Mumps Booster Vaccine Efficacy Questioned

The 2006 mumps outbreak in the US has affected also those who got the second booster shot, introduced in 1990. This came as a surprise for many experts, as it was widely believed that the second shot would boost immunity to a high level and for a longer period of time.
The virus is spread by [...]

April 10th, 2008 | Posted in Health News | Comments Off

MMR Vaccination and Autism Study

MMR Vaccination and Autism Study
Controversy swirls around MMR study
An MP has called for an independent inquiry into controversial research linking the MMR triple vaccine for infants to autism after a medical journal said it should never have published the 1998 study.
The Lancet medical journal said it had learned of a “fatal conflict of interest” with [...]

February 21st, 2004 | Posted in Medicine | Comments Off