By Christine Vara In reviewing the comments on my last post regarding personal belief exemptions, it is obvious that I struck a chord with many of you. While I...
By Christine Vara Amid a serious pertussis epidemic in the state of California, an investigative think tank called the Watchdog Institute recently reported that vaccine refusals are on the...
By Christine Vara It’s August and every where you turn students are preparing to return to school. College students are often the first ones to return to campus, and today...
By Christine Vara As you can imagine, writing blog content on Shot of Prevention for the past few months has made me acutely aware of various immunization issues I...
By Christine Vara There are times when I feel so fortunate to live in this country. Then there are days when I wonder what some Americans are thinking. Yesterday,...
By Christine Vara The other night, after struggling with her homework, my daughter asked me “Mom, do you get mad at yourself when you make a mistake?” I paused...
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...
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...
By Alison Singer, President, Autism Science Foundation IACC Unanimously Approves 2010 Strategic Plan for Autism Research Autism...
By Amy Pisani Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe, happy and healthy holiday season. It seems like we are heading into 2010 with some great news....