Africa
A team of about 20 health workers has been dispatched to East London after a case of measles was reported there, the Eastern Cape health department said.
1 in 4 US teen girls got cervical cancer shot
Published October 11, 2008, 7:07 am, Park Hills Daily Journal
ATLANTA (AP) — One in four teen girls have rolled up their sleeves for the relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, federal health officials said Thursday.
Vaccination recommendations may add to mercury debate
Published October 10, 2008, 11:05 pm, The State Journal-Register
New recommendations from the federal government that all children receive flu shots should help more kids and their families avoid getting sick this fall and winter, a Springfield infectious-disease specialist says.
Settlement in death of 1-year old Springfield girl from MMR vaccine
Published October 10, 2008, 2:26 pm, KSPR Springfield
The parents of 1-year old Madyson Williams will receive $250,000 from the government for the death of their daughter.
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