Month: January 2010


Doctor at Center of MMR/Autism Controversy Found Guilty of Reckless Disregard for Suffering Children in Landmark GMC Decision

By Alison Singer President, Autism Science Foundation This week, the British General Medical Council (GMC) ruled that Dr. Andrew Wakefield, who first proposed a link between the MMR vaccine...


H1N1 Survivor Urges College Kids To Get Vaccinated Against H1N1

By Amy Pisani Speaking with reporters from college newspapers across the country, ECBT spokesperson and H1N1 survivor Luke Duvall, continued his advocacy work by spreading the word about the...


Government Autism Committee: No Vaccine Research in 2010

By Alison Singer, President, Autism Science Foundation IACC Unanimously Approves 2010 Strategic Plan for Autism Research Autism...


Small Change Can Make a Big Difference in Haiti

By Amy Pisani I, like the rest of you, have been in disbelief over the devastation in Haiti.  I think the only positive thing to come out of this...


Forbes Magazine Columnist says: Get Vaccinated

By Amy Pisani Definitely take a minute to read this excellent piece in Forbes magazine from Robert Nelson, the father of an autistic child and a venture capitalist. Recently,...


H1N1 Survivor Advocates for Flu Vaccines after Months in Hospital

By Amy Pisani [Update: We just received the exciting news that Luke will be appearing on Morning Joe on MSNBC tomorrow morning. Be sure to tune in between 8:20 and...


Vaccine Exemptions Worry Minnesotans

By Amy Pisani ECBT Spokesperson Brendalee Flint, whose daughter Julieanna contacted Hib during the 2008 outbreak in Minnesota was featured in a story by the Minnesota Pioneer Press regarding...


Revisiting a Mother’s Battles with Flu Shots

[Ed. Note – In honor of National Influenza Vaccination Week, we are having a post each day related to influenza. I wanted to re-share with you today a post...


Don’t Be Complacent: Influenza is Unpredictable

By Carol J. Baker, MD Carol J. Baker, MD is Professor of Pediatrics, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Immediate Past President, NFID, Chair, NFID’s Childhood Influenza...


H1N1: Looking at the glass half full

By Amy Pisani I wanted to bring everyone up to speed and report back on some excellent articles that I saw over the holidays. Dr. William Schaffner, chairman of...