Month: March 2010


Vaccine Suspension – A Decision with Potentially Deadly Consequences Worldwide

By Amy Pisani After following up on the information provided by the CDC and FDA regarding the temporary suspension of the Rotarix vaccine due to contamination with a porcine...


FDA Takes Cautionary Measure and Suspends GSK’s Rotavirus Vaccine

By Amy Pisani The Food & Drug Administration just announced a temporary suspension of Rotarix vaccine (manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline to prevent infantile diarrhea) due to the detection of contamination...


Helping Colorado's Moms Make Educated Choices About Vaccines

By Dawn Crawford, Communications Director at the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition. Parents are inundated with opinions from others these days, leaving them with a myriad a questions about how to...


Vaccine Court Denies All Three “Thimerosal Causes Autism” Test Cases

By Alison Singer President, Autism Science Foundation This afternoon, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (i.e. Vaccine Court) issued its decision on whether thimerosal-containing vaccines can cause autism.  The...


Once Again, Court Rules Vaccines DO NOT Cause Autism

By Amy Pisani The U.S. Court of Federal Claims today issued a decision on the Omnibus Autism Proceeding’s second theory that vaccines which contain thimerosal (a preservative) do not...


Bittersweet News On Parental Attitudes Toward Vaccines

By Amy Pisani A new study that was released by researchers from the University of Michigan and published in the journal Pediatrics this week revealed some bittersweet news about...